Business/Finance

April 16, 2021 A proposed class action claims OnPoint Community Credit Union has charged accountholders improper fees not disclosed in their account agreements.

April 14, 2021 A class action alleges the New York City Campaign Finance Board unlawfully changed resident-contribution-matching laws “in the middle of an election."

April 14, 2021 PeachCap faces a lawsuit that claims the investment firm has breached its fiduciary duty to clients by engaging in “quintessential self-dealing.”

April 14, 2021 Humana faces a class action over alleged shortcomings with regard to keeping expenses for the company's employee retirement savings plan low and appropriately judging the prudence of each investment option.

April 9, 2021 A class action alleges Robinhood defrauded those who placed orders on the brokerage platform between Sept. 2016 and June 2019 by concealing the practice of routing orders to a group of outside trading firms in exchange for compensation.

April 7, 2021 USAA Casualty Insurance Company faces a class action that alleges Georgia policyholders who’ve submitted total loss auto claims have been underpaid.

April 6, 2021 A proposed class action challenges Pathfinder Bank’s alleged practice of charging more than one insufficient funds or overdraft fee on a single transaction.

April 2, 2021 An alleged “multi-year fraudulent scheme” involving a so-called tax-savings strategy based on the donation of inflated real estate for purported conservation purposes is at the center of a class action lawsuit.

April 2, 2021 Another class action alleges Geico has unfairly profited from the COVID-19 pandemic by way failing to issue refunds commensurate with the drastic drop in driving and accidents last year.

April 2, 2021 A proposed class action claims ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company has refused to pay for business losses sustained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 30, 2021 A lawsuit claims GEICO failed to issue adequate refunds for auto insurance premiums paid during the COVID-19 pandemic despite a “dramatic reduction” in accidents.

March 29, 2021 A class action aims to challenge the Social Security Administration’s reconsideration and ultimate withdrawal of benefits entitlements linked to cases handled by a Miami psychiatrist indicted and jailed for fraud.

March 25, 2021 GrubHub has for nearly a decade withheld payments owed to hundreds of thousands of restaurants by improperly deducting “commissions” for sham food orders placed by phone, a class action alleges.

March 23, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Credit Union of New Jersey improperly charged overdraft fees on transactions that never overdrew customers’ accounts.

March 22, 2021 A lawsuit claims National Surety Corporation has denied all insurance claims for business income coverage related to the government response to the COVID-19 crisis.

March 16, 2021 A proposed class action alleges Bank of America has misled accountholders into paying ACH transfer fees for a service that’s otherwise free when sending money to authorized payees.

March 15, 2021 A class action claims nCino, Live Oak Bank and Apiture have for years had an agreement not to hire each other's workers in the Wilmington, NC area.

March 12, 2021 The University of Saint Joseph faces a class action over its alleged refusal to refund tuition and fees for the semesters affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 10, 2021 A lawsuit claims Touro College and University System refused to issue refunds for tuition and fees paid for the Spring 2020 semester affected by COVID-19.

March 9, 2021 A class action claims State Farm Fire and Casualty Company has wrongfully used lower "new construction" estimates in paying claims for projects that amount to "reconstruction" of damaged property.

March 5, 2021 Martin Shkreli and his former companies face an antitrust class action over their alleged manipulation of the price of Daraprim.

March 5, 2021 A class action aims to tackle what timeshare owners say is a significant omission from Wyndham and Worldmark's contracts and the companies' alleged skirting of arbitration rules.

March 4, 2021 Trustco Bank has improperly assessed multiple overdraft and insufficient funds fees on single transactions in violation of its contracts, a lawsuit alleges.

March 4, 2021 A proposed class action claims Evanston failed to provide benefits to policyholders who were forced to suspend business operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 1, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Princeton University and Aetna Life Insurance Co. are among a number of parties who have wrongfully sought coverage reimbursements from portions of personal injury settlements.

February 26, 2021 A lawsuit claims Travel Insured and U.S. Fire failed to issue refunds for premiums paid for post-departure coverage after policyholders’ trips were canceled.

February 24, 2021 A class action alleges Goldman Sachs obtained a Texas man's credit report without authorization.

February 24, 2021 A class action claims Yakama Reservation land owners have been assessed irrigation services fees that amount to unauthorized governmental taxes.

February 22, 2021 A class action claims residents of The Streeter luxury apartments in Chicago are entitled to partial rent refunds given paid-for amenities and common areas have remained closed due to the pandemic.

February 19, 2021 Sunmark Credit Union faces a proposed class action over its alleged practice of charging multiple insufficient funds or overdraft fees for a single transaction.

February 18, 2021 A class action alleges a Reddit, YouTube and Twitter user posed as an amateur investor in order to boost the price of GameStop stock, and that his former employers should have monitored his activity.

February 17, 2021 A class action claims Burlington Financial Group took "no meaningful action" to protect a consumer from debt collectors and litigation after he paid more than $7,500 over two years.

February 11, 2021 A class action alleges Valley Brook, Oklahoma and several public officials have perpetuated a "debtors' prison" for minor municipal offenses.

February 10, 2021 A class action claims Fortnite creator Epic Games "misleads and manipulates" minors into paying real-world money for "virtual things."

February 9, 2021 A class action claims Ambassador Captive Solutions, Performance Insurance Company and Goldenstar Specialty Insurance have for years sold counterfeit and non-existent policies, including to youth sports leagues.

February 9, 2021 A class action claims NYU failed to reimburse students in its Executive MBA Program who paid tuition and fees for the semesters disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 3, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Trip Mate and U.S. Fire failed to issue refunds for portions of post-departure travel insurance coverage after a trip was canceled.

January 27, 2021 A class action claims New Rez/Shellpoint and Freddie Mac sent to Mass. mortgage borrowers default/right-to-cure notices containing misleading statements.

January 27, 2021 A lawsuit challenges State Farm’s apparent practice of only paying twice as much as Medicare would pay for insureds’ medical expenses.

January 26, 2021 A class action alleges McGraw Hill has breached its contracts with textbook authors.

January 26, 2021 A class action claims PayPal and Synchrony Bank were of no help in resolving one accountholder's $1,000 money-sending issue.

January 22, 2021 A class action alleges several retailers have unlawfully charged sales tax on purchases of face coverings and masks in Pennsylvania amid the coronavirus pandemic.

January 22, 2021 A proposed class action claims Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has unlawfully placed more than two collection calls per week to Massachusetts consumers.

January 20, 2021 A class action alleges Mercedes-Benz and the directors of its employee 401(k) retirement savings plan have caused participants to pay “unreasonable and excessive” annual service fees.

January 20, 2021 A class action claims the City National Bank has failed to properly disclose its overdraft practices to customers and therefore charged illegal fees.

January 20, 2021 Robinhood faces another class action over its apparent failure to disclose that the majority of its revenue comes from high rates of payment for order flow.

January 20, 2021 A class action claims Associated Banc-Corp loaded its employee retirement plan with imprudent investments and allowed the plan to be charged excessive fees.

January 19, 2021 A lawsuit alleges restaurants in California should be refunded permit and licensing fees given government orders forced them to close amid the COVID-19 crisis.

January 19, 2021 ASCAP and BMI face a class action that claims, among other charges, that the mandatory arbitration agreement wielded by the music licensing fee and royalty processors is void and unenforceable.

January 15, 2021 A class action alleges Invitation Homes has unlawfully stacked penalties against renting tenants across 12 states.