Depo-Provera Linked to Meningioma Brain Tumors In this issue, we’ll touch on new lawsuits being filed on behalf of women who developed brain tumors after receiving a popular birth control injection. Then, more companies are under investigation for how they handle customer data for those who shop online—plus, could employees who receive company stock actually be underpaid? To round things out, we’ll also touch on a new case filed against a major fast-food chain over an E. coli outbreak. Keep reading for the details on these stories, as well as the latest in class action settlements. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Lawsuits are now being filed on behalf of women who received Depo-Provera birth control injections and developed meningiomas. The suits allege Pfizer knew (or should have known) about this risk but failed to warn the public and medical community. Find out more about filing a lawsuit here, including why you could be owed money for medical bills, lost wages and more. |
More Shopping Sites Under Investigation for Possible Privacy Violations Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are expanding their investigation into how companies may be handling your data when you shop online. Several recent additions to the investigation (including Poshmark, Burt’s Bees, and Babylist) are suspected of illegally sharing user data with third parties such as Facebook or PayPal. You can find the details on this page. |
| New Data Breach Investigations | | | Got a data breach
notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started. | |
| | ~ In Case You Missed It ~ Lawsuits Claim PGT-A IVF Tests Are Inaccurate, Unreliable Several lawsuits have been filed claiming the makers of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) have made misleading claims about the tests’ benefits and accuracy that are not backed by science, including that they increase the success rate of in vitro fertilization. Attorneys are now looking to speak with more people who paid for PGT-A while undergoing an IVF cycle to help strengthen the litigation. This page has all the details. |
Case Updates  Our settlements page is always being updated. Have you checked to see if you're covered by any open settlements? You can also check out the latest settlements as they happen by following us on Twitter. |
| To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here. |
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| | ~ In Other News ~ | If you receive restricted stock units as part of your compensation and work overtime, attorneys want to speak with you. They believe that vested RSUs should be counted as income and factored into your overtime pay rate—but that not all companies are doing so, resulting in employees being illegally underpaid. Learn more about what you can do here. |
| The proposed class action lawsuit claims that the titan of fast food sold Quarter Pounders without warning customers they could be contaminated. As of October 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 75 cases of illness, 22 hospitalizations and one death as a result of the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak, according to the filing. Read up on the allegations here. |
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