State Farm agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it underpaid Ohio policyholders’ structural damage claims by depreciating labor costs. According to the class action lawsuit, State Farm wrongfully deducted depreciation from labor costs and other nonmaterial expenses in structural damage claims. Plaintiffs in the case claim that this violated ... Keep Reading↠

Porsche agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims some of its vehicles were equipped with defective communication management systems that reboot unexpectedly. According to the Porsche class action lawsuit, some Porsche vehicles were equipped with defective PCM systems that rebooted unexpectedly. Some consumers had to pay out of their own pockets ... Keep Reading↠

Novartis has agreed to a $30 million antitrust class action settlement to end claims it engaged in a price-fixing scheme with company Par for the blood pressure medication commonly known as Exforge. The lawsuit alleged Novartis, the manufacturer of Exforge, and Par, a generic pharmaceutical company, entered into an agreement where Novartis agreed not to sell an ... Keep Reading↠

Marymount Manhattan College agreed to a $1.3 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach that compromised sensitive student, parent and employee information. According to the class action lawsuit, Marymount Manhattan College failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures that would have prevented a ... Keep Reading↠

CertainTeed agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that its Horizon-brand roofing shingles are defective and can cause property damage; the deadline to file a claim is March 2, 2030. According to the class action lawsuit, CertainTeed Horizon fiberglass shingles are defective and fail much sooner than expected. This failure allegedly causes ... Keep Reading↠

Sanderson Farms agreed to a $17.75 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated federal antitrust laws by working with other chicken companies to short-change broiler chicken growers. According to the class action lawsuit from broiler chicken growers, Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride, Perdue, Koch and Sanderson Farms violated antitrust laws by ... Keep Reading↠

Baptist Emergency Hospital agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it charged for separate lab tests instead of billing patients for a panel of tests. According to the surprise billing class action lawsuit, Baptist Emergency Hospital deceptively billed for laboratory panel tests in order to overcharge customers. Instead of charging for panels ... Keep Reading↠

The city of Billings, Montana, agreed to a $3.6 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it charged illegal franchise fees on water and other utility services. According to the class action lawsuit against Billings, the city charged illegal franchise fees on monthly water, wastewater and solid waste disposal services. Plaintiffs in the case say ... Keep Reading↠

Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to a $725 million class action settlement resolving claims that Facebook (now Meta Platforms Inc.) shared or otherwise made accessible to third parties Facebook user data and data about users’ friends without permission of the users whose data was shared and did not sufficiently monitor and enforce third-party access or use of that ... Keep Reading↠

Toyotetsu agreed to a $400,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent an October 2021 data breach. The class action lawsuit claims Toyotetsu failed to take reasonable cybersecurity measures, which resulted in the data breach. The breach allegedly compromised sensitive personal information of current and former ... Keep Reading↠

Turkish Airlines has agreed to a settlement resolving a class action lawsuit that accused the airline of failing to refund flights canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleged Turkish Airlines failed to refund them — or failed to provide a refund in a reasonable amount of time — for flights canceled due to the ... Keep Reading↠

The FTC secured a $4.2 million lawsuit settlement with Fashion Nova to resolve claims that the online clothing retailer deleted negative reviews on its products. The FTC filed an investigation against Fashion Nova, arguing the online clothing retailer suppressed lower ratings and negative reviews in order to make its products more attractive to buyers. The website ... Keep Reading↠

SeatGeek has agreed to a nationwide class action lawsuit settlement to end claims it did not provide customers with full cash refunds for events canceled during the pandemic, in violation of the law. It applies only in cases where the purchaser received a credit from SeatGeek without affirmatively opting to take the credit, where they paid SeatGeek for the ... Keep Reading↠

This lawsuit alleges Meta improperly inferred the location of Facebook users in the United States through their IP addresses even if a Facebook user had turned off location services on their iOS or Android device for the Facebook application. The settlement class includes all natural persons residing in the United States who used Facebook between Jan. 30, 2015, and ... Keep Reading↠

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) agreed to a $375,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect students and employees from a 2022 data breach. The August 2022 data breach allegedly compromised sensitive personal information of students and employees, including Social Security numbers and birth dates. According to the data ... Keep Reading↠