Class Action Law Update – May 26, 2023 Arbitration Agreements Gain Traction in Automotive Industry Automakers are increasingly employing arbitration agreements in an attempt to stave off putative class action lawsuits. This strategy, however, has met with mixed success. The…
Class Action Law Update – April 24, 2023 Several noteworthy class action lawsuits have recently been filed across a range of industries. These lawsuits involve allegations of discrimination, securities fraud, and other issues. In this Class Action Law Update provided…
Class Action Update – February 1, 2023 Apple accused of tracking user data of users who have opted out of such tracking John Farley, an Apple user has accused Apple of illegally tracking data from iPhone and Ipad users who have…
Class Action Case Update – December 16, 2022 Facebook algorithms accused of age and gender discrimination while displaying ads. Real Women in Trucking, has filed a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing Meta Platforms (parent company of…
Class Action Case Update – November 25, 2022 Veterans accuse Citibank of non-compliance with servicemen-related lending requirements A class of Military Veterans have filed suit against Citibank accusing it of violating laws in place to facilitate easy and cheap les…
Class Action Case Update – October 24, 2022 Amplify settlement in 2021 Huntington oil spill within sight – coast clear for suit against responsible containerships Amplify Energy Corporation has agreed to pay $50 million to settle the class action suit…
Class Action Case Update – October 13, 2022 Illegal tracking lawsuit: Google to pay $85 million to the state of Arizona In 2020, the state of Arizona filed a suit against Google for violating the Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act. The…
Class Action Case Update – September 28, 2022 Crypto companies facing regulatory wrath combined with investor wrath The massive fall of cryptocurrency prices earlier this year, was accompanied by a steady rise in crypto litigation whereby several buyers have sued…
Class Action Case Update – September 14, 2022 Credit Karma to pay USD 3 million for luring consumers with deceptive promises of pre-approved financial products Credit Karma is a credit monitoring service aimed at collecting and analyzing users’ personal data…
Top Universities’ motion to dismiss financial aid case is denied A total of 17 private schools (including Yale, Brown and Duke) are alleged to have violated the conditions which exempted them from complying with certain anti-trust provisions relating to financial…
Meta accused of knowingly employing exploitative and damaging business tactics so as to lure young users A total of 8 suits have been filed against Meta Platforms Inc. (previously Facebook) all over US, accusing Meta of actively employing exploitative tactics…
Court rules against Whole Foods in a preliminary motion seeking dismissal of a suit alleging the latter of falsely advertising their coffee creamer A District Judge ruled against Whole Foods’ preliminary motion seeking the dismissal of a suit relating to…