California Business and Professions Code

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 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 18, 2021 A class action alleges Anheuser-Busch InBev misleads consumers into believing that its "non-alcoholic" Beck's beer contains no alcohol whatsoever.

January 13, 2021 A class action claims Classmates.com has "misappropriated" the names, photos and likenesses of California residents without securing consent to do so.

January 7, 2021 A class action claims 2018-2020 model year Ford F-150 pickup trucks suffer from a defect that causes the vehicles to consume excessive amounts of engine oil.

January 6, 2021 A proposed class action alleges cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has illegally sold securities in exchange for commission payments without a license to do so.

January 5, 2021 A class action alleges Rosetta Stone has falsely promised Calif. buyers that their purchase of foreign language software came with a "lifetime download."

January 4, 2021 A class action alleges Robinhood has misled novice users into executing inferior trades by failing to disclose that its revenue relies heavily on "payment for order flow" from market makers in exchange for executing trades.

December 22, 2020 A Banana Republic credit card customer claims his rewards points were unlawfully deleted when his card was replaced.

December 21, 2020 A class action claims HP transmitted firmware updates to its printers that block customers from using third-party ink and toner cartridges.

December 18, 2020 A lawsuit claims Lincoln Benefit Life Company failed to send policyholders statutory notices designed to prevent the loss of valuable insurance coverage.

December 16, 2020 A class action claims Nestlé Waters failed to pay drivers proper wages as a result of excluding non-discretionary remuneration from their regular pay rates.

December 16, 2020 A class action claims Sunrise Senior Living employees in California were not paid proper wages or granted uninterrupted breaks in accordance with state law.

December 9, 2020 A proposed class and representative action claims Odyssey Healthcare Operating A, L.P. has failed to pay employees proper wages for sick time and overtime.

December 9, 2020 General Motors faces a class action that alleges the lithium ion battery in the Chevy Bolt can spontaneously catch fire due to a defect.

December 4, 2020 A class action claims Liberty Mutual sales reps in California have been deprived of proper wages, statutory breaks and reimbursement for business expenses.

December 2, 2020 Rentokil faces a proposed class action in which a former employee claims the pest control business has failed to pay workers proper wages.

December 2, 2020 A class action claims Ancestry used consumers’ personal information to advertise and sell its subscription products without obtaining their consent to do so.

November 25, 2020 A class action claims the Little Remedies Infants’ acetaminophen product costs more than its children’s counterpart even though the two medications are “exactly the same.”

November 25, 2020 WW International, Inc. faces a lawsuit that claims it engaged in an unlawful automatic renewal scheme for its Weight Watchers products and services.

November 24, 2020 LinkedIn faces a class action after admitting it overreported certain online ad campaign metrics.

November 19, 2020 A class action alleges Toyota Motor Credit Corp. has made millions each year by pocketing unearned GAP coverage fees in the event a customer pays off a retail installment sales contract early.

November 18, 2020 A class action alleges Nestlé Waters North America has charged unlawfully excessive late fees to California Ready Fresh by Nestlé subscribers.

November 12, 2020 Suddenlink has refused to reimburse customers for who’ve experienced outages and “near constant” sluggish internet speeds, a proposed class action alleges.

November 10, 2020 A class action claims Hyundai has falsely advertised its 2020 Ioniq hatchback as equipped with Blind Spot and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist systems.

November 9, 2020 A class action alleges FCA US has concealed a hood scoop defect affecting limited edition 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon muscle cars.

November 6, 2020 A class action alleges Spectrum Brands' Repel insect repellant citronella candle suffers from a defect that can cause the product to explode when extinguished.

October 30, 2020 A proposed class action claims Cintas Corporation has “engaged in a pattern and practice of wage abuse” against its hourly paid, non-exempt California employees.

October 23, 2020 A former Home Depot employee claims she was unlawfully paid by way of a payroll debit card that incurred fees and denied proper breaks and accurate paystubs.

October 23, 2020 Anthem failed to pay customer care representatives proper wages, provide uninterrupted breaks, and issue accurate, itemized wage statements, a lawsuit claims.

October 21, 2020 Former servers at LAX claim they were paid less than the city’s living wage rate and denied all wages they were owed when they were laid off during the COVID-19 crisis.

October 16, 2020 A Walnut Creek, California coffee shop claims State Farm charged excessive premium rates while businesses remained closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 16, 2020 A proposed class action challenges what it calls a “late fee scheme” allegedly perpetrated by Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC.

October 16, 2020 A proposed class action claims Diestel turkeys are raised in "deplorable conditions" instead of on the family-run ranch, as represented in advertising.

October 6, 2020 A proposed class action claims True Lemon and True Lime drink-mix packets are falsely labeled given the products contain undisclosed artificial flavors.

October 5, 2020 Two former Ikea employees claim they were deprived of proper minimum and overtime wages and meal and rest breaks, among other apparent abuses of state law.

October 2, 2020 Wells Fargo faces a lawsuit that claims call center employees were not paid for time spent working before and after logging into and out of the bank’s phone system.

October 1, 2020 A class action alleges 2019 firmware and app upgrades rolled out by Lorex Corporation caused some to lose remote access to their security systems' video feeds.

September 29, 2020 An esteemed St. Louis restaurant alleges DoorDash has steered customers away from non-partner eateries to drive traffic to its website and those of its partners.

September 15, 2020 A former Camping World employee claims in a class action that the retail chain has violated California labor laws by failing to provide proper wages and breaks.

September 14, 2020 A class action alleges Nurtur's pricey Aveda Institute Los Angeles is merely "a diploma mill" at which prospective estheticians and cosmetologists receive "little to no technical instruction."

September 10, 2020 A class action claims Allianz Global Assistance, Jefferson Insurance Co. and BCS Insurance Co. have charged hidden fees for "sham" informational assistance services.

September 10, 2020 LG Electronics faces a proposed class action that claims the electronics manufacturer failed to pay proper wages in accordance with the California Labor Code.

August 20, 2020 A lawsuit claims the maker of biometric secure identity platform CLEAR has refused to issue refunds to customers despite failing to provide its services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 20, 2020 Three seasonal agricultural workers claim in a proposed class action that Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. has failed to pay wages for all hours worked.

August 20, 2020 A class action claims Affinity Insurance Services and Virginia Surety Co. falsely advertised travel insurance/trip protection plans “they have no intention of honoring.”

August 18, 2020 A class action claims Clorox's Splash-Less Bleach does not contain a high enough concentration of its active ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, to effectively sanitize and disinfect.

August 12, 2020 A class action claims canisters of Walmart's Great Value-brand ground coffee do not yield as many cups as advertised.

August 12, 2020 A class action alleges Lifetouch National School Studios has failed to pay employees proper wages, provide meal and rest breaks, and reimburse business expenses.

August 12, 2020 A proposed class action claims iTalk Global Communications unlawfully enrolled consumers in automatic renewal and continuous service subscriptions.