The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has transferred class action data tracking lawsuits against General Motors and its affiliates to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The decision centralizes seven cases initially filed in five separate districts. These lawsuits accuse GM, its subsidiary OnStar, and data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of collecting personal driving information without proper consent.
Filed starting in March, the cases allege that GM and others utilized internet-connected sensors within Buick, GMC, Chevrolet, and Cadillac vehicles to gather data from drivers. According to claims, this data was then sold to brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk Analytics, who subsequently generated reports of individuals’ driving history to sell to insurance companies at potentially higher premiums. For more detailed information, the original article provides further insights.