Lawsuits

Business student John Leonard sent PepsiCo a $700,008.50 check demanding a Harrier fighter jet after seeing it advertised in a 1996 commercial for 7 million Pepsi Points. Pepsi refused, leading to Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc.—a landmark contract law case that ruled advertisements are generally not binding offers. Judge Kimba Wood dismissed the lawsuit in 1999,…

A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to Mae Moore’s family in October 2025, finding the company liable for mesothelioma caused by asbestos-contaminated talc. J&J’s third bankruptcy attempt failed in March 2025 when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez rejected the company’s $8-10 billion settlement proposal, forcing mesothelioma cases back to…

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Twitch streamer and adult entertainment actress Adriana Chechik broke her back in two places at TwitchCon San Diego in October 2022 after jumping into a dangerously shallow foam pit at a Lenovo and Intel-sponsored booth. As of mid-2025, no public lawsuit records have emerged, but speculation suggests a private settlement may have been reached.  She…

In February 2025, resurfaced wedding footage showing Martin Lawrence celebrating at Tisha Campbell’s 1996 wedding sparked renewed debate about the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against him just five months later. The viral moment has fans re-examining the 1997 case that abruptly ended one of the 90s’ most beloved sitcoms. Campbell filed a federal lawsuit…

Bayer has paid approximately $11 billion to settle nearly 100,000 Roundup cancer lawsuits as of May 2025, but 61,000 active claims remain unresolved with 4,490 cases pending in federal multidistrict litigation (MDL 2741) as of November 2025. Individuals diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, or T-cell lymphoma after using Roundup weed killer can file claims…

Four separate lawsuits were filed November 10, 2025 in Travis County District Court by families of 15 campers and two counselors who died when the Guadalupe River flooded Camp Mystic on July 4, 2025, killing 25 girls ages 8-9, two teenage counselors, and camp director Richard “Dick” Eastland. The lawsuits seek over $1 million each…

Three separate TurboTax class action lawsuits target Intuit in 2025, with the landmark $141 million free filing settlement already finalized—checks of $29 to $30 were mailed to 4.4 million consumers in May 2023, making new claims impossible. However, two active 2025 cases remain open: Morgan & Morgan’s fraud lawsuit alleging Intuit facilitated fraudulent tax filings…