West Publishing Corp. has been hit with another class action lawsuit over its alleged sale of motor vehicle records for purposes prohibited by the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. The firm was hit with another similar class-action lawsuit earlier this month in Illinois. This second one is in federal court in Florida [pdf]. According to…
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Lawsuit claims legal publisher violated privacy
West Publishing disclosed and tried to sell millions of drivers’ personal information on one of its Web sites, according to a federal class action. The class claims the Minnesota-based legal publishing giant violated their privacy by posting their names, addresses, VIN numbers, vehicle descriptions and license plate numbers on the Internet for “commercial purposes and…