Lawsuits

The Tepezza lawsuit showed no change in the total number of multidistrict litigation cases from December 2025 to January 2026, holding steady at 273 total cases, but the bigger story is what’s missing from the docket. In October 2025, the federal judge overseeing the Tepezza hearing loss multidistrict litigation has removed all upcoming deadlines for…

Zillow faces at least eight active lawsuits as of February 2026, with no settlements or claim forms available. The most significant cases involve federal antitrust charges over a $100 million rental advertising deal with Redfin, RESPA violations for allegedly steering homebuyers to Zillow Home Loans, and an antitrust battle with Compass over listing policies. As…

A new class action lawsuit alleges Rocket Companies and its subsidiaries illegally steered homebuyers to its in-house mortgage and title services. Plaintiffs Barbara Waller, Elizabeth Johnson and Randel Clark claim Rocket Mortgage exploited homebuyers by coercing real estate agents to steer clients towards its mortgage services, even when Rocket Mortgage’s terms were less favorable. The…

A new class action lawsuit accuses The Kraft Heinz Company of falsely advertising its Country Time lemonade products as containing no artificial flavors. Plaintiffs Judith Vergien and Maria Nelson claim Kraft Heinz prominently markets its lemonade products as containing “No Artificial Flavors” and being “Naturally Flavored” despite the products containing artificial ingredients that impart flavor,…

Panda Restaurant Group Inc. agreed to pay $2.45 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging a data security incident occurred in or around March 2023 that exposed Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and names of approximately 240,295 current and former employees. The final approval hearing for the Panda Express data breach settlement is…

A woman, identified as Jane Doe, is now the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed on January 23 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing Musk’s xAI, which operates Grok, of creating “a generative artificial intelligence chatbot that humiliates and sexually exploits women and girls by undressing…

Five Georgia cities filed a federal class action lawsuit in February 2026 alleging 3M knowingly contaminated Georgia’s water supply with PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” that never degrade and have infiltrated drinking water systems statewide. The cities claim 3M was the sole US manufacturer of PFOS until 2002 and deliberately sold these hazardous chemicals into…

A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to a passenger who alleged she was sexually assaulted by her driver, marking the first plaintiff victory in litigation involving thousands of similar claims. The February 6, 2026 verdict in Phoenix federal court found Uber liable under the legal theory…

MOHELA faces multiple active class action lawsuits as of February 2026, with no settlements reached. The American Federation of Teachers amended its consumer protection complaint on January 15, 2026, detailing ongoing servicing failures affecting 8 million borrowers. Separately, the Maldonado v. MOHELA case proceeds toward a March 5, 2026 hearing on motions for partial summary…