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Consumer Sues Nestle Claiming that the Vanilla in Coffee Mate Is Artificial
A favorite lawsuit filed by class action attorneys is that a consumer product is not what it claims to customers in its marketing. The attorneys get a decent cut of the settlement agreement while ...
Attorney Generals of 23 States Challenge Federal Student Loan Debt
Returning to class action lawsuits against the United States Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, student loan processors, and colleges and universities, a multistate coalition of Attorney Generals calls ...
South Carolina State Treasurer Launches “Palmetto Payback” to Distribute Over $600K in Unclaimed Funds
More than 3,800 South Carolina residents may receive unexpected checks this month as part of a new effort by the State Treasurer’s Office to return unclaimed prope...
Three Meatpacking Employees Sue OSHA for Lax Regulation and Oversight
The meatpacking industry has come under scrutiny recently for its actions during COVID-19. Meatpackers have been sued by their employees for gross negligence that allegedly led to their injury and death...
StockX Prepares to Defend Itself Against a Data-Breach Class-Action Lawsuit
StockX, a sneaker resale website, is involved in another class-action lawsuit because of a security data breach that happened last year. In May of 2019, over 6.8 million user accounts were hacked, a...
Fired Bloomberg Staffers File a Class-Action Lawsuit Against the Billionaire
One of the more unusual political developments in American history was the brief rise and fall of Michael Bloomberg. The billionaire showered hundreds of millions of dollars in his attempt to win...
Will State Liability Protections Prevent a Wave of COVID-19 Lawsuits?
States have given liability shields to a number of different entities during the COVID-19 crisis. From doctors to business, states have tried to protect them from lawsuits either through legislation or ...
Airbnb Possibly Ripped Off Hosts and Guests with the Covid-19 Relief Funds
Despite all the chaos in 2020, this year has been perfect for introductory IPOs in the stock market. Airbnb wants to raise $3 billion through its first public offering on the stock exchange. The b...
COVID-19 has Unleashed an Onslaught of Class Action Lawsuits Against Universities
COVID-19 has Unleashed an Onslaught of Class Action Lawsuits Against Universities Students had plans for the spring semester. It was the season to meet new friends, attend sporting events, ta...