New Lawsuits: Fairlife, Shake Shack and More We’re opening this issue with a lawsuit filed against a leading milk brand following reports of “unprecedented” animal cruelty despite a supposed commitment to humane treatment and sustainability. More on that below. From there, we’ll touch on a few other recently filed cases involving extra fees for ordering burgers online, a popular insurance company that may be refusing to honor its accident forgiveness policy and cosmetic products that are allegedly sold half empty. Keep reading for the details on these cases, as well as the latest class action settlements that you may be able to claim. Don’t leave your money on the table—and keep reading for the latest. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| The popular milk brand is facing a proposed class action alleging that despite claims its cows receive above-standard care, animal cruelty runs rampant across the company’s supply chain. The suit, which declares the brand’s animal care messaging “egregiously false,” states that new investigations have found that certain Fairlife suppliers are actually “massively concentrated industrial farms” plagued by “criminal-level cruelty” and severe neglect. Read more here. |
Lawsuit: GEICO Fails to Honor Accident Forgiveness Policy GEICO is on the receiving end of a proposed class action over its accident forgiveness policy, which promises customers that their insurance premiums will not increase as a result of their first at-fault accident. The filing claims that instead of complying with its own policy, the insurance company unlawfully disguises accident-related premium increases as “surcharges” or other misleading terms following a “forgiveness” customer's first at-fault crash. Learn more here. |
| 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 ~ Hotel Resort Fees: Did You Get Everything Promised? Attorneys believe that some hotels may be illegally charging a per-night fee—sometimes called a resort, destination, facility, amenity, or urban fee—without providing all the amenities, products or services that are supposedly covered by the charge. For instance, it could be illegal for a hotel to charge a resort fee that covers bike rentals when the property doesn’t have enough bikes for its 500 guests to reasonably be able to use them. Learn more about the investigation and share your story here |
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. |
| Latest Settlements - Stanley Steemer Data Breach
You may be covered by this settlement if Stanley Steemer International notified you of a data breach around December 2023. - Horizon Treadmills
You may be covered by this settlement if you bought a Horizon treadmill between June 9, 2018 and November 9, 2020. - loanDepot Data Breach
If you received a notice from loanDepot stating that your personal information may have been compromised in a data breach in January 2024, you may be covered by this settlement. | | |
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 ~ | The recently filed lawsuit is alleging that Shake Shack illegally charges hidden fees when customers order food via its website or app. According to the suit, these fees are purposely tacked on at the end of the ordering process—for instance, the plaintiff claims that it wasn’t until the final payment screen that she was told a $2.17 service fee and $3 courier fee (on top of a delivery fee) would be added to her order. This page has the details. |
| A proposed class action lawsuit claims e.l.f. Cosmetics has misled consumers by selling these two products in oversized containers that are half empty. Customers who view the packaging are led to expect that they are purchasing a container full of product, when what they actually receive is significantly less, the case says. You can find the details—plus images of the products—here. |
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