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Grubhub Inc. agreed to a $5 million class action settlement to resolve allegations that the company made false or misleading representations about delivery fees, service fees, and menu prices to California customers. The settlement, Wang et al. v. Grubhub, received preliminary court approval on January 12, 2026. Eligible California residents who ordered through the Grubhub…
On February 13, 2026, a Philadelphia jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for the ovarian cancer death of Gayle Emerson — a woman who used the company’s talc-based baby powder for more than 45 years — and awarded $250,000 in damages. The verdict is the first plaintiff win in Philadelphia’s roughly 175-case talc mass tort…
A proposed class action lawsuit filed February 12, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Seattle alleges that Costco’s $4.99 Kirkland Signature rotisserie chicken poses a Salmonella risk because the company’s Nebraska poultry processing plant has chronically exceeded federal contamination limits — and that Costco failed to disclose this to consumers. The case is in its…
On February 11, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $2.75 million settlement with The Walt Disney Company — the largest civil penalty ever obtained under the California Consumer Privacy Act — resolving allegations that Disney failed to fully honor California consumers’ requests to opt out of the sale and sharing of their personal…
The Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. agreed to a $20 million settlement on February 4, 2026, resolving sexual abuse claims brought by approximately 95 survivors in the organization’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The settlement will fund a trust for eligible survivors whose claims were already filed in the bankruptcy proceeding. The agreement remains subject to…
A class action settlement against Norton Healthcare, Inc. and Norton Hospitals, Inc. valued at $11 million received preliminary court approval on January 13, 2026, resolving allegations the company failed to adequately protect the personal information of approximately 2.5 million current and former patients and employees in a May 2023 data breach. The claim deadline is…
American Express has agreed to a $17.5 million class action settlement resolving allegations that it violated antitrust laws by preventing merchants from encouraging customers to use other, lower-fee forms of payment. The claim deadline is May 19, 2026, and only Illinois residents who used a non-rewards, no-annual-fee Visa, Mastercard, or Discover credit card at qualifying…
A proposed class action lawsuit filed in February 2026 alleges that The Hershey Company misled consumers by depicting carved or artistically detailed designs on Reese’s seasonal product packaging — details that were not present on the actual candy. The lawsuit is in its earliest stage. No class has been certified, no settlement has been reached,…
Quick Facts What You Need to Know The FDA has classified a Ventura Foods peanut butter recall as Class II after blue plastic pieces were found in a production filter during manufacturing. More than 22,000 single-serve peanut butter products were distributed across 40 states under multiple brand names. These products were sold to food service…