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

May 27, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oberweis Dairy required employees to scan their fingerprints without first providing proper disclosures or securing their consent to do so.

May 27, 2021 A proposed class and collective action claims Parts Authority has failed to properly reimburse delivery drivers for business-related expenses.

May 27, 2021 A class action alleges pre-departure travel insurance sold through United Airlines’ website is wholly unnecessary in light of certain policy changes issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 26, 2021 Aldi’s fresh Atlantic salmon is not sustainably sourced as advertised but instead farmed industrially through unsustainable, environmentally destructive and inhumane practices, a class action alleges.

May 25, 2021 Churchill Downs and Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert face a proposed class action over the result of the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

May 25, 2021 A class action alleges Ally Bank and Better Mortgage Corp have fallen short of their promise to “refund the difference” between a home loan applicant’s up-front appraisal fee and the actual cost paid for a property appraisal.

May 25, 2021 A class action takes issue with the nutrient-focused statements and images used by Molson Coors Beverage Company to advertise the pineapple mango variety of Vizzy hard seltzer.

May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims P.F. Chang’s unlawfully paid tipped employees less than the minimum hourly wage while failing to comply with strict tip credit requirements.

May 25, 2021 Goya Foods, Inc. and a subsidiary have misclassified sales representatives as independent contractors and taken unlawful deductions from their wages, a proposed class action alleges.

May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims Rand McNally has sold defective truck navigation devices compounded the issue by failing to provide “lifetime” map updates as promised.

May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oldcastle Services unlawfully collected workers’ fingerprints without first providing statutory disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.

May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims a subcontractor for Louis Berger misclassified as independent contractors those who worked on relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

May 25, 2021 Phoenix Houses of Long Island has failed to pay proper overtime wages and retaliated against a worker for complaining about its pay practices, a lawsuit alleges.

May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims Bank of America has violated the terms of its contracts by charging multiple fees when an accountholder has insufficient funds to cover a check.

May 24, 2021 A proposed collective action alleges language specialists employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation are owed unpaid overtime wages.

May 24, 2021 Honda has for years failed to address an apparent battery-killing “defect” that can cause a vehicle’s electrical components to fail to shut down when a car is parked and turned off, a class action claims.

May 24, 2021 A class action alleges i360, LLC and GC Strategies, LLC have engaged in a pattern and practice of profiting from the sale and distribution of California voters’ personal information in violation of state law.

May 24, 2021 A lawsuit claims subcontractor H.P. Services, Corp. has failed to properly compensate workers staffed with money provided by the federal government for clean-up and restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

May 24, 2021 Two lawsuits claim Axe-brand “Anti Marks Protection” and Dove-brand “Stain Defense” Men + Care antiperspirants cause yellow stains and white marks they claim to avoid.

May 21, 2021 A class action looks to represent current and former Amazon employees in the United States who took short-term military leave from October 10, 2004 through the present.

May 21, 2021 Union Bank and Trust Company has unlawfully failed to include bonuses in the calculation of employees’ overtime wage rates, a proposed collective action alleges.

May 21, 2021 The halogen headlamps found in 2013-2018 model year Nissan Altimas suffer from a defect, a class action alleges.

May 21, 2021 A class action claims U.S. Bank National Association has placed automated calls to consumers’ cell phones, even after they revoked their consent to be contacted.

May 21, 2021 A class action alleges Instagram has encouraged, induced and facilitated third parties to commit widespread copyright infringement through embeds on other websites.

May 21, 2021 A proposed class action claims Athleta LLC has surreptitiously intercepted Florida residents’ interactions with its website, www.athleta.gap.com.

May 21, 2021 A lawsuit claims Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant secretly makes and stores recordings of conversations even when consumers do not intend to activate the device.

May 21, 2021 A lawsuit alleges consumers have been misled in that canisters of McDaniel’s Coffee Co. ground coffee cannot make the number of servings stated on the product’s label.

May 21, 2021 Liberty Personal Insurance Company faces a lawsuit that claims the auto insurer has systematically undervalued policyholders’ vehicles that were deemed a total loss.

May 20, 2021 A Catawba, SC containerboard producer has allegedly pivoted from the previous business owner’s commitment to pollution control and sent into the air dangerous pollutants.

May 20, 2021 Scandinavian Airlines faces a proposed class action over its alleged failure to refund customers for flights canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2021 A class and collective action alleges United States Postal Service (USPS) workers are owed hazardous duty pay for exposure to “virulent biologicals” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2021 A United Parcel Service, Inc. employee claims the packaging and shipping giant has misclassified hub operations supervisors as exempt from receiving overtime pay.

May 20, 2021 A class action alleges the University of Mississippi has engaged in deplorable, “largely off the record” age, gender and racial discrimination.

May 20, 2021 A lawsuit claims the “hypoallergenic” and “tear-free” claims on Walmart’s personal care products are false and misleading in that the items contain allergens.

May 20, 2021 Colonial Pipeline Company faces a proposed class action over the massive ransomware attack that earlier this month crippled the East Coast’s supply of gasoline.

May 19, 2021 A class action alleges Grubhub has overcharged Los Angeles restaurants for the use of its platform in violation of a fee-cap ordinance passed by the city in May 2020.

May 19, 2021 An interestingly named candle sold by actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Inc. can explode during normal use as a result of a “design defect and/or manufacturing flaw,” a class action alleges.

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 19, 2021 A class action alleges the maker of Mane ‘n Tail-brand shampoos and conditioners has failed to disclose that the products contain an ingredient or combination of ingredients that can cause significant hair loss and/or scalp irritation.

May 19, 2021 A lawsuit alleges a FedEx contractor hired and retained as a supervisor a man alleged to be a “known sexual predator” despite reports of sexual harassment and knowledge of the individual’s alleged criminal activity.

May 18, 2021 A Nevada resident alleges Nationstar Mortgage (Mr. Cooper) wrongfully withdrew from his bank account two additional mortgage payments without authorization to do so.

May 18, 2021 Amazon faces a class action in Ill. over its allegedly secret use of state residents’ facial scans to improve Rekognition, image-recognition technology that the world’s largest online retailer markets and sells to third parties.

May 18, 2021 The Four Seasons in Miami faces a class action that alleges the luxury hotel has wrongfully kept a number of workers on a perpetual furlough despite having no intention of bringing them back to work.

May 18, 2021 A lawsuit claims Uber drivers are required to verify their identities through Microsoft’s facial recognition technology without consenting to the collection of their biometric information.

May 18, 2021 A class action alleges BMW has falsely advertised that its 2021 430i and 430i xDrive vehicles are equipped with LED headlights with cornering lights.

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

May 18, 2021 CAC Services faces a lawsuit that claims the inspection company has misclassified field service agents as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

May 17, 2021 A number of Volkswagen and Audi vehicle models are plagued by an apparent water pump module defect that the automakers have failed to disclose to drivers, a class action alleges.

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 17, 2021 A class action alleges acclaimed trainer Bob Baffert has engaged in “multiple and repeated” acts of doping and entering horses into races—including the Kentucky Derby—in what amounts to a pattern of illegal racketeering activity and gambling.