Appeals Court Won’t Certify Class Action on State Farm’s Diminished Value Formula September 28, 2022 By William Rabb Auto and property insurers in the last three months have settled class-action lawsuits in Southern states alleging the carriers systematically...
Equifax May Face Class-Action Suit After Credit-Score Glitch August 5, 2022 By Erik Larson Equifax Inc., the second-biggest global credit bureau, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit after a report that it provided...
Skittles Are Toxic, Federal Lawsuit Claims July 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Mars Inc. has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain...
Uber Sued by More Than 500 Female Passengers Over Sexual Assault Complaints July 14, 2022 Uber Technologies Inc. is being sued by more than 500 women across the US who claim to have been assaulted...
Lyft Reaches $25 Million Settlement of Claims it Hid Safety Problems Before IPO June 20, 2022 By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel Lyft Inc has reached a $25 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that the ride-hailing company concealed safety problems, including...
Sterling Jewelers Reaches $125 Million Settlement in Long-Running Sex Bias Case June 14, 2022 By Patrick Dorrian Sterling Jewelers Inc. agreed to pay $125 million to roughly 68,000 female retail sales workers who sued the company 14...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit Into Arbitration June 7, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme...
Musk Sued by Twitter Investors for Stock ‘Manipulation’ During Takeover Bid May 27, 2022 By Luc Cohen and Tom Hals Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc .investors claiming he manipulated the company’s stock price downward, as the chief...
Where’s the Beef? McDonald’s, Wendy’s Are Sued Over Burger Sizes May 18, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Justin Chimienti thought the Big Mac he bought at McDonald’s and the Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger he bought at Wendy’s would...
Hyundai, Kia Are Sued After Recalling Vehicles Because of Fire Risk February 28, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. were sued on Friday by drivers who claimed a defect in their vehicles’ anti-lock...