Are Lyft Drivers Independent Contractors or Employees? We’re opening this week’s edition with the ongoing issue of when workers should be considered independent contractors as opposed to employees, with a new investigation looking into Lyft specifically. More on that below. Then, attorneys continue to investigate online retailers for suspected privacy violations. Plus, we’ll touch base on a recently filed lawsuit involving potentially defective highchairs. As always, we have the latest in class action settlements down below, including one involving allegedly fake sales on a popular clothing website. Keep reading for the details. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe Lyft may have violated labor laws by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, and they’re now gathering affected workers to take legal action via mass arbitration. If you’ve driven for Lyft and did not live in California at the time, you could be owed compensation for back pay and more. Learn more and sign up here. |
New Online Shopping Privacy Investigations If you shopped on Newegg.com, Ring.com or JCPenney.com within the past couple of years, your data may have been secretly gathered and shared with a third party via hidden tracking software. Attorneys believe these suspected data-sharing practices could violate state privacy laws and are now gathering consumers to take legal action. This page has all the details. |
| 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 ~ Byte Aligners: Sign Up for the Mass Arbitration Byte has been accused of falsely advertising its aligner system and impression kits as safe and effective despite reports of dental injuries associated with their use. Attorneys are now pursuing legal action on behalf of people who purchased Byte products, including (but not limited to) those who experienced physical harm. This page has all the details, including information on what consumers could be owed |
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 - JOOLA - Pickleball Paddles
If you own and have in your possession a JOOLA “Gen 3” Paddle and did not accept JOOLA’s prior offer to tender and return the paddle, you may be included in this settlement. - Refresco Beverages - Data Breach
If you received a notice stating that you may have been affected by a March 2023 data breach involving Refresco Beverages, you may be covered by this settlement. - Whole Foods - 401(k)
You may be included in this settlement if you were a participant in the Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) plan at any time between November 6, 2017 and July 24, 2025 or a beneficiary or alternate payee of such a participant. | | |
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 ~ | A proposed class action is claiming that Bugaboo Giraffe highchairs suffer from a defect that can cause the product’s front legs to separate from their frame. The case says that the defect actively puts children at risk of falling and incurring serious physical and psychological harm. Read up on the case here. |
| A $475,000 class action settlement ends litigation alleging that Shapermint advertised false discounts, sales and promotions on its website. The settlement covers anyone who, between April 19, 2020 and August 1, 2025 and while residing in California, purchased clothing items on Shapermint.com from the Essentials, Empetua or Truekind brands. Learn more about the deal here. |
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