This page has a list of lawsuits brought as class actions.
Class action lawsuits Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision Alperin v. Vatican Bank conversion, unjust enrichment, restitution, the right to an accounting, human rights violations and violations of international law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Anderson v. Jackson demolition of public housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2009 Burnett v. National Association of Realtors conspiracy among real estate agents to inflate fees paid by home sellers United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 2023 Cobell v. Salazar Indian trust assets United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2009 Collins v. United States honorable discharge under "Don't ask, don't tell" United States Court of Federal Claims 2013 Conant v. McCaffrey right to recommend medical marijuana United States district court Daniels v. City of New York racial profiling and unlawful stop and frisk De Beers Diamonds Antitrust Litigation U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Doe v. Chiquita Brands International funding and arming known terrorist organizations Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores discriminating against women in promotions, pay, and job assignments United States Supreme Court 2011 Fraley v. Facebook, Inc. misappropriation of users' names and likenesses United States District Court for the Northern District of California Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores racial and gender discrimination in employment and marketing Gratz v. Bollinger undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy too mechanistic in its use of race as a factor in admissions Supreme Court of the United States 2003 Greek Cypriots v. TRNC and HSBC Bank USA denial of access to land and property United States District Court for the District of Columbia GM Instrument Cluster Settlement owners of vehicles with faulty instrument clusters receive "special coverage" U.S. District Court in Seattle 2008 Hepting v. AT&T surveillance of telecommunications James v. Meow Media video game responsibility for murders Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. sexual harassment, abusive language, threats, stalking and intimidation Jewel v. NSA surveillance 2010 Lane v. Facebook, Inc. internet privacy and social media United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2010 Luévano v. Campbell racial bias in written test for employment Madrigal v. Quilligan involuntary sterilization Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores health insurance not covering prescription contraceptives United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Mochizuki v. United States forcible kidnapping and imprisonment Morgan v. Hennigan racial segregation and school busing Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation stock market collusion National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation e-commerce website accessibility National Organization for Women v. Scheidler anti-abortion activities Supreme Court of the United States 1994 Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade practices in the credit card industry 2012 Pigford v. Glickman racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans and assistance 1999/2010 Price v. Philip Morris, Inc cigarette company advertising class action led by plaintiff's attorney Stephen Tillery resulted in $10.1 billion judgementMadison County, Illinois 2003/2006 Ritalin class action lawsuits promoting disorder ADHD to increase drug profits Robbins v. Lower Merion School District charged 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 Ruiz v. Estelle prisoners' rights United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1979 Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2003) anti-abortion activities Supreme Court of the United States 2003 Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2006) anti-abortion activities Supreme Court of the United States 2006 Shell Canada lawsuit gasoline additive damaging fuel supply systems of cars Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota employment discrimination based on sex United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1980 Smiley v. Citibank limiting credit card late fees and other penalties Supreme Court of the United States 1996 Sullivan v. Zebley Social Security regulation on determining disability for children Supreme Court of the United States 1990 Swift v. Zynga misleading advertising United States District Court for the Northern District of California TNA Entertainment, LLC v. Wittenstein and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. use of secret contact information to steal talent Turkmen v. Ashcroft unlawful detainment Vroegh v. Eastman Kodak Company false advertising, unfair business practices, breach of contract, fraud, deceit and/or misrepresentation World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks retrieving deposits from dormant bank accounts 2000
Lawsuits related to class action Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion contracts that exclude class action arbitration Supreme Court of the United States 2011 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit SLUSA preempting state law class action claims Supreme Court of the United States 2006 West v. Randall required parties to class action United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
See also Class action lawyers Kristina Baehr (class action lawyer) William Lerach (class action lawyer) Tim Misny (class action lawyer) David I. Shapiro (class action lawyer) Paul Sprenger (lawyer representing employees in class actions) Harvey Thomas Strosberg (Canadian class action lawyer) Ted Wells (lawyer representing corporations in class actions)
Class action law firms Center for Class Action Fairness (law firm representing consumers in class actions) Edelson McGuire (law firm representing consumers in class actions)
Other persons involved in class actions William Hohri (class action lead plaintiff) Harry Kalven (American jurist, a pioneer in class action)
Legislation Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act (in the US) Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (in the US)
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