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

September 20, 2019 A lawsuit, the latest in a wave of class actions against rideshare companies, claims Lyft illegally misclassified Mass. drivers as independent contractors.

September 20, 2019 [UPDATE] A proposed class action lawsuit out of California claims the prices of type 2 diabetes medication Glumetza and its generic version have skyrocketed due to an anticompetitive conspiracy executed by the drugs’ manufacturers.

September 19, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Home Depot failed to include required information in employees’ wage statements in violation of California’s labor code.

September 18, 2019 A class action claims the Cadillac User Experience touchscreen system found in certain 2013-2017 vehicles is defective, and poses a safety risk, in that it can "delaminate, bubble or crack."

September 17, 2019 A proposed class action alleges Comcast has reneged on its promise of “lifetime” monthly cable and internet rates by raising Xfinity customers’ prices.

September 17, 2019 A class action claims Costco bears responsibility for selling Monsanto's Roundup without adequate warnings as to the cancer risk associated with use of the product.

September 17, 2019 Kedem, LLC and Royal Wine Corporation have been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging they falsely advertised their grape juice product as containing “100% pure grape juice.”

September 17, 2019 According to a proposed class action, eFinancial used an automatic telephone dialing system to send unlawful marketing text messages without first obtaining consent to do so.

September 17, 2019 Taco Bell’s drive-thru-only policy during late-night hours discriminates against those with visual impairments, according to a class action lawsuit.

September 17, 2019 A class action claims Acadia Pharmaceuticals accessed applicants’ credit reports without disclosing FCRA-mandated information and used the reports as the basis for adverse action without proper notice.

September 17, 2019 Zantac makers Sanofi-Aventis U.S. and Boehringer Ingelheim face a class action over the allegedly high NDMA content in the over-the-counter heartburn and indigestion drug.

September 16, 2019 Embattled Juul Labs, Inc. has been hit with another proposed class action, this time filed by a Louisiana mother on behalf of her 14-year-old son who she says has become addicted to nicotine due to the e-cigarette maker’s deceptive marketing practices.

September 13, 2019 According to a class action case, Greenlane Holdings failed to disclose to investors that San Francisco planned to implement a city-wide ban on e-cigarettes and vaporizers.

September 13, 2019 A proposed class action alleges the American Board of Medical Specialties and one of its member boards have abused their monopolistic hold over the board certification process to charge physicians supracompetitive prices for re-certification.

September 13, 2019 According to a class action lawsuit, the parking lots at certain Applebee’s locations owned by T.L. Cannon Management Corporation fall short of the legal requirements for wheelchair accessibility.

September 13, 2019 Uber faces a driver misclassification class action in the wake of the California legislature's passage of a new labor bill.

September 13, 2019 Several major retailers face a class action over what one consumer alleges is a "pink tax," or a price difference between products marketed toward females versus those marketed toward men.

September 13, 2019 A proposed class action filed in California accuses Leo Capital Group, LLC of illegally calling consumers without permission and using an auto-dialer to place calls.

September 13, 2019 Reckitt Benckiser and subsidiary Schiff Nutrition International falsely advertise their Tiger’s Milk nutrition bars as “protein rich,” according to a class action lawsuit.

September 12, 2019 According to a class action lawsuit, The General Automobile Insurance Services and Spanish Quotes, Inc. partnered up to make illicit telemarketing calls.

September 12, 2019 Wells Fargo, NA is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit in which 10 South Carolina consumers claim the bank unlawfully disclosed their full or partial Social Security numbers in public-record legal pleadings.

September 12, 2019 A consumer alleges in a class action that Telebrands Corp. has illegally charged monthly enrollment fees for its "Everyday Savings" program without authorization to do so.

September 11, 2019 Great American Power collaborated with third-party marketing agencies to place illicit telemarketing calls, according to a class action lawsuit.

September 11, 2019 A Caesars stockholder alleges in a class action that the casino operator and Eldorado Resorts omitted material information from an SEC registration statement pertaining to a merger.

September 11, 2019 PetSmart's All Things Living Tiny Tales Small Pet Habitats are the subject of a class action that alleges the products' plastic connector parts are easily chewed through by rodents.

September 11, 2019 A class action case claims Tristar Products' Copper Chef line of cooking pans do not work as advertised.

September 11, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims the website for New York City’s Pier A event hall is discriminatorily inaccessible to blind internet users.

September 11, 2019 A consumer has filed a proposed class action over Marriott's alleged practice of displaying only a portion of a hotel's rooms daily rate up front, known as "drip pricing."

September 11, 2019 A class action case alleges the labeling of the Physician's Choice Collagen Peptides supplement overstates the percentage of the daily value of protein provided by the product.

September 10, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Vineyard Vines outlet stores are misleading shoppers into believing merchandise previously sold in retail stores is being offered at deep discounts due to illusory “suggested retail” prices.

September 10, 2019 According to a collective action suit, Texas Roadhouse enrolled its waitstaff into a tip credit plan that failed to meet the federal requirements and therefore owes its tipped employees the full minimum wage.

September 9, 2019 Fourteen plaintiffs allege Lyft has fallen far short in responding to a "sexual predator crisis."

September 9, 2019 An apparent data breach of Pearson's AIMsweb assessment platform that reportedly compromised the private information of nearly one million college students is at the center of a proposed class action lawsuit out of Illinois federal court.

September 6, 2019 Major peanut shelling companies Birdsong Corporation and Golden Peanut Company, LLC have been accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to fix the prices charged to peanut farmers for raw harvested peanuts.

September 6, 2019 The operator of the Hello Fresh grocery delivery service has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she received several auto-dialed calls from the company even after asking it to stop calling her.

September 6, 2019 A class action filed in California claims Bank of America made illegal collection calls to customers without obtaining their prior consent.

September 5, 2019 ConocoPhillips ran afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act when it misclassified employees as independent contractors and withheld overtime pay, according to a class action filed in North Dakota.

September 5, 2019 Two consumers claim in a proposed class action lawsuit that E. Mishan and Sons’ “Gotham Steel” brand non-stick pans are not actually non-stick, contrary to representations made on the labels and in advertising.

September 5, 2019 The Home Depot, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in which four Illinois shoppers claim the home improvement chain’s facial recognition security cameras overstep a state privacy law.

September 5, 2019 Trusted Media Brands, Inc. illegally enrolled customers in an automatic renewal plan without properly notifying them, according to a class action suit in California.

September 4, 2019 Golf equipment retailer Carl's Golfland, Inc. is being hit with a proposed class action over its handling of a recent data breach.

September 4, 2019 A proposed class action filed against SeaWorld property Sesame Place claims the park violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to make its website accessible to the blind.

September 4, 2019 Woodstream Corporation is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit in which a New York consumer claims the company’s ultrasonic mouse and rat repellers are effectively “worthless.”

September 4, 2019 A collective of the largest chicken producers in the industry has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit centered on an alleged conspiracy among the companies to fix and suppress competition among employees.

September 3, 2019 According to a class action lawsuit, the active head restraint (AHR) mechanisms in the headrests in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles are defective and can deploy without warning or the force of a collision.

September 3, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit out of Alabama claims Ametros Financial Corporation has failed to provide promised discounts on medical services for recipients of workers’ compensation and liability settlements.

September 3, 2019 A class action claims that the recall announced for Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles is inadequate given "hundreds of thousands" of consumers had not heard about the product being pulled from the market, among other issues.

September 3, 2019 An Illinois consumer is behind a proposed class action lawsuit in which he alleges Amazon.com has endangered the safety and welfare of the public by selling thousands of “banned, unsafe, mislabeled and/or recalled products” on its website.

August 29, 2019 A putative class action filed against Amazing Lash Studio Franchise accuses the beauty manufacturer of sending illegal spam texts without receiving prior express written consent.

August 29, 2019 Apple, Inc. is facing another lawsuit, this time in Florida, in which a consumer alleges the tech giant “broke” FaceTime in order to force iPhone 4 and 4S users to upgrade to iOS 7.