TAMPA, Fla. — A Polk County man suing Toyota over alleged privacy violations says he is still pushing for a class action lawsuit, despite a judge’s recent ruling that the case must go to arbitration.
“If it’s not actually handled and litigated right now, it can only get worse,” said Phil Siefke.
Siefke, in 2025, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court, accusing Toyota and its affiliate company, Connected Analytic Services, of collecting and selling private information to third parties like Progressive Insurance – without permission…