Medical/Health

September 3, 2021 Walmart has been hit with a class action over the alleged sale of its remaining inventory of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder.

September 3, 2021 A proposed class action claims UnitedHealth bilked millions of dollars from self-funded employee benefit plans through a so-called “Shared Savings” program.

September 1, 2021 Northeast Radiology and Alliance HealthCare face claims that they failed to protect patients’ sensitive personal and medical information from unauthorized access.

August 30, 2021 A proposed class action claims Performix SST Timed Release Metabolism dietary supplement labels do not include certain required disclosures.

August 27, 2021 Huggies Snug & Dry diapers have an undisclosed tendency to cause skin rashes, blistering, peeling and what appear to be chemical burns, a class action claims.

August 16, 2021 A class action alleges NextFoods has misleadingly labeled its GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks.

August 9, 2021 Another class action alleges Takeda and Par have conspired to suppress competition in the generic drug market, this time for Colcrys (colchicine).

August 5, 2021 A class action claims the makers of certain Banana Boat sunscreens have failed to disclose that the products contain benzene, a well-known human carcinogen.

July 20, 2021 Elekta faces a class action over a ransomware attack that reportedly compromised all of the personally identifiable patient information housed in its cloud-based data storage system.

July 16, 2021 A class action contends Adventist Health System/Sunbelt has failed to provide employees with lawful notice of their right to elect for COBRA health coverage.

July 16, 2021 Abortion providers and rights activists have filed a class action aiming to halt a new Texas law they say “flagrantly violates the constitutional rights of Texans seeking abortion” and serves solely an anti-abortion agenda.

July 7, 2021 da Vinci robot-maker Intuitive Surgical faces an antitrust class action over its alleged monopoly control over the aftermarket for EndoWrist instruments.

July 2, 2021 SAG-AFTRA faces a class action in the wake of apparent age-based cuts the union made last year to its collectively bargained health insurance plan.

July 1, 2021 A Lake Placid, New York resident challenges Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s apparent denial of coverage for proton beam therapy to treat prostate cancer.

July 1, 2021 A class action alleges Takeda and Par violated antitrust law when the two struck an agreement to keep the latter’s generic version of Amitiza off the market for up to six years.

June 21, 2021 A proposed class action claims Thinx Inc. menstrual underwear contains harmful chemicals despite being advertised as safe and organic.

June 17, 2021 A class action claims Pure Nootropics has unlawfully marketed and sold certain supplements that are, without FDA approval, no more than adulterated drugs.

June 11, 2021 ProHealth is at least the second St. John’s Wort extract seller to face a class action in the wake of an FDA warning.

June 11, 2021 A class action alleges Amarin Pharma, BASF and a number of affiliates have engaged in a scheme to squash generic competition in the United States for Vascepa.

June 3, 2021 A lawsuit claims Air Methods and Rocky Mountain have unlawfully billed patients for emergency medical air transportation when no contract exists between the parties.

June 2, 2021 A class action alleges Dr. Tobias Omega 3 Fish Oil Triple Strength is not actually fish oil given the product undergoes a complex chemical process.

June 2, 2021 A class action alleges AbbVie’s purportedly fat-reducing CoolSculpting System can cause permanent deformities to a person’s body by damaging tissue in the targeted area.

May 28, 2021 A class action alleges Humana and Visionary Medical Systems, a subcontractor of Cotiviti Holdings, were negligent in their handling of sensitive medical information.

May 19, 2021 A lawsuit claims the Citadel nursing home in Salisbury, North Carolina has been plagued by chronic understaffing and failed to deliver on its contractual promises.

May 18, 2021 A lawsuit claims United Behavioral Health unlawful denied coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatments considered to be “unproven.”

May 17, 2021 A class action alleges the Salvation Army has put thousands each year at an increased risk of death, relapse, severe illness and homelessness by denying those with opioid addiction access to doctor-prescribed medication-assisted treatments.

May 11, 2021 A former In-N-Out Burger employee alleges he was wrongfully terminated by the California restaurant chain in retaliation for reporting a number of apparent COVID-19 safety violations.

May 6, 2021 Pennsylvania’s Dept. of Health and Insight Global face a class action over a recent cyberattack and data breach affecting the state's COVID-19 contact tracing program.

May 4, 2021 Align Technology faces a class action over an alleged anticompetitive scheme with which the Invisalign maker has supposedly attempted to maintain its monopoly position.

May 3, 2021 A class action alleges the maker of Aspercreme has misrepresented the lidocaine-based pain-reliever through “affirmative statements, half-truths, and omissions.”

April 20, 2021 Three plaintiffs allege Health First has engaged in “pervasive and long-term exclusionary conduct” as a means to maintain and strengthen a monopoly in the market for acute care in Florida.

April 8, 2021 A class action says Kraft Mac & Cheese is misleadingly labeled in that consumers are unaware the product contains, or is at risk of containing, “ortho-phthalates,” or “phthalates."

March 30, 2021 A lawsuit claims Walmart sold misbranded hand sanitizer products that supposedly contain “dangerously high” levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen.

March 30, 2021 A class action seeks refunds for consumers who bought LEO Pharma’s now-discontinued Picato gel that’s been linked to an increased risk of squamous cell skin cancer.

March 26, 2021 Evol Nutrition Associates’ Sleepwalker and Red Dawn energy supplements contain “unapproved and unsafe dietary ingredients” whose risks are not adequately disclosed to the public, a class action alleges.

March 25, 2021 A class action alleges Golo, LLC has intentionally marketed and sold illegally misbranded dietary supplements whose “prominent and systematic mislabeling” have harmed the public.

March 23, 2021 A class action alleges Elanco Animal Health Incorporated has failed to warn pet owners of the risks linked to Seresto flea and tick collars for dogs and cats.

March 16, 2021 A class action alleges the L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Employee Benefits Committee (L3) failed to send COBRA notices in compliance with federal law.

March 10, 2021 Two fmr. Todd Greiner Farms workers allege they and more than 200 others on the asparagus packing line in 2019 were misled as to the harmful reactions they experienced due to “widespread chemical exposure.”

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

March 3, 2021 A class action alleges IBM has discriminated against health plan enrollees with developmental mental health conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, by routinely excluding or limiting coverage for speech, occupational and physical therapies.

March 3, 2021 Teamsters Local 2727 alleges in a class action that UPS has done nothing to address significant, chronic sanitary issues at its Louisville, Kentucky facilities amid the pandemic.

March 2, 2021 A class action alleges the NCAA, AAC, ACC and University of Pittsburgh have failed to reasonably protect college football players from the affects of repeated head trauma.

February 19, 2021 A class action claims the ingredients in Zarbee’s Naturals brand of Nighttime Cough Syrup + Mucus are not as natural as buyers are led to believe.

February 17, 2021 A lawsuit claims the labels of Walgreens' fast-release pain reliever products falsely imply that they work faster than comparable non-rapid release products.

February 16, 2021 Thomson International faces a class action over a 2020 nationwide salmonella Newport outbreak linked to the company's onions.

February 8, 2021 A class action alleges Geisinger Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have unlawfully conspired to not hire, or "poach," each other's healthcare workers in Central Pennsylvania.

February 3, 2021 Consulting firm McKinsey & Company faces a class action over its alleged role in boosting OxyContin sales amid the opioid crisis.

January 26, 2021 A class action alleges PharmaCare U.S.'s sale of Sambucol black elderberry supplements is illegal in that the products are prominently and systematically mislabeled.

January 25, 2021 A class action alleges the Georgia Dept. of Corrections has failed to protect Coffee Correctional Facility residents from COVID-19 and health issues related to water leaks and black mold.