The CCPA is gaining ground in California. We have already reported here the very first CCPA class action lawsuit filed earlier this year – Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, LLC, Case #8: 20-cv-00487 (C.D. Cal. March 10, 2020). Similar to Minted Inc.`s lawsuit, it stemmed from a data breach that allegedly exposed highly sensitive personal and medical information of thousands of patients. We also wrote here about California`s first class action lawsuit of this type, Barnes v. Hanna Andersson, LLC, which relied on the CCPA to base a claim under another California law, but did not explicitly invoke a CCPA cause of action. We expect a steady increase in the number of CCPA data breach class action lawsuits filed this year. A class action lawsuit filed in the wake of the De Minted data breach claimed that the company failed to take appropriate steps to protect consumer data stolen during the May 2020 incident. The online marketplace, which specializes in greeting cards and wedding invitations, was hit last week by a class action lawsuit under the California Consumer Privacy Act, claiming it had failed to protect its customers` personal information. In the lawsuit, two plaintiffs, Melissa Atkinson and Katie Renvall, claim that while the company generated $150 million in revenue last year, it never invested enough in security to protect personal information and prevent and detect unauthorized access to data. One solution could have prevented hackers from breaking into Minted`s systems and stealing customer data, the lawsuit suggests.
We will continue to cover class actions filed under the CCPA once they have been filed and brought before the courts. We will also research enforcement actions taken by the California Attorney General and report them here. Minted, the online marketplace that sold 5 million records of its users online last month, is now facing a class action lawsuit under California`s new privacy law alleging that the service failed to take adequate security measures to protect customers` personal information or prevent and detect unauthorized access to data. The Minted Inc. online design market has been hit by a lawsuit under California`s new privacy law accusing it of failing to take adequate security measures to protect personal information. Potential Class Size: The lawsuit aims to certify statewide and California-wide classes that include all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised in the breach. The CCPA gives consumers a private right to sue and offers legal damages of up to $750 per data breach allegedly due to a company that fails to implement adequate security procedures. Less than a year after filing this lawsuit, the parties have reached a settlement that is now awaiting final court approval, with preliminary approval granted on May 14, 2021.
Minted Inc.`s lawsuit is based on the California Consumer Privacy Act. It also raises other legal grounds, such as unfair competition, negligence, breach of contract, and California`s breach of contract. The alleged group is seeking damages, punitive damages and penalties. The plaintiffs asked the court to certify two categories: (1) a California class based on the CCPA and UCL, and (2) a national class that includes consumers not covered by the CCPA and UCL. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco, comes after the company announced last month that unauthorized actors had accessed customers` names and credentials. The plaintiffs, who wanted to represent classes of individuals whose personal information was compromised in the breach, filed a lawsuit under California`s Consumer Privacy Protection Act, which went into effect in January. The lawsuit raises claims under federal and California state law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act enacted in January. Online stationery and craft company Minted Inc.
has been hit by a CCPA class action lawsuit stemming from a massive data breach announced by the company in late May. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in California federal court, alleges that Minted Inc. failed to take “appropriate security measures” and failed to properly encrypt certain personal information. See Atkinson v. Minted, Inc., no. 3:20-cv-03869 (N.D. Cal. June 11, 2020). As a result, the hackers allegedly gained access to the company`s database, which contained customers` names and credentials, including unredacted and unencrypted account information. About 73.2 million records were reportedly stolen and contained passwords, names and other information. Minted Settlementc/o A.B. Data Ltd.P.O.
Box 170500Milwaukee, WI 532171-877-777-9145info@mintedsettlement.com The lawsuit alleges negligence, breach of contract and breach of implied contract — but also two violations of California law, the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act, and the state`s Unfair Competition Act. Popular online stationery and craft market Minted Inc. has been sued in a class action lawsuit under California`s new consumer protection law, which provides for penalties of a thousand dollars per violation for allegedly mishandling the customer`s personal information following a massive data breach discovered last month. The fact that Minted claims it did not realize there was a breach until it was publicly reported “suggests that it is not using an adequate intrusion detection system. does not adequately monitor incoming traffic for suspicious activity. does not properly monitor the transmission of large amounts of data from the system. and does not maintain a reasonable plan to effectively respond to a data breach if it occurs,” the lawsuit states. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs break down the guidelines set by the Federal Trade Commission that companies should follow to protect PII and reduce the likelihood of data breaches. .