PC MAG UK – January 2025
Allstate’s collection of user data has sparked a class-action lawsuit against the insurance company filed in the state of Illinois. Attorneys at Morgan & Morgan and Clifford Law Offices allege that Allstate improperly collected driving-related data through third-party apps without consent from users, which violates consumer’s privacy. The firms said in a joint statement they “are fighting on behalf of our clients to put a stop to this purportedly improper data collection and hold Allstate accountable for its alleged surveillance and invasion of privacy.” Read the full article here.
Carscoops – January 2025
A class-action lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Illinois against Allstate, alleging that the company, along with Arity, paid third-party apps to unlawfully collect data that was used to raise premiums, deny coverage, or drop policyholders. “Allstate has allegedly built the ‘world’s largest driver database’ by collecting and selling data about tens of millions of people without their consent. Our class action lawsuit alleges that Allstate undertook this data collection effort to increase its profits at the expense of unaware consumers and their privacy,” said attorneys from Morgan & Morgan and Clifford Law Offices in a joint statement. Read the full article here.
Consumer Affairs – January 2025
A class-action lawsuit in Illinois filed by Morgan & Morgan and Clifford Law Offices alleges that Allstate unlawfully collected data without consumers’ consent, invading the privacy of more than 45 million Americans. “Allstate has allegedly built the ‘world’s largest driver database’ by collecting and selling data about tens of millions of people without their consent. Our class action lawsuit alleges that Allstate undertook this data collection effort to increase its profits at the expense of unaware consumers and their privacy,” the firms said in a joint statement. Read the full article here.
Yahoo! Tech – January 2025
A class-action lawsuit in Illinois filed by Morgan & Morgan and Clifford Law Offices alleges that Allstate unlawfully collected data without consumers’ consent, invading the privacy of more than 45 million Americans. “Allstate has allegedly built the ‘world’s largest driver database’ by collecting and selling data about tens of millions of people without their consent. Our class action lawsuit alleges that Allstate undertook this data collection effort to increase its profits at the expense of unaware consumers and their privacy,” the firms said in a joint statement. Read the full article here.
Law360 – January 2025
A lawsuit has been filed against Allstate alleging the company illegally obtained the personal driving data of millions of policyholders via software embedded in third-party apps and secretly used that data to hike premiums, deny claims, or drop policyholders from coverage. In a joint statement, attorneys John Morgan, John Yanchunis, and Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, said Allstate “undertook this data collection effort to increase its profits at the expense of unaware consumers and their privacy.” Read the full article here.
Law.com – January 2025
Lawyers from South Korea have reached out to aviation attorney Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, on behalf of the families and passengers of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash that killed 179. Clifford commented that focusing on Boeing may be premature as pilot error or maintenance may be to blame for this incident. “One example is it’s not explained why the pilot touched down so far down the landing strip. It cuts off the available space of landing. Why wasn’t the landing gear deployed? Because, even if they lost all power, which is an open question, it can be done mechanically, and you pull a pin, and gravity forces the landing gear down. So there are a lot of questions,” he stated. Read the full article here.
Law360 – January 2025
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor gave the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing until mid-February to renegotiate a plea agreement in the criminal conspiracy case related to the crashes of two 737 MAX8 jets in 2018 and 2019. The parties have a six-week extension until February 16th, 2024, to file a new status report on their plan to move forward with a new agreement and avoid a criminal trial. Read the full article here.
Law360 – January 2025
In a joint status report filed January 3, 2025, Boeing and the U.S. Department of Justice announced they have yet to reach an agreement on how to revise the aircraft manufacturer’s plea deal in the 737 Max criminal conspiracy case after U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor rejected the initial agreement on December 5, 2024. The report did state both parties “continue to work in good faith toward that end.” Victims’ families remain anxious for closure. Read the full article here.
Breitbart News – January 2025
South Korean law enforcement authorities raided the Muan International Airport and the Jeju Air Seoul offices on Thursday, January 2, 2025, in connection with the crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 on December 29, 2024, that killed 179. Authorities sought information regarding the final moments of the flight or any details that could help explain why the plane appeared to fail to properly launch its landing gear and crash into a concrete wall at the end of the runway. “This plane appears to have experienced a mechanical problem,” said aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford. “Boeing keeps pointing to the bird strike issue,” Clifford noted, stating that it was “standard practice for their public relations team to shift the focus away from Boeing.” Read the full article here.
The National – January 2025
“A bird strike is unlikely to have interfered with the deployment of the landing gear,” said aviation attorney Bob Clifford regarding the crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in South Korea that killed 179. “This plane appears to have experienced a mechanical problem,” he continued, stressing the importance of evaluating the plane’s digital flight data and cockpit recorders in order to determine the cause of the crash. Mr. Clifford, who serves as Lead Counsel in the civil litigation pending in federal district court in Chicago in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 crash in Ethiopia, noted that a loss of power to one or both engines caused by bird strikes would not normally cut the hydraulics. Read the full article here.
