Going to Court
By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
December 10, 2020
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Suit-that-claims-AIDS-patients…
HIV/AIDS patients who said they lost access to potentially vital medical information when their health plans started requiring them to obtain their medications from CVS pharmacies can sue for discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Los Angeles, CA -- Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision holding that five “John Doe” HIV patients could pursue a discrimination claim against CVS Caremark for requiring HIV and AIDS patients to obtain their medications by mail-order or drop shipment to a CVS store.
Los Angeles, CA -- An HIV positive man filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court to coincide with World AIDS Day against a surgeon and medical group for refusing to treat him because of his HIV status.
Download the lawsuit here: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/SmithvPate…
Today is World AIDS Day, an annual event since 1988 to support those living with HIV and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
By Marivic Cabural Summers, USA HERALD
November 9, 2020
https://usaherald.com/zoom-settles-ftc-allegations-over-its-encryption-…
Zoom Video Communication (NASDAQ: ZM) agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its encryption to secure users’ data on its video conferencing platform.
By Ryan J. Farrick, LEGAL READER
August 14, 2020
https://www.legalreader.com/lawsuit-zoom-lied-security-measures-end-to-…
The lawsuit claims that Zoom never had end-to-end encryption, despite it telling customers that it did.
Zoom is facing another lawsuit alleging that the video communications company has deceived consumers by making false claims about its privacy measures.
By Anthony Spadafora, TECH RADAR
August 14, 2020
https://www.techradar.com/news/zoom-sued-over-misleading-security-claims
US advocacy group alleges Zoom's end-to-end encryption claims were false advertising
By Tara Seals, THREATPOST
August 13, 2020
https://threatpost.com/zoom-legal-challenges-end-to-end-encryption/1583…
The video-conferencing specialist has yet to roll out full encryption, but it says it’s working on it.
Video-conferencing behemoth Zoom has been hit with yet another lawsuit stemming from its claim to offer end-to-end encryption for sessions.
Zoom falsely claimed to offer 'end-to-end encryption' to consumers, lawsuit says
By Stephanie Pagones, FOX BUSINESS
August 11, 2020
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoom-false-privacy-claims-watchd…
By Andrea Vittorio, BLOOMBERG LAW
August 11, 2020
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/zoom-sued-for-m…
Zoom Video Communications Inc. allegedly misrepresented the level of security used to protect communications on its platform, giving users “a false sense of security” and violating D.C.'s consumer protection law, according to a new lawsuit filed there.