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A proposed settlement in Jackson County, Missouri, would repay homeowners who were overcharged on property taxes after the county’s 2023 reassessment. The deal now covers both the 2023 and 2024 tax years. Class counsel says the settlement could be worth up to $250 million. Jackson County’s interim executive puts the cost closer to $175 million….
New Zealand’s Green Party has pledged to restore the country’s pre-2025 pay equity law and fund a settlement for roughly 65,000 care and support workers whose pay equity claim was stopped by the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025. The party has set aside about NZ$1.1 billion a year, which totals about NZ$4.48 billion over four…
The family of Joseph Perez has reached a settlement worth more than $10 million over his death during a 2017 restraint by Fresno police officers, Fresno County sheriff’s deputies and an American Ambulance paramedic. The City of Fresno agreed to pay $6 million and Fresno County agreed to pay $4 million. The family also reached…
State of New Mexico v. Facebook, Inc., No. D-101-CV-2021-00132, is a state lawsuit over what Facebook told people about their data. If you ever felt those privacy promises didn’t add up, a Santa Fe jury agreed on September 25, 2026, finding 43,899,725 violations. Wondering if you’re part of the Facebook lawsuit? You’re not a plaintiff,…
Barton, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 2:26-cv-02364, claims Costco sold Orgain protein powder containing lead, cadmium and arsenic while calling it “good, clean nutrition.” If you bought it, this case is about you. Costco hasn’t been found liable for anything. Here’s how to know if you’re part of the Costco lawsuit. Costco Orgain…
Fairwinds Credit Union is notifying members that their personal information may have been accessed in a cybersecurity incident at Mercadien, P.C. CPAs, an outside accounting and professional-services vendor. According to the credit union’s breach notice filed with the California Attorney General, the incident did not involve a compromise of Fairwinds’ own systems. Fairwinds is offering…
A September 30, 2026 Bloomberg Law report says 37 people have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last fall, calling it the agency’s deadliest fiscal year on record. This article attributes that count to Bloomberg Law. ICE’s own public Detainee Death Reporting page did not show a complete current-year count when…
If you bought Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) securities between March 13, 2026 and May 7, 2026, a federal lawsuit now covers that period. It is a putative securities class action, which means no court has certified a class. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payment available right now….
The City of Wauwatosa has approved a $95,000 workers’ compensation settlement with former police officer Joseph Mensah. The Wauwatosa Common Council approved it on September 29, 2026, under Legislative File 26-1587. According to the city’s resolution, the payment fully resolves Mensah’s workers’ compensation claim and leaves the city with no further liability on that claim….