New York Deceptive Acts and Practices Act

April 17, 2025 Christie’s has agreed to pay a $990,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the auction house was liable for a May 2024 data breach.

March 25, 2025 Evenflo has agreed to pay a $3.5 million settlement that may resolve multidistrict litigation over allegedly false advertising claims regarding the safety of the Big Kid booster seat.

March 24, 2025 A class action accuses Abbott Labs of failing to warn consumers that some of its Similac powdered infant formulas contain harmful levels of heavy metals.

February 5, 2025 A class action accuses Microsoft of using the Microsoft Shopping extension to hijack sales commissions owed to content creators who promote products online.

November 26, 2024 A class action accuses Under Armour of engaging in a false discounting scheme to mislead consumers into believing they are getting a bargain on outlet store merchandise.

November 7, 2024 A federal judge has dismissed a class action that alleged retailers and manufacturers misled consumers by marketing over-the-counter medicines with phenylephrine as effective nasal decongestants.

October 29, 2024 A class action claims Anthem Blue Cross entices new customers by publishing a so-called “ghost network.”

September 5, 2024 A class action alleges Instagram is intentionally designed to be addictive for young users despite evidence that the app can cause significant harm to minors.

June 20, 2024 British auction house Christie’s has been hit with a class action over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 500,000 customers.

June 19, 2024 LOVO faces a class action wherein two voice actors allege the AI speech software platform illegally “cloned” their voices.

May 6, 2024 A class action lawsuit has been filed against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. over a recently disclosed 2021 data breach that impacted more than 451,000 people.

March 20, 2024 A class action alleges Northeast Orthopedics failed to protect the personal data of 177,000 individuals during a cyberattack detected in November 2023.

March 6, 2024 A consumer claims in a class action that Western Union illegally held and used money he deposited for a wire transfer for its own commercial benefit.

February 19, 2024 A class action accuses Premium Mortgage Corporation of failing to protect the personal data of roughly 10,000 individuals during an August 2023 cyberattack.

September 19, 2023 The Global Atlantic Financial Group faces a class action over a May 2023 cyberattack that compromised the personal information of current and former customers.

September 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Arby’s of overstating the amount and quality of meat in certain menu items.

August 28, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims the makers of NUK pacifiers have misled consumers by falsely representing that their “orthodontic” pacifiers promote healthy oral and orofacial development in children.

August 4, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Taco Bell’s ads overstate the amount of beef or other ingredients that certain menu items contain by “at least double the amount.”

April 26, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims cost-cutting by the American Bar Association is to blame for a March 2023 data breach that compromised the personal information of up to 1.4 million members.

February 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges POM Wonderful pomegranate juice contains a significant amount of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals.”

February 1, 2023 BioSteel Sports Nutrition, Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that alleges harmful per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” have been found in one of its sports hydration drinks.

January 27, 2023 Bolthouse Farms faces a class action lawsuit that alleges one of its fruit juice smoothies contains toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called “forever chemicals.”

June 23, 2022 A class action claims that certain Samsung electric range stoves are defective in that it’s a little too easy to inadvertently turn on the cooktop’s burners.