Are Weighted Sleep Sacks Safe for Your Child? (2024)

June 20, 2024	Issue #296

We have several new investigations and settlements for you in this week’s issue. First up, attorneys are looking into the safety of certain Dreamland Baby and Nested Bean products, as they believe the companies’ weighted sleep sacks and swaddles may be unreasonably dangerous. More on that below.

Plus, attorneys are looking into Instacart and Norton: the first over how certain shoppers (i.e., workers) are being paid and the second over how the company behind LifeLock and other security and privacy services may have secretly collected and shared customers’ private information.

As far as settlements go, we’ll touch on a deal that covers consumers who bought Earth Rated Certified Compostable Poop Bags between October 28, 2015 and June 13, 2024. And, as always, we’ve got our usual batch of new settlements and a list of those ending soon. Keep reading for the details.

- Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager

Dreamland Baby, Nested Bean: Are Weighted Sleep Sacks, Swaddles Unsafe?

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are investigating whether certain Dreamland Baby and Nested Bean weighted sleep sacks and swaddles were falsely advertised as safe in light of warnings from experts that weighted sleep products should never be used for babies. If so, it’s possible a class action could be filed to help consumers get back some of the money they spent and force the companies to issue a recall or make sure their products are appropriately advertised. If you bought a Dreamland Baby or Nested Bean weighted sleep sack or swaddle in Illinois, California or New York, you can learn more here.

Earth Rated Compostable Poop Bag Settlement: File a Claim

If you bought Earth Rated Certified Compostable Poop Bags between October 28, 2015 and June 13, 2024, you may be able to claim part of a recent class action settlement. A deal has been reached to resolve claims that consumers were misled into believing the poop bags were actually capable of being composted. The amount you may be able to claim will depend on a number of factors, including whether you have proof of your purchases and how many units you bought. For more information on the settlement and how to file your claim, head on over to this page.

New Data Breach Investigations Association of Texas Professional Educators Doxim, Inc. Exela Technologies Panera Scout Energy Management	Got a data breach notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started.

Class Action Settlements: Can You File a Claim?

Our settlements page is always being updated. Have you checked to see if you're covered by any open settlements? You can also check out the latest settlements as they happen by following us on Twitter.

Latest Settlements BMW Defeat Devices You may be covered by this settlement if you bought or leased a model year 2009-2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d or 2009-2011 BMW 335d that was equipped with a so-called “defeat device.” TaxAct If you or your spouse used a TaxAct online do-it-yourself tax filing product to file a tax return at any time between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2022, you may be able to claim a piece of this settlement. CGM Data Breach You may be covered by this settlement if you received a notification from CGM stating that your information may have been compromised in a December 2022 data breach.

Ending Soon Young Living Oils (June 24) West Virginia Medical Record Fees (June 28) Planet Nissan Data Breach (July 1) Star Tribune Data Privacy (July 5) Planned Parenthood LA Data Breach (July 6)

To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here.

Instacart Shoppers: Were You Paid Properly?

If you worked as a shopper for Instacart for more than 40 hours in any week, you may have been underpaid. Attorneys have reason to believe Instacart may have misclassified its full-service shoppers as independent contractors, therefore depriving them of certain employment benefits such as overtime wages. Now, the attorneys are gathering shoppers to take legal action against Instacart. If you shopped, drove and delivered for Instacart as an independent contractor in New York, Illinois, Washington, Massachusetts or Oregon in the last two years, learn more about taking action here.

Did Norton Share Your Private Data?

Attorneys are investigating whether the company behind the popular Norton antivirus software illegally collected and shared the private information of customers who signed up for its services online. Specifically, they have reason to believe Norton may be using a tracking tool that secretly gathers information about certain users as they navigate the company’s websites and then shares this data without consent to third parties.So, if you provided information like your birth date, phone number or Social Security number when enrolling in Norton LifeLock or other Norton services within the past two years, you may be able to join others taking action. You can find the details here.