Lawsuits

Google is paying out $833 million across three separate class action settlements in 2026—and millions of Americans qualify for payments ranging from $2 to $100 per person. The largest settlement, $630 million from all 50 state attorneys general, compensates consumers who made Google Play Store purchases between August 2016 and September 2023 for antitrust violations,…

Flo Health, Google, and Flurry agreed to pay a combined $59.5 million to settle claims that the popular period-tracking app shared users’ intimate health data with tech giants without consent—and if you used the Flo app between November 2016 and February 2019, you could be entitled to a cash payment. The settlement awaits final court…

On January 30, 2026, a Westchester County jury awarded Fox Varian $2 million in the first detransition medical malpractice lawsuit to reach trial—a groundbreaking verdict that could reshape how healthcare providers approach gender-affirming care for minors. The jury found that psychologist Dr. Kenneth Einhorn and surgeon Dr. Simon Chin departed from the standard of care…

ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos agreed to pay President-elect Donald Trump $15 million toward his presidential library plus $1 million in legal fees to settle a defamation lawsuit filed in March 2024. The settlement, finalized on December 14, 2024, resolved Trump’s claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during a March 10, 2024, “This Week” interview…

Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay $78.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that defective airbag control units in over 3 million vehicles could fail during crashes, preventing airbags from deploying when needed most. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt in the Central District of California gave final approval to the settlement on…

Michelle Penna, the mother of murdered 20-year-old Amanda Plasse, sued the City of Chicopee and its police department for $10 million in June 2015 after two officers took unauthorized photographs of her daughter’s body at the crime scene and shared them with colleagues and members of the public. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court…

Toyota Industries Corporation and its U.S. subsidiaries reached a $436 million settlement to resolve allegations of emissions cheating in forklift engines, with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granting preliminary approval on February 26, 2026. If you owned or leased a Toyota forklift manufactured between 2007 and 2021 equipped with certain…

On October 9, 2025, DeKalb County revoked the building permit for Tokyo Valentino’s planned location at 1850 Lawrenceville Highway in Greater Decatur, marking the latest chapter in the adult retailer’s multi-decade legal battle across Georgia. In December 2023, Cobb Superior Court enjoined three Marietta sex shops including Tokyo Valentino for operating without proper adult establishment…