Lawsuits

American Express has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of forcing merchants to hide cheaper payment options from customers — ultimately causing millions of non-Amex cardholders to pay inflated prices without knowing it. The lawsuit alleged American Express unlawfully subjected merchants who accept Amex cards to rules prohibiting…

Costco is facing two separate class action lawsuits over its Kirkland Signature tequila line — both accusing the retail giant of selling tequila falsely labeled as “100% Blue Weber Agave” that laboratory testing reveals actually contains significant levels of non-agave alcohol. The first lawsuit was filed November 14, 2025 in the US District Court for…

Seven Adams County sheriff’s deputies are suing rapper Afroman — real name Joseph Foreman — for turning footage of a 2022 police raid on his home into viral music videos and merchandise. The trial is scheduled to begin March 16, 2026 in Adams County, Ohio. The deputies sued Afroman over a music video he made…

If you searched “TruLife Distribution lawsuit” looking for a clear answer about what happened, you have probably found dozens of articles that are confusing, inaccurate, or written as if the case is still ongoing. It is not. The lawsuit was filed in May 2022 and dismissed in June 2022 — just weeks after it was…

Arqit Quantum Inc. and several of its directors and officers have agreed to pay $7 million to settle a federal securities class action lawsuit accusing them of making false and misleading statements about the company’s quantum encryption technology, business prospects, and financial condition.  The lawsuit alleged that these misrepresentations inflated the prices of Arqit securities…

Cambly Inc. has agreed to pay $393,000 to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the online English tutoring platform of misclassifying its California-based tutors as independent contractors instead of employees — and in doing so, denying them minimum wage, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, expense reimbursements, and accurate wage statements required under California…

Farmers Insurance Exchange and three related companies have agreed to pay up to $10 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit that accused the insurance giant of misclassifying its agents as independent contractors instead of employees, failing to pay them overtime they were legally owed, and pushing out agents aged 40 and older through…

Morton Community Bank has agreed to pay $238,000 to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the Illinois-based bank of illegally charging customers overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees more than once on the very same transaction. The lawsuit claimed this practice violated the account agreement and Illinois law, including breach of contract, breach of the…

Nevada Restaurant Services Inc. — the Las Vegas-based company that owns Dotty’s gaming taverns, Laughlin River Lodge casino-hotel, Bourbon Street, and Red Dragon locations — has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  The EEOC accused the company of allowing ongoing verbal…