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A confidential Cook County, Illinois, birth injury lawsuit has settled for $3.5 million after a child suffered permanent damage to the right arm from an alleged brachial plexus injury during birth. The settlement was announced September 29, 2026, by Zayed Law, which represented the child and family. According to the firm’s announcement, $2.5 million was…
A $25 million settlement involving Benton Harbor residents exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water has received final court approval, but residents are not receiving $25 million in checks right now. The settlement depends on a separate insurance lawsuit against Travelers. Under the agreement, the City of Benton Harbor assigned its rights against its insurers to the…
November 22, 2026. That’s your deadline to claim money from the SELA Realty settlement, and it’s closer than it sounds. SELA Realty Investments agreed to pay up to $141,793.77 to Florida tenants who lost part of a security deposit. If you qualify, you can claim 60% of your deposit online. The case is Coleman v….
Consumers have filed putative class actions against Target Corporation, alleging the retailer raised prices to recover costs from 2025 tariffs and then kept a $994 million refund it received from the federal government. Target’s own August 2026 SEC filing confirms it received and recognized $994 million in refunds for tariffs imposed under the International Emergency…
General Motors is facing a putative class action, Williams v. General Motors LLC, No. 1:26-cv-01162, over the continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) in some Chevrolet and GMC vehicles. If your Malibu, Trailblazer, Equinox or Terrain has hesitated, slipped or lost forward gear, the complaint says you’re not the only one. The suit alleges the transmission can…
A civil settlement has been reached between Hunter Newton’s family and the City of Milwaukie, nearly two years after two Milwaukie police officers shot Newton during a September 2024 traffic stop. The settlement was announced September 29, 2026. KGW reported it as an $18 million settlement, but the City of Milwaukie’s official announcement does not…
If a CookUnity email ever pushed you to order fast because a deal was “ending,” you weren’t imagining the pressure. A putative class action, Wildman v. CookUnity Inc., No. 26-2-15588-7 SEA, was filed in King County Superior Court in Washington. It claims the company’s email headlines gave a false picture. Here’s what that means for…
A New Jersey appellate panel has vacated trial-court orders enforcing a $600,000 personal injury settlement, sending the dispute back to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing over whether an attorney representing one of the settling defendants actually had authority to agree to the deal. Is There a Claim Form or Deadline? No. The September…
Alexander v. Trader Joe’s Company, No. 1:26-cv-11329, is a putative class action over labels that say no sugar or zero sugar on food that contains allulose. If you bought “sugar-free” snacks and later wondered what was in them, you weren’t imagining it. PIM Brands, the company behind Welch’s snacks, faces similar suits. Here’s what that…