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Last Updated: February 20, 2026 — Breaking Decision Issued Today The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today, February 20, 2026, that President Donald Trump did not have the legal authority to impose the sweeping tariffs he placed on imports from nearly every country in the world. The vote was 6 to 3. The ruling strikes down…
The CFPB ordered Navient to pay $120 million — $100 million in direct payments to borrowers and a $20 million civil penalty. Payments began on February 13, 2026. No claim form is required — checks are being mailed automatically by the settlement administrator, Rust Consulting. Navient is also permanently banned from servicing federal student loans….
A 24-year-old Dartmouth graduate was fired from one of Wall Street’s most elite banks two months into her first job — because she needed 8 hours of sleep due to a documented medical condition. Now, five years later, the case is finally going to a jury. The trial starts February 23, 2026, in Manhattan federal…
A proposed class action lawsuit filed on February 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois accuses Ferrara Candy Company of failing to warn consumers that several of its most popular candy brands contain toxic levels of arsenic. The lawsuit covers NERDS, Laffy Taffy, Sweet Tarts, Sweet Tarts Ropes, Trolli…
Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and NASCAR settled their landmark antitrust lawsuit in December 2025, securing permanent charters for all Cup Series teams after 15 months of litigation. The settlement fundamentally reshapes NASCAR’s business model and team relationships. Just weeks after the agreement, Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 on February 15, 2026—23XI’s first victory in…
If you purchased a Pacific Discovery Xelerator (PDX) life insurance policy, you may be eligible for a cash refund. As of February 2026, the Pacific Life Insurance $33M PDX Policy Class Action Settlement has been preliminarily approved to resolve claims that the company used deceptive marketing to sell complex Indexed Universal Life (IUL) policies. Pacific…
President Trump has said he is “looking at it very seriously” when asked about a proposed $2,000 tariff-funded payment to Americans, but has not made a firm commitment. As of February 18, 2026, Congress has not approved any new federal stimulus checks, and the IRS has not announced any upcoming payments — while actively warning…
While the plaintiffs asked for $5 billion in damages, the settlement includes no payment from Google. Instead, individuals will be able to pursue damages by filing their own complaints against Google in U.S. state courts, and about 50 people have already done so as of April 2024. The landmark class action that accused Google of…
The BCBS Antitrust Lawsuit — formally In re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406 — is a fully finalized $2.67 billion class action settlement. The net fund after fees is roughly $1.9 billion, distributed across approximately 6 million claimants, with an average expected payout of about $333. The claim filing deadline was November…