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A class action lawsuit accused Memorial Heart Institute LLC, doing business as Chattanooga Heart Institute, of failing to protect the private medical and personal information of approximately 460,000 individuals during a data breach in March 2023. The company agreed to pay $3,750,000 to settle those claims. The settlement is open for claims, and the deadline…
A cybersecurity incident discovered by Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (IBJI) in July 2024 exposed the sensitive personal and medical information of an estimated 568,000 current and former patients. IBJI agreed to pay $4,000,000 to settle the resulting class action lawsuit, Redman, et al. v. Illinois Bone and Joint Institute LLC, Case No. 2024-CH-08333. Eligible…
Recent court rulings in April 2026 have brought the Trump administration’s contempt proceedings back into the spotlight. While a D.C. Circuit panel recently ended a criminal contempt inquiry regarding 2025 deportation flights, the broader Ms. L. v. ICE class action settlement continues to provide critical benefits to thousands of separated families. Eligible noncitizen parents and…
Viatris Specialty LLC (formerly Mylan) has issued a nationwide recall for a specific lot of Xanax XR (alprazolam) 3 mg extended-release tablets due to failed dissolution specifications. This failure means the medication may not release the active ingredient at the intended rate, potentially leading to sub-therapeutic dosing or unexpected side effects for patients managing panic…
A Cook County jury returned a $70 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories, the maker of the cow’s milk-based infant formula Similac, after finding the company knew its product could cause necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants yet continued marketing it to hospital intensive care units. Abbott has stated it disagrees with the verdict and plans…
Four major companies — Hilton, LinkedIn, PNC Bank, and Wells Fargo — now face separate class action lawsuits in federal courts in California. Plaintiffs allege each company secretly embedded pixel trackers and hidden scripts on their websites, intercepting users’ browsing activity in real time and sending that data to outside companies for advertising without user…
On April 2, 2026, the FDA announced a Class II recall of over 5,000 units of Wawa-branded milk products across four states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. The recall was initiated after “foreign plastic material” was discovered on a fill line at the Wawa Beverage Company production facility, posing a potential choking and ingestion…
Long-serving aircraft technician Frank Bucci filed a federal lawsuit against United Airlines on April 7, 2026, following his termination for drinking a bottle of water while suffering a medical episode. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 2:26-cv-03688), alleges that the airline used a minor policy…
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm filed a civil lawsuit on March 25, 2026, against his parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, alleging they siphoned millions of dollars from his professional earnings for personal use. Filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the lawsuit seeks at least $3 million in damages and a full court-ordered…