Frontier-Mt. Carroll Mutual Insurance agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it illegally reduced property insurance payouts. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Frontier-Mt. Carroll Mutual Insurance wrongfully deducted labor depreciation from property loss claim payments in Illinois. This policy allegedly caused financial ... Keep Reading↠

Toyota has agreed to a $78.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims its vehicles were equipped with defective air bag control units that could malfunction during a crash. According to the automotive class action lawsuit, Toyota equipped some of its vehicles with defective air bag control units. These components allegedly malfunction during ... Keep Reading↠

Aterian agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming Mueller kitchen products are falsely advertised as made in Austria, and no proof of purchase is required for consumers to benefit from the settlement. Plaintiffs claim Aterian used an image of the Austrian flag and the name “Austria” to mislead consumers into believing Mueller kitchen ... Keep Reading↠

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a $245 million lawsuit settlement deal with Fortnite maker Epic Games to resolve claims that the company tricked young users into making large purchases. Consumers can file a claim to receive a cash refund for Fortnite purchases. According to the FTC, Epic Games used misleading business practices to charge gamers for ... Keep Reading↠

Panda Express agreed to a $1.4 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims the restaurant chain charged illegal service fees on delivery orders. According to the class action lawsuit, Panda Express customers were misled about delivery fees and related expenses. Consumers claim they were harmed when Panda Express charged unexpected service fees on ... Keep Reading↠

Earl Enterprises, the operator of Buca di Beppo and other restaurants, agreed to a $650,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent a data breach that lasted from 2018 to 2019. The Earl Enterprises data breach reportedly lasted from May 2018 to March 2019. During this time, hackers allegedly gained access to payment card ... Keep Reading↠

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit accusing Inline Network Integration of failing to protect individuals’ private information when an unauthorized party gained access to Inline’s systems in a data breach. By allowing the security breach, the plaintiff asserted, Inline Network Integration was guilty of negligence, negligence per se, breach of ... Keep Reading↠

Gilead Sciences has agreed to a $246.75 million nationwide class action lawsuit settlement after accusations that it made direct purchasers of HIV drugs such as Truvada, Atripa and their generic equivalents pay too much for the drugs. The lawsuit is intended to bring relief to wholesale drug retailers, who had to push the allegedly inflated costs for the HIV drugs ... Keep Reading↠

Biogen Inc. agreed to a nationwide $9.75 million class action lawsuit settlement over its handling of an employee 401(k) program under accusations the company violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Biogen is accused of violating ERISA by not disclosing the expenses and risks of the plans investment options, allowing ... Keep Reading↠

Health Net and other defendants have agreed to a nationwide $10 million FTA data breach class action settlement. The class action lawsuit claimed Health Net did not properly protect the personal information of its members and is therefore liable for the theft of the data — which included addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and more. The class action ... Keep Reading↠

Metromile agreed to a $775,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent a data breach that lasted from July 2020 to January 2021. Hackers allegedly gained access to sensitive personal information for over 100,000 Metromile customers during a long-term data breach between July 2020 and January 2021. According to plaintiffs in a ... Keep Reading↠

Reynolds agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that it falsely represented certain Hefty and Great Value trash bags as “recycling” bags despite their inability to be recycled. No proof of purchase is required to benefit from the settlement. According to plaintiffs in the case, Reynolds misled consumers to believe that its ... Keep Reading↠

Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll have reached a $16 million nationwide video privacy class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that they shared subscribers’ personal information with third-party companies such as Facebook, Google, Adobe and others without consent. Crunchyroll was accused of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act by disclosing the personal ... Keep Reading↠

Kia agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that some of its Kia and Hyundai vehicles suffer from engine defects. According to the class action lawsuit, the class vehicles suffer from a defect related to the engine’s connecting rod bearing. This bearing can allegedly fail, causing engine seizure, stalling, engine ... Keep Reading↠

Radius Financial Group agreed to a $375,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Radius Financial Group could have prevented a July 2021 data breach with reasonable cybersecurity measures. Because of Radius’ failure, hackers allegedly gained access to ... Keep Reading↠