A consumer urged the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that the state penal code prohibits both third-party eavesdroppers and call participants from recording without all participants' consent, arguing that finding otherwise would "gut" state privacy statutes and the "express intent of the legislature."
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December 18, 2020
On Thursday, a Hotels.com user filed a class-action complaint against Hotels.com LP (HLP), owner of HLP Expedia Group Inc. (Expedia), Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), and a group of unnamed individuals for their alleged failures as it relates to a November 2020 data breach that exposed the plaintiffs’ and others’ personally identifiable information.
The defendant operates Hotels.com, an online booking service where an individual can check hotel and room availability and make a reservation, the complaint said. However, in order to use the platform, the plaintiff noted that “a customer must enter in significant personally identifiable information (PII) such as a first name, last name, email address, password, home address, telephone number, and payment card information.” The plaintiff noted that users “trust that their PII will be maintained in a secure manner and kept from unauthorized disclosure to third parties as required by the law
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November 9, 2020
On Thursday in the Central District of California, plaintiff Bruce Brouilette filed a class-action complaint against Vivid Seats LLC for failing to refund tickets he purchased for events through Vivid Seats and after the events were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company allegedly refused to provide refunds for these purchased tickets.
Vivid Seats is “a secondary ticket marketplace that connects ticket sellers with ticket buyers. Sellers can post tickets for sale on Vivid Seats’ online platform, where buyers can view and purchase tickets. In exchange, Vivid Seats charges the buyer and seller a fee.” Additionally, the defendant allegedly heavily advertises its 100% Buyer Guarantee “designed to give you full peace-of-mind, safety, and security”; the guarantee is included in its “commercials in large text and through Defendant’s constant reminder on banners throughout its website that the consumer’s purchase comes w