The Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday against the use of a novel form of settlement class devised to pursue opioid manufacturers for their role in the U.S. opioid addiction crisis.
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An Austrian consumer protection group said Wednesday it has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government for failing to contain a coronavirus outbreak at an Alpine ski resort that has been blamed for thousands of infections worldwide during the early phase of the pandemic.
Read moreA federal judge has certified the class in a lawsuit over Keurig’s single-serve coffee pods, some of which are marketed as “recyclable” though the plaintiffs claim it’s nearly impossible to do so.
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Lawyers for nicotine giants Juul and Altria pulled out all the stops Monday to defeat a multidistrict class action claiming they conspired to get young people hooked on addictive e-cigarettes with deceptive ads and marketing campaigns.
Read moreIn a public records dispute, a federal court in Washington denied anti-abortion activist David Daleiden’s motion to decertify a class of individuals whose names are contained in University of Washington documents that relate to the purchase, transfer or procurement of fetal tissue.
Read moreA federal court in California dismissed a class action brought by a SeaWorld annual pass holder against the theme park for continuing to collect membership fees while its parks were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The complaint didn’t identify any specific statement SeaWorld made that would have led the pass holder to believe she would have unlimited access to the parks.
Read moreA federal court in Florida preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action against sunglasses company Costa del Mar relating to its warranty agreement.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit ruled against an Uber driver who claimed he fell within an exemption in the Federal Arbitration Act because he drives passengers who are engaged in interstate travel. The driver must arbitrate his class action, which claims Uber failed to safeguard the personal data of drivers and riders.
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A federal judge resuscitated a class action alleging Fortnite developer Epic Games lures kids into making impulsive in-app buys that they later regret but cannot retract.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
Read moreAmazon customers have filed a class action against the e-retail giant claiming it is going against its own prohibition on the sale of lithium-ion batteries by selling fake or recycled batteries salvaged by Chinese sellers who are marketing them as new.
Read moreA California appeals court revived a putative class action relating to the use of allegedly defective copper pipe in new homes in Ladera Ranch, California, finding the claims are permitted by an exception in the California Right to Repair Act.
Read moreThe Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action brought by a man who claims Whole Foods systematically overcharged customers by selling chocolate cupcakes and cheeses that weighed less than their labels indicated.
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A federal judge in Washington has struck down requirements the Trump administration imposed on noncitizens serving in the United States military who seek to become citizens.
Read moreA former Auburn football player brought a putative class action against the NCAA, claiming it kept players in the dark about the long term health effects of the “repetitive and violent impacts to players’ heads.”
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Under a class action settlement approved Friday by a federal judge, Wells Fargo will change its lending policies to extend student loans and other lines of credit to DACA recipients on the same terms and conditions as U.S. citizens.
Read moreA federal court in California dismissed a class action challenge to Assembly Bill 5 brought against the state by data processing entities that contract with individuals to collect signatures from voters on ballot initiatives. The statute requires many employers to start classifying workers as employees rather than independent contractors.
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Three nonprofit groups filed a class action Friday evening against the Trump administration’s controversial use of a Covid-19 emergency health order to immediately expel migrant children out of the country, claiming the children are denied the usual immigration protections in spite of showing no signs of the disease.
Read moreReversing a district court ruling, the Ninth Circuit determined a class action against TurboTax-maker Intuit should be compelled to arbitration. The class claims the company tricked them into paying for its tax-preparation services when they could have used its free tax-filing option.
Read moreIn a motion to enforce a preliminary injunction filed late Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement refuses to give coronavirus tests to symptomatic detainees at its facility in Adelanto, California.
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