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Google Settles Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million
Jan 26 2026 // Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. A preliminary class action settlement was filed late...
Lawsuit Claims Meta Can See WhatsApp Chats in Breach of Privacy
Jan 26 2026 // An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service. Meta has made so called “end-to-end”...
10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B Total: Duane Morris
Jan 26 2026 // The value of the 10 highest class-action settlements in 2025 exceeded $70 billion for the first time ever. In fact, the total was nearer to $80 billion across all areas of litigation, according to law firm Duane...
Iowa Landlord Settles in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Jan 26 2026 // The Justice Department announced that the owner and property manager of residential rental properties in Davenport, Iowa, have agreed to pay $325,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the property manager sexually...
Pacific Life Seeks to Dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M Lawsuit Over Insurance Policies
Jan 23 2026 // Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and...
Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles
Jan 23 2026 // A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after...
Estee Lauder Sued by Beauty Tech Startup for Alleged Theft
Jan 23 2026 // Estee Lauder was sued by a self-described “disruptive” startup that accused the cosmetics giant of effectively putting it out of business by stealing technology to boost sales from jet-setting travelers in...
AI Company Eightfold Sued for Helping Companies Secretly Score Job Seekers
Jan 22 2026 // Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued for allegedly compiling reports used to screen job applicants...
Battle Between Applied Systems and Comulate Escalates With New Antitrust Lawsuit
Jan 21 2026 // The battle between Applied Systems and Comulate has taken a new turn with a new federal antitrust lawsuit from Comulate. Late last year the competitors in the insurance technology market traded litigation. Applied Systems...
Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation Is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates
Jan 21 2026 // A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance shows claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability...
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
Jan 20 2026 // Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire...
NYC Mayor Mamdani Widens Delivery-App Crackdown With Lost-Pay Lawsuit
Jan 20 2026 // New York City said it’s suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach to regulating app-based work. Motoclick violated delivery...
Greensill Bank Sues UK Government for $441 Million Over COVID Loan Guarantees
Jan 16 2026 // Greensill Bank, a subsidiary of collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital, is suing Britain’s business department for just over 330 million pounds ($441.7 million) after it canceled guarantees for COVID-19 business...
Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training
Jan 16 2026 // Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material...
Oracle Sued by Bondholders Over Losses Tied to AI Buildout
Jan 15 2026 // Oracle was sued on Wednesday by bondholders who say they suffered losses because the company chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison concealed its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its artificial...
CrowdStrike Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over Huge Software Outage
Jan 14 2026 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by CrowdStrike shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing its inadequate software testing and quality assurance procedures, before a July 2024 outage...
Tesla Agrees to Mediation That Could Resolve EEOC’s Racism Lawsuit
Jan 14 2026 // Tesla agreed to enter mediation that could resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car maker of tolerating severe and widespread harassment of Black...
Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation
Jan 14 2026 // In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation and the case was converted to a wrongful death action, the value of the case was...
New York Governor Hochul Vows to Tackle Insurance Affordability, Litigation and Fraud
Jan 14 2026 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agenda aimed at making New York more affordable that includes fighting auto insurance fraud and mandating property insurance discounts for mitigation efforts. In her 2026 State...
Iowa Landlord to Pay $325K Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Jan 13 2026 // The Justice Department announced that the owner and property manager of residential rental properties in Davenport, Iowa, have agreed to pay $325,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the property manager sexually...
