Class Action Roundup With Scott Hardy | April 30

Are You Owed Money? Class Action Round Up with Scott Hardy (April 30, 2021)

Are you owed some money?

Top Class Actions founder and president Scott Hardy breaks down this week’s top class action lawsuits and settlements you should know about!

A class action accuses the Kraft Heinz of knowingly allowing harmful toxins in its macaroni and cheese products.
The plaintiffs claim Kraft has received consumer advocate calls to remove phthalates — synthetic chemicals used to make plastics flexible — from the products since 2017.
According to the plaintiffs, children’s exposure to phthalates has been connected with an increased risk of asthma, obesity, bronchial obstruction, developmental deficiencies, and other issues.
The class action lawsuit states 29 of 30 Kraft cheese products that underwent independent testing contained phthalates
The plaintiffs are seeking to represent a nationwide Class of anyone who purchased Kraft products.

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An employee of home security company ADT watched unsuspecting customers who were naked and engaged in intimate activities “hundreds of time,” a recent class action alleges.
The plaintiff claims a failure in ADT’s policies meant staff were able to grant themselves permanent access to home security systems as they were being installed.
He says countless other unknown people throughout the United States may have access to customers’ ADT Pulse accounts and camera footage.
The plaintiff alleges negligence, intrusion upon seclusion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and privacy monitoring.

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Have you received calls or texts on your cellphone from a business, creditor, or debt collector that were intended for someone else?
Did the company that placed the calls use an autodialer, an artificial voice, or a prerecorded voice?
Federal law prohibits companies from using an autodialer, an artificial voice, or a prerecorded voice to place calls to cellphone numbers without prior consent.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) says consumers may be able to collect between $500 and $1,500 per violation by filing a lawsuit or joining a class action against a company that violates the TCPA.
If you received a wrong number call or text message from a business, creditor, or debt collector meant for someone else, submit your information for a free case review.

A nationwide class action has been filed on behalf of several commercial beekeepers.
The class action lawsuit alleges several companies have been involved in a honey racket that has lasted decades, and names some of the largest U.S. honey importers as defendants.
The plaintiffs claim honey importers, packers, and certifiers conspired to defraud the U.S. honey market by flooding it with fake honey.
The class action says fake honey is adulterated, impure, or mislabeled, and yet mass U.S. retailers are unwilling to pay a fair price for real honey because “it is too high compared to Defendants’ fake honey.”
According to the class action, a lot of the honey coming from other countries has added sugars to make a thick, sticky fake honey product, and gets into the U.S. easily due to a lack of government oversight.

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A class action alleges an echo defect in some Toyota vehicles makes it “impossible” to use the hands-free call feature.
According to the plaintiff, the defect causes people on the receiving end of a call to hear their own voice echoing back, which makes it difficult to talk.
Toyota allegedly has known about this defect since 2007.
The class action argues the echo exists because of a defect in the head unit’s hardware or software manufactured by Toyota.
According to the plaintiff, the affected vehicles include the Tundra, Camry, Sienna, Prius, and several other models.
However, Toyota has not taken action to fix the issue or let consumers know about it, the plaintiff says, breaching ethical standards.

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