People who used Google search between 2006 and 2013 could be eligible for a portion of a $23 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against the Big Tech giant. Google is accused of sharing users’ search queries with third-party websites and companies without their consent from Oct. 25, 2006, to Sept. 30, 2013, according…

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has resumed hearings for a class-action lawsuit brought by a non-profit organization against Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and the COVID-19 mandates introduced by the government. The certification hearings aim to determine whether to approve the lawsuit, proposed by the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in…

A $14.7-million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal Roman Catholic archdiocese, and a judge will be asked to sign off on the deal in the coming weeks, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in 2019 and authorized by Quebec Superior Court in 2021, covered victims of sexual…

A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver hotel that was home to about 80 low-income residents has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building’s owner, its non-profit operator and the city’s fire department. Plaintiff Jennifer Hansma joined fellow survivors and members of a local housing advocacy group at a news…

The Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) sports chain was sued by a customer in Illinois, resulting in an admission about a key ingredient. A class-action lawsuit was filed by a Chicago resident, who accused the restaurant chain of using false and deceptive advertising for its boneless wings, which he alleged were only chicken nuggets, according to court documents…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three decades. The statement of claim filed against the government accuses prison officials of inappropriate conduct, seeks an end to searches that are not authorized by federal law and seeks…

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have filed a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Corp., alleging that the railroad company’s “negligent actions” in the wake of a Feb. 3 derailment and chemical spill had created an “environmental catastrophe.” Noting that Norfolk Southern took two hours to file a report on the crash, Youngstown, Ohio, attorney…

Former “American Idol” contestant Normandy Vamos is suing the show’s producers, alleging that she is a victim of wage theft and that she was treated as a “laughingstock” for the sake of “viral fame,” according to a press release on Tuesday. Vamos auditioned for season 20 of the ABC talent show in February 2020, performing…

A trial is set to start over a class-action lawsuit regarding whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk knowingly misled investors by claiming that funding was “secured” to take the company private in 2018. After closing the deal to purchase Twitter in October 2022, the Tesla CEO now has to face his earlier statements on the same social…

A judge ruled on Friday that several former Twitter employees who had filed a class action lawsuit against the social media giant must pursue individual arbitration instead. The case involved five former Twitter employees involved in a class action against Twitter for not being given adequate notice before being laid off. U.S. District judge James…