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State Farm Bank FSB, Afni Inc., and three related loan companies agreed to pay $110 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging they repossessed and sold borrowers’ vehicles and property without sending the legally required repossession notices. If one of these companies repossessed your property and sent you both a presale and post-sale repossession…
St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors System agreed to settle a class action lawsuit after a February 2024 cybersecurity incident allowed an unauthorized party to access employee email accounts containing sensitive personal, medical, and financial information. If you received a notice from St. Andrew’s about this breach, you may qualify for up to $5,080 in cash…
Leo’s Motel in Lomita, California, and its owners agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the motel forced guests to check out and reregister before reaching 30 consecutive days of occupancy — a practice California law prohibits. If you stayed at Leo’s Motel for 21 to 30 consecutive days at any…
California lawmakers want to use the same tool that stops drivers from renewing registration over unpaid parking tickets — and apply it to people who illegally dump trash and never pay the fine. State Senator Jesse Arreguín introduced SB 1218, a bill that would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew vehicle…
A Los Angeles jury found Starbucks 100% liable for a hot tea spill that permanently disfigured a delivery driver — then awarded him $50 million after Starbucks turned down two settlement offers and took the case to trial. Michael Garcia was picking up drinks at a drive-through in Los Angeles when he suffered severe burns,…
A federal lawsuit was filed in May 2025. Depositions happened in January 2026. But nobody was really paying attention — until this week, when video footage of Nathan Cavanaugh’s deposition started circulating on social media and legal observers began calling his testimony “arrogant” and flagging what they described as potential federal records violations caught on…
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,…