Security Hardware Intel knew about the Downfall CPU vulnerability but did nothing for five years, a new class action claims PC buyers suffered degraded performance and want their money back By Alfonso Maruccia, November 13, 2023, 8:15 AM 11 comments
Hardware WD faces class-action lawsuit over failing SanDisk portable SSDs Consider the Samsung T7 Shield as an alternative for now By Daniel Sims, August 17, 2023, 3:17 PM
Electronics HP will face class-action for bricking all-in-one printers when ink is low Company allegedly forces ink refills for tasks that don't require printing By Daniel Sims, August 17, 2023, 6:18 AM 37 comments
Tech Culture Shaquille O'Neal served FTX lawsuit papers following 3-month pursuit Shaq was the last celebrity named in the suit to be served By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2023, 6:55 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Tech Culture Tesla hit with right-to-repair class-action lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices Tesla faces claims of exorbitant wait times and supracompetitive prices By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2023, 6:15 AM
Hardware Gaming Joy-Con drift lawsuit dismissed by California court A judge decided that the parents, not their children, own the Switch as they bought it By Rob Thubron, February 7, 2023, 6:55 AM
Industry Meta agrees to $725 million settlement in Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit The largest settlement ever achieved in a data privacy class action By Rob Thubron, December 23, 2022, 6:18 AM
Industry Google Google faces class-action suit over alleged app-store price fixing Google could face paying almost $5 billion in damages By Cal Jeffrey, December 1, 2022, 3:03 PM
Industry Google Court documents allege Google cultivated privacy misconceptions of Chrome's Incognito mode As of 2018, 56.3 percent of respondents think Incognito prevents Google from seeing their search history By Cal Jeffrey, October 18, 2022, 12:58 PM 12 comments
Industry Meta settles Facebook/Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit, preventing Zuckerberg from testifying Good timing for Zuck By Rob Thubron, August 29, 2022, 6:55 AM 18 comments
Tech Culture Facebook is giving $397 payments to Illinois residents as part of its facial-recognition lawsuit settlement That free money isn't a scam By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2022, 6:49 AM
Apple Some iCloud users to receive payout after Apple settles class action for $14.8 million Find out if you're eligible By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2022, 6:46 AM
The Web Security Plaid settlement will see $58 million paid to users of American Express, Venmo, Robinhood, and other apps But don't expect a lot of money By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2022, 7:44 AM 7 comments
The Web Zoom allocates $85 million to settle class-action lawsuit, here's how to claim your share The settlement results from a class-action lawsuit over privacy and security issues By Joao Silva, December 3, 2021, 12:13 PM 7 comments
Apple Apple offers $30 million to settle nearly decade-old bag-check class action Plaintiffs to receive an average of $800 back pay per claimant By Cal Jeffrey, November 15, 2021, 3:21 PM
Tech Culture Google UK Supreme Court sides with Google in lawsuit alleging it tracked iPhone users without their consent The search giant just dodged a $3.6 billion bill for alleged privacy violations By Adrian Potoroaca, November 10, 2021, 12:51 PM 10 comments
Industry Twitter proposes a $809 million settlement to end a Securities Exchange Act lawsuit Lawyers claim the social network was conducting a 'shell game' By Cal Jeffrey, September 20, 2021, 2:18 PM
Apple Hardware Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens Are the M1 laptops all they're cracked up to be? By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2021, 5:15 AM 7 comments
Hardware Apple Apple faces potential class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens It wouldn't be Apple's first rodeo By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2021, 5:16 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million in class action battery-throttling lawsuit, vehicle owners to get $625 each Stemming from a 2019 OTA update By Rob Thubron, July 30, 2021, 6:57 AM 17 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Dell hit with class-action lawsuit over Alienware Area 51-m R1 component upgrades Be careful how you use the word "unprecedented" By Rob Thubron, June 4, 2021, 5:17 AM 16 comments
Mobile Samsung faces lawsuit over 'defective' rear camera glass on Galaxy S20 series Samsung acknowledged the problem but still doesn't cover it under standard warranties By Rob Thubron, April 30, 2021, 9:36 AM
Apple Judge rules Apple 'knowingly sold' MacBook Pros with faulty 'Flexgate' displays Apple says the opinion that "extensive pre-release testing" would have revealed the flaw is a false assumption By Cal Jeffrey, April 1, 2021, 3:07 PM 16 comments
The Web Supreme Court rejects Facebook's appeal to scale back $15B class action lawsuit The social giant says tracking you is a form of communication By Adrian Potoroaca, March 22, 2021, 4:40 PM 11 comments
The Web Court documents reveal Facebook intentionally overestimated audience reach numbers to advertisers Facebook says estimates don't matter when advertisers are paid per click By Cal Jeffrey, February 18, 2021, 2:21 PM 16 comments