By Abraham Jewett, Top Class Actions (September 26, 2023) Temu data breach class action lawsuit overview: Who: Eric Hu filed a class action lawsuit against Whaleco Inc. d/b/a Temu. Why: Hu claims Temu allegedly has relaxed security policies that allow the widespread and systematic theft of its customers’ personally identifiable and financial […]
By Laurel Deppen, Top Class Actions (September 22, 2023) Dive Brief: Fast fashion giant Temu is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges it failed to secure customers’ personal and financial data, according to a legal complaint filed Wednesday. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs argued that Temu “grossly failed to comply with security […]
By Pat Murphy, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (September 22, 2023) A personal injury plaintiff awarded $10 million for sexual assault in state court could not proceed with collection against that portion of a $288,000 judgment obtained by the defendant in an unrelated employment action that represented a federal judge’s assessment of […]
By John Matarese, WCPO 9 Cincinnati (September 13, 2023) If you’re on social media, you’ve probably come across ads for Temu. Some items are priced so low, it makes you wonder if it’s legit. Temu is one of the hottest new e-commerce sites. Lexi Babcook is among many younger people who […]
By Abby Wargo, Law360 (August 29, 2023 7:25 PM EDT) A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a group of New York City Chinese restaurants to pay over $616,000 in unpaid wages to a group of workers, following a jury’s finding in March 2023. To read more, please visit Law360, where the […]
By Caleb Drickey, Law360 (March 14, 2023 9:33 PM EDT) The Second Circuit upheld a more than $500,000 judgment on Tuesday in favor of workers who accused a series of New York City Chinese restaurants of failing to pay minimum wages. To read more, please visit Law360, where the article […]
By Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal (December 9, 2022 ) –Providence, Rhode Island ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — A former Albany restaurant owner is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor. A local man is suing a now-closed Thayer Street hibachi restaurant, alleging that the owner violated fair labor laws […]
By Alex Weidner, CBS 6 Albany WRGB (September 6, 2022 ) –ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — A former Albany restaurant owner is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor. The complaint from the DOL claims David Ip, the former owner of the Ichiban restaurant, violated federal anti-retaliation provisions. The agency […]
By Michael Mashburn, Daily Voice (September 8, 2022 9:00 AM EST) –The US Department of Labor is suing a former New York restaurant owner for allegedly retaliating against employees who filed a class action lawsuit over wage theft. David Ip, the former owner and operator of Ichiban restaurant in Albany, […]
By Steven Barnes, Times Union (September 6, 2022 7:12 PM EST) –The owner of the former Ichiban restaurant in Guilderland plotted to derail a wage-theft lawsuit filed against him by former employees by having the employees, who were undocumented immigrants, reported to immigration officials, resulting in one worker’s arrest, according […]
