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If your kids have a drawer full of those squishy dumpling, bun, or butter-stick toys, there’s something you should check before they play with them again. On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a national safety alert about fake and counterfeit squishy toys — the same viral toy category that triggered…
UPDATED September 22, 2026 — The exact per-claimant payout is now confirmed: $37.42. Payments began on schedule September 21, 2026. Key Facts table, the “How Much” section, and one FAQ answer below have been updated with the confirmed figure. A new section on payment methods and what to do if your payment fails has also…
A Los Angeles man who spent three years suing the California State Lottery Commission over a $750,000 scratcher prize just lost — and it’s going to cost him. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin C. Brazile signed a judgment Thursday dismissing the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by James Densley, and ordered Densley to pay the Lottery…
There’s up to $475 waiting for you for every time you were held at a New York City Central Booking facility — if it happened between April 8, 2017 and December 27, 2019 (Brooklyn) or between February 3, 2020 and March 1, 2023 (any borough). The City of New York agreed to pay up to…
September 16, 2026. That’s your deadline to claim money from the American Consumer Credit Counseling data breach settlement — and it’s closer than it sounds. ACCC is paying eligible class members up to $3,580 in cash, plus three years of credit monitoring, after a 2025 breach exposed Social Security numbers and other personal data. Filing…
TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400 million to end a Justice Department lawsuit accusing the company of violating federal children’s privacy law. If you’re a parent whose child had a TikTok account before turning 13, here’s the part that matters most: this money isn’t going to you. It’s a government penalty, not a payout….
There’s $28.39 waiting for you — for every Louisiana vehicle State Farm declared a total loss between May 17, 2022, and May 21, 2026, if the payout left out your purchasing fees. State Farm agreed to pay eligible policyholders to settle claims it shorted them on sales tax, title fees, and registration costs. You have…
Abbott just agreed to pay $670 million to resolve about 2,000 claims that its premature infant formula caused a bowel disease called necrotizing enterocolitis. If your baby was in a NICU, fed a cow’s milk-based formula, and later diagnosed with NEC, you’re probably wondering if you’re one of the 2,000. Short answer: probably not yet…
If you pull down an attic ladder to grab a suitcase or a box of decorations, you don’t think about the bolts holding it together. Louisville Ladder wants you to start. The company just recalled 1,770,000 attic stairway ladders sold under the Louisville, Featherlite, Lite, and Century names after the bolts that support the ladder…