Lawsuits

Twenty-two plaintiffs who claim they were abused at Christian children’s homes in Romania have consolidated their lawsuits into one against California megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship, its pastor Greg Laurie, former missions pastor Richard Schutte, and the alleged abuser Paul Havsgaard. The 201-page federal complaint alleges the California-based megachurch utilized internal surveillance, financial payoffs, and purged…

Sallie Mae investors filed a federal securities fraud class action lawsuit in December 2025, alleging the company’s top executives told investors that rising student loan delinquencies were a normal seasonal pattern — then an independent analyst report revealed they were actually running nearly five times worse than seasonal norms. The lawsuit was filed against SLM…

Five food stamp recipients sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 11, 2026, to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products such as sugary drinks, energy drinks, and candy. The lawsuit targets USDA-approved waivers in 22 states that ban SNAP recipients from purchasing sugary drinks, candy, or prepared…

A Trump-appointed federal appellate judge invoked a crude anatomical phrase three times in a dissenting opinion on March 12, 2026 — drawing sharp rebukes from 29 of his colleagues on the 9th Circuit. The opinion instantly went viral. But beneath the headline is a landmark ruling on the collision between transgender anti-discrimination law, religious freedom,…

Why it’s trending: In January 2026, a Los Angeles judge ordered Ellis’s trial lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, to pay a $1,500 fine and self-report to the state bar association for violating a direct court order by asking Cardi B about gang affiliations on the witness stand. The sanction brought renewed attention to one of 2025’s…

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Demi Engemann filed a motion in February 2026 asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Vanderpump Villa star Marciano Brunette. Engemann is asking a judge to toss Marciano’s lawsuit, which she claims was brought “solely to gain media attention” and to “punish her…

The Walt Disney Company agreed to a proposed $50 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it inflated the cost of streaming services by requiring platforms to carry its ESPN sports channels. YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers who paid for service between April 1, 2019, and the date of preliminary court approval…

You coached a Division I program for free — woke up early for practice, traveled with athletes, put in 40+ hours a week — while the NCAA’s own rules made sure you never saw a paycheck. The NCAA agreed to pay $303,000,000 to settle a class action antitrust lawsuit brought by roughly 7,718 Division I…

If you worked 24-hour live-in shifts for Ultimate Care and only got paid for 13 hours — you may be owed back wages right now. Ultimate Care, Inc. agreed to a $6,000,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to pay home health aides, personal care aides, and personal assistants overtime wages…