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A proposed nationwide class action filed in federal court in Chicago accuses McDonald’s USA, LLC and McDonald’s Corporation of using an AI-powered pricing system to coordinate menu prices across its U.S. restaurants. The plaintiff says the arrangement violates federal antitrust law. McDonald’s denies the allegations and says it will vigorously defend the case. Important for…
If your child is under 18 and has a valid Social Security number, the U.S. Treasury has probably already created a Trump Account in your child’s name. On October 1, 2026, Treasury announced that automatic enrollment was complete and that over 60 million more eligible children now have an account ready to be claimed. An…
Consumers who kept getting appointment-reminder texts or calls from Coast Dental Services, LLC after asking the company to stop may qualify for a payment under a proposed $3,840,664 settlement. The settlement resolves allegations that Coast Dental sent marketing texts and calls after recipients asked for no more solicitations. Eligible claimants can choose up to $59…
A Michigan homeowner who owed about $3,000 in property taxes, and whose home was sold with $23,500 in proceeds kept by Allegan County, has another chance to pursue her federal claim. On October 5, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated the dismissal of her lawsuit and sent the case back…
Federal prosecutors have charged five people in separate criminal complaints with allegedly using Social Security numbers (SSNs) assigned to other people to obtain credit, run up debt, and then seek bankruptcy protection. Four defendants were arrested on October 1, 2026. The fifth is still being sought. These are allegations only. No defendant has been convicted….
DISH TV and Sling TV’s operating companies emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 1, 2026, after a court-approved restructuring cut their aggregate outstanding debt by about $4.35 billion. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez confirmed the DISH DBS plan on September 29, and EchoStar reported the emergence in a Form 8-K filed October 2….
A 30-year-old New Rochelle, New York man faces additional Connecticut felony charges after Greenwich police say a search of his phone showed he sent personal identifying information of more than 30 alleged identity-theft victims to other people on Telegram. Police also allege that Onyedikachi Chukwujekwu Agu sent about 17 stolen checks totaling roughly $200,000 to…
Tekiyah McLeod, 34, of Magnolia, Texas, has pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud and aggravated identity theft after admitting she billed Medicaid approximately $477,872 for mental health therapy services that were never provided, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. McLeod was the registered agent for nLove…
If someone got your Social Security number or opened an account in your name, the fastest thing you can do is go to IdentityTheft.gov and file with the FTC. Do that first. Everything below explains why Atlanta specifically has a bigger problem than most U.S. cities, what Georgia law says about it, and exactly who…