Home Depot class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Five consumers are suing Home Depot USA Inc. and The Home Depot Inc.
- Why: The plaintiffs allege Home Depot illegally used automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology to track customers’ vehicles.
- Where: The Home Depot class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Home Depot is facing a new class action lawsuit alleging it illegally used automated license plate recognition technology to track customers’ vehicles.
Lead plaintiff William Schmierer filed the class action complaint against Home Depot on May 1 in California federal court, alleging violations of California privacy laws.
According to the class action lawsuit, Home Depot used ALPR technology to track the movements of customers’ vehicles without their knowledge or consent, violating California’s ALPR Privacy Act and the California Constitution.
The lawsuit claims Home Depot’s ALPR system captures license plate data, vehicle make, model, color and other details of every vehicle entering its parking lots, and shares that information with a national law enforcement database, accessible to federal agencies.
Lawsuit claims Home Depot failed to comply with privacy laws
The plaintiffs allege Home Depot failed to comply with the ALPR Privacy Act’s requirements to maintain a detailed usage and privacy policy, restrict data sharing and maintain audit logs of system access.
They claim Home Depot’s ALPR policy is deficient, failing to identify a responsible custodian, define a retention period or restrict data sharing with federal agencies.
The class action lawsuit also alleges Home Depot’s ALPR system poses a significant risk to consumers’ privacy, as it can be used to track individuals’ movements and associations, and has been used by law enforcement agencies to monitor protest activity and immigration enforcement.
The plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone whose vehicle was captured by ALPR systems at Home Depot’s California stores during the class period. They are suing for violations of California’s ALPR Privacy Act, invasion of privacy, intrusion upon seclusion, negligence and violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The plaintiffs are seeking damages of at least $2,500 per person, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and injunctive relief.
In another class action lawsuit involving Home Depot, a consumer accused the retailer of misleading consumers by charging higher prices at checkout than the prices they were initially shown.
What do you think of the allegations made in this Home Depot class action lawsuit? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by M. Anderson Berry, Gregory Haroutunian and Brandon P. Jack of Emery Reddy P.C. and Heather M. Lopez and Mike Acciavatti of Milberg PLLC.
The Home Depot class action lawsuit is Schmierer, et al. v. Home Depot USA Inc., et al., Case No. 3:26-cv-03967, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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One thought on Home Depot class action alleges shoppers’ license plate data shared with law enforcement
Wow , how long has this been going on? I’ve been going to Home Depot for years upon years and to now find this out is pretty scary.