Bloomberg Law
Sept. 13, 2019, 7:16 PM UTC

LexisNexis Accused of Selling Driver Data to Law Firms

Alexis Kramer
Alexis Kramer
Reporter

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully sold to law firms the personal information of drivers involved in car accidents.

The data analytics company obtained names, addresses, and other data from thousands of motor vehicle records and sold that information to personal injury firms, plaintiff Jonathan Hatch alleged in a complaint filed Sept. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

LexisNexis knew that the law firms planned to use the data to solicit clients, Hatch said. He accused the company of violating the federal Drivers Privacy ...

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