Claim encyclopedia
The causes of action these complaints plead.
This taxonomy was derived from what the 98 complaints on the docket actually plead, rather than assumed up front — which is why it runs to 28 claims across ten categories rather than the handful usually listed.
28 causes of action · 10 categories
Antitrust
1 claimBiometric
2 claimsIllinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
14 casesCollecting, storing, using, disclosing or profiting from biometric identifiers without the written notice, purpose disclosure, retention schedule and signed release the statute requires.
Elements and damagesTexas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI)
2 casesCapturing a biometric identifier for a commercial purpose without informing the person and receiving consent.
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Consumer
4 claimsUnfair Competition (California UCL, Section 17200)
35 casesAny unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice, or unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising.
Elements and damagesDeceptive Trade Practices / State UDAP
18 casesMisrepresenting or omitting a material fact in the sale or marketing of goods or services in a way likely to deceive a reasonable consumer.
Elements and damagesUnjust Enrichment
3 casesRetaining a benefit obtained at the plaintiff's expense in circumstances where retention would be inequitable.
Elements and damagesBreach of Contract / Terms of Service
2 casesFailing to perform a promise in an agreement, including the platform terms and privacy commitments a company publishes.
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Copyright
4 claimsDirect Copyright Infringement
23 casesCopying, reproducing, distributing or creating derivative works from a protected work without permission and without a defense such as fair use.
Elements and damagesDMCA Section 1202(b) — Removal of Copyright Management Information
12 casesIntentionally removing or altering copyright management information, or distributing works knowing that information was removed, while knowing or having reason to know it will conceal infringement.
Elements and damagesContributory Copyright Infringement
10 casesLiability for knowingly inducing, causing or materially contributing to another party's infringement.
Elements and damagesVicarious Copyright Infringement
9 casesLiability for someone else's infringement where the defendant had the right and ability to supervise it and a direct financial interest in it.
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Employment
1 claimLiability
7 claimsAlgorithmic Negligence
13 casesFailing to use reasonable care in designing, testing, deploying or monitoring an automated system, causing foreseeable harm.
Elements and damagesProduct Liability / Design Defect
10 casesPlacing a defective and unreasonably dangerous product into the stream of commerce, measured by the product's design rather than the seller's care.
Elements and damagesFailure to Warn
10 casesSelling a product without adequate warnings or instructions about a foreseeable risk that is not obvious to the user.
Elements and damagesWrongful Death and Survival Claims
6 casesA statutory claim by a decedent's survivors or estate for a death caused by another party's wrongful act, neglect or default.
Elements and damagesAlgorithmic Insurance Claim Denial
3 casesUsing an automated prediction to deny or terminate coverage without the individualized clinical review the policy or statute requires.
Elements and damagesDefamation by AI Output
2 casesPublication of a false statement of fact about a person that damages reputation, where the statement was produced by a generative system.
Elements and damagesBreach of Fiduciary Duty
1 caseA party in a position of trust acting against the interests of the person whose interests it is bound to protect.
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Privacy
6 claimsIntrusion Upon Seclusion
15 casesIntentionally intruding on someone's private affairs in a way that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person.
Elements and damagesCalifornia Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)
14 casesIntercepting or recording a communication, or aiding someone else to do so, without the consent of all parties.
Elements and damagesFederal Wiretap Act / ECPA
10 casesIntentionally intercepting the contents of an electronic communication, or using or disclosing contents known to have been unlawfully intercepted.
Elements and damagesMass Data Scraping and Privacy
8 casesCollecting personal information at scale from websites, apps and public sources without notice or consent, and using it to build or operate a commercial system.
Elements and damagesBreach of Confidence
6 casesDisclosing information received in a confidential relationship to a third party without authorization.
Elements and damagesVideo Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
2 casesA video tape service provider knowingly disclosing personally identifiable information about a consumer's video-viewing history without informed, written consent.
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Publicity
1 claimSecurities
1 claimTrademark
1 claimReference material about publicly available law. It is not legal advice, it is not a substitute for reading the statute and the cases, and it does not describe anyone’s particular situation.