List of class action lawsuits
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Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
s involving class action
Class action
In law, a class action, a class suit, or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued...
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| Lawsuit | Subject of lawsuit | Court of decision | Year of decision |
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| Alperin v. Vatican Bank | Causes of action included "conversion, unjust enrichment, restitution, the right to an accounting, human rights violations and violations of international law". | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona... |
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| Anderson v. Jackson Anderson v. Jackson Anderson vs. Jackson was a class action lawsuit seeking injunctive relief to prevent the demolition of four New Orleans public housing developments that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The suit alleged that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and state and city housing agencies... |
demolition of public housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 2009 |
| Cobell v. Salazar | Indian trust assets | United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal district court. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a... |
2010 |
| Conant v. McCaffrey Dr. Marcus Conant, et al., v. McCaffrey et al. Dr. Marcus Conant, et al., v. McCaffrey et al. is a legal case decided by the U.S. District Court on September 7, 2000, which affirmed the right of physicians to recommend medical marijuana.... |
right to recommend medical marijuana | United States district court | |
| Daniels v. City of New York Daniels, et al. v. the City of New York Daniels, et al. v. the City of New York was a class action lawsuit filed in 1999 against the New York Police Department and the City of New York, charging them with racial profiling and unlawful stop and frisk, and requesting the disbanding of the NYPD Street Crimes Unit.- Background :In February... |
racial profiling and unlawful stop and frisk | ||
| Doe v. Chiquita Brands International Doe v. Chiquita Brands International Doe v. Chiquita Brands International is a class-action lawsuit brought in the United States District Court of New Jersey, filed on June 13, 2007... |
funding and arming known terrorist organizations | ||
| Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a sexual discrimination lawsuit, was the largest civil rights class action suit in United States history. It charged Wal-Mart with discriminating against women in promotions, pay, and job assignments in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The case... |
discriminating against women in promotions, pay, and job assignments | United States Supreme Court | 2011 |
| EEOC (Janice Smith) v. Wal-Mart Stores | hiring decisions based on gender | ||
| Gratz v. Bollinger Gratz v. Bollinger Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 , was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy... |
undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy too mechanistic in its use of race as a factor in admissions | Supreme Court of the United States | 2003 |
| GM Instrument Cluster Settlement GM Instrument Cluster Settlement The GM Instrument Cluster Settlement was a 2008 class action settlement awarded to owners of certain General Motors vehicles with allegedly defective speedometers... |
Owners of vehicles with faulty instrument clusters receive "special coverage" | U.S. District Court in Seattle | 2008 |
| Hepting v. AT&T Hepting v. AT&T Hepting v. AT&T is a United States class action lawsuit filed in January 2006 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against the telecommunications company AT&T, in which the EFF alleges that AT&T permitted and assisted the National Security Agency in unlawfully monitoring the communications of... |
surveillance of telecommunications | ||
| James v. Meow Media | video game responsibility for murders | ||
| Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States, filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the EVTAC mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron... |
sexual harassment, abusive language, threats, stalking and intimidation | ||
| Luévano v. Campbell Luévano v. Campbell Angel G. Luévano, et al., Plaintiffs v. Alan Campbell, Director, Office of Personnel Management, et al. also known as Luévano v. Campbell, [93 F.R.D. 68 ]Luévano v. Campbell began when Angel G... |
racial bias in written test for employment | ||
| Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was a sexual discrimination class action lawsuit filed on October 16, 2001, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, seeking back pay and an injunction. It was most notable because the court ordered an investigation into whether... |
health insurance not covering prescription contraceptives | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of forty-six counties... |
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| Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation - class-action lawsuit initiated in 1996 alleging collusion amongst Wall Street traders. The class action alleged that NASDAQ market-makers set and maintained wide spreads pursuant to an industry-wide conspiracy... |
stock market collusion | ||
| National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation was a class action lawsuit in the United States that was filed on February 7, 2006 in California state court, and subsequently moved to federal court. The case challenged whether the limitations the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990... |
e-commerce website accessibility | ||
| Pigford v. Glickman Pigford v. Glickman Pigford v. Glickman was a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture , alleging racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans and assistance between 1983 and 1997. The lawsuit ended with a settlement on April 14, 1999, by Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S.... |
racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans and assistance | 1999/2010 | |
| Ritalin lawsuits | promoting disorder ADHD to increase drug profits | ||
| Robbins v. Lower Merion School District | charges schools secretly spied on students through surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school-issued laptops the students were using at home; privacy rights | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | filed 2010; pending certification |
| Scheidler v. National Organization for Women | anti-abortion activities | Supreme Court of the United States | 2006 |
| Shell Canada lawsuit Shell Canada lawsuit The Shell Canada Lawsuit was a class action suit filed against Shell Canada Limited on July 18, 2003, on behalf of customers who purchased "Bronze" gasoline products, to which Shell Canada added an "additive", between March 1, 2001 and April 15, 2002... |
gasoline additive damaging fuel supply systems of cars | ||
| Smiley v. Citibank Smiley v. Citibank Smiley v. Citibank, , is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a regulation of the Comptroller of Currency which included credit card late fees and other penalties within the definition of interest and thus prevented individual states from limiting them when charged by nationally-chartered... |
limiting credit card late fees and other penalties | Supreme Court of the United States | 1996 |
| Sullivan v. Zebley Sullivan v. Zebley Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521 , was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the determination of childhood Social Security Disability benefits... |
Social Security regulation on determining disability for children | Supreme Court of the United States | 1990 |
| Turkmen v. Ashcroft Turkmen v. Ashcroft Turkmen v. Ashcroft is an ongoing class action civil lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights against the then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, former INS Commissioner James Ziglar, and employees of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York,... |
unlawful detainment | ||
| Vroegh v. Eastman Kodak Company Willem Vroegh v. Eastman Kodak Company Vroegh v. Eastman Kodak Company, et al. is a class action complaint that alleges that the defendants, "[i]n marketing, advertising and/or packaging their Flash Memory Cards and Flash Memory Drives, Defendants misrepresent the size of the memory storage contained in the Flash Memory Cards and Flash... |
false advertising, unfair business practices, breach of contract, fraud, deceit and/or misrepresentation | ||
| World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks The World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks was launched to retrieve deposits made by victims of Nazi persecution during and prior to World War II.-Negotiations:... |
retrieving deposits from dormant bank accounts | 2000 |
See also
- Deepwater Horizon litigationDeepwater Horizon litigationLitigation due to the loss of the Deepwater Horizon and resulting oil spill commenced shortly after the initial loss of the rig in April 2010.A large number of claims and class actions have already been filed, although many claims are expected to be met administratively from the fund set up for...
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. DabitMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. DabitMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, 547 U.S. 71 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the extent to which state law securities fraud class action claims were preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998...
- Microsoft data loss 2009
- Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption ActPersonal Responsibility in Food Consumption ActThe American Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, also known as the Cheeseburger Bill, sought to protect producers and retailers of foods—such as McDonald's Corporation—from an increasing number of suits and class action suits by obese consumers. To date these suits have...
(in the US) - Shannon, Quebec#Cancer cluster (in Canada)
External links
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- Walmart Class (class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart)
- Judge certifies Wal-Mart class action - U.S. business- msnbc.com
- The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) (Listing of racial discrimination class actions in the Federal government)
- Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers - The Boston Globe (December 3, 2009)
- Mississippi's first class-action lawsuit filed over oil spill - Oil Spill - SunHerald.com (30 April 2010)
- ClassActionLawsuitNews | Class Action Lawsuits, Class Action Settlements & Class Action Lawyers In The News...