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This page has a list of lawsuits involving class action.

Class action lawsuits

Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision
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
Anderson v. Jackson 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 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
Daniela Apostol v. Eastman Kodak Company False advertising, unfair enrichment, fraudulent concealment, unfair competition[1][2]
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
EEOC v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America[3] Creation and long-term toleration of a sexually hostile work environment United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 1998
EEOC (Janice Smith) v. Wal-Mart Stores hiring decisions based on gender
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 judgement[4] Madison County, Illinois 2003/2006
Ritalin class action 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
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
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

Class action law firms

Other persons involved in class actions

Legislation

References

  1. ^ "Kodak All-In-One Color Inkjet Printer Class Action Lawsuit".
  2. ^ "Class action complaint filing for case: 30-2011-00510342-CU-FR-CXC" (PDF).
  3. ^ "MMNA and EEOC reach voluntary agreement to settle harassment suit", EEOC press release, June 11, 1998
  4. ^ Korein Tillery will retry light cigarettes case against Philip Morris, Market Watch, October 25, 2011
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