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BMW of North America has issued a recall covering 58,713 vehicles in the United States after federal regulators determined that the electrical wiring harness connected to the air conditioning system can be damaged during a routine cabin air filter replacement — creating a short-circuit and vehicle fire risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
You coached a Division I program for free — woke up early for practice, traveled with athletes, put in 40+ hours a week — while the NCAA’s own rules made sure you never saw a paycheck. The NCAA agreed to pay $303,000,000 to settle a class action antitrust lawsuit brought by roughly 7,718 Division I…
If you worked 24-hour live-in shifts for Ultimate Care and only got paid for 13 hours — you may be owed back wages right now. Ultimate Care, Inc. agreed to a $6,000,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to pay home health aides, personal care aides, and personal assistants overtime wages…
Hackers broke into Essen Medical Associates’ computer systems in March 2023 and stole sensitive patient data — including Social Security numbers, medical records, and government-issued ID information. Essen Medical Associates agreed to pay $4,000,000 to settle the resulting class action lawsuit, Rivera et al. v. Essen Medical Associates, P.C., No. 801239/2024E. If you received a…
Capital One Financial Corporation agreed to pay $9.6 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit over how it managed forfeited funds inside its employee retirement plan. Plaintiffs alleged Capital One used unvested employer contributions — known as forfeitures — to fund new matching contributions rather than to reduce the plan’s administrative fees, which they…
Makena Simonsen graduated from Lynnwood High School in 2022 with a 3.87 GPA — but finished her senior year reading at a first-grade level. Her family filed a lawsuit in Snohomish County Superior Court against the Edmonds School District, alleging the district failed to provide her with a meaningful education and that the diploma it…
If you bought Hefty recycling bags in Arizona and put them in your recycling bin — they went straight to a landfill. Reynolds Consumer Products agreed to pay $212,000 to settle Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ allegations that it misleadingly marketed Hefty bags as recyclable, even though Arizona does not accept them for recycling. Arizona…
The Federal Trade Commission and 11 state attorneys general reached a $100 million settlement with Walmart Inc. on February 26, 2026. Regulators alleged that Walmart misled Spark delivery drivers about their base pay, tips, and incentive earnings — and deceived customers about where their tips actually went. Spark drivers across the United States may qualify…
Plaintiff George Mardikian filed a proposed federal class action lawsuit against Figure Lending LLC on February 19, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The complaint alleges Figure failed to protect nearly 1 million customers’ sensitive personal information from a social engineering cyberattack discovered on or around February 14,…