US Judge Certifies Class in Prudential Financial ‘Wiretap’ Suit

Nov. 27, 2024, 6:07 PM UTC

A federal judge granted class certification in a case alleging that Prudential Financial Inc. allowed third parties to intercept customer data without their consent.

US District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California in an order on Tuesday sided with plaintiffs that Prudential’s privacy policy didn’t provide a reasonable person of notice of its web-tracking activities.

The court also appointed Girard Sharp LLP as class counsel and lead plaintiffs Valerie Torres and Rhonda Hyman as class representatives.

Torres and Hyman alleged in a February 2023 amended complaint that defendants Prudential Financial and Assurance IQ LLC aided in ...

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