Lawsuits

Morrow County residents in northeast Oregon have been drinking nitrate-contaminated well water for years — in some cases at levels nearly ten times the federal safety limit. In February 2024, a group of affected homeowners filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Amazon and 16 other defendants, alleging their industrial operations at…

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office sued Choice Home Warranty in 2019, alleging the company sold home warranty policies over the phone while hiding the exclusions that would let it deny most claims. After more than six years of litigation, Choice Home Warranty agreed to a consent judgment on January 23, 2026, requiring it to pay…

ASP Aesthetics LP, the company behind the med-spa chain Chapter Aesthetic Studio, agreed to pay $1,319,450 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it continued sending marketing texts to customers who had already opted out. A plaintiff named Tysen Hansen sued under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which makes it illegal to send promotional…

A job applicant named John Milito sued Veeam Management LLC and Veeam Vaas Corp. in King County Superior Court, Washington, alleging both companies posted open positions without disclosing salary ranges — a direct violation of Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. Veeam denies wrongdoing but agreed to settle. If you applied for a Veeam role…

Multiple class action lawsuits and legal investigations target Venmo and its parent company PayPal, Inc. in April 2026. The allegations range from refusing to reimburse fraud victims and freezing accounts without explanation to charging hidden credit card fees and sending illegal text messages. The only completed settlement — a $58 million privacy case — closed…

A federal jury ordered Google to pay $425.7 million in September 2025 after finding the company collected data from roughly 98 million users who had explicitly turned off the “Web & App Activity” privacy setting. Google is appealing the verdict. No claim form exists yet. If you disabled that setting any time between July 2016…

Plaintiffs sued Galderma Laboratories, L.P., the maker of Differin, alleging the company failed to warn consumers that three of its benzoyl peroxide acne products were potentially contaminated with benzene — a chemical classified as a known carcinogen. Galderma denies that the labeling and advertising for its Differin branded acne treatment was misleading, that its products…

Between August 3 and 6, 2024, hackers broke into a business application used by Avis Rent A Car System LLC and Avis Budget Group Inc., stealing names, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, credit card details, and phone numbers from approximately 299,066 customers. A class action lawsuit followed, and Avis agreed to pay $1.02 million to…

A federal class action lawsuit accused Google of secretly using Android users’ paid cellular data to transmit information to its own servers — even when phones were locked, idle, and all apps were closed. Google agreed to pay $135 million to settle. U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi granted preliminary approval in March 2026. Over 100…