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

July 18, 2019 A class action out of Illinois claims Google's retention of voice recordings by users and anyone near a Google Assistant-enabled device violates the state's biometric privacy law.

July 17, 2019 Out of Florida state court comes a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the state’s Department of Education instructed school districts to skim money off classroom teachers’ bonus amounts in order to cover payroll expenses.

July 17, 2019 Conestoga Settlement Services, LLC is among the defendants in a proposed class action that claims the company operated a life settlement investment scam that robbed investors of thousands of dollars.

July 17, 2019 Seven automakers and an auto parts supplier are at the center of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they have failed to warn drivers about an alleged defect in the airbag deployment systems of more than 12.3 million cars.

July 17, 2019 Yale University faces a proposed class action lawsuit over the mandatory fees charged to union members who opt out of the university’s wellness program.

July 16, 2019 A Massachusetts woman alleges in a proposed class action lawsuit that au pair company Cultural Care, Inc. double-bills host families and au pairs for travel costs.

July 16, 2019 Wells Fargo Bank is caught in the crosshairs of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a man who claims the bank unlawfully refuses to approve auto loans for non-U.S. citizens who hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.

July 16, 2019 A proposed class action filed against Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and four executives claims the consumer goods conglomerate misled shareholders about the safety of two opioid addiction treatments.

July 16, 2019 Friendly’s vanilla ice cream products are at the center of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the items are not made with naturally derived vanilla, as represented on packaging.

July 16, 2019 A Florida consumer claims in a proposed class action lawsuit that New Beginnings Medical, LLC sent several unlawful text message advertisements to her cell phone without obtaining her prior consent to do so.

July 16, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Maoz engages in unlawful telemarketing by sending automated text message advertisements to consumers without obtaining their prior consent.

July 16, 2019 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. and several affiliate companies have been named in a class action lawsuit that claims the insurance conglomerate has unlawfully denied coverage for insureds’ substance use disorder and mental health treatment.

July 16, 2019 Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action in which a former employee claims she and other care management workers are owed unpaid overtime wages.

July 12, 2019 A lawsuit alleges SmileDirectClub sent a consumer an auto-generated, unsolicited text message without consent to do so.

July 12, 2019 American Honda Motor Co. faces another class action centered on an alleged defect with its "infotainment" system, this time in 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles.

July 12, 2019 Adidas faces a class action lawsuit filed by two plaintiffs who claim participants in and beneficiaries of the sports apparel company's 401(k) plan have been charged unlawfully excessive fees.

July 12, 2019 According to a class action case, Quincy Bioscience's Prevagen supplement provides none of the apparent brain- and memory-enhancing benefits advertised by the company.

July 11, 2019 Boeing and Southwest Airlines face a RICO class action that alleges they maintained a "collusive relationship" that included covering up the dangers posed by the 737 MAX aircraft.

July 11, 2019 Three Colorado casinos face a lawsuit in which a former employee claims workers were deprived of proper wages due to their hours being rounded down in the companies' favor.

July 10, 2019 Wintrust Financial Corporation has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over its allegedly abusive practice of charging multiple non-sufficient funds fees (NSF) for a single transaction.

July 10, 2019 Air Methods Corporation and Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC face six plaintiffs' claims that the air ambulance transport company and its collections subsidiary have charged exorbitant prices for their services that the patients never agreed to pay.

July 9, 2019 Target Corporation is the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a man who claims he was misclassified as an “exempt” employee and denied proper wages.

July 9, 2019 A former Menards employee and shopper claims the retailer secretly records oral communications of those on store premises without consent.

July 9, 2019 Siemens Industry, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over its alleged failure to provide accurate water meters and billing services to ratepayers in Jackson, Mississippi and its surrounding municipalities.

July 9, 2019 According to a class action, Boeing disrupted pilots' lives by failing to disclose the dangers associated with and covering up the design flaws of the now-grounded 737 MAX jetliner.

July 8, 2019 A class action claims some 2003-2009 model year BMW motorcycles are equipped with defective gear indicators.

July 8, 2019 A lawsuit challenge's New York City's "parole holds" system that a man claims prevents the release of re-arrested parolees who have satisfied the conditions of their release.

July 8, 2019 A class action suit claims RockTape kinesiology tape is falsely advertised by Tumbleweed and Implus Footcare as able to treat injuries and enhance athletic performance.

July 8, 2019 Twenty-seven plaintiffs claim Amazon.com Services failed to pay reporting time wages required under California law.

July 3, 2019 A consumer alleges in a class action that she received at least one unauthorized call from Lyft that displayed the common signs of being an automated robocall.

July 3, 2019 Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. is among the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit filed over what the plaintiffs claim is the parties’ alleged manipulation of prices for precious metals futures contracts.

July 3, 2019 Comenity Bank is on the receiving end of a proposed class action filed over the bank’s alleged practice of placing autodialed calls to the family and friends of purported debtors.

July 2, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims American Medical Response, Inc. illegally records phone conversations it has with consumers without their knowledge or consent.

July 2, 2019 A class action looks to represent drivers in New Jersey, New York and Florida who bought or leased Ford vehicles with overstated fuel economy ratings.

July 1, 2019 A Capital One customer claims in a proposed class action lawsuit that the bank sent him at least 153 automated text messages after he expressly revoked his consent to receive such communications.

July 1, 2019 Apple Inc. has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the tech giant holds an unlawful monopoly over the platform on which app developers can make their apps available to iOS users.

July 1, 2019 A Florida consumer claims in a lawsuit that he was the recipient of at least one unsolicited, auto-generated text message from Fashion Nova.

July 1, 2019 Philadelphia Energy Solutions faces a WARN Act class action in the wake of a June 21 refinery fire that forced the company to cease operations and terminate roughly 1,000 employees.

July 1, 2019 Raytheon and a number of its retirement plans face a proposed class action over the defense contractor's alleged failure to offer benefits actuarially equivalent to a single life annuity.

June 28, 2019 Smitty's Supply and Rural King manufacture and sell "303" hydraulic tractor fluid that a proposed class action alleges is obsolete and not suitable for use given their poor ingredients.

June 28, 2019 A class action claims Lyft worked in tandem with Yodel Technologies to place to consumers unlawful robocalls in an effort to solicit potential drivers.

June 28, 2019 Google and the University of Chicago are embroiled in a potential class action lawsuit over the search giant's collection of a trove of patient medical information from the school's medical center.

June 28, 2019 A class action lawsuit alleges American Medical Collection Agency's parent company Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau knew of a massive data breach affecting 11.9M patients earlier than it let on.

June 27, 2019 A consumer claims payment processing company Square mishandled his private medical invoice and sent it instead to a friend via text message.

June 27, 2019 A class action suit argues that the Prudential Center's ban on outside food is discriminatory toward those with metabolic disorders such as diabetes.

June 26, 2019 The U.S. Dept. of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos face a class action that claims the department has left debt-saddled victims of for-profit college misconduct out to dry.

June 26, 2019 [UPDATE] The Fortune Society challenges Macy's policy of rejecting job applicants and firing those with criminal histories.

June 26, 2019 According to a proposed class action, more than a dozen GM vehicles - Chevys, Cadillacs and GMCs - are stricken with a transmission defect that affects gear shifting.

June 25, 2019 A class action looks to challenge Fortnite maker Epic Games' policy that prohibits refunds on in-app purchases, including those made by minors with gift cards.

June 25, 2019 A class action says AT&T has pulled a "bait-and-switch" on customers by charging a per-line administrative fee that amounts to the company covertly increasing its monthly price for wireless service.