This page has a list of lawsuits involving class action.
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 | |
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 |
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 | ||
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 (Janice Smith) v. Wal-Mart Stores | hiring decisions based on gender | ||
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 |
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 | ||
Luévano v. Campbell | racial bias in written test for employment | ||
Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores | health insurance not covering prescription contraceptives | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation | stock market collusion | ||
National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation | e-commerce website accessibility | ||
Pigford v. Glickman | 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 | gasoline additive damaging fuel supply systems of cars | ||
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 |
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 |