Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s energy drink company, ZOA Energy, agreed to a $3 million class action settlement after a customer alleged the brand’s “0 Preservatives” labeling was false because the drinks contain citric acid and ascorbic acid. The case drew wide attention specifically because of Johnson’s celebrity ownership stake, and the settlement covers a broad…
Procter & Gamble faced a wave of class action lawsuits after independent testing found the cancer-causing chemical benzene in Old Spice and Secret aerosol sprays, leading to a nationwide product recall and a consolidated federal settlement. The case affected millions of consumers who purchased the recalled products over a six-year window, and it resulted in…
Viral posts claiming a woman dubbed “Phillies Karen” filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Major League Baseball have spread widely online — but no such lawsuit exists in any court. The story is notable not because of real litigation, but because of how quickly a fabricated legal claim spread across social media, fueled by a satire…
A public interest law firm has filed a lawsuit against Lindt & Sprüngli, accusing the Swiss chocolate maker of falsely marketing its products as ethically sourced while allegedly profiting from child labor in its cocoa supply chain. The case is drawing attention for its detailed allegations, including claims that Lindt fabricated internal monitoring records and…
Fashion designer Antthony Mark Hankins has filed a federal lawsuit against QVC Group and HSN, accusing the retail giants of racial discrimination and breaching a business relationship that spanned more than three decades. The case is notable for its scale Hankins is seeking a minimum of $30 million in damages and for its timing, arriving…
The TurboTax lawsuit isn’t one case — it’s several, and they’re not all closed. Millions of taxpayers have already been paid after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, was accused of tricking eligible filers out of the IRS’s genuinely free filing program and steering them into paid products instead. The numbers are large by any measure:…
CarGuard Administration, Inc., a vehicle service contract company, has faced a recurring series of federal class action lawsuits accusing it and its telemarketing vendors of making unsolicited robocalls to sell extended auto warranties in violation of federal telemarketing law. The pattern spans several years and multiple courts, with plaintiffs alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer…
Production company StudioFest LLC has sued William Morris Endeavor, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, and screenwriter Michael Shanks, accusing them of copying the screenplay for its 2023 film “Better Half” to create the 2025 body-horror hit “Together.” The case is notable because a federal judge has already rejected the defendants’ bid to dismiss the claims, and…
Boxer and influencer Jake Paul spent more than two years fighting a defamation lawsuit filed by promoter Eddie Hearn and his company, Matchroom Boxing, after Paul publicly accused them of bribing a boxing judge. The case drew wide attention in combat sports circles because of its size — plaintiffs sought more than $100 million in…
Country music star Garth Brooks is fighting a civil lawsuit filed by a former hairstylist and makeup artist who accuses him of rape and sexual assault, while Brooks has filed his own countersuit accusing her of attempted extortion. The dispute has drawn national attention given Brooks’ fame, the graphic nature of the allegations, and the…