Publishers Clearing House class action overview:
- Who: Publishers Clearing House is facing a class action lawsuit related to its sale of personal information of others.
- Why: The company is accused of selling names, addresses and purchasing information, along with demographic information such as age.
- Where: The Publishers Clearing House lawsuit was filed in federal court in Utah.
Publishers Clearing House is facing a class action lawsuit related to its sale of names, addresses and purchasing information along with demographic information such as age of those on its mailing list.
The company is accused of being paid to sell detailed information of purchases and prices. The lead plaintiff, James Camoras, says the company sold information about his purchase of a tripod and book to data aggregators, data appenders, data cooperatives, and list brokers, political organizations and non-profit companies and then he was inundated with junk mail.
“Prior to and at the time plaintiff made his purchases, PCH did not notify plaintiff that it discloses the private purchase information of its customers, and plaintiff has never authorized PCH to do so,” the Publishers Clearing House lawsuit says. “Furthermore, plaintiff was never provided any written notice that PCH rents, sells, or otherwise discloses for compensation its customers’ private purchase information, or any means of opting out.”
Class includes Utah residents who had information sold since start of 2004
The class is proposed to be any Utah residents who had class their purchase information sold on or after January 1, 2004 after making a purchase and then had Publishers Clearing House sell that purchase information to a third party.
The sale would be a violation of Utah’s Notice of Intent to Sell Nonpublic Personal Information Act, the Publishers Clearing House class action lawsuit claims.
Publishers Clearing House sells and rents mailing lists containing subscribers’ personal information to a variety of third parties, including data miners and list brokers, multiple class action lawsuits allege.
Do you believe that Publishers Clearing House has sold your personal information to other companies? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Frank S. Hedin and Arun G. Ravindran of Hedin Hall LLP and David W. Scofield of Peters Scofield.
The Publishers Clearing House class action lawsuit is Camoras v. Publishers Clearing House LLC, Case No. 4:23-cv-00118-DN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
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49 thoughts onPublishers Clearing House class action alleges company shares purchaser info
Selling names, addresses and purchasing information may also be looked into for donations for tickets of which I did send money. Requesting review for settlement reconsideration.
Please add me to the PCH class action list
I been deceived with public clearing house for about 10 years they been misleading me to have me think of I buy something I have a chance of winning. I brought from them and played their games too. Please add me
As a customer of Publisher Clearinghouse since 1981, please add me
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I read that Pch’s settled for $18 million when will we know if we are part of the settlement. Thanks continue to add me I also received in the mail 2/13/2024 a letter for me to enter for the $5million a year contest
Publisher’s clearing house took me for quite a bit of money , by sending coupons for items and i never received them , this was in the early 90’s I would love it if they had to pay everyone back that they took advantage of
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