Author: Errica Jensen

The U.S. Department of Justice made an announcement on a Friday afternoon in April that was unprecedented, at least not quite like this. One of the world’s oldest and most well-known tech companies, IBM, consented to pay the federal government $17,077,043 to resolve claims that its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies had gone beyond the law. After signing, the money had to be paid within 14 days. No lengthy payment schedule. No protracted discussion. Just a check, and the DOJ made it very evident that this was the first settlement of its kind. As this develops, there’s a sense that…

The Porsha Williams divorce settlement played out in a way that was almost cinematic: a judge browsing through Instagram profiles during the hearing, a man being questioned via Zoom from another continent, and a hearing that lasted from 9:30 in the morning until the evening. Watching this unfold felt like the last chapter of a story Porsha Williams had been quietly writing since her first marriage ended more than ten years ago, for anyone who has followed her journey on Real Housewives of Atlanta over the years.The union with Simon Guobadia lasted precisely fifteen months. However, it took much longer…

Over the course of about four weeks, from late July to late August of 2023, unauthorized actors stealthily gained access to McLaren Health Care Corporation’s computer systems. The network, which runs clinics and hospitals throughout Michigan, was impacted. Access to patient records was made. Names, Social Security numbers, medical records, insurance information—the kind of data that requires years to completely secure after it is released. Then, in the summer of 2024, nearly exactly a year later, it occurred once more. There are two violations. Two summers in a row. About 2.8 million people are impacted. The $14 million class action…

A gaming PC that arrived somewhat different from what was advertised is located somewhere in a teen’s bedroom, most likely still glowing with the blue LED strips that came with the setup. A bit less GPU. A bit less processing power. Different parts, same box, same price. That is one of the main accusations at the center of the $3.45 million NZXT Flex class-action settlement, which was reached in California District Court and covers almost 20,000 clients who took part in the company’s rental program between October 2023 and March 2026. In the middle of 2024, NZXT launched its Flex…

In the US, there are about 20,000 Dollar General locations. Nearly all of them have the same basic layout: narrow aisles, shelves filled with off-brand snacks and household essentials, and price tags that promise hard-to-find deals. The store has a distinct and dependable place in the weekly budget for the millions of Americans who shop there on a regular basis, especially in rural areas where Dollar General is occasionally the closest retail option for miles. The $8.5 million class action settlement, which closed for claims on April 13, 2026, feels like more than just a legal formality because of this.…

Money bearing your name can be found somewhere between the fine print of a data breach notification letter and the checkout receipt you most likely threw away three years ago. Most likely. That’s not a guarantee, but the number of open class action settlements in 2026 that require little to no paperwork to file a claim has increased to the point where it’s worthwhile to ask, particularly if you’ve recently purchased an Android phone, used a gaming website, bought beef, or shopped at Dollar General. No-proof class action settlements are not as complicated as they seem. Courts frequently acknowledge that…

A segment that many in the trucking industry had been waiting years to see was broadcast on 60 Minutes on a Sunday night in April 2026. When seven drivers sat down with the program, they told the same story in slightly different words: they worked long hours, transported loads across state lines, and then received a paycheck that indicated they owed money rather than earned it. Super Ego Holding LLC, a trucking and leasing company in the Chicago area, is at the center of those accounts. It has been defending itself against a federal class action lawsuit since August 2022,…

The situation has progressed far beyond a simple licensing dispute, somewhere between Elon Musk’s pinned X post and the dry suggestion by the South African presidential spokesperson that there are 192 additional markets available. A tech billionaire who made his fortune in part by operating outside of traditional borders and governments that have firmly and patiently decided that their regulatory frameworks are not optional for foreign companies—regardless of who owns them—are currently at odds throughout Southern Africa. Musk’s SpaceX company, Starlink, is unable to lawfully launch in South Africa. The specific reason is that, as part of the nation’s Black…

A state judge recently rendered a decision in a Middlesex County, Massachusetts, courtroom that will be closely examined in general counsel offices and faculty lounges at universities all over the nation. Judge Hélène Kazanjian ordered Tufts University to pay nearly $4 million in damages after finding that the university had violated the tenure contracts of eight basic science faculty members at the School of Medicine. For years, the case had been developing. However, the April 2 ruling carried the weight of something that had been building for a long time. In their most basic form, the facts are simple. In…

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal was dismissed by a federal judge in Florida on Monday. The judge found that the lawsuit did not even meet the threshold requirements for a defamation claim involving a public figure. US District Judge Darrin Gayles made a blunt ruling, stating that Trump’s legal team had “nowhere close” to proving the newspaper had acted maliciously. Trump claimed the case was far from over on Truth Social within hours. The lawsuit, which was filed last summer, was based on a Wall Street Journal article from July 2025 that claimed…