class action lawsuits

Jul 21, 2026
Anthropic pays $1.5 billion to settle a copyright case
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A federal judge gave final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors whose books were used to train its AI chatbot Claude, with individual authors receiving roughly $3,000 per work after fees.
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May 4, 2026
Consumers helped pay for tariffs. Will they get refunds?
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Consumers might end up getting refunds, but it’s complicated — it will be up to business owners to decide what to do with refunds, if they do end up coming through.
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Apr 17, 2025
Check your mail. Wells Fargo sent checks related to an $185 million pandemic-era lawsuit
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The lawsuit alleged that, in the early days of the pandemic, Wells Fargo put hundreds of thousands of mortgages into forbearance — sometimes without the borrowers even knowing it or asking for it.
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Aug 25, 2023
What’s the point of class-action lawsuits?
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Many consumers might not receive much in settlements, but the suits can be a tool for justice, experts say.
Aug 12, 2022
David’s thoughts on “Class Action Park”
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Aug 4, 2022
The dangerous thrills of an infamous amusement park
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Jun 13, 2019
Personal injury lawyers hit the airwaves in an attempt to round up victims of Roundup
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With thousands of cancer patients suing or planning to sue Monsanto over its weed killer, Roundup, personal injury lawyers are clamoring to represent them
May 22, 2018
Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for workers to take legal action against their employers
The United States Supreme Court handed down several rulings today — one in particular has a pretty good chance of affecting you. The court said today that employers can indeed force employees into individual arbitration to resolve workplace disputes. Specifically, arbitration agreements that bar employees from participating in class-action lawsuits. Workers’ rights group say the […]
Oct 25, 2017
How restrictions on class action lawsuits affect the arbitration industry
A vote by the U.S. Senate last night allowing banks to keep using mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts with consumers — rather than allowing class action lawsuits —essentially preserves the status quo. You might think that more fine print in more and more contracts would mean a lot more arbitration and a bonanza for […]
Oct 13, 2016
Fired Wells Fargo workers allege retaliation, toxic culture
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Lawsuits and individual complaints allege the bank punished honesty.