March 31, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it could narrow the scope of a class action lawsuit against TransUnion in which thousands of people sought damages after the credit reporting company flagged their names as matching those on a government …
March 30, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled in a case involving Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over how judges should determine when shareholders can collectively sue publicly traded companies for fraudulent statements that keep their stock prices artificially high. The justices …
November 1, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned an $8.5 million Google settlement in a case that could make it harder for companies to resolve class-action lawsuits without providing direct compensation to those affected. The court’s conservative members signaled skepticism toward those types …
October 30, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they may issue more pro-business rulings giving companies wide latitude to use arbitration to resolve disputes with employees, customers or other businesses rather than the courts. The nine justices heard arguments in two …
February 9, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court will not act until at least the fall on a major business dispute on whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits, meaning President Donald Trump’s nominee to the bench will almost certainly be in …
May 16, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a narrow victory to Spokeo Inc. over the online people-search company’s bid to avoid a class action lawsuit for including incorrect information in its database. The court, in a 6-2 decision, threw out …
May 5, 2016
A U.S. consumer watchdog on Thursday proposed new rules to block credit card companies, banks and other companies from forcing customers to waive their rights to join class action lawsuits and only settle disputes through arbitration. The Consumer Financial Protection …
April 4, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s bid to throw out a more than $150 million class action judgment over the retailers’ treatment of workers in Pennsylvania. The justices declined to hear a Wal-Mart appeal, leaving intact …
March 2, 2016
Dow Chemical Co.’s agreement to pay $835 million to settle a price-fixing dispute provides evidence that Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is a blow to businesses that have had success recently in challenging class action cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. …
January 20, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against advertising firm Campbell-Ewald in a class action case, saying the lawsuit can proceed over claims the company violated a federal consumer law by sending unsolicited text messages on behalf of the U.S. …