Negligence

YouTube Content Moderators Protection from Trauma, PTSD Class Action

Users of YouTube, Inc.’s YouTube platform are able to post millions of videos without any prescreening by the company. Some of this content, says the complaint for this class action, is truly horrible. YouTube therefore employs content moderators to look at videos and remove any that violate the platform’s terms of use. According to the  Read more

O’Reilly Obsolete 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Kansas Class Action

A number of cases have been filed on this topic—the sale of 303 tractor hydraulic fluid (THF). The plaintiffs allege this 303 THF is obsolete and no specifications have been available for it for some forty years. Instead, the complaint alleges, the 303 type no longer contains the anti-wear and protective properties expected of a  Read more

Solara Medical Supplies Negligence and Data Breach Class Action

The complaint for this class action alleges that Solara Medical Supplies, LLC did not take adequate care of customer information and suffered a data breach, exposing customers’ personally identifying information (PII), and then did not even reveal the breach until four months had passed.   Read more

USC Student-Athlete Recruit Designation Admissions Scandal Class Action

The University of Southern California (USC) was one of the schools involved in the recent college admissions scandal, with athletic personnel accepting bribes to designate certain applicants as sports recruits. This class action brings suit against the school for fraud and misrepresentations by the school, among other things, on behalf of other applicants who paid  Read more

Wawa Stores and Gas Pumps Data Breach Class Action

Wawa, Inc. has a chain of more than 750 convenience stores, over 500 of which also sell gasoline, located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. The complaint alleges that the company failed to properly protect customer personal and payment information for these locations, resulting in the installation of malware on its customer  Read more

Hy-Vee Gas Pumps, Restaurants, Drive Thrus Data Breach Class Action

Hy-Vee offers gas stations, restaurants, and what the complaint describes as “drive-through coffee shops.” Unfortunately, the company experienced a data breach this year, and the complaint for this class action alleges that the company failed to implement adequate security measures to protect customer information.   Read more

Anda Opioid Distribution and Health Insurance Costs Florida Class Action

This complaint against another company that deals in opioids takes a different tack than most. The complaint claims that Anda, Inc., a distributor, through its careless handling of the drugs, has caused health insurance costs to go up.  Read more

Loyant Herbicide and Damage to Rice Crops Class Action

This class action alleges that the herbicide Loyant not only doesn’t control grasses and weeds but damages rice crops as well. The complaint names the Dow Chemical Co., Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Corteva, Inc., and EI DuPont de Nemours and Co. as having responsibility for Loyant. The plaintiffs are a number of farms that used Loyant,  Read more

Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper Deaths and Injuries Class Action

Fisher-Price, Inc. makes a product called the Rock ’n Play Sleeper which purports to be appropriate for babies to sleep in for an extended period or even overnight. But the complaint for this class action alleges that babies left to sleep on it have been injured or died, and that the product is not in  Read more

Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737 MAX 8 Nose-Down Problems Class Action

The relationship between Southwest Airlines Co. and the Boeing Company was special, according to the complaint for this class action. And when Boeing brought out the flawed 737 MAX 8, the complaint alleges, Southwest helped cover up the plane’s fatal deficiencies.   Read more