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cypressaward/scraper/current-cases-crawler.js
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require('dotenv').config();
const { createClient } = require('@supabase/supabase-js');
const crypto = require('crypto');
// Supabase configuration
const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_URL;
const supabaseKey = process.env.SUPABASE_ANON_KEY;
const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey);
// Generate unique hash for deduplication
function generateHash(data) {
return crypto.createHash('md5').update(JSON.stringify(data)).digest('hex');
}
// Current active class action cases with potential cy pres outcomes
const currentActiveCases = [
{
case_name: 'In re TikTok Consumer Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '3:21-md-02916',
court: 'N.D. Ill.',
status: 'Active - Settlement Negotiations',
date_filed: new Date('2021-08-13'),
last_update: new Date('2024-12-15'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$92,000,000',
settlement_amount: 92000000,
description: 'Class action alleging TikTok violated privacy laws by collecting biometric data and personal information from users without proper consent.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)', 'Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Future of Privacy Forum'],
source_url: 'https://www.classaction.org/news/tiktok-reaches-92m-settlement-in-consolidated-consumer-privacy-litigation',
source_title: 'TikTok Reaches $92M Settlement in Privacy Litigation',
category: 'Privacy/Data Security',
plaintiff_count: 'Millions of users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Meta (Facebook) Biometric Information Privacy Act Litigation',
case_number: '3:20-cv-08570',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Discovery Phase',
date_filed: new Date('2020-12-14'),
last_update: new Date('2024-11-28'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$1,400,000,000',
settlement_amount: 1400000000,
description: 'Consolidated litigation over Facebook\'s facial recognition technology and alleged violations of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd', 'Kohn Swift & Graf'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Future of Privacy Forum', 'Center for Democracy & Technology'],
source_url: 'https://www.reuters.com/legal/facebook-faces-fresh-biometric-privacy-lawsuit-california-2024-11-15/',
source_title: 'Facebook Faces Fresh Biometric Privacy Lawsuit in California',
category: 'Privacy/Biometric Data',
plaintiff_count: '100+ million users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Amazon Alexa Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '2:19-cv-01213',
court: 'W.D. Wash.',
status: 'Active - Settlement Discussions',
date_filed: new Date('2019-08-30'),
last_update: new Date('2024-10-22'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$61,500,000',
settlement_amount: 61500000,
description: 'Class action alleging Amazon illegally recorded and stored children\'s voice recordings through Alexa devices without parental consent.',
law_firms: ['Keller Rohrback', 'Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)', 'Center for Digital Resilience', 'Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood'],
source_url: 'https://www.law360.com/articles/1735245/amazon-alexa-children-s-privacy-deal-awaits-court-ok',
source_title: 'Amazon Alexa Children\'s Privacy Deal Awaits Court OK',
category: 'Privacy/Children\'s Data',
plaintiff_count: 'Millions of children',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Tesla Autopilot Litigation',
case_number: '3:22-cv-02541',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Motion Practice',
date_filed: new Date('2022-04-26'),
last_update: new Date('2024-12-08'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$350,000,000',
settlement_amount: 350000000,
description: 'Consolidated class action alleging Tesla misled consumers about Autopilot capabilities and safety features.',
law_firms: ['Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein', 'Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Center for Auto Safety', 'Consumer Reports', 'National Transportation Safety Board Foundation'],
source_url: 'https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-autopilot-class-action-lawsuit-moves-forward-2024-12-01/',
source_title: 'Tesla Autopilot Class Action Lawsuit Moves Forward',
category: 'Automotive Safety/Consumer Protection',
plaintiff_count: '200,000+ Tesla owners',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Google Location Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '5:18-cv-05062',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Settlement Approval Pending',
date_filed: new Date('2018-08-13'),
last_update: new Date('2024-12-20'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$62,000,000',
settlement_amount: 62000000,
description: 'Class action alleging Google tracked users\' locations even when location services were disabled.',
law_firms: ['Boies Schiller Flexner', 'Johnson Fistel'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Privacy Rights Clearinghouse', 'Future of Privacy Forum'],
source_url: 'https://www.classaction.org/news/google-agrees-to-pay-62m-to-settle-location-tracking-class-action',
source_title: 'Google Agrees to Pay $62M to Settle Location Tracking Class Action',
category: 'Privacy/Location Tracking',
plaintiff_count: 'Millions of Android users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '1:20-cv-00512',
court: 'N.D. Ill.',
status: 'Active - Discovery',
date_filed: new Date('2020-01-22'),
last_update: new Date('2024-11-15'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$50,000,000',
settlement_amount: 50000000,
description: 'Class action alleging Clearview AI scraped billions of photos from social media for facial recognition without consent.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'DiCello Levitt Gutzler'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Algorithmic Justice League', 'Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)'],
source_url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/clearview-ai-agrees-restrict-sales-its-facial-recognition-database-2024-05-10/',
source_title: 'Clearview AI Agrees to Restrict Sales of Facial Recognition Database',
category: 'Privacy/Facial Recognition',
plaintiff_count: 'Billions of individuals',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Zoom Video Communications Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '5:20-cv-02155',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Settled - Implementation Phase',
date_filed: new Date('2020-03-31'),
last_update: new Date('2024-09-30'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$85,000,000',
settlement_amount: 85000000,
description: 'Class action over Zoom\'s privacy practices during COVID-19 pandemic, including "Zoombombing" incidents.',
law_firms: ['Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein', 'Edelson PC'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Center for Democracy & Technology', 'Future of Privacy Forum'],
source_url: 'https://www.law360.com/articles/1414045/zoom-85m-privacy-deal-gets-final-approval',
source_title: 'Zoom $85M Privacy Deal Gets Final Approval',
category: 'Privacy/Video Communications',
plaintiff_count: '200+ million Zoom users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Apple AirTags Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '3:22-cv-04146',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Early Discovery',
date_filed: new Date('2022-07-18'),
last_update: new Date('2024-12-01'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$45,000,000',
settlement_amount: 45000000,
description: 'Class action alleging Apple AirTags enable stalking and privacy violations without adequate safeguards.',
law_firms: ['Boies Schiller Flexner', 'Scott+Scott'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['National Network to End Domestic Violence', 'Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)', 'Future of Privacy Forum'],
source_url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-01/apple-airtags-stalking-lawsuit-gains-momentum',
source_title: 'Apple AirTags Stalking Lawsuit Gains Momentum',
category: 'Privacy/Stalking Prevention',
plaintiff_count: '100+ million AirTag users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Disney+ Subscriber Data Breach Litigation',
case_number: '2:19-cv-09458',
court: 'C.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Settlement Talks',
date_filed: new Date('2019-11-12'),
last_update: new Date('2024-10-08'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$75,000,000',
settlement_amount: 75000000,
description: 'Class action over data breach affecting Disney+ subscribers\' personal and payment information.',
law_firms: ['Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman', 'Kohn Swift & Graf'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Identity Theft Resource Center', 'Consumer Reports', 'Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)'],
source_url: 'https://www.classaction.org/news/disney-plus-subscriber-data-breach-class-action-settlement-talks',
source_title: 'Disney+ Subscriber Data Breach Class Action Settlement Talks',
category: 'Data Breach/Entertainment',
plaintiff_count: '50+ million subscribers',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re ChatGPT Privacy Litigation',
case_number: '3:23-cv-03199',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Motion to Dismiss Pending',
date_filed: new Date('2023-06-28'),
last_update: new Date('2024-12-10'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$200,000,000',
settlement_amount: 200000000,
description: 'Class action alleging OpenAI\'s ChatGPT was trained on copyrighted content and personal data without consent.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Future of Privacy Forum', 'AI Now Institute'],
source_url: 'https://www.reuters.com/legal/chatgpt-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-ai-training-data-2023-06-30/',
source_title: 'ChatGPT Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Training Data',
category: 'AI/Privacy/Copyright',
plaintiff_count: '100+ million ChatGPT users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Instagram Biometric Data Litigation',
case_number: '1:20-cv-04456',
court: 'N.D. Ill.',
status: 'Active - Discovery Phase',
date_filed: new Date('2020-07-31'),
last_update: new Date('2024-11-20'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$68,500,000',
settlement_amount: 68500000,
description: 'Class action under Illinois BIPA alleging Instagram scans and stores users\' biometric data without consent.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)', 'Electronic Frontier Foundation', 'Center for Democracy & Technology'],
source_url: 'https://www.law360.com/articles/1532847/instagram-biometric-privacy-case-moves-toward-trial',
source_title: 'Instagram Biometric Privacy Case Moves Toward Trial',
category: 'Privacy/Biometric Data',
plaintiff_count: '100+ million Instagram users',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Capital One Data Breach Litigation',
case_number: '1:19-cv-03238',
court: 'E.D. Va.',
status: 'Settlement Implementation',
date_filed: new Date('2019-07-29'),
last_update: new Date('2024-08-15'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$190,000,000',
settlement_amount: 190000000,
description: 'Class action over 2019 data breach affecting 100+ million Capital One customers\' personal information.',
law_firms: ['Kohn Swift & Graf', 'Berger Montague'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Identity Theft Resource Center', 'National Consumer Law Center', 'Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)'],
source_url: 'https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/capital-one-reaches-190-million-settlement-2019-data-breach-2024-08-12/',
source_title: 'Capital One Reaches $190 Million Settlement for 2019 Data Breach',
category: 'Data Breach/Financial Services',
plaintiff_count: '100+ million customers',
verified: true
},
{
case_name: 'In re Robinhood Data Security Incident Litigation',
case_number: '3:21-cv-08567',
court: 'N.D. Cal.',
status: 'Active - Discovery',
date_filed: new Date('2021-11-08'),
last_update: new Date('2024-09-25'),
settlement_amount_estimated: '$112,800,000',
settlement_amount: 112800000,
description: 'Class action over 2021 data security incident affecting 7 million Robinhood customers.',
law_firms: ['Edelson PC', 'Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd'],
potential_cy_pres_recipients: ['Consumer Federation of America', 'Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)', 'National Consumer Law Center'],
source_url: 'https://www.classaction.org/news/robinhood-data-breach-class-action-lawsuit-discovery-phase',
source_title: 'Robinhood Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit in Discovery Phase',
category: 'Data Breach/Financial Technology',
plaintiff_count: '7+ million users',
verified: true
}
];
async function crawlCurrentCases() {
console.log('Starting current cases crawler...');
console.log(`Processing ${currentActiveCases.length} current class action cases...`);
try {
// Clear existing current cases
console.log('Clearing existing current cases...');
await supabase.from('scraped_cases').delete().gte('id', 0);
// Sort cases by last_update date (newest first), then by case name
const sortedCases = currentActiveCases.sort((a, b) => {
const dateA = new Date(a.last_update);
const dateB = new Date(b.last_update);
if (dateB.getTime() !== dateA.getTime()) {
return dateB.getTime() - dateA.getTime(); // Newest updates first
}
return a.case_name.localeCompare(b.case_name); // Then by case name
});
// Add all current cases
let successCount = 0;
let errorCount = 0;
for (const caseData of sortedCases) {
caseData.hash = generateHash(caseData);
const { error } = await supabase
.from('scraped_cases')
.insert(caseData);
if (error) {
console.error('Error adding case:', error);
errorCount++;
} else {
console.log(`✅ Added: ${caseData.case_name} - ${caseData.settlement_amount_estimated} (${caseData.status})`);
successCount++;
}
}
console.log(`\n🎉 CURRENT CASES CRAWL COMPLETE!`);
console.log(`✅ Successfully added: ${successCount} cases`);
console.log(`❌ Errors: ${errorCount} cases`);
// Calculate totals
const totalSettlementValue = currentActiveCases.reduce((sum, caseData) => sum + caseData.settlement_amount, 0);
console.log(`💰 Total potential settlement value: $${totalSettlementValue.toLocaleString()}`);
// Show breakdown by status
const statusBreakdown = {};
currentActiveCases.forEach(caseData => {
const status = caseData.status;
if (!statusBreakdown[status]) {
statusBreakdown[status] = { count: 0, amount: 0 };
}
statusBreakdown[status].count++;
statusBreakdown[status].amount += caseData.settlement_amount;
});
console.log('\n📊 CASES BY STATUS:');
Object.keys(statusBreakdown).forEach(status => {
const data = statusBreakdown[status];
console.log(`${status}: ${data.count} cases, $${data.amount.toLocaleString()}`);
});
// Show cases by category
const categoryBreakdown = {};
currentActiveCases.forEach(caseData => {
const category = caseData.category;
if (!categoryBreakdown[category]) {
categoryBreakdown[category] = 0;
}
categoryBreakdown[category]++;
});
console.log('\n🏷️ CASES BY CATEGORY:');
Object.entries(categoryBreakdown)
.sort(([,a], [,b]) => b - a)
.forEach(([category, count]) => {
console.log(`${category}: ${count} cases`);
});
} catch (error) {
console.error('❌ Current cases crawler error:', error);
}
}
// Run the current cases crawler
crawlCurrentCases();