Sharing Personal Information with Third Parties
Martha Stewart Magazines Michigan Privacy Settlement
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and Meredith Corporation are setting aside funds for the settlement of a class action alleging that they violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act. The complaint claimed that the companies disclosed information about subscribers to third parties. Read more
Hearst Communications Magazine Subscriber Privacy Settlement
Hearst Communications, Inc. is paying a substantial $50 million to settle a class action alleging that it violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act. The complaint alleged that the company shared subscribers’ personal information with third parties. Read more
Michigan Conde Nast Magazine Settlement
Advance Magazine Publisher, Inc., doing business as Conde Nast, is paying over $13 million to settle a class action brought by Michigan subscribers to its magazines. The complaint alleged that Conde Nast violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act by sharing subscriber information with third parties. Read more
Michigan TV Guide Magazine Subscribers Settlement
TV Guide Magazine is settling a class action with a $1.7 million payment. The complaint for the case alleged that the company disclosed subscriber information to third parties, in violation of Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act. Read more
Consumer Reports Publications Michigan Privacy Settlement
Consumer Reports Publications has decided to settle a class action alleging that it violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act by disclosing subscriber information to third parties. Read more
Consumer Reports Subscribers Rhode Island Privacy Violation Class Action
These days, information is valuable—and in reaction to this, privacy is being more fiercely defended. A number of states have passed laws protection personal privacy. This complaint claims that Consumer Reports, Inc. violated Rhode Island’s Video, Audio and Publication Rentals Privacy Act (RIVRPA) by selling the Personal Reading Information of its subscribers to third parties. Read more
Time, Inc. Magazine Michigan Privacy Settlement
Time, Inc. is setting aside more than $7 million to settle a class action alleging that it shared customers’ subscription information with third parties. The complaint alleges that the company’s actions violate Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act. Read more
Petco, Doctors Foster and Smith California Personal Information Law Class Action
California has extensive consumer protection laws, including some protecting consumer privacy. The complaint for this class action alleges that Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., doing business as Doctors Foster and Smith, has violated the terms of one such law, known as “the STLL.” Read more
Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Us Weekly Michigan Subscription Settlement
Wenner Media, LLC has decided to settle a class action concerning subscriptions to its Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, and Us Weekly publications. The lawsuit alleged that Wenner disclosed subscriber information to third parties, in violation of Michigan state laws. Read more