Legal News - Class Action Lawsuit & Class Action Settlement News & Updates

January 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims the packaging of Dove chocolate-covered “Real Mixed Berries” fails to disclose that the product contains added sugar, preservatives and natural flavor.

January 25, 2021 A class action claims the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency “secretly” recorded calls without informing those on the other end of the line.

January 25, 2021 Petco faces a class action that claims it unlawfully collected photographs of workers’ faces without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.

January 22, 2021 A class action alleges Agro Research International has falsely advertised as organic its Weed Slayer/Agro Gold WS products given they've been found to contain glyphosate and diquat.

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 Ryan Homes violated federal law by failing to make its sales offices accessible to individuals with disabilities.

January 22, 2021 Cision faces a lawsuit that claims the public relations software and services provider failed to pay sales representatives proper overtime wages.

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 22, 2021 Rady Children’s Hospital faces a class action over a data breach of third-party vendor Blackbaud’s systems that reportedly affected nearly 19,800 patients.

January 22, 2021 A proposed collective action claims Fred Meyer assistant store managers have not been paid proper overtime wages as required under federal law.

January 22, 2021 Surgical Care Affiliates has been hit with a class action over its apparent “no-poach” agreements geared to restrict competition among senior-level employees.

January 21, 2021 A class action claiming American Airlines has improperly charged bag check fees has been transferred to Texas federal court.

January 21, 2021 A class action alleges Sober Living America has failed to pay proper minimum and overtime wages.

January 21, 2021 A class action claims Bank of America has unlawfully failed to fulfill mortgage borrowers' qualified written requests for information.

January 21, 2021 Walmart faces a class action centered on a drop in stock price in the wake of the retailer being sued by the U.S. Dept. of Justice for its apparent role in the opioid epidemic.

January 21, 2021 A class action alleges the company behind the Premom app has shared users' personal info and location data with third-party Chinese data collection cos. without consent to do so.

January 21, 2021 A proposed class action claims the pump bottles on certain L’Oréal products cannot “adequately and reasonably dispense” a large percentage of the product.

January 21, 2021 Party City scanned employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent to do so, a class action alleges.

January 21, 2021 A lawsuit claims California’s orders prohibiting hair and nail salons from operating amid the COVID-19 crisis amount to a seizure of property without compensation.

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 A former employee claims in a proposed collective action that All American Oilfield, LLC has failed to pay workers proper overtime wages.

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 20, 2021 Midwestern Pet Foods faces a class action after a recall of certain products contaminated with aflatoxin, a mold-borne toxin.

January 19, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Bank of America failed to prevent and address fraud involving unemployment insurance benefits provided through prepaid debit cards in California.

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 A lawsuit claims a group of elderly and/or medically vulnerable inmates were placed at a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 after being transferred to a remote prison.

January 19, 2021 A proposed class action claims Illinois residents’ personal information was advertised on Intelius.com without their prior consent.

January 19, 2021 A class action claims the packaging of Hood’s “Vanilla Ice Cream With Ground Vanilla Beans” fails to disclose that the dessert is flavored mostly by artificial vanillin.

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 18, 2021 A class action claims the "free previews" on Spokeo.com violate the Illinois Right of Publicity Act with their use of residents' names, photos and/or likenesses.

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

January 15, 2021 A class action claims Rubbermaid has deceived buyers as to how long its coolers can retain ice.

January 15, 2021 A class action claims Walgreens misrepresented the value size of its Women Multivitamin Tablets as gelatin-free when the product contains “notable doses” of gelatin.

January 15, 2021 A California man claims cannabis dispensary West Clinik sent automated text messages without securing recipients’ prior express consent to be contacted.

January 15, 2021 A lawsuit claims State Farm unlawfully lowers the maximum amount of lost wages to which policyholders and their beneficiaries are entitled following an accident.

January 15, 2021 A lawsuit claims Florida's parole policies are unconstitutional for juvenile offenders who are effectively provided no opportunity to demonstrate maturity and rehabilitation.

January 15, 2021 A class action claims the Auburn Valley Humane Society charged increasingly excessive fees to pet owners whose animals were impounded at the shelter more than once.

January 14, 2021 A proposed class and collective action claims Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC has failed to pay client associates for every hour worked.

January 14, 2021 Bluewater Toxicology faces claims that workers at its COVID-19 testing sites were not paid overtime wages or provided with proper meal and rest breaks.

January 14, 2021 A class action claims security companies unlawfully procured background reports as part of the hiring process without providing proper disclosures or obtaining authorization.

January 14, 2021 OnTrac faces a lawsuit that claims the package delivery service misclassified drivers as independent contractors and thus denied the workers proper wages.

January 14, 2021 A class action alleges the "Made in the USA" seal on Hoover vacuum products is misleading given their components are "globally sourced" and only assembled in the United States.

January 13, 2021 A class action claims Amazon.com and Allegheny Direct Logistics have improperly used arrests that did not result in misdemeanor or felony convictions as grounds to deny employment in Pennsylvania.

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 13, 2021 Manhattanville College faces a class action that claims the school has refused to issue acceptable refunds for the Spring 2020 semester cut short by COVID-19.

January 12, 2021 A class action claims Energizer has falsely touted its AA Max batteries as able to last up to 50 percent longer than competing products.

January 12, 2021 Charleston, South Carolina's public works commissioners have sued a number of retailers for their sale of "flushable" wipes alleged to have caused extensive damage to sewer and septic systems.