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On December 31, 2024, Fumiko Lopez, Fumiko Lopez as guardian of A.L., a minor, John Troy Pappas, and David Yacubian--Plaintiffs in Lopez et al v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577-JSW (N.D. Cal)--moved for preliminary approval of a $95 million class action settlement with Apple, Inc. The settlement resolves claims that Apple's voice-activated assistant Siri violated users’ privacy by allegedly recording private…

Lowey Dannenberg is pleased to announce that on Friday, December 13, 2024, Judge Leigh Martin May issued final approval on a $3.6 million settlement on behalf of Global Payments investors.   In her Friday Order, Judge Leigh Martin May found the Settlement was, “in all respects, fair, reasonable and adequate to the Settlement Class.” See Shafer v. Active Network LLC…

In 2022, Global Payments Inc. (“Global Payments”), a premier fintech company that provides payment processing solutions, became entangled in a federal enforcement action brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) against Active Network LLC (“Active”), Global Payments’ wholly owned subsidiary. Active, which offers event registration and payment processing services, had allegedly been engaging in deceptive practices by engaging in…

Lowey Dannenberg is pleased to announce that on July 8, 2024, seven days before trial was to commence in HCSC v. Indivior Inc., et al., CL20-1474 (lead case), Plaintiffs Aetna, Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Health Care Service Corp., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., and Molina Healthcare, Inc., settled all their Suboxone-related fraud and antitrust claims…

On June 20, 2024, the New York State Department of Public Service (“DPS”) reached a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Central Hudson.    The Settlement Agreement resolves the alleged violations arising out of N.Y. Public Service Commission’s (“PSC’s”) Order to Commence Proceeding and Show Cause issued December 15, 2022 in Case 22-M-0645, which concerned the question of prudency in…