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www.consumer-action.orgHere are a few recent, high-visibility class action lawsuit stories reported in the news (focus: filings, court activity, and settlements):
Recent headlines to know
- Workers’ bias harassment class action (General Mills): A report says a Georgia federal judge warned plant workers alleging racist harassment that they had “one last chance” to meet standards for their proposed class action.[3]
- Data-breach class action (court fight over solicitation): A paint company asked a North Carolina federal court to reject efforts by the opposing counsel in a data breach class action, alleging they used stolen data from the dark web to solicit plaintiffs before victims were notified.[3]
- Telemarketing fraud class allegations (Whitepages/RocketReach): A Seattle federal judge rejected attempts to dismiss class claims in lawsuits alleging violations of Colorado’s Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act, allowing the case to potentially proceed on a classwide basis.[3]
- Elmiron class action (medical monitoring): A class action news roundup reports a complaint filed in Pennsylvania federal court seeking a medical monitoring fund for diagnostic vision testing for Elmiron users.[2]
- Ongoing product/subscriber settlement-type matters: A consumer/lawsuit news page from CBS News lists multiple class-action items across different categories (including settlements and product/equipment claims).[1]
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- Country/region: France/EU vs. US?
- Topic: consumer products, employment/workplace, securities/investor claims, data/privacy, healthcare, environmental, etc.
- Status: new filings, court rulings, or settlement payouts?
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