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Geico Overcharge Class Action Allowed to Proceed

December 30, 2022

A class action was recently certified on behalf of more than two million California drivers. The lawsuit alleges that Geico Corp. overcharged their insureds during the initial months of the COVID-19 lockdowns because the lockdowns forced drivers to change their driving behavior which led to lack of use and a lack of risk by Geico.

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Fred Meyer Faces Wage Class Action Lawsuit

December 14, 2022

Two employees of Fred Meyer have filed a $5 million wage class action lawsuit against the grocery chain for violating Oregon’s wage laws

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Space Travel Problems Cause Potential Class Action Lawsuit Against Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic

December 8, 2022

Virgin Galactic Holdings and Richard Branson are facing a proposed class action lawsuit. The Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are shareholders who claim that both Virgin and Branson made statements about the flight program that led them to overpay for company shares.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Faces Potential Gender Affirming Care Class Action

November 30, 2022

A transgender teenager’s gender-affirming care is at the heart of a potential class action lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

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FTX Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Failed Cryptocurrency

November 21, 2022

FTX is facing a class-action lawsuit by investors in this cryptocurrency exchange. FTX is seeking a bankruptcy and a liquidation of its assets. The lawsuit claims that FTX, along with other former CEO Sam Bankman-Friend and several celebrities, were responsible for the damage for promoting the exchange before its market collapse earlier this month.

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General Motors Class Action to Pay $102.6 Million to Consumers

October 24, 2022

A class of consumers won a $102.6 million trial against General Motors LLC in California. The lawsuit centered around the allegations that General Motors knew about an engine issue which caused stalling and premature breakdowns in their SUVs and trucks.

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Smithfield Foods Reaches Preliminary $75M Settlement in Pork Price-Fixing Case

October 19, 2022

A preliminary settlement was reached recently by Smithfield Foods Inc. in the amount of $75 million in a pork price-fixing lawsuit. Consumers filed the lawsuit claiming that this meat producer along with others limited supply to inflate the price of pork in the U.S. market. Smithfield denies any wrongdoing.

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AARP Files Class Action Against Illinois Nursing Home Provider

October 11, 2022

AARP recently filed a class action lawsuit against an Illinois nursing home provider, Alden and six of its facilities. AARP’s lawsuit claims that Alden failed to adequately staff their facilities with a goal to increase profits.

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Whole Foods Accused of Deceptive Marketing of Antibiotic-Free Beef

September 6, 2022

A proposed class action lawsuit spearheaded by the nonprofit Farm Forward filed in California alleges that Whole Foods used deceptive marketing to claim their organic beefs are free from antibiotics.

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Peloton Facing Class Action Over On-Demand Programming

August 18, 2022

Peloton Interactive Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in New York over its library of on-demand programs. According to the lawsuit, Peloton advertised to its potential purchasers continued growth of its program options but in March 2019, Peloton removed an estimated 12,000 on-demand programs.

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Equifax Faces Credit Score Malfunction Class Action

August 16, 2022

Equifax is facing a class-action lawsuit due to an alleged technical issue. The issue is said to stem from their reporting system’s malfunction during a system update that allegedly affected millions of credit scores.

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Proposed Settlement Reached in Alabama State Farm Depreciation Class Action

August 11, 2022

In a class action filed in Alabama, class plaintiffs alleged that State Farm Fire and Casualty, between 2011 and 2017, used a depreciated cost of labor and other non-material costs for repairs to properties owned by their insureds. The lawsuit alleges that said depreciation was against their policies.

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T-Mobile Settles Data Breach Class Action

August 8, 2022

A settlement was reached and filed in the T-Mobile US Inc. data breach class action lawsuit. As part of the settlement, T-Mobile denies any wrongdoing.

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California Appellate Court Allows COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Case to Proceed

July 28, 2022

A California Second Appellate District panel recently gave the opinion that California state courts, as opposed to US district courts, do not grant judges the authority to dismiss cases based on their views on the likelihood of a case to prevail prior to hearing evidence.

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Proposed Class Action Filed Involving T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

July 26, 2022

A proposed class action was filed by a group of AT&T and Verizon wireless subscribers against Deutsche Telekon AG, T-Mobile U.S., Inc., and SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan (the former owner of Sprint Corp.).

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National Association of Realtors Facing Midwest Home Seller Class Action Over Broker Fees

April 28, 2022

Midwest home sellers may now be eligible to participate in a class action that was recently certified in a federal lawsuit in Kansas City. Originally filed in 2019, the lawsuit alleges that home sellers in Missouri who used the Multiple Listing Service system were …

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IBM Faces Potential Age Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit

April 8, 2022

IBM has been accused of discussions surrounding the idea of reducing the number of their older employees, using the term “dinobabies” to describe them.

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Zoom Settle Class Action Lawsuit

January 14, 2022

Zoom settled a class action lawsuit for $85 million where users’ alleged that Zoom did not protect users’ personal information thereby allowing third parties to infiltrate a user meeting.

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Facebook Sued by Rohingya Refugees

January 9, 2022

A class action lawsuit was filed against Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, by Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

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Proposed Settlement Reached in Global Tel*Link Class Action

January 3, 2022

Global Tel*Link Corp. agreed to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from its services to jails and prisons relating to non-refunded deposits made by customers.

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