Guthy-Renker Beats Back Most of Fake-Discount Suit, but Core Fraud Claims Survive
A California consumer says the infomercial giant ran a perpetual "76% OFF" sale on its website that was never actually a sale.
Class Actions
InMobi's Bid to Kill Mobile Tracking Suit Fails as Judge Backs Broad Reading of California Privacy Law
A San Francisco federal judge refused to dismiss a putative class action alleging the ad-tech company silently harvested location, device, and identity data from a dating app for gay individuals without users' knowledge.
Patients' Health and Financial Data at Stake as Federal Judge Consolidates Three Suits Over Dermatology Chain's 2025 Breach
A Cincinnati dermatology chain faces a unified putative class action after a November 2025 hack allegedly exposed patients' Social Security numbers, Medicare IDs, and medical records.
Frozen Fish Fillet Labeled "100% Whole Fish" While Allegedly Pumped With Preservative and Water, Suit Alleges — Judge Refuses to Dismiss
Three consumers who say a frozen-fish manufacturer added a chemical preservative and water to its fillets — then labeled them "100% Whole Fish Fillets" — get to press their case.
Judge Stalls $2.1M Hospice Data-Breach Settlement Over Ignored Sixth Circuit Precedent
A Kentucky federal judge ordered plaintiffs' lawyers to address a key Sixth Circuit ruling on commonality — even after being told to do so once before.
Judge Blocks Pizza Chain's Bid to Escape "To the Penny" Wage Ruling Mid-Case
A New Mexico federal judge refused to let Bam! Pizza Management pause a class action over vehicle expense reimbursements while it appeals a ruling that the FLSA requires employers to cover drivers' actual costs — not a rough estimate.
Social Security Numbers of 15,000-Plus People at Stake in Consolidated Ericsson Data Breach Class Action
A telecom company faces a unified class action over a 2025 breach that allegedly exposed the names and Social Security numbers of more than 15,000 people.
Kansas Landscapers Win Class Cert on Missouri Wage Claims as Judge Rejects Motor Carrier Shield
A federal judge has certified a class of Missouri wage claimants against a commercial landscaping company that has classified all of its field workers as exempt from overtime since its founding in 1989.
Automated School-Bus Camera Enforcement Program Survives Due Process Challenge, but Unjust Enrichment Claims Proceed
A Polk County driver who paid $336 after contesting an automated school-bus camera ticket could not show the system's notice procedures were constitutionally deficient — but a federal judge left the money claims alive.
Oregon Transgender Inmates Win Preliminary Injunction Against Prison Housing Policy
A federal magistrate judge found that more than 90% of transgender women in Oregon state prisons are housed in men's facilities by default — and that the state knew it was putting them at serious risk.
Union's Bid to Block Film Workers' Membership Suit Mostly Fails, but Retaliation Claim Dismissed
A federal judge in Brooklyn largely refused to dismiss a putative class action by three film and television craftsmen who allege their union kept them out of full membership — and off pension benefits — for years after they had earned the right to join.
Sixth Circuit En Banc Bars Class Action Over State Farm's Typical-Negotiation Adjustment, Joining Five-Circuit Majority
The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, on Friday reversed class certification for roughly 90,000 Tennessee State Farm customers challenging the insurer's "typical negotiation" adjustment for totaled vehicles, holding that individualized fair-market-value deter...
Magistrate Judge Denies Buncombe County’s Subpoena for Class Member Data, Citing Ascertainability Standards
A federal magistrate judge in Tennessee has denied Buncombe County, North Carolina’s motion to compel UnitedHealthcare and related entities to produce customer data in a putative class action alleging upcoding fraud by Team Health.
Ninth Circuit Remand Forces Re-Examination of Class Certification in Ford Super Duty Latent Defect Litigation
A Southern District of California judge has issued an order following a Ninth Circuit remand in Lessin v. Ford Motor Company, directing the parties to address critical Rule 23(b)(3) predominance issues regarding latent defects and fraud-based claim...
Ohio Court of Appeals Reverses Class Certification in Auto-Insurance Total-Loss Valuation Dispute
The Ohio Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s class certification in a putative class action against Farmers Insurance, holding that the named plaintiff’s claims became moot after a binding appraisal award resolved his individual dispute.
UVA Health’s COVID Vaccine Exemption Policy Certified as Class-Wide Religious Discrimination Under Title VII
Judge Robert S. Ballou of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has certified a class of approximately 210 employees who claim UVA Health discriminated against them by denying religious exemptions from a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination...
GKN Driveline North America Prevails on Motion to Deny Class and Collective Certification in Wage-and-Hour Litigation
Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles denied motions to certify class and collective actions in three consolidated wage-and-hour lawsuits against GKN Driveline North America, Inc., ruling that plaintiffs failed to demonstrate manageability or commonality...
GKN Driveline North America Defeats Class and Collective Certification in Wage-and-Hour Litigation
Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles denied motions to certify classes and FLSA collectives in three wage-and-hour lawsuits against GKN Driveline North America, Inc., ruling that plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that a group adjudication would be more e...
GKN Driveline Wins Denial of Class and Collective Certification as Plaintiffs Fail to Prove Manageability in Wage-and-Hour Dispute
Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles denied motions to certify Rule 23 classes and FLSA collectives in three consolidated wage-and-hour lawsuits against GKN Driveline North America, Inc., ruling that plaintiffs failed to demonstrate common issues predom...
Health Insurer's DIEP Flap Surgery Reimbursement Class Action Stalls Again as Reconsideration Denied
A federal judge in New Jersey denied a plaintiff's bid to revive a putative class action against United Healthcare Insurance Company over its reimbursement policies for DIEP flap surgeries, ruling that neither a 2025 policy change nor alleged legal error ju...