Company accused of illicit data collection, privacy breaches, selling counterfeit goods
Dallas-based Nachawati Law Group is working with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s Office in a lawsuit against Temu, the Chinese-owned shopping app accused of sweeping users’ personal data, violating consumer privacy laws and selling counterfeit goods.
Through promises of bargain-basement prices on a dizzying array of consumer and household goods, the Temu shopping app has become one of the most popular apps in the United States. However, the app also collects massive amounts of information about its customers.
“This app was designed to get data from the customers who use it, and the owners use it as a lure for that purpose,” said firm founder Majed Nachawati. “The worst part is that these breaches of privacy are all being done without the customers’ knowledge or consent.”
Kentucky consumers are among the millions who have been exploited, which is why the Attorney General’s office there decided to enlist the services of Nachawati Law Group to take action against the company for allegedly violating the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), violating the common law of that state, and profiting from unlawful acts.
“Violation of customer privacy is just one concern with this app,” said Nachawati Law Group trial lawyer Brian McMath. “It is a hub for consumer fraud – from advertising items that look nothing like what eventually arrives, to faking customer reviews, to using consumer payment information to order items the customer never asked for.”
Further, the lawsuit details how Temu routinely takes advantage of storied Kentucky brands by advertising and selling counterfeit products, from fake Louisville Slugger bats to imitation University of Louisville merchandise. The AG says the sale of these counterfeit goods harms Kentucky’s economy and erodes trust in its greatest companies. The state is seeking civil penalties and restitution of up to $2,000 per violation of the KCPA, as well as any further relief the court deems appropriate.
The case is Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. PDD Holdings Inc. et al., cause no. 25-CI-00232 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Woodford Circuit Court.
About Nachawati Law Group
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