Medical/Health

February 11, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Aetna has discriminated against non-heterosexual women by denying them equal access to infertility treatments.

February 8, 2022 Signature Care-brand “non-drowsy” cold and flu medicines sold by Albertsons contain an ingredient known to cause drowsiness, a class action alleges.

February 7, 2022 Walmart, Flora Classique and Meredith Corp. face a lawsuit in which two parents allege the companies negligently introduced into the market contaminated aromatherapy room spray.

February 4, 2022 Medical Review Institute of America and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois face a class action in the wake of a “sophisticated” November 2021 cyberattack.

February 4, 2022 A class action alleges a number of Spice Islands and Tone’s herbs and spices are tainted with heightened levels of toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium.

February 2, 2022 A lawsuit seeks to hold pharmaceutical consulting firm ZS Associates, Inc. accountable for its alleged role in fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.

January 31, 2022 CareSouth Carolina has been hit with a class action over its apparent failure to safeguard patients’ personal and protected health information from cybercriminals.

January 28, 2022 Certain Morton & Bassett spices contain unsafe levels of heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium and lead, a proposed class action in California alleges.

January 26, 2022 A class action alleges three Sun Bum products contain undisclosed benzene, a known human carcinogen said to be particularly hazardous when applied to the skin.

January 25, 2022 A group of Hawaii landlords faces a class action after thousands of tenants were evicted in Nov. 2021 due to contaminated drinking water linked to underground fuel storage by the U.S. Navy.

January 21, 2022 Boston Children's Hospital and its retirement plan committee face a class action over allegedly excessive recordkeeping and administrative costs incurred by participants.

January 19, 2022 A class action alleges NRx Pharmaceuticals was not forthcoming to investors with regard to the prospects of a purported COVID-19 treatment being approved for emergency use.

January 14, 2022 A proposed class action claims CIOX Health LLC has charged patients higher fees than permitted under Virginia law for copies of their own medical records.

January 13, 2022 A class action alleges Wells Fargo has failed to provide health plan participants and their beneficiaries with proper notice of their right to continued insurance coverage following a qualifying event.

January 10, 2022 SmileDirectClub faces a class action that claims the direct-to-consumer dental services company practices dentistry in California without authorization to do so.

January 5, 2022 A TikTok content moderator alleges in a class action that the app and parent co. ByteDance have failed to provide a safe work environment to thousands of contractors.

January 3, 2022 Hoffmann-La Roche and Genentech face a class action over their alleged failure to warn U.S. military service members of the “substantial and irreversible” dangers of the antimalarial drug mefloquine.

January 3, 2022 Labcorp faces a lawsuit over its alleged failure to disclose the prices that patients will be billed in the event their insurance coverage for lab tests is denied.

December 21, 2021 A class action alleges Neutrogena Healthy Skin Firming Cream with Broad Spectrum (SPF 15) is defective in that it is contaminated with benzophenone.

December 20, 2021 A class action claims that at least three varieties of Tag body spray are contaminated with benzene, a known human carcinogen, and thus have no value to consumers.

December 15, 2021 A class action alleges the Penuma device is neither safe nor effective—nor cleared by the FDA—for its advertised purpose of cosmetic penile enlargement.

December 14, 2021 A class action alleges CVS-brand lidocaine patches do not last for up to eight or 12 hours as advertised and are not durable enough to continuously adhere to the body.

December 14, 2021 A class action lawsuit alleges IBgard peppermint oil capsules are falsely advertised as a medical food that is “clinically proven” to relieve symptoms of IBS.

December 10, 2021 Planned Parenthood Los Angeles faces a class action that alleges an October 2021 data breach stemmed from the facility’s failure to secure patients’ highly sensitive information.

December 10, 2021 A class action alleges V8-brand juice blends made by Campbell Soup Company have been falsely advertised.

December 8, 2021 Natera faces a class action that claims it has misrepresented the costs of its tests and hit thousands of patients with unexpected, “extremely high” bills.

December 8, 2021 Three class actions respectively allege that certain varieties of Secret-, Old Spice-, Power Stick- and Right Guard-brand body sprays contain undisclosed benzene.

December 8, 2021 A class action lawsuit claims one variety of Soft & Dri body spray contains undisclosed benzene, a known human carcinogen.

November 30, 2021 A class action alleges Right Guard Sport Fresh antiperspirant aerosol spray is defective in that it contains the carcinogen benzene.

November 24, 2021 Victoria’s Secret has failed to disclose that its VS Him Platinum and Deepwater body sprays contain benzene, a class action alleges.

November 24, 2021 A class action alleges Coppertone Water Babies (SPF 50) sunscreen is defective in that it’s contaminated with the chemical benzophenone.

November 22, 2021 A class action alleges certain Brut- and Sure-brand body sprays contain benzene, a known human carcinogen, and are thus unsafe to use and “entirely worthless.”

November 11, 2021 A class action aims to challenge Washington’s Long-Term Services and Support Trust Program, whereby workers in the state will pay into a trust fund $0.58, after tax, for every $100 earned.

November 5, 2021 A lawsuit claims United Behavioral Health unlawfully denied coverage for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatments based on overly restrictive criteria.

October 18, 2021 7-Eleven faces a proposed class action over its allegedly intentional failure to warn consumers of the dangers of Juul e-cigarettes.

October 13, 2021 Natrol’s Liquid Melatonin is not “100% Drug-Free” as represented on product labels given the supplement contains ethyl alcohol, a class action alleges.

October 12, 2021 A class action alleges Prime Insurance Solutions has engaged in a scheme to sell counterfeit, non-existent “PregnancyCare” insurance policies.

October 8, 2021 A class action aims to challenge the Calif. Dept. of Managed Health Care’s allegedly discriminatory exclusion of wheelchairs as an essential benefit under the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.

October 1, 2021 A class action alleges UnitedHealthcare has harmed patients by strategically removing certain service providers from its network as a means to negotiate for itself better contract terms.

October 1, 2021 Pfizer faces a class action for selling now-recalled Chantix medication despite the smoking cessation treatment’s alleged contamination with a probable human carcinogen.

September 30, 2021 Elekta faces a class action over an April 2021 data breach that reportedly compromised the personal information of “hundreds of thousands” of its clients’ patients.

September 30, 2021 A class action alleges Nature’s Bounty has falsely labeled bottles of its fish oil supplement in that the product contains “not a single milligram” of the two types of essential omega-3 fatty acids.

September 30, 2021 A class action claims Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin unlawfully denied insurance coverage for certain autism spectrum disorder treatments.

September 28, 2021 A class action alleges Sundown Kids multivitamins emblazoned with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters are not as “complete” as buyers are led to believe.

September 27, 2021 A number of Irwin Naturals supplements are misleadingly marketed in that they contain non-natural, synthetic ingredients, a class action claims.

September 27, 2021 A class action alleges Aetna has violated federal law by refusing to cover inpatient treatment for certain mental health disorders, including autism spectrum disorder.

September 24, 2021 A class action claims the U.S. Dept. of Labor has unlawfully failed to provide notice to disabled coal miners of their right to “extremely valuable” medical benefits.

September 21, 2021 A class action has been filed over an alleged UC San Diego Health data breach in which hackers reportedly gained unauthorized access to employees’ email accounts.

September 14, 2021 A proposed class action aims to challenge Aetna’s allegedly discriminatory denial of equal access to fertility treatment for LGBTQ individuals.

September 13, 2021 A class action alleges SoClean has violated a longstanding federal requirement by failing to disclose that its continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) cleaning devices generate ozone.