Legal News

Craig Robinson—Michelle Obama’s brother—and his wife Kelly just settled their explosive racial bias lawsuit against Milwaukee’s University School of Milwaukee on November 5, 2024. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas McAdams dismissed the case with prejudice after three years of court battles. The couple accused the $30,000-per-year private school of kicking out their straight-A sons, ages…

Chobani faces a class action lawsuit filed April 16, 2025, alleging its “Only Natural Ingredients” yogurts contain four types of phthalates—hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to reproductive harm and cancer. Chobani stated in August 2025 that “the court indicated it will dismiss the case in a formal order,” though no formal dismissal order was publicly available as…

Multiple class action lawsuits filed in May-July 2025 accuse LMNT of falsely marketing electrolyte drink mixes as “All Natural,” “Keto-Friendly,” and free from “dodgy ingredients” while secretly containing 300-450mg of maltodextrin per serving—a highly processed synthetic ingredient with a glycemic index higher than table sugar. Cases are pending in Montana federal court (Case No. 2:25-cv-00052-JTJ),…

The HexClad pans lawsuit final approval hearing has been rescheduled to February 10, 2026, pushing back the originally scheduled September 2025 date. HexClad agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve claims that it falsely advertised its cookware as “PFAS Free,” “PFOA Free,” or “non-toxic” when the products allegedly contain polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The case, Cliburn v….

Costco faces a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging its Kirkland Signature tequila falsely advertises “100% Blue Weber agave” when it actually contains ethanol from non-agave sources like cane sugar or corn alcohol. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case No. 1:25-cv-25057), plaintiff Ariel Glazer claims customers paid premium prices—$18 to…

DoorDash will pay $28 million to delivery drivers who didn’t receive their full tips between 2017 and 2019, with $16.75 million going to New York Dashers and additional settlements for Illinois drivers. The New York claims process opens in April 2025, with a filing deadline of November 21, 2025. Approximately 63,000 New York delivery workers…

Bungie has fully settled a year-long copyright lawsuit with sci-fi writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau over Destiny 2’s Red War campaign on November 14, 2025. The settlement ends a bizarre legal battle where a federal judge rejected Bungie’s attempt to dismiss the case after the studio tried using YouTube videos and fan wiki pages as evidence—because…