Surprise Fees for TurboTax Users? If you used TurboTax to file your taxes within the past three years, you may have had to pay a mandatory fee for what you thought was a free service—and attorneys are now looking to take action over the potentially illegal practice. More on this below. Also in this issue, you’ll find additions to an ongoing investigation into possible privacy violations for California residents, a lawsuit filed over support animal documentation, and a case involving hot fudge advertised as “sweetened with Splenda.” Keep reading for the details, as well as the latest class action settlements you may be able to claim. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys suspect that the company behind TurboTax could be misleading consumers about the true cost of filing a tax return through the platform by advertising a free filing option while concealing the fact that completing the process may require a paid upgrade. The attorneys are now gathering users of the online tax preparation service to take action. Learn more and sign up here. |
New Privacy Investigations for California Residents Attorneys have added several platforms to their list of those under investigation for potential violations of California privacy law. If you made an online purchase or had an account with Victoria’s Secret, Dropbox, Keurig, Safelite, or Kay Jewelers in the past few years, you may be able to join others taking 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 ~ Lost Money on Lavish Luck or Gleaming Slots? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into two more popular online social casinos that may be illegal gambling operations in disguise—namely, Gleaming Slots and Lavish Luck. The attorneys believe the platforms may be violating consumer protection and anti-gambling laws and that affected players could be owed money as a result. This page has the details, including how to sign up and take action. |
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 - Disney - Streaming Antitrust
You may be included in this settlement if you paid for a YouTube TV subscription or DirecTV streaming live pay TV subscription between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2026. - AlbanyPark – Discounts
You may be included in this settlement if you made a purchase on www.AlbanyPark.com between June 21, 2020 and October 31, 2024. - WaterStreet Company - Data Breach
You may be included in this settlement if your private information was potentially impacted in the March 2025 WaterStreet Company data breach. | | |
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 lawsuit claims that Support Pets has deceptively marketed its emotional support animal and psychiatric service dog products as “official” and legally valid when none of the documentation or paraphernalia the company sells is legally required for service dogs to enter public places. Read up on the allegations here. |
| A recently filed lawsuit alleges that Smucker’s Sugar Free Hot Fudge Spoonable Topping is misleadingly marketed as being sweetened with Splenda even though the product’s primary sweeteners are maltitol syrup, glycerin and sorbitol. Indeed, the suit claims “there is hardly any Splenda” in the product at all. This page has the details. |
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