- Associates in Dermatology settled a lawsuit over its website allegedly collecting visitor data without consent, but no legal violation was admitted.
- Heriberto Valiente sued Associates in Dermatology on Aug. 13 alleging unauthorized data tracking on their website, seeking up to $8,000 in damages.
- The case is part of more than 150 similar lawsuits filed against Florida businesses, with some defendants settling to avoid costly litigation and others countersuing alleging the lawsuits are predatory and constitute a shakedown.
- Associates in Dermatology has 13 locations in Central Florida, including one in Apopka.
An Apopka dermatology practice has settled a lawsuit alleging its website collected and transmitted visitors’ online data without their consent, one of more than 150 similar cases filed against Florida businesses in recent months.
Heriberto Valiente of Miami sued Associates in Dermatology Inc. on Aug. 13 in Miami-Dade County small claims court. The practice operates several Central Florida locations, including an office in Apopka.
Valiente alleged that the practice’s website, dermorlando.com, deployed third-party tracking technologies that captured information from his web browser without first obtaining his consent…