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Amazon Sued Over 'Bait and Switch' on Movie Buys

Class-action complaint says digital purchases of films, TV shows are really just revocable licenses

(Newser) - A new class-action lawsuit is challenging the way Amazon sells movies and TV shows online, arguing that consumers aren't actually "buying" titles as advertised, but instead getting a license that can be revoked at any time. The suit, filed last week in federal court in Washington, accuses...

Delta to Fork Over $79M for Dumping Tons of Fuel on LA

Thousands of Los Angeles residents are set to receive compensation for 2020 disruption

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has agreed to shell out $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2020 incident in which one of its jets dumped thousands of pounds of fuel over Los Angeles, coating schools, homes, and playgrounds. The payout, still awaiting a judge's green light,...

UnitedHealth Faces Investor Lawsuit After CEO's Killing

Roberto Faller alleges that earnings forecasts hid the impact of Brian Thompson's death

(Newser) - UnitedHealth Group is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from an investor who alleges the company was misleading about its financial outlook following the December killing of CEO Brian Thompson, reports CBS News . The suit, filed Wednesday by investor Roberto Faller in the Southern District of New York, claims UnitedHealth...

Cops Illegally Strip-Searched Thousands of Festival-Goers: Suit

Male officer walked in on Raya Meredith bending over naked, class-action suit claims

(Newser) - Police in Australia have admitted to illegally strip-searching a young woman whose lawyer describes her experience as "akin to a sexual assault." Raya Meredith is the lead plaintiff of a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread unlawful strip searches in New South Wales between 2016 and 2022. She was at...

Suit: Tesla Jacked Up Its Odometers to Go Faster

Thereby voiding warranties quicker, says California man who filed complaint

(Newser) - If you own a Tesla that seems to be piling on the miles, you might want to pay attention to a new complaint—and your car's gauges. A Los Angeles man's proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk's EV company alleges that odometers in Tesla vehicles were designed...

Lawsuit: Girl Scout Cookies Infused With Lead, Pesticide
Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous
Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies
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Mar 16, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies

Proposed class-action complaint says all cookies tested were positive for lead, glyphosate

(Newser) - Most people love a good Thin Mint, but a recent lawsuit against the Girl Scouts puts a damper on that affection for at least one New York woman, who claims the presence of heavy metals and pesticides in some of the organization's famous cookies, reports WJLA . The suit filed...

Apple Users Could Be in for a Payout

Company to pay $95M to settle class-action lawsuit alleging eavesdropping with Siri

(Newser) - Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the tech behemoth of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on users, per the AP . The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in a federal court in Oakland, California, would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit revolving around allegations that Apple...

Musk, PAC Hit With Lawsuits Over $1M Giveaway
The Hits Keep Coming
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Nov 6, 2024 7:11 AM CST

The Hits Keep Coming Over Musk's $1M Giveaway

Day after judge rules his PAC could continue sweepstakes, 2 lawsuits emerge

(Newser) - Two individuals have sued Elon Musk over his $1 million-a-day election giveaway, and one hopes to turn it into a class-action suit. Reuters reports that the complaint filed by Jacqueline McAferty in Austin, Texas, alleges Musk and his pro-Trump America PAC fraudulently prompted voters to sign his petition to support...

Lawsuit: Photo of Subway Sandwich in Ad Is Misleading

Anna Tollison says the chain skimps on the steak

(Newser) - Anna Tollison was disappointed in the Steak & Cheese sandwich she bought at a Subway in New York City over the summer—mostly because it was quite short on the steak part, according to her new complaint against the fast-food chain. Per her proposed class-action suit filed Monday in Brooklyn...

Juul Customers Are Getting Quite the Surprise via Venmo

They're receiving rather large class-action payouts from the vape company, some in the thousands

(Newser) - Two big class-action lawsuits over Juul vaping products have been settled, and consumers are starting to see their payday. The Washington Post reports that Juul and tobacco company Altria Group, which used to hold a minority stake in Juul, earlier this month agreed to pony up $255 million and $45....

Suit: Colleges Exploited Students of Divorce Seeking Financial Aid

Harvard, Yale among schools listed in antitrust complaint; College Board also named as defendant

(Newser) - A current Boston University student has teamed up with a Cornell alum to go after dozens of elite private universities that they say conspired to overcharge students, including by exploiting those who had divorced parents. Reuters reports that the proposed class-action lawsuit filed Monday in Illinois names 40 top schools—...

FBI Cuts Hefty Settlement With 34 Female Recruits

Women who said they were sexually discriminated against get $22M payout

(Newser) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity, and the need to take contraception "to...

These Disney Workers Moved Thousands of Miles. Now, a Suit

They relocated from California to Florida, only to be stranded after $1B office complex was nixed

(Newser) - In 2021, Disney announced that it would build a $1 billion office complex for theme park staff in the Lake Nona neighborhood of Orlando, and that 2,000 workers would either need to move from California to central Florida or quit their jobs. Two years later, the company scrapped plans...

Women Want Pay Equity Suit to Cover 12K Apple Workers

Filing says company violates California law

(Newser) - A suit filed Thursday saying that Apple pays women less than men for similar work includes the company's hiring practices used to set compensation and its performance-review policies. The suit, filed in a San Francisco state court, was brought by two female employees and seeks class-action status, which would...

Fan's Suit Rips Madonna for 'Pornography Without Warning'

Class-action complaint takes singer to task for 'sexual acts,' 'topless women' at concert

(Newser) - Filed today in the "did you know what concert you were going to see" category: A (former?) fan has sued Madonna and Live Nation for what he says was a concert filled with "pornography without warning," with half-naked women, "sexual acts" performed onstage, and uncomfortably warm...

Walmart Overcharged Grocery Customers, Will Pay $45M

Submit a claim of eligible grocery purchases by June 5 for a piece of the settlement pie

(Newser) - Did you purchase weighted groceries or bagged citrus fruit at Walmart at any point in the last five and a half years? If so, you could be eligible for a share of a $45 million payout. Walmart agreed to pay that amount to settle a class action lawsuit alleging shoppers...

Apple Agrees to Pay $490M in iPhone Suit by Investors

Tim Cook said demand in China was strong just before cutting revenue forecast

(Newser) - Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to end a class-action lawsuit accusing its CEO of misleading investors with a false assurance about demand for iPhones in China. The suit was sparked by Apple's unexpected announcement on Jan. 2, 2019, that the company planned to cut its quarterly revenue...

Dating Apps Turn Users Into 'Compulsive' 'Addicts': Lawsuit

Tinder, Hinge, etc., encourage incessant use while making rewards 'elusive on purpose'

(Newser) - Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that's by design. As the AP reports, Tinder, Hinge, and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage "compulsive" use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims. The...

Day After Mass Layoffs, a Suit Against the Messenger

'Business malpractice and human cruelty at an epic scale,' media veteran says of news site's shuttering

(Newser) - Just a day after finding out they were getting laid off en masse, staffers at the Messenger are suing. Politico reports that a class-action complaint was filed Thursday on behalf of ex-producer Pilar Belendez-Desha "and all others similary situated," claiming that Belendez-Desha and the 300 or so other...

This Is the Least Surprising Lawsuit of 2024

Complaint filed on behalf of passengers who were on Alaska Airlines flight when door plug blew off

(Newser) - There was bound to be fallout from the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a door plug last week , and the first of it is here in the form of a lawsuit. As Axios reports, a Seattle firm has filed a proposed class-action complaint Thursday on behalf of six passengers and...

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