Class Action

Isais Vasquez, et al vs. Leprino Foods Company, et al Case Background On May 17, 2017, Plaintiff Isais Vasquez on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals filed a Class settlement lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern District of California, Fresno Division(Case number: 1:17-cv-00796-). Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe presided over this case. Cause Plaintiffs Isaias Vazquez and Linda Hefke, representing a class of similarly situated employees, worked as non-exempt, hourly workers at Leprino Foods Company’s Lemoore West facility in California. Leprino Foods, a Colorado corporation, implemented policies that systematically violated California labor laws. The company regularly required employees

Rick Larsen, et al vs. PTT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, et al Case Background On April 6, 2018, Plaintiff Rick Larsen filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Washington Western (Case number: 3:18cv5275), alleging issues related to a virtual casino and online gambling. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright presided over the case. Cause Plaintiff Sean Wilson filed a class action lawsuit against Defendant PTT, LLC, doing business as High 5 Games, LLC, alleging that the company operated an illegal virtual casino. High 5 Games developed and managed online slot machine games accessible on mobile devices, including Android and iOS. The lawsuit claimed that the Defendant initially provided free vir

In Re: Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Pest Infestation Litigation Case Background On June 2, 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed against Family Dollar in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2:22md3032). The case was assigned to Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman and referred to Chief Magistrate Judge Tu M. Pham. The lawsuit arose from the severe rodent infestation at Family Dollar's distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, which led to widespread product contamination. Cause Family Dollar operated a distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, which supplied products to 404 stores across six states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkansas. Starting in January 2020, F

In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment Case Background On February 7, 2023, Plaintiff Harold R. Feezle, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Ohio Northern (Case number: 4:23cv242). The lawsuit stemmed from the train derailment that occurred near East Palestine, Ohio. Judge Benita Y. Pearson presided over this case. Cause On February 3, 2023, a train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway Company derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, while traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania. Approximately 100 railcars derailed, including 10 to 20 that carried hazardous materials like vinyl chloride. The derailment caused these chemicals to ignite, creating a fi

Hufstetler vs. Upstream Rollco Llc Case Background On September 22, 2023, Plaintiff Jeremy Hufstetler, individually, and on behalf of all others similary situated filed a Class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Alabama Northern (Case number: 2:23cv1265). Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden presided over this case. Cause In January and February 2023, a data breach at Upstream RollCo LLC exposed sensitive information, including full names, medical diagnoses, health insurance details, and other protected health information (PHI). Unauthorized access to employee email accounts caused the breach. The company publicly acknowledged the incident on September 15, 2023, notifying affected individuals nearly eight months after t

Samantha Gotta, et al. v. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., et al Case Background In September 2020, former Stantec 401(k) Plan participants Samantha Gotta and Michael De Sena filed an ERISA lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. They sued Stantec Consulting Servic

Sherrill Farrell, et al vs. United States Department Of Defense, et al Case Background On August 8, 2023, Plaintiff Sherrill Farrell and others filed a Class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, California Northern, San Francisco division(Case number: 3:23cv4013). Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero presided over this case. Cause The United States Armed Forces enforced discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ service members for decades. These policies, including "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (DADT) and earlier rules, explicitly barred individuals from serving openly based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. Between 1980 and 2011, the military discharged over 35,800 service members under labels such as "homosex

Lopez vs. Apple, Inc. Case Background On August 7, 2019, Plaintiff Fumiko Lopez and others filed a Class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division (Case number: 4:19cv4577). This case was assigned to Judge Jeffrey S. White and referred to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Cause Apple Inc. faced allegations of unlawfully intercepting and recording private conversations through its Siri-enabled devices without the explicit consent of users. Plaintiffs, including Fumiko Lopez, her minor child, and other similarly affected individuals, claimed that Apple’s products, such as iPhones, Apple Watches, and HomePods, captured sensitive communications—even when users did not activate Siri by

Brenda Lee Hopper, et al. v. Jay-Bee Oil & Gas Inc., et al Case Background In 2020, Brenda Lee Hopper, both individually and on behalf of a group of leaseholders, filed a class action lawsuit against several hydraulic fracturing operators, including Jay-Bee Oil & Gas Inc., Jay-Bee Production Co., JB Exploration I LLC, Jay-Bee Royalty LLC, and Randall J. Broda. The lawsuit accused the Defendants of unlawfully deducting post-production expenses from royalty payments owed to the class members. The case was filed in the United States District Court, West Virginia Northern. Judge John Preston Bailey presided over this lawsuit and approved the settlement. [Case number: 20-101] Cause The class members include all perso

Maria Orellana vs. Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Case Background On December 3, 2021, Plaintiff Maria Orellana filed the first data breach lawsuit against Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (“PPLA”) and Does 1 through 100 (“Doe Defendants”), followed by six related complaints. The complaints alleged violations of privacy due to PPLA's negligence and failure to secure their personal data. A consolidated class compl

Christy Palmer Et Al V. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Et Al Case Background Plaintiffs Christy Palmer, Vartan Piroumian, Edward Cox, and Jean-Claude Franchitti initiated this employment action for themselves and

In Re National Football Leagues Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation On June 27, 2024, the Los Angeles jury found the NFL liable for $4,610,331,671.74 in damages to the residential class (home subscribers) and $96,928,272.90 in damages to the commercial class (business subscribers) in the present antitrust lawsuit. Case Background The present class action was initiated on December 10, 2015, to fight the antitrust practice and monopoly of the NFL over football telecasts in the United States. Hon. Philip S. Gutierrez presided over this case. [Case number: 2:15ml2668] Cause Plaintiffs Ninth Inning Inc. operating as The Mucky Duck, 1465 Third Avenue Restaurant Corp. doing business as Gael Pub, along with Robert Gary Lippincott, Jr., and Jonathan Frantz, through their legal representatives, asserted that the 32 professional football teams of the National Foot