Class Action

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. 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 to report for their scheduled shifts but often sent them home without pay upon arrival, citing misjudgments in labor and production needs. This "de-crewing" policy denied employees their rightful compe

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. 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 virtual chips to first-time users. However, once those chips ran out, users had to purchase additional chips to continue playing. Players bought these chips with real money and wagered them in slot machine-style games, where the

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. 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, Family Dollar became aware of a severe rodent infestation at this facility but failed to take adequate steps to address the issue. Between January 11 and February 11, 2022, FDA inspectors conducted multiple visit

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. 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 fire that released toxic fumes and carcinogens into the air. This disaster forced the immediate evacuation of all residents and businesses within a one- to two-mile radius. Plaintiffs, inc

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. 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 the breach. This delay hindered victims’ ability to mitigate identity theft risks and protect their information promptly. The data breach caused significant harm to affected individua

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 Services Inc., its board of directors, and members of the 401(k) Plan Fiduciary Investment Committee. The plaintiffs alleged mismanagement of their retire

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. 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 "homosexuality" or "homosexual conduct." Upon discharge, these veterans received Form DD-214s that included stigmatizing codes and narrative reasons referencing their sexual orientation. Many of these military discharges were cla

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. 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 saying the trigger phrase "Hey Siri" or manually enabling it. These recordings reportedly occurred accidentally and included confidential discussions, such as medical c

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] The class members include all persons and entities, including their respective successors and assigns, who, since May 21, 2010, through Decem

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 complaint was filed on May 25, 2022, representing approximately 409,437 individuals who received data breach notice

Plaintiffs Christy Palmer, Vartan Piroumian, Edward Cox, and Jean-Claude Franchitti initiated this employment action for themselves and a class of similarly affected individuals in 2017. They sought to address ongoing discrimination based on race and national origin by Defendants Cognizant

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. 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] 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 Football League (NFL), in collaboration with DirecTV and others, conspired to eliminate competition in the broadcasting and sale of live professional football games, s