Negligence

Opioid Epidemic Costs to Florida Public Schools RICO Class Action

This class action brings suit against a long list of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids, on behalf of independent public school districts in Florida. The complaint claims, “public schools have been shouldering perhaps the most profound and enduring consequences of the nationwide opioid epidemic.” It points to schools’ needs to provide special education and  Read more

DeLaval V300 Defective Voluntary Milking System Class Action

This class action concerns robotic or voluntary milking systems (VMSs) from DeLaval, Inc. and related American and European companies. The complaint alleges that the DeLaval VMS V300 is defective, does not do what it is advertised to do, and “cannot meet the industry standards for producing Grade A milk.”  Read more

Adaptive Health Half a Million Persons Data Breach Class Action

Medscan Laboratory, Inc., which does business as Adaptive Health Integrations (AHI), offers healthcare billing software and services for doctors’ offices and other healthcare entities. Among other things, says the complaint for this class action, it helps process healthcare claims submissions and claim remittances. Unfortunately, it suffered a data breach, which exposed the personally identifiable information  Read more

Abbott Nutrition Formula Contaminated with Cronobacter Sakazakii Class Action

Abbott Laboratories, Inc., doing business as Abbott Nutrition, makes and sells formula under the brand names Similac, Alimentum, and Elecare. The complaint for this class action alleges that certain batches of the products were contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and may have sickened babies who ingested the contaminated formula.  Read more

American Financial Resources PII Exposed in Data Breach Class Action

As a company that provides mortgage and real estate lending services, American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) collects and stores a great deal of sensitive personal information on its customers. The complaint for this class action alleges that AFR did not properly safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) of consumers, employees, and former employees that it  Read more

Walgreens Gift Cards Theft of Value Class Action

Gift cards or stored-value cards have been growing in popularity over the past decade, but they have also been growing as a source of fraud. Walgreen Co. makes gift cards under its own name and for third parties. The complaint alleges that Walgreen failed to take adequate steps to prevent fraud and tampering with cards,  Read more

JPMorgan Chase Misleading of Mortgage Applicants Class Action

People who are closing on a home must finalize their mortgages within a narrow space of time. The complaint for this class action alleges that JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA misleads mortgage applicants to think they will be approved for a mortgage, then denies the loan, resulting in out-of-pocket losses.  Read more

Guida-Seibert Dairy Contaminated Milk to New Jersey Students Class Action

This class action has been brought against the Guida-Seibert Dairy Company by three parents, individually and on behalf of their minor children. All live in Camden County, New Jersey. On March 30, 2022, all three children drank potentially contaminated milk that originated with the Guida-Seibert Dairy Company and ended up at Cooper University Hospital in  Read more

Gemini, IRA Financial Data Breach and Stolen Retirement Funds Class Action

This class action brings suit against Gemini Trust Company, LLC and IRA Financial Trust Company, for a data breach that went a little farther than usual. The complaint alleges that some $36 million was stolen from customers’ cryptocurrency individual retirement accounts. The two companies are blaming each other, according to the complaint.  Read more

Family Dollar, Dollar Tree Distribution Center Rodent Infestation Class Action

What level of cleanliness may consumers expect when they shop at dollar stores? The complaint for this class action brings suit against Family Dollar, Inc. and its parent company, Dollar Tree, Inc., alleging that one of its warehouses suffered a rodent infestation and other unsanitary conditions yet continued to distribute goods to its stores for  Read more