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Apple’s $50 million MacBook butterfly keyboard settlement is closed to new claims. The claim deadline was March 6, 2023, and the court granted final approval on May 25, 2023. The official administrator reports that the initial distribution is complete and that supplemental payments went out around February 23, 2026, to members who had negotiated their…
A Texas woman, Nohemi Castillo, has sued Torchy’s Tacos and its management company, Success Foods Management Group LLC, after allegedly finding what looked like a cow tooth in a takeout taco bought at the chain’s South Congress Avenue restaurant in Austin. The lawsuit, filed in Travis County district court, seeks monetary relief of $250,000 or…
Borrowers who took out a loan from the online lender Bright Lending (Aaniiih Nakoda Finance, LLC) may be entitled to debt cancellation, a cash payment of at least $15, or both, under a $15 million class action settlement. The case is Dixon v. Gatzke, No. 1:24-cv-11834, before Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in the U.S. District…
Hasan Korkmaz, owner of the Santee, California trucking company San Diego Logistics Group Inc., pleaded guilty on October 15, 2026 to all 18 federal counts in a credit card fraud and identity theft case that caused more than $2,103,000 in losses to two banks. Sentencing is set for January 8, 2027, at 9 a.m. No…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a $1,850,000 settlement with Premier Franchising Group, LLC (PFG), the franchisor of Premier Martial Arts, and its former sales organization, Franchise Fastlane, LLC (FFL). The FTC alleges the companies misled prospective franchisees about earnings, profitability and how much time owners would need to run a studio. Franchise Fastlane…
Shell Chemical Appalachia, LLC is reported to have asked a federal court in Pittsburgh to dismiss the Clean Air Act citizen lawsuit filed against its Shell Polymers Monaca petrochemical plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, after reaching two settlements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The two DEP agreements carry principal financial commitments of…
Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, was sentenced in federal court on April 28, 2026 and ceased operating in its former form on May 1, 2026, when its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan took effect. Its operations transferred to Knoa Pharma, LLC, a new public-benefit company. The personal injury trust created by the plan is…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is facing several separate problems at once: a fatal incident on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on October 12, 2026, precautionary closures of nine similar coasters at six parks, individual brain injury lawsuits over the X2 coaster in California, about $4.9 billion in net debt,…
Criminal identity theft happens when someone gives police your name, date of birth or other identifying details during a stop, citation or arrest. The police report, warrant, court case or criminal history that results can then be wrongly linked to you. Start with the law enforcement agency that handled the incident: report the impersonation, ask…