Tag #Class Action Lawsuit

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Canadian Court Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit Against Opioid Companies

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge certified a class-action lawsuit against over 40 opioid companies for allegedly over-promoting prescription opioid use, leading to substantial public health care costs; the B.C. government, joined by all other Canadian governments, alleges wrongful conduct and ...

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Judge Rejects Google's Motion to Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit

A federal judge in San Francisco refused Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging the tech giant collected user data even after users disabled tracking, citing ambiguous disclosures and potentially deceptive practices. A trial is set for August.

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Apple to Pay $95 Million in Siri Privacy Lawsuit

Apple will pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its Siri virtual assistant secretly recorded users' conversations from September 17, 2014, to 2023, potentially violating privacy laws and raising concerns about data sharing with advertisers; tens of millions of U.S. consumers are eligible to ...

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NYC to Pay $92.5 Million for Illegal Migrant Detention

A New York court ordered the city to pay $92.5 million to over 20,000 migrants illegally detained for a total of 454 years beyond their release dates between 1997 and 2012, due to the city's past cooperation with ICE.

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Philips Faces Italian Class-Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Medical Devices

A class-action lawsuit against Philips in Italy targets 5.5 million potentially harmful ventilators and sleep therapy devices containing faulty foam, with over 30,000 registrants seeking compensation; while a US settlement reached $1.1 billion, the EU cases face different legal hurdles to prove harm...

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Class Action Lawsuits Allege Systemic Sexual Harassment at BHP and Rio Tinto Mines

BHP and Rio Tinto face class-action lawsuits alleging systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination against female employees at their Australian mines; the suits claim the companies knowingly exposed women to dangerous environments and punished those who reported harassment.

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DOD Settles Lawsuit, to Upgrade Discharges of 35,000+ LGBTQ Veterans

The Department of Defense settled a class-action lawsuit, agreeing to review and upgrade the discharges of over 35,000 LGBTQ veterans dishonorably discharged between 1980 and 2011 due to sexual orientation, removing discriminatory language from their military records and granting access to veterans'...

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Class Action Lawsuit Targets General Motors for Faulty Holden Transmissions

A class action lawsuit has been filed against General Motors Australia and New Zealand for faulty automatic transmissions in Holden Commodore, Colorado, and related models sold between January 1, 2011, and December 24, 2024, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of vehicles and leading to comp...

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Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Canadian Capital Markets

The Supreme Court of Canada will decide if Lundin Mining's delayed disclosure of a 2017 rock slide at its Chilean copper mine constitutes a "material change", with implications for class-action lawsuits and the number of Canadian public companies.

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Elite Universities Accused of Admissions Favoritism for Wealthy Donors

A class-action lawsuit alleges that 17 elite U.S. universities gave preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors, violating need-blind admissions policies; ten schools settled for $284 million, while six deny the allegations.

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Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against BHP and Rio Tinto for Widespread Sexual Harassment

Two class-action lawsuits were filed against BHP and Rio Tinto in Australia's Federal Court, alleging widespread sexual harassment and gender discrimination at their mines over the past two decades; hundreds of women have come forward with accusations of abuse, including groping, urination, and unwa...

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Supreme Court Allows Class-Action Lawsuit Against Nvidia Over Cryptocurrency Revenue

The Supreme Court refused to hear Nvidia's appeal against a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misled investors about its cryptocurrency revenue, allowing the lawsuit to proceed following a 28% stock price drop after cryptocurrency profitability decreased in 2018 and a $5.5 million SEC settle...

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