Lawsuits

Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti filed a landmark civil prosecution against Meta Platforms Inc. alleging the company knowingly facilitates and profits from billions of scam advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram platforms — defrauding seniors, families, and legitimate small businesses. The civil lawsuit, filed May 11, 2026, in Santa Clara County Superior Court, is…

Consumers filed a proposed class action against Amazon in Washington federal court on May 1, 2026, alleging that children’s sunscreens it sells are contaminated with heavy metals such as lead and that its AI shopping assistant Rufus does not disclose details about the product ingredients. If you bought sunscreen on Amazon — especially a mineral…

IKEA is facing a class action lawsuit filed on April 27, 2026, in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws. Plaintiffs say IKEA increased prices on its products to offset costs tied to tariffs that were later determined to be illegal — and that consumers, not IKEA, ended up footing that…

Amazon.com Inc is facing a proposed class action filed on May 15, 2026, in federal court in Seattle by consumers who say the company collected hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs by raising prices on imported goods — and is now refusing to pass those refunds back to the shoppers who actually…

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit filed on May 12, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging the airline violated federal labor law when it abruptly shut down on May 2, 2026, and immediately terminated roughly 17,000 employees without the advance warning required by…