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260420.mbx C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R Monday, April 20, 2026, Vol. 28, No. 78 Headlines 72 CIBAO RESTAURANT: Corona Seeks to Recover Proper Wages ALLSTATE FIRE: Sims Bid for Class Certification Partly OK'd AMCOL SYSTEMS INC: Karpiel TCPA Suit Removed to S.D. Florida AMENTUM GOVERNMENT: Middleton Suit Seeks to Certify Class AMERIDIAL INC: Queen Sues Over Unpaid Compensations ANYTIME SOJU: Fails to Pay Proper OT Wages, Borja Suit Alleges APPLIED DIGITAL: McConnell Suit Stayed Pending Dismissal Ruling AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES: Class Cert Bid in Almeida Due June 25 BIG TEXAN: Court Dismisses Opt-in Plaintiff in "Stinger" BOEING COMPANY: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Jiries Alleges BRANDT EQUITIES: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Wiese Alleges BUCKELEW PROGRAMS: Nowlin Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. CAPITAL CITY: Knowles Sues Over Blind-Inaccessible Website CERBONI CONSULTING: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Ross Alleges CONVERT IQ LLC: Ross Files TCPA Suit in C.D. California COOLSYS COMMERCIAL: Layton Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. COX COMMUNICATIONS: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Ray Alleges CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD: Parties Must File Joint Statement CUSIP GLOBAL: DFG Seeks to Seal Class Cert Reply CYTODYN INC: Settlement of Securities Suit for Court OK D'ANNA OF ELMONT: Contreras Alleges Labor Law Breaches DAILY SERVICES: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Steed Alleges DANBURY FAIR: Appeals Court Order in Jackson Suit to Appellate Ct. DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK: $850K Settlement in Adams Gets Initial Nod DHL EXPRESS: G-Force Seeks Refund of Unlawful Duty-Free Tariffs DIGI POWER: Demers Sues Over Environmental Law Violations EARTHBOUND HOLDING: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Miller Alleges EAT JUST INC: Botteh Suit Removed to N.D. California ELEVANCE HEALTH: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Rush Alleges ELITE MEDICAL: Blosser Sues to Recover Unpaid Wages FEDERAL EXPRESS: Class Cert Bid Filing in Alfred Due June 19 FESTIVAL FUN: Appeals Denied Dismissal/Arbitration Bid to 2nd Cir. FLASH CHARM: Ouye Sues Over Unprotected Private Information FLEXSHOPPER LLC: Pepin Files Suit in Conn. Super. Ct. FLORAL PARK, NY: Holubnyczyj-Ortiz Class Cert Bid Tossed FORD MOTOR: Bid for Partial Denial of Class Cert Tossed FREEMAN F. MARTIN: Adimora-Nweke Files Suit in W.D. Texas GBC FOOD: Diaz Suit Remanded to California State Court GERBER PAYROLL: Class Cert Bid Filing in Coghill Due Jan. 11, 2027 GERBER PAYROLL: Class Certification Briefing Schedule Entered GREP ATLANTIC: Court Strikes Newman Class Allegations GREYSTAR REAL: Filing for Class Cert Bid Due Nov. 20 HARBOR DIVERSIFIED: Class, Derivative Suits Dismissed HERGAR CORP: Romero Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. HIGHTOWER HOLDING: Adams Sues Over Data Security Failures HOLLEY INC: Class Cert. Briefing Schedule in Lauderdale Extended HOT LINE CONSTRUCTION: Bernal Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. HOWMET AEROSPACE: Linthicum Suit Seeks to Certify FLSA Class HY CITE: Keith Wins Class Certification Bid INFRASYS INC: Guckes Sues Over Unpaid Overtime Wages INTERNATIONAL PAPER: Class Cert. Hearing Extended to Nov. 18 IQVIA HOLDINGS INC: Rose Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. JONES LANG LASALLE: Miller Suit Removed to E.D. California KLEEN-TECH SERVICES: Mendoza Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. LEAGUEAPPS INC: Schallert Sues Over Data Privacy Violations LEXISNEXIS RISK: Bid to Transfer & Revoke Designation Tossed MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL: Lopez Appeals Class Certification Order MARTIN & PLEASANCE: Cabrera Sue Over Drink Mixes' False Ads MEDPACE HOLDINGS: Durbin Sues Over Drop in Share Price META PLATFORMS: Kadrey's Bid for Class Discovery Tossed MOF-PRESERVATION: Settlement Class in Cierra Gets Certification MONSANTO COMPANY: Cora Suit Transferred to N.D. California MONSANTO COMPANY: Hagenberg Suit Transferred to N.D. California MONSANTO COMPANY: Lowery Suit Transferred to N.D. California MONSANTO COMPANY: Montalva Suit Transferred to N.D. California MORTON COUNTY, ND: Thunderhawk Appeals Class Certification Order MY HOME SECURED: Leedy Files TCPA Suit in D. Delaware NAKED WHEY INC: India Suit Transferred to E.D. California NEW HORIZONS: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Couch Alleges NEWTRON LLC: Min Sues Over Failure to Pay Overtime Wages NORTH EAST MEDICAL: Faces Williams Suit Over Alleged Fraud NUNA BABY: Class Cert Bid Filing Extended to August 14 NVIDIA CORP: Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid OKLAHOMA: Marijuana Operators Sue Over Delayed License Renewals OPENAI INC: Ted Entertainment Balks at Digital Copyright Violations ORACLE CORP: Jackson County Sues Over Drop in Share Price OX CAR CARE: Downs Files TCPA Suit in C.D. California PACIFIC MARKET: Court Narrows Claims in Scherzi Suit PACKAGING CORP: Castillo Labor Suit Removed to E.D. Cal. PARACO GAS: Martinez Sues Over Failure to Pay Overtime Wages PEPSICO INC: Noel Appeals ERISA Suit Dismissal to 2nd Circuit PHIA GROUP: Bryan's Bid to Consolidate Related Cases OK'd PICK-N-PULL AUTO: Faces Moreno Suit Over Labor Law Violations PODESTOS STOCKTON: Harden Sues Over Labor Law Violations POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS: Court Narrows Claims in Consolidated Suit PREMIUM BRANDS: Class Cert. Filing in Hasselkus Extended to May 1 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS: $3.95MM Gross Settlement Gets Final Nod RAMSEY EXPRESS TRUCKING: Duran Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. RIEHLE CONSTRUCTION: Miscalculates Overtime Pay, Broadwater Says ROCKET MORTGAGE: Has Made Unsolicited Calls, Kerr Suit Claims ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT: Appeals Stay & Arbitration Order to 4th Cir. SAN DIEGO, CA: Court Dismisses Eulitt Class Suit SARMIENTOS CONSTRUCTION: Ramirez Seeks to Recover Unpaid Wages SATYA BEVERAGES: Orcel Seeks Equal Website Access for the Blind SIGLER INVESTMENTS: Property Inaccessible to Disabled, Suit Says SLEEPCARE LLC: Website Uses Tracking Tools, Nigro Alleges SMYTH COMPANIES: Darby Files Suit in D. Minnesota SONIC CAR: Does Not Properly Pay Workers, Garcia Alleges SOUTH LYON HOTEL: Anderson Seeks Proper Wages for Hospitality Work SOUTHWOOD REALTY: Hubbard Wins Bid for Conditional Certification SPROOSE HOLDINGS: Stone Sues Over Privacy Law Violations STADIUM CASINO RE: Cringle Files Suit in Pa. Ct. of Common Pleas SWEET BASIL: Liu Suit Seeks to Certify Class Action T.L.C. NURSING: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Vazquez Alleges TANGE MANN & GARZA: Landry Files Suit in Tex. Dist. Ct. TARGET CORPORATION: Chavez Suit Transferred to C.D. California TD BANK: Blackman Seeks Proper Wages for Call Center Agents TORCHBEARER SAUCES: Suit Seeks Equal Website Access for the Blind TOYOTA MOTOR: Class Scheduling Conference Set for May 22 TP 486 LLC: Faces Wilson Suit Over Breaches of Labor Laws TRANSAMERICA LIFE: Settlement in Handorf Gets Initial Nod UDR INC: Jackson Seeks to Hold Class Cert Deadline UNITED STATES: Appeals Injunction Order in Gamez Suit to 9th Cir. UNITED STATES: Yunga Sues Over Unlawful Alien Detention UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: Southeast Kansas Eye Suit Removed to D. Kansas UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: Johnson Suit Seeks to Certify Class WAGNER SPRAY: Faces Cooper Suit Over Defective Steamers WELLS FARGO: Private ADR Process in Morris Extended to July 21 WEST VIRGINIA EMS: Court Junks "Rose" WPCA Suit Without Prejudice WESTERN UNION: Rodriguez Suit Removed to S.D. California WHC KCT: Seeks More Time to File Class Cert Bid Response WILLIAMS LEA: Moton Sues to Recover Unpaid Wages WOUND TECHNOLOGY: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Kohlwaies Says ZOETIS INC: Court Dismisses Stephens Suit with Prejudice ********* 72 CIBAO RESTAURANT: Corona Seeks to Recover Proper Wages --------------------------------------------------------- HIRALDA CORONA, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. 72 CIBAO RESTAURANT CORP. (D/B/A CIBAO RESTAURANT), WILLIAM DE JESUS AGRAMONTE, and RAMON EMILIO GIL RAMIREZ, Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-02411 (S.D.N.Y., March 24, 2026) accuses the Defendants of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law. Plaintiff Corona worked for Defendants in excess of 40 hours per week, without appropriate minimum wage, spread of hours pay and overtime compensation for the hours that she worked. The Defendants employed the policy and practice of disguising Plaintiff Corona's actual duties in payroll records by designating her as a tipped worker instead of a non-tipped employee, says the suit. The 72 Cibao Restaurant Corp. owns, operates, or controls a Dominican restaurant, located at 72 Clinton Street, New York, NY 10002 under the name "Cibao Restaurant." [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Michael Faillace, Esq. MICHAEL FAILLACE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 4510 New York, NY 10165 Telephone: (212) 317-1200 Facsimile: (212) 317-1620 ALLSTATE FIRE: Sims Bid for Class Certification Partly OK'd ----------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as JAMES SIMS, TERRIE SIMS, NEAL COMEAU, LILIANA COMEAU, JE NIFER SIDDAL, JON HOWELL, TERRY DUHON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER'S SIMILARLY SITUATED; v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, Case No. 5:22-cv-00580-JKP-HJB (W.D. Tex.), the Hon. Judge Jason Pulliam entered an order granting in part the Plaintiff's motion for class certification. The Court certifies the following class: "All Allstate Fire, Allstate Vehicle, and Allstate Indemnity personal lines policy holders (or their lawful assignees) who (1) made a structural damage claim for property located in Texas, (2) for which Allstate accepted coverage and calculated ACV pursuant to the replacement cost less depreciation methodology, and (3) which resulted in an ACV payment during the class period from which "non material depreciation" was withheld from the policyholder; or which would have resulted in an ACV payment but for the withholding of non-material depreciation causing the loss to drop below the applicable deductible, (4) where non-material depreciation is defined as "the application of 'depreciate removal,' 'depreciate non-material' and/or 'depreciate O&P' option settings with Xactimate (TM) software,"—excluding any depreciation, however, attributed to market conditions for those claimants who received no ACV payment." Allstate provides property and casualty insurance coverage. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=eTW9tC at no extra charge.[CC] AMCOL SYSTEMS INC: Karpiel TCPA Suit Removed to S.D. Florida ------------------------------------------------------------ The case styled as Jason Karpiel, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Amcol Systems, Inc., Case No. 26-003539-CA-01 was removed from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 1:26-cv-22358-KMW the proceeding. The lawsuit is brought over alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. Amcol Systems, Inc. -- https://www.amcolsystems.com/ -- provides receivables collection and management services. The Company offers self pay collection, bad debt recovery, and insurance claims resolution services.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Gerald Donald Lane, Jr., Esq. Mitchell David Hansen, Esq. Rena Atara Lerner, Esq. Zane Charles Hedaya, Esq. THE LAW OFFICES OF JIBRAEL S. HINDI 1515 NE 26TH Street Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: (754) 444-7539 Email: gerald@jibraellaw.com mitchell@jibraellaw.com rena@jibraellaw.com zane@jibraellaw.com The Defendant is represented by: Kevin Alexander Solari, Esq. Matthew Alexander Green, Esq. COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE, P.A. 110 SE 6th Street, Suite 2700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 703-3727 Fax: (954) 703-3701 Email: kevin.solari@csklegal.com matthew.green@csklegal.com AMENTUM GOVERNMENT: Middleton Suit Seeks to Certify Class --------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as JAY MIDDLETON and GEORGE A. LAWRENCE, individually and on behalf of the AMENTUM 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN and DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN, and all others similarly situated, v. AMENTUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES PARENT HOLDINGS LLC, AMENTUM BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE, AMENTUM RETIREMENT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, TAMMY WOODMAN, GREG ROBINSON, BOB RUDISIN, DEBBIE BECHTEL, ANGIE MYERS, ALICE MCABEE, MATT STONE, JAKE KENNEDY, LARRY GOLDMAN, ANN MCRITCHIE, DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, THE RETIREMENT AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS COMMITTEE, BARBARA WALKER, and JOHN AND JANE DOE DEFENDANTS 1-30, Case No. 2:23-cv-02456-EFM-BGS (D. Kan.), the Plaintiffs ask the Court to enter an order certifying the following class: "All participants in and beneficiaries of the Plans from the date six years before the filing of the original Complaint to present, with the exception of the Defendants, the Defendants' beneficiaries, and the Defendants' immediate families (the "Class"). The Plaintiffs further request that this Court appoint the Plaintiffs' counsel as class counsel under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g). Amentum provides technical and engineering services. A copy of the Plaintiffs' motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=qEX73Q at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Boyd A. Byers, Esq. Teresa Shulda, Esq. Samuel J. Walenz, Esq. Scott C. Nehrbass, Esq. FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP 1551 N. Waterfront Parkway, Suite 100 Wichita, KS 67206-4466 Telephone: (316) 291-9716 Facsimile: (316) 771-6011 E-mail: bbyers@foulston.com tshulda@foulston.com swalenz@foulston.com snehrbass@foulston.com AMERIDIAL INC: Queen Sues Over Unpaid Compensations --------------------------------------------------- Lori Queen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. AMERIDIAL, INC. d/b/a FUSION CX, Case No. 5:26-cv-00816-JRA (N.D. Ohio, April 6, 2026), is brought arising from Defendant's willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act ("North Carolina Wage Act") and common law as a result of unpaid compensations. To staff its contact center and provide service to its customers, Defendant employs hourly call center employees thousands of customer service agents with varying job titles (collectively referred to as Customer Service Representatives, or "CSRs"), in its brick-and-mortar offices as well as in remote call center settings across the United States. The Defendant classifies its CSRs as non-exempt and tasks them with the primary job duty of providing over-the-phone customer service. The Defendant violated the FLSA, North Carolina Wage Act, and common law by systematically failing to compensate their CSRs for work tasks completed before and during their scheduled shifts, when they were not logged into Defendant's timekeeping system. This timekeeping procedure resulted in CSRs not being paid for all overtime hours worked and in workweeks in which CSRs worked overtime, for straight time, says the complaint. The Plaintiff worked for Defendant as a "Color Medical Agent" at its Spindale, North Carolina. The Defendant is a business process outsourcing (BPO) company that operates a handful of contact centers across the United States.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Paulina R. Kennedy, Esq. Kevin J. Stoops, Esq. SOMMERS SCHWARTZ, P.C. One Towne Square, 17th Floor Southfield, MI 48076 Phone: 248-355-0300 Email: pkennedy@sommerspc.com kstoops@sommerspc.com ANYTIME SOJU: Fails to Pay Proper OT Wages, Borja Suit Alleges -------------------------------------------------------------- JESUS BORJA, on behalf of himself, FLSA Collective Plaintiffs, and Class Members, Plaintiff v. ANYTIME SOJU INC ET AL., Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-02382 (S.D.N.Y., March 24, 2026) alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. Despite Plaintiff's titles as busser and server, the Defendants always required Plaintiff to perform the duties of multiple roles each workday. Throughout Plaintiff's employment, the Defendants regularly scheduled Plaintiff to work six days per week for a total of 56 hours per week. However, the Defendants compensated Plaintiff at a fixed daily rate regardless of the total amount of hours he actually worked during these six workdays, says the suit. Anytime Soju Inc. owns and operates a restaurant enterprise known as "Anytime Hospitality" which features Korean-themed restaurants, karaoke lounges, pool bars, and catering services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: C.K. Lee, Esq. Anne Seelig, Esq. LEE LITIGATION GROUP, PLLC 148 West 24th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10011 Telephone: (212) 465-1188 Facsimile: (212) 465-1181 APPLIED DIGITAL: McConnell Suit Stayed Pending Dismissal Ruling --------------------------------------------------------------- Applied Digital Corp. disclosed in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending Feb. 28, 2026, dated and delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026, that cn September 8, 2025, the court issued an order staying a putative securities class action lawsuit styled "McConnell v. Applied Digital Corporation, et al.," Case No. 3:23-cv-1805, filed in August 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and administratively closing it pending resolution of the motion to dismiss. The company, its Chief Executive Officer Wes Cummins, and its then Chief Financial Officer David Rench have been named as defendants in said suit. The complaint asserts claims pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 based on allegedly false or misleading statements regarding the company's business, operations, and compliance policies, including allegations that the company overstated the profitability of its Data Center Hosting Business, overstated its ability to successfully transition into a low-cost cloud services provider, and that the Company's board of directors was not independent within the meaning of Nasdaq listing rules. On May 22, 2024, the court appointed a lead plaintiff and approved lead counsel and on July 22, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint asserting the same claims based on allegations similar to those in the original complaint. On September 20, 2024, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On November 19, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed his opposition to the motion to dismiss, and on January 3, 2025, the defendants filed their reply in further support of the motion to dismiss. Applied Digital Corp. develops and operates data centers and digital infrastructure, providing high-performance computing and hosting services for blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other compute-intensive applications. The company focuses on delivering cost-efficient, scalable infrastructure solutions to enterprise and institutional clients. AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES: Class Cert Bid in Almeida Due June 25 ------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as Lisa Almeida, v. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-12884-FDS (D. Mass.), the Hon. Judge Saylor entered a scheduling order as follows: 1. Initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) must be completed by : March 23, 2026. 2. Except for good cause shown, no motions seeking leave to add new parties or to amend the pleadings to assert new claims or defenses may be filed after March 27, 2026. 3. All discovery, other than expert discovery, must be completed by Dec. 4, 2026. 4. Status conferences will be held by telephone on : Aug. 3, 2026 at 3:00PM and Dec. 7, 2026 at 3:00PM. 5. Class Certification. a. The Plaintiff's motion for class certification must be filed by June 25, 2027. b. The Defendants' opposition to the motion for class certification must be filed by July 30, 2027. c. The Plaintiff's reply in support of the motion for class certification, not to exceed 10 pages, must be filed by Aug. 20, 2027. 6. Dispositive motions, such as motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment and motions for judgment on the pleadings, must be filed by Oct. 8, 2027. AvalonBay is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartments. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=e7gsp5 at no extra charge.[CC] BIG TEXAN: Court Dismisses Opt-in Plaintiff in "Stinger" -------------------------------------------------------- In the case captioned Theresa Stringer, a/k/a Theresa Lopez-Gonzales, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Big Texan Steak Ranch, Inc., Defendant, Civil Action No. 2:23-CV-181-Z-BR (N.D. Tex.), Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in a Memorandum Opinion and Order, granted Defendant's unopposed motion to dismiss opt-in Plaintiff Kaitlynn Valdez. Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit on November 8, 2023, alleging that Big Texan Steak Ranch unlawfully deprived its employees of wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Valdez opted into the action on December 1, 2023. The parties agreed that Big Texan would serve discovery on sixteen designated Discovery Plaintiffs and that a Discovery Plaintiff who failed to respond could be dismissed and replaced. Big Texan served Valdez with interrogatories on October 8, 2025; her responses were due December 10, 2025. She did not respond and remained unreachable even to her own attorneys. The Court found her failure to respond to both the discovery requests and the motion to dismiss constituted failure to prosecute under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 37 and 41(b). Applying the dismissal-with-prejudice standard given the case's age, the Court identified a clear record of delay, determined lesser sanctions were inappropriate, and noted two aggravating factors: the delay was caused by Valdez herself, not her attorney, and Big Texan suffered actual prejudice. Accordingly, the Court dismissed Valdez without prejudice and granted the Defendant's Motion. A Copy of the Court's MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER dated April 13, 2026 is available at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=14f9GT from PacerMonitor.com Defendant Big Texan Steak Ranch, Inc. is represented by: Brian T. Farrington, Esq. Casey S. Erick, Esq. COWLES & THOMPSON Email: bfarrington@cowlesthompson.com cerick@cowlesthompson.com Danielle Katharina Hatchitt, Esq. Julie Ann Springer, Esq. Geoffrey David Weisbart, Esq. WEISBART SPRINGER HAYES LLP Email: dhatchitt@wshllp.com jspringer@wshllp.com gweisbart@wshllp.com Plaintiff Theresa Stringer is represented by: Pamela Herrmann, Esq. Drew N. Herrmann, Esq. HERRMANN LAW PLLC Email: pamela@herrmannlaw.com drew@herrmannlaw.com BOEING COMPANY: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Jiries Alleges --------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS JIRIES; NICOLE PINCKNEY; ANTWON FLUE; and YVAUGHN BROWN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. THE BOEING COMPANY, Defendant, Case No. 2:26-cv-01310-DCN (D.S.C., March 27, 2026) seeks to recover from the Defendant unpaid wages and overtime compensation, interest, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Plaintiffs were employed by the Defendant in the positions including airplane mechanic assembler, quality assurance representative, system mechanic, and supply chain management analyst. The Boeing Company operates as an aerospace company. The Company develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems. [BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Paul J. Doolittle, Esq. POULIN WILLEY ANASTOPOULO 32 Ann Street Charleston, SC 29403 Telephone: (803) 222-2222 Email: paul.doolittle@poulinwilley.com cmad.doolittle@poulinwilley.com BRANDT EQUITIES: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Wiese Alleges ------------------------------------------------------------ LINDA WIESE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. BRANDT EQUITIES, LP, Defendant, Case No. 3:26-cv-00095-ARS (D.N.D., April 3, 2026) is a class action against the Defendant for its failure to properly secure and safeguard personal identifiable information. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that the Defendant disregarded the rights of the Plaintiff and Class Members by intentionally, willfully, recklessly, or negligently failing to take and implement adequate and reasonable measures to ensure that the PII of Plaintiff and Class Members was safeguarded, failing to take available steps to prevent an unauthorized disclosure of data, and failing to follow applicable, required and appropriate protocols, policies and procedures regarding the encryption of data, even for internal use. As the result, the PII of the Plaintiff and Class Members was compromised through disclosure to an unauthorized third party. Brandt Equities, LP provides agricultural inputs, technical solutions, and plant health products. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Patrick A. Barthle, Esq. MORGAN & MORGAN COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP 201 N. Franklin Street, 7th Floor Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: (813) 229-4023 Facsimile: (813) 222-4708 Email: pbarthle@ForThePeople.com BUCKELEW PROGRAMS: Nowlin Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Buckelew Programs. The case is styled as John Nowlin, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Buckelew Programs, Case No. CV0009549 (Cal. Super. Ct., Marin Cty., March 24, 2026). The case type is stated as "Other Employment - Civil Unlimited." Buckelew Programs -- https://buckelew.org/ -- is the North Bay's largest nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use treatment services.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: James M. Treglio, Esq. POTTER HANDY, LLP 100 Pine Street Suite 1250 San Diego, CA 92111 Phone: (415) 534-1911 Fax: (888) 422-5191 Email: jimt@potterhandy.com CAPITAL CITY: Knowles Sues Over Blind-Inaccessible Website ---------------------------------------------------------- CARLTON KNOWLES, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff v. CAPITAL CITY, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-02370 (S.D.N.Y., March 24, 2026) arises from the Defendant's failure to design, construct, maintain, and operate its interactive website to be fully accessible to and independently usable by Plaintiff and other blind or visually-impaired persons. The Defendant failed to make its website available in a manner compatible with computer screen reader programs, depriving blind and visually-impaired individuals the benefits of its online goods, content, and services. Accordingly, Plaintiff now seeks redress for Defendant's discriminatory conduct and asserts claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Capital City, LLC owns and operates the website, www.capitalcity.com, which offers sauce and accessories for sale. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Michael A. LaBollita, Esq. Jeffrey M. Gottlieb, Esq. Dana L. Gottlieb, Esq. GOTTLIEB & ASSOCIATES PLLC 150 East 18th Street, Suite PHR New York, NY 10003 Telephone: (212) 228-9795 Facsimile: (212) 982-6284 E-mail: Jeffrey@Gottlieb.legal Dana@Gottlieb.legal Michael@Gottlieb.legal CERBONI CONSULTING: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Ross Alleges -------------------------------------------------------------- RICKY ROSS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. CERBONI CONSULTING AND FINANCIAL SERVICE, LLC d/b/a CERBONI SERVICES, Defendant, Case No. 4:26-cv-02616 (S.D. Tex., April 1, 2026) is a class action arising out of the Defendant's failures to properly secure, safeguard, encrypt, andtimely and adequately destroy the Plaintiff's and Class Members' sensitive personal identifiable information that it had acquired and stored for its business purposes. According to the Plaintiff in the complaint, the Defendant's data security failures allowed a targeted cyberattack in or about March 2026 to compromise Defendant's network that contained personally identifiable information of Plaintiff and other individuals. The data breach was a direct result of the Defendant's failure to implement adequate and reasonable cybersecurity procedures and protocols necessary to protect individuals' private information with which it was entrusted for either business purposes or employment or both, says the suit. Cerboni Consulting and Financial Service, LLC d/b/a Cerboni Services specializes in providing expert bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services tailored for the restaurant and hospitality industries, while also serving a diverse range of sectors including retail, healthcare, and construction. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Leigh S. Montgomery, Esq. Jarrett L. Ellzey, Esq. ELLZEY KHERKHER SANFORD MONTGOMERY, LLP 4200 Montrose Blvd., Suite 200 Houston, TX 77006 Telephone: (888) 350-3931 Facsimile: (888) 276-3455 Email: lmontgomery@eksm.com jellzey@eksm.com - and - Gary E. Mason, Esq. Danielle L. Perry, Esq. MASON & PERRY LLP 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Ste. 640 Washington, DC 20015 Telephone: (202) 429-2290 Email: gmason@masonllp.com dperry@masonllp.com CONVERT IQ LLC: Ross Files TCPA Suit in C.D. California ------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Convert IQ, LLC. The case is styled as David Ross, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Convert IQ, LLC doing business as: Affordable Insurance Plans, Case No. 2:26-cv-03613 (C.D. Cal., April 6, 2026). The lawsuit is brought over alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. ConversionIQ -- https://convertiq.me/ -- is an AI-powered sales intelligence platform designed to transform sales call data into actionable insights for sales teams and marketers.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Scott A. Edelsberg, I, Esq. EDELSBERG LAW PA 1925 Century Park E, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (305) 975-3320 Email: scott@edelsberglaw.com COOLSYS COMMERCIAL: Layton Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. -------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Coolsys Commercial & Industrial Solutions, Inc. The case is styled as Jeremy Layton, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Coolsys Commercial & Industrial Solutions, Inc., Does 1 through 20, inclusive, Case No. 26CV178440 (Cal. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty., March 25, 2026). The case type is stated as "Other Employment Complaint Case." Coolsys Commercial & Industrial Solutions, Inc. -- https://coolsys.com/ -- operates as a mechanical system contractor.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Jonathan M. Lebe, Esq. LEBE LAW, APLC 3900 W Alameda, 15th Floor Burbank, CA 91505 Phone: (213) 444-1973 Email: Jon@lebelaw.com COX COMMUNICATIONS: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Ray Alleges ---------------------------------------------------------- JERRY RAY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; and COX COMMUNICATIONS ARIZONA, LLC, Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-01787-SCJ (N.D. Ga., April 3, 2026) seeks to recover from the Defendants unpaid wages and overtime compensation, interest, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiff Rey was employed by the Defendants as a remote agent. Cox Communications, Inc. offers telecommunications and technology solutions. The Company provides analog and digital video, internet access, telephone, television, and home security services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Andrew Weiner, Esq. Jeffrey Sand, Esq. WEINER & SAND LLC 6065 Roswell Road, Suite 700-121 Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Telephone: (404) 254-0842 Email: aw@wsjustice.com js@wsjustice.com - and - Jason J. Thompson, Esq. Kathryn E. Milz, Esq. SOMMERS SCHWARTZ, P.C. One Town Square, 17th Floor Southfield, MI 48076 Telephone: (248) 355-0300 Email: jthompson@sommerspc.com kmilz@sommerspc.com CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD: Parties Must File Joint Statement ------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as Conriquez v. Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-02734 (N.D. Cal., Filed May 6, 2022), the Hon. Judge Rita F. Lin entered an order directing the parties shall file a joint statement addressing the following topics: (1) The status of the state court motion for final approval of class action settlement involving claims against C&W Facility Services; and (2) Whether the April 14 hearing on the motion for class certification should be continued, or whether the motion should be held in abeyance, until after the state court resolves the motion for final approval. Signed by Judge Rita F. Lin on March 25, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. The nature of suit states Civil Rights -- Employment. Cushman & Wakefield is a full-service commercial real estate firm. [CC] CUSIP GLOBAL: DFG Seeks to Seal Class Cert Reply ------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as Dinosaur Financial Group LLC et al., v. Defendants CUSIP Global Services et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01860-KPF (S.D.N.Y.), the Plaintiffs ask the Court to enter an order granting motion to seal related to plaintiffs' reply in support of their motion for class certification and appointment of class counsel, plaintiffs' Daubert motion oppositions, and plaintiffs' affirmative Daubert motions. The parties have met and conferred and have been able to resolve their areas of disagreement. All Plaintiffs' proposed redactions are subsumed within Defendants' proposed redactions, and Plaintiffs do not oppose Defendants' proposed redactions. The Defendants' proposed redactions to the Plaintiffs' Reply Papers are narrowly tailored to protect the same categories of confidential information the Court has already twice held warrant sealing or redaction in this matter: confidential agreements and contractual terms, confidential strategic business practices and compliance-related information, non-public financial information, confidential client and nonparty information, and materials designated confidential by nonparties pursuant to Protective Orders. Because Defendants seek only narrowly tailored redactions of the same categories of confidential information the Court has twice ordered protected, Defendants request that the Court grant the proposed redactions to Plaintiffs’ Reply Papers. CUSIP provides financial services. A copy of the Plaintiffs' motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=DqKnWk at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Ronald J. Aranoff, Esq. Ryan A. Kane, Esq. Joshua M. Slocum, Esq. WOLLMUTH MAHER & DEUTSCH LLP 500 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY 10110 Telephone: (212) 382-3300 E-mail: raranoff@wmd-law.com rkane@wmd-law.com jslocum@wmd-law.com - and - Leiv Blad, Esq. Jeffrey Blumenfeld, Esq. Meg Slachetka, Esq. COMPETITION LAW PARTNERS PLLC 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 742-4300 E-mail: leiv@competitionlawpartners.com jeff@competitionlawpartners.com meg@competitionlawpartners.com - and - Robert N. Kaplan, Esq. Gregory K. Arenson, Esq. Elana Katcher, Esq. KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 800 Third Ave., 38th Floor New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 687-1980 E-mail: rkaplan@kaplanfox.com garenson@kaplanfox.com ekatcher@kaplanfox.com CYTODYN INC: Settlement of Securities Suit for Court OK ------------------------------------------------------- CytoDyn Inc. disclosed in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending Feb. 28, 2026, dated and delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026, that as of February 28, 2026 the company had not recorded any accruals related to the outcomes of the legal matters discussed in the Form 10-Q, other than approximately $12.7 million in connection with the agreement in principle to settle the Securities Class Action. On November 23, 2025 the company reached an agreement in principle to settle a putative class action lawsuit, which provides for a payment by the company to the class of $500,000 in cash and 49 million shares of the company's common stock in exchange for the dismissal and release of all claims against all defendants in the class Action. This agreement in principle is subject to final documentation, court approval, and other conditions and does not constitute an admission by the company of any fault or liability. On March 17, 2021 a stockholder filed a putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the Company and certain former officers generally alleging that defendants made false and misleading statements regarding leronlimab as a potential treatment for COVID-19. On August 9, 2021 the court appointed lead plaintiffs. On April 9, 2021 a second stockholder filed a similar putative class action lawsuit in the same court, which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on July 23, 2021. On August 12, 2021, a stockholder filed a shareholder derivative action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, purportedly on behalf of the company, against certain of its current and former officers and directors, generally alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, waste of corporate assets, and violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with alleged false and misleading statements regarding leronlimab as a potential treatment for COVID-19 and related matters; that the derivative complaint seeks, among other relief, damages purportedly sustained by the Company, corporate governance reforms, restitution and disgorgement, and attorneys fees and costs. On November 5, 2021, defendants moved to dismiss the derivative action and on April 14, the court granted in part and denied in part defendants motion to dismiss, dismissing certain claims and allowing others to proceed. On December 21, 2021 lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint brought on behalf of an alleged class of those who purchased the company's common stock between March 27, 2020 and May 17, 2021, which generally alleges that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and/or 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making purportedly false or misleading statements concerning, among other things, the safety and efficacy of leronlimab as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the company's CD10 and CD12 clinical trials, and its human immunodeficiency virus Biologic License Application, and further alleges that the individual defendants violated Section 20A of the Exchange Act by selling shares of the company's common stock purportedly while in possession of material nonpublic information, and that this amended complaint seeks, among other relief, a ruling that the case may proceed as a class action and unspecified damages and attorneys fees and costs. On February 25, 2022 defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint and June 24 lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint brought on behalf of an alleged class of those who purchased the company's common stock between March 27, 2020 and March 30, 2022, which makes similar allegations, names the same defendants, asserts the same claims as the prior complaint, adds a claim for alleged violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) promulgated thereunder, and seeks the same relief as the prior complaint. All defendants filed motions to dismiss the second amended complaint in whole or in part. By order dated June 25, 2025 the court denied defendants motions to dismiss. On July 8, 2022, plaintiff filed an amended derivative complaint asserting substantially similar allegations and claims and on September 2, defendants moved to dismiss the amended derivative complaint. It recorded an accrual on November 30, 2025 of approximately $16.5 million, which was revalued to approximately $12.7 million as of February 28, 2026, related to Securities Class Action Lawsuits concerning alleged false and misleading statements regarding the viability of "leronlimab" as a potential treatment for COVID-19. CytoDyn Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the clinical development and potential commercialization of leronlimab, an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the CCR5 receptor, for multiple therapeutic indications. The Company pursues applications in infectious diseases, oncology, and other immunological conditions. D'ANNA OF ELMONT: Contreras Alleges Labor Law Breaches ------------------------------------------------------ JUAN CONTRERAS, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff v. D'ANNA OF ELMONT, INC. and SALVATORE D'ANNA, Defendants, Case No. 2:26-cv-01744 (E.D.N.Y., March 24, 2026) alleges the Defendants of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law. The Plaintiff was employed by the Defendants as a cook from in or about April 2014, until March 2026. The Plaintiff and similarly situated employees performed non-exempt work for the Defendants. They regularly worked more than 40 hours in a work week but were not paid overtime in violation of the FLSA and the NYLL. In addition, Plaintiff and similarly situated employees were not also paid an additional hour's pay for each day that their spread-of-hours exceeded 10 hours, alleges the suit. D'Anna OF Elmont, Inc. owns and operates a restaurant located in Nassau County, New York. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Peter A. Romero, Esq. ROMERO LAW GROUP PLLC 490 Wheeler Road, Suite 277 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Telephone: (631) 257-5588 DAILY SERVICES: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Steed Alleges -------------------------------------------------------- SAMANTHA STEED, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. DAILY SERVICES, LLC d/b/a SURGE; and SURGE STAFFING, LLC, Defendants, Case No. 2:26-cv-00407-MHW-CMV (S.D. Ohio, April 30, 2026) seeks to recover from the Defendants unpaid wages and overtime compensation, interest, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiff Steed was employed by the Defendants as a talent advisor. Daily Services, LLC d/b/a Surge is a staffing and labor company, providing landscaping laborers and general staffing solutions. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Hans A. Nilges, Esq. NILGES LEGAL GROUP LLC 7034 Braucher Street, N.W., Suite B North Canton, OH 44720 Telephone: (330) 470-4428 Facsimile: (330) 754-1430 Email: hans@ohlaborlaw.com - and - Robi J. Baishnab, Esq. Nicholas A. Boggs, Esq. 700 W. St. Clair Ave., Suite 320 Cleveland, OH 44113 Telephone: (216) 230-2955 Facsimile: (330) 754-1430 Email: rbaishnab@ohlaborlaw.com nboggs@ohlaborlaw.com - and - Scott D. Perlmutter, Esq. TITTLE & PERLMUTER 4106 Bridge Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113 Telephone: (216) 308-1522 Facsimile: (888) 604-9299 Email: scott@tittlelawfirm.com DANBURY FAIR: Appeals Court Order in Jackson Suit to Appellate Ct. ------------------------------------------------------------------ DANBURY FAIR DODGE, LLC is taking an appeal from a court order in the lawsuit entitled Hope Jackson, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Danbury Fair Dodge, LLC, Defendant, Case No. UWYCV226068764S, in the Waterbury Judicial District in Connecticut. The case type is stated as civil – miscellaneous/all other. The appellate case is captioned as Hope Jackson, et al. v. Danbury Fair Dodge, LLC, Case No. AC-49816, in the Appellate Court of Connecticut, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Plaintiffs-Appellees HOPE JACKSON, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, are represented by: CONSUMER LAW GROUP LLC 35 Cold Spring Rd., Ste. 512 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Telephone: (860) 924-7556 Defendant-Appellant DANBURY FAIR DODGE LLC is represented by: GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP 500 Enterprise Dr., Suite 402 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Telephone: (860) 760-3300 DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK: $850K Settlement in Adams Gets Initial Nod --------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as Debra M. Adams, et al., v. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00099-LM (D.N.H.), the Hon. Judge Landya McCafferty entered an order granting the Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for preliminary approval of the parties' proposed class action settlement and finds it likely that the court will be able to certify the proposed class for the purpose of settlement. The court appoints Analytics LLC as the settlement administrator and provisionally appoints plaintiffs Adams, Mars, and Miller as settlement class representatives and Capozzi Adler as class counsel. Once the court approves the updated notices, the court will schedule the fairness hearing and other related deadlines. The court approves the objection procedures outlined by the parties, subject to the changes noted above, and directs the parties to submit updated proposed notice forms to bring them into conformity with due process and Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1) by April 9, 2026. The settlement class is defined as: "All persons, except the Defendants and their immediate family members, who were participants in or beneficiaries of the Plans, and any Alternate Payee of a Person subject to a QDRO [Qualified Domestic Relations Order] who participated in the Plans, at any time during the Class Period [March 18, 2016 through the date of the Preliminary Approval Order]." Under the Agreement, defendants will pay $850,000 to a settlement fund. The Plaintiffs bring this putative class action against the Defendants asserting injuries arising from defendants' alleged breach of their fiduciary duties to effectively manage and monitor plaintiffs' retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Dartmouth provides primary and specialty care. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=NvikFr at no extra charge.[CC] DHL EXPRESS: G-Force Seeks Refund of Unlawful Duty-Free Tariffs --------------------------------------------------------------- G-FORCE POWERSPORTS INC., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC., Defendant, Case No. 0:26-cv-60956-DSL (S.D. Fla., April 6, 2026) is a class action against the Defendant for unjust enrichment, conversion, money had and received, and declaratory relief. The case arises from the Defendant's retention of windfall profits generated by the unlawful tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. According to the complaint, the windfall is a direct result of DHL's systematically passing on the costs of IEEPA tariffs to its own customers, including the Plaintiff, who purchased its duty-free products. The suit seeks a judgment that DHL is obligated to return to the Plaintiff and proposed Class members all IEEPA duties passed on to customers in the form of higher prices on products, with interest. G-Force Powersports Inc. is a motorcycle dealer based in Taylors, South Carolina. DHL Express (USA), Inc. is a logistics company with its principal place of business in Plantation, Florida. [BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Stuart A. Davidson, Esq. Mark J. Dearman, Esq. Michal-Ane E. McIntosh, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 225 NE Mizner Boulevard, Suite 720 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Telephone: (561) 750-3000 Email: sdavidson@rgrdlaw.com mdearman@rgrdlaw.com mmcintosh@rgrdlaw.com - and - Marc A. Wites, Esq. Thomas B. Rogers, Esq. WITES & ROGERS, PA 4400 North Federal Highway Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 Telephone: (954) 933-4400 Email: mwites@witeslaw.com trogers@witeslaw.com DIGI POWER: Demers Sues Over Environmental Law Violations --------------------------------------------------------- SHARON DEMERS; KAREN HANCE; and MARK POLITO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. DIGI POWER X INC., Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-00672 (W.D.N.Y., April 6, 2026) alleges violation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act. According to the Plaintiffs in the complaint, as a result of Defendant's mining operations, the Plaintiffs have suffered and continue to suffer substantial annoyance, emotional distress, loss of comfort and enjoyment, diminution in the value of their property, and an increased risk of adverse health effects. Digi Power X Inc. is an infrastructure company that develops data centers to drive the expansion of sustainable energy assets. [BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: James Bilsborrow, Esq. Emma Dietz, Esq. Robin Greenwald, Esq. Devin Bolton, Esq. Robert Quigley, Esq. WEITZ & LUXENBERG, PC 700 Broadway, 5th Fl. New York, NY 10003 Telephone: (212) 558-5500 Email: jbilsborrow@weitzlux.com edietz@weitzlux.com rgreenwald@weitzlux.com dbolton@weitzlux.com rquigley@weitzlux.com EARTHBOUND HOLDING: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Miller Alleges ---------------------------------------------------------------- LAURA BETH MILLER; and ELLEY WHITMAN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. EARTHBOUND HOLDING, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 3:26-cv-01096-E (N.D. Tex., April 6, 2026) is an action against the Defendant for its negligent failure to protect and safeguard the Plaintiffs' and Class Members' highly sensitive personally identifiable information, culminating in a massive and preventable data breach. According to the Plaintiff in the complaint, as a result of Defendant's negligence and deficient data security practices, cybercriminals easily infiltrated the Defendant's inadequately protected computer systems and stole the Private Information of Plaintiffs and Class Members. Earthbound Holding, LLC is a homegoods retailer, specializing in clothes, furniture, jewelry and various other goods. [BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: William B. Federman, Esq. Jessica A. Wilkes, Esq. Jonathan Herrera, Esq. FEDERMAN & SHERWOOD 4131 N. Central Expressway Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75204 Telephone: (800) 237-1277 Email: wbf@federmanlaw.com jaw@federmanlaw.com jh@federmanlaw.com EAT JUST INC: Botteh Suit Removed to N.D. California ---------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Daniel Botteh, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. EAT JUST, INC., Case No. 26CV172997 was removed from the Superior Court of the State of California from the County of Alameda, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on April 6, 2026, and assigned Case No. 4:26-cv-02972. The Complaint contains three asserted causes of action for Violations of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act; Violations of the Unfair Competition Law; and Breach of Express Warranty.[BN] The Defendants are represented by: Constance J. Yu, Esq. Philip J. Wang, Esq. PUTTERMAN | YU | WANG LLP 345 California Street, Suite 1160 San Francisco CA 94104-2626 Phone: (415) 839-8779 Fax: (415) 737-1363 Email: cyu@plylaw.com pwang@plylaw.com ELEVANCE HEALTH: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Rush Alleges -------------------------------------------------------- HELEN RUSH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC., f/k/a THE ANTHEM COMPANIES, INC.; and CARELON HEALTH, INC., Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-00633-SEB-MJD (S.D. Ind., April 1, 2026) seeks to recover from the Defendants unpaid wages and overtime compensation, interest, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiff Rush was employed by the Defendants as an agent. Elevance Health Inc. offers network-based managed care plans to large and small employer, individual, medicaid, and medicare markets. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Mark R. Miller, Esq. Julia A. Ozello, Esq. WALLACE MILLER 200 W. Madison St., Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: (312) 261-6193 Email: mrm@wallacemiller.com jo@wallacemiller.com - and - Jason J. Thompson, Esq. SOMMERS SCHWARTZ, P.C. One Towne Square, 17th Floor Southfield, MI 48076 Telephone: (248) 355-0300 Email: jthompson@sommerspc.com ELITE MEDICAL: Blosser Sues to Recover Unpaid Wages --------------------------------------------------- Dakota Blosser, individually and for others similarly situated v. ELITE MEDICAL TRANSPORT, L.L.C., Case No. 2:26-cv-01029-DLM-GJF (D.N.M., April 6, 2026), is brought to recover unpaid wages and other damages from the Defendant under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and New Mexico Minimum Wage Act ("NMMWA"). The Defendant pays its Straight Time Employees by the hour. The Straight Time Employees regularly work more than 40 hours in a workweek. But The Defendant does not pay its Straight Time Employees overtime wages. Instead, the Defendant pays them the same hourly rate for hours worked after 40 in a workweek. The Defendant has never paid its Straight Time Employees on a "salary basis" as required for any relevant overtime exemption the Defendant might claim. The Defendant's straight time for overtime pay scheme violates the FLSA and NMMWA by depriving the Straight Time Employees of the "time and a half" premium overtime wages they are owed for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek, says the complaint. The Plaintiff worked for Elite as an emergency medical technician (EMT) from October 2025 until March 2026 in New Mexico and Texas. Elite is an air and ground ambulance service with a "regional presence in West Texas and Southern New Mexico that allows it to provide rural communities with medical transportation services."[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Michael A. Josephson, Esq. Andrew W. Dunlap, Esq. JOSEPHSON DUNLAP LAW FIRM 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 3050 Houston, TX 77046 Phone: 713-352-1100 Facsimile: 713-352-3300 Email: mjosephson@mybackwages.com adunlap@mybackwages.com - and - Richard J. (Rex) Burch, Esq. BRUCKNER BURCH PLLC 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 3025 Houston, TX 77046 Phone: (713) 877-8788 Facsimile: 713-877-8065 Email: rburch@brucknerburch.com FEDERAL EXPRESS: Class Cert Bid Filing in Alfred Due June 19 ------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as QEANA ALFRED, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Case No. 2:25-cv-01769-JNW (W.D. Wash.), the Hon. Judge entered an order setting the following deadlines: Event Date Deadline for joining additional parties: April 6, 2026 Affirmative class certification expert April 10, 2026 disclosures: Rebuttal class certification expert April 24, 2026 disclosures: Deadline to file Motion for class June 19, 2026 certification: Deadline to file Opposition to motion July 17, 2026 for class certification: Deadline to file Reply to motion for class July 31, 2026 certification: Federal provides courier delivery services. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=RpQWj3 at no extra charge.[CC] FESTIVAL FUN: Appeals Denied Dismissal/Arbitration Bid to 2nd Cir. ------------------------------------------------------------------ FESTIVAL FUN PARKS, LLC is taking an appeal from a court order denying its motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration in the lawsuit entitled Alexandria Linders, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 3:25-cv-659, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated against the Defendant, alleging claims for a violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and unjust enrichment. On July 24, 2025, the Defendant filed a motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration, arguing that customers who purchase tickets through its website consent to Terms and Conditions that require arbitration of their claims and waive their ability to bring a class action suit. On Mar. 5, 2026, the Defendant filed a motion for leave to file supplemental declaration. On Mar. 6, 2026, Judge Sarala V. Nagala entered an Order denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration. The Defendant's motion to supplement the record is also denied. The Court concludes that the Defendant has not established that the Plaintiff unambiguously manifested assent to the Terms and Conditions, including their requirement to arbitrate any disputes or their prohibition on bringing a class action. The appellate case is captioned as Linders v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC, Case No. 26-856, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Plaintiff-Appellee ALEXANDRIA LINDERS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, is represented by: James J. Reardon, Jr., Esq. REARDON SCANLON LLP 45 South Main Street, Suite 305 West Hartford, CT 06107 - and - Philip Lawrence Fraietta, Esq. BURSOR & FISHER, PA 50 Main Street, Suite 475 White Plains, NY 10606 Defendant-Appellant FESTIVAL FUN PARKS, LLC is represented by: Wystan M Ackerman, Esq. ROBINSON & COLE LLP One State Street Hartford, CT 06103 FLASH CHARM: Ouye Sues Over Unprotected Private Information ----------------------------------------------------------- KIM OUYE, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. FLASH CHARM, INC. D/B/A IDERA, Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-00532-DAE (W.D. Tex., March 3, 2026) arises from Defendant's failure to properly secure and safeguard Representative Plaintiff's and/or Class Members' protected health information and personally identifiable information stored within Defendant's information network, including, without limitation, names, basic contact information, Social Security Number and health insurance information. The Plaintiff seeks to hold Defendant responsible for the harms it caused and will continue to cause Representative Plaintiff and thousands of other similarly situated persons in the massive and preventable cyberattack purportedly discovered by Defendant on October 31, 2025, by which cybercriminals infiltrated the Defendant's inadequately protected network and accessed the private information which was being kept there. While Defendant claims to have discovered the breach as early as October 31, 2025, the Defendant did not begin informing victims of the data breach February 26, 2026, and failed to inform victims when or for how long the data breach occurred, says the Plaintiff. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Flash Charm, Inc. provides database tools that help its customers manage, secure and optimize their server environments. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Scott Edward Cole, Esq. Laura Van Note Esq. Mark T. Freeman, Esq. COLE & VAN NOTE 555 12th Street, Suite 2100 Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 891-9800 E-mail: sec@colevannote.com lvn@colevannote.com mtf@colevannote.com FLEXSHOPPER LLC: Pepin Files Suit in Conn. Super. Ct. ----------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Flexshopper, LLC, et al. The case is styled as Dean Pepin, individually and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated v. Flexshopper, LLC; Paytomorrow, LLC; Monro, Inc., Case No. HHB-CV26-6104733-S (Conn. Super. Ct., New Britain Cty., April 6, 2026). The case type is stated as "Misc - All other." FlexShopper -- https://www.flexshopper.com/ -- provides a flexible and easy way to lease-to-own the furniture, electronics, appliances and other popular brand name goods.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: CONSUMER LAW GROUP LLC (414047) 35 Cold Spring Road, Suite 512 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 FLORAL PARK, NY: Holubnyczyj-Ortiz Class Cert Bid Tossed -------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as NADIA HOLUBNYCZYJ-ORTIZ, Individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FLORAL PARK, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-07828-SJB-ST (E.D.N.Y.), the Hon. Judge Bulsara entered an order denying the Plaintiff's motion for class certification. The Plaintiff simply restates the relevant legal standard and concludes that predominance is satisfied, with no reference to evidence. Given the proposed class's lack of definition, the Court cannot conduct a proper predominance inquiry. All that Plaintiff argues is that her individual injuries and damages do not undermine certification. But again, Plaintiff misconstrues her burden. Because the Plaintiff has failed to present a definite class, let alone demonstrate that there are common questions amongst the class, the Court cannot conclude whether common issues will predominate, or whether any potentially individualized inquiries (including damages such as the extent, cause, and location of harm), will predominate. The Plaintiff Holubnyczyj-Ortiz initiated this case against the Incorporated Village of Floral Park claiming that various buildings in the Village -- including its Public Library, Village Hall, and Village Garden -- fail to provide access to disabled individuals, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Naming the Village as a defendant, as well as its Mayor, Kevin M. Fitzgerald, and Administrator, Gerard M. Bambrick, and a bevy of buildings themselves, the Plaintiff now seeks to certify a class of injured individuals. Because the motion fails to satisfy basic requirements for certification, the motion is denied. Floral Park is an incorporated village located in western Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. A copy of the Court's memorandum and order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=XvUVmf at no extra charge.[CC] FORD MOTOR: Bid for Partial Denial of Class Cert Tossed ------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as DANIEL MCCABE, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Case No. 1:23-cv-10829-FDS (D. Mass.), the Hon. Judge Dennis Saylor IV entered an order denying without prejudice the defendant's motion for partial denial of class certification. The Court agrees that resolution of the issue must precede class certification. For present purposes, however, given the limited factual record, the Court will merely deny defendant's motion without prejudice to its renewal. The question of how and when that issue should be resolved will be addressed at a later stage of this proceeding. The Plaintiffs have brought suit against defendant Ford Motor Company. They represent putative classes of purchasers and lessees of Ford vehicles equipped with a 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission. As relevant here, the consolidated complaint asserts claims for (1) violation of the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) by Alabama plaintiffs (Count 8) and (2) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability by Texas, Pennsylvania, California, and Massachusetts plaintiffs (Counts 2 and 4). The Plaintiffs are consumers who purchased or leased vehicles designed and manufactured by defendant Ford Motor Company equipped with a 10R80 10-speed transmission. The Plaintiffs represent putative classes of consumers in nine states -- Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. On June 14, 2024, plaintiffs filed the operative consolidated complaint. It alleges that Ford's 10R80 10-speed transmission can shift harshly and erratically, causing the vehicle to jerk, lunge, clunk, and hesitate between gears. The vehicles in question are covered by Ford's "New Vehicle Limited Warranty" (NVLW), which provides that (subject to certain limitations, such as time and mileage) Ford will repair or replace any defective part. The complaint asserts that the NVLW "was made part of the basis of the bargain when Plaintiffs and Class Members bought or leased the Class Vehicles." This is a consolidated set of putative class actions alleging defects in the transmissions of certain Ford vehicles. Ford Motor is an American multinational automobile manufacturer. A copy of the Court's memorandum and order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=3qXKyM at no extra charge.[CC] FREEMAN F. MARTIN: Adimora-Nweke Files Suit in W.D. Texas --------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Freeman F. Martin, et al. The case is styled as Ernest Adimora-Nweke, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Deputy Director Freeman F. Martin; Kristofer Monson, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Case No. 7:26-cv-00133-DC-RCG (W.D. Tex., April 6, 2026). The nature of suit is stated as Other Civil Rights for Civil Rights Act. Freeman F. Martin -- https://www.dps.texas.gov/ -- has been selected to serve as the department's fourteenth Director.[BN] The Plaintiff appears pro se. GBC FOOD: Diaz Suit Remanded to California State Court ------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as NAMSIK CHO, ANGELA DIAZ, LIN WANG, and HAITONG YU, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. GBC FOOD SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company; THEIN AUNG, an individual; KATIE AUNG, an individual; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Case No. 2:24-cv-10538-CAS-SK (C.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Snyder entered an order granting joint stipulation to remand removed action: 1. The action shall be remanded to the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, where the Action was first filed for the purposes of settlement only; and 2. All class certification motion deadlines and pre-trial and trial dates be vacated, and that the Parties agree to bear their own attorneys' fees and costs with respect to the removal and subsequent remand of the Class action. GBC is a third-party provider specializing in culinary craftsmanship. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=mo5OYJ at no extra charge.[CC] GERBER PAYROLL: Class Cert Bid Filing in Coghill Due Jan. 11, 2027 ------------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as KENNETH COGHILL, et al., v. GERBER PAYROLL SERVICES, Case No. 2:25-cv-00759-SKV (W.D. Wash.), the Court entered an order setting class certification briefing schedule and other pretrial deadlines: Event Date Reports of expert witnesses under Nov. 12, 2026 FRCP 26(a)(2) due: All motions related to class Jan. 11, 2027 certification discovery must be filed by this date and noted for consideration (pursuant to LCR7(d)): Class certification discovery to Feb. 10, 2027 be completed by: Deadline for the Plaintiff to file Mar. 15, 2027 motion for class certification and report of class certification expert: Deadline for the Defendant to file Apr. 12, 2027 opposition to the Plaintiffs' motion for class certification: Deadline for the Plaintiffs to file Apr. 26, 2027 reply re: Plaintiffs' motion for class certification: Gerber is a provider of payroll and human resources solutions.[CC] A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=mHmUvx at no extra charge.[CC] GERBER PAYROLL: Class Certification Briefing Schedule Entered ------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as KENNETH COGHILL, MAXWELL TAMMEN, KANDICE MAYER, SHILO FISH, KALEN TINDALL; SHANIYA BRANNON; AND SYDNEY HESS, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, v. GERBER PAYROLL SERVICES, a Foreign Profit Corporation, Case No. 2:25-cv-00759-SKV (W.D. Ash.), the Hon. Judge S. Kate Vaughan entered an order for continuance of class certification briefing schedule and other pretrial deadlines: The parties seek an eight-month extension of the Briefing Schedule to allow them sufficient time to complete class certification discovery, explore mediation, and conduct mediation if they decide to do so at this stage. The Court will issue a new class certification briefing schedule continuing the current deadlines by eight months. The current Class Certification Briefing Schedule and Other Pretrial Deadlines are stricken. Gerber is a provider of payroll and human resources solutions. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=1KahlK at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Nolan Lim, Esq. NOLAN LIM LAW FIRM, PS 1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 1850 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 774-8874 E-mail: nolan@nolanlimlaw.com - and - Morgan Mentzer, Esq. MX LAW 710 Pacific Ave. #8 Tacoma, WA 98402 E-mail: morgan@mxlaw.net - and - Victoria Ainsworth, Esq. Jamie Serb, Esq. Zachary Crosner, Esq. CROSNER LEGAL, P.C. 92 Lenora St., Suite 179 Seattle, WA 98121 Telephone: (866) 276-7637 E-mail: tori@crosnerlegal.com jamie@crosnerlegal.com zach@crosnerlegal.com The Defendant is represented by: Breanne Martell, Esq. Brian H. Rho, Esq. LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 600 University St., Suite 3200 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 623-3300 E-mail: bsmartell@littler.com brho@littler.com GREP ATLANTIC: Court Strikes Newman Class Allegations ----------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as DYLAN NEWMAN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. GREP ATLANTIC, LLC and NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Case No. 1:25-cv-00178-JAV (S.D.N.Y.), the Hon. Judge Vargas entered an order granting the Defendants' motions to strike the Plaintiff's class allegations. The Plaintiff's individual claims are dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate and to close the case. The Defendants' motions to strike plainly address issues "separate and apart from the issues that [would] be decided on a class certification motion," and as such are not "procedurally premature." Striking the class allegations is appropriate here as "a contractual waiver clearly precludes the possibility that a plaintiff's claim may be brought on a class-wide basis." Accordingly, the Defendants' motions to strike the class allegations are granted. The Plaintiff alleges that Defendants violated New York General Obligations Law and brings claims individually and on behalf of members of a putative class of similarly situated tenants in buildings managed or owned by the Defendants. GREP acts as a property management company for Greystar Real Estate Partner. A copy of the Court's opinion and order dated March 24, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=YpsJrB at no extra charge.[CC] GREYSTAR REAL: Filing for Class Cert Bid Due Nov. 20 ---------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as RONNIE BROOKS, LAURA SEIGEL; TIFFANY VINSON, PHILIP MCGILL, ANNIE CASTNER, CHERELLE BLOUNT, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated; and ROES 1 through 100, inclusive, v. GREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; GREYSTAR CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware Corporation; et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-01729-LL-VET (S.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Torres entered an order granting joint motion to continue scheduling order as follows: 1. No later than July 20, 2026, the parties shall designate their respective experts for class certification in writing. The date for exchange of rebuttal experts for class certification shall be no later than Aug. 3, 2026. 2. No later than Sept. 4, 2026, each party shall comply with Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) disclosure provisions regarding experts for class certification. 3. No later than Sept. 18, 2026, the parties shall supplement their disclosures regarding contradictory or rebuttal evidence for class certification under Rule 26(a)(2)(D) and 26(e). 4. Fact and class discovery are not bifurcated; however, all discovery related to class certification must be completed by Oct. 5, 2026. 5. The Plaintiffs must file a motion for class certification by Nov. 20, 2026. In the event no such motion is filed, Plaintiffs must notify the Court via email (efile_torres@casd.uscourts.gov) within three (3) days after the expiration of the class certification motion deadline. Greystar operates as a real estate development and management company. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=ysX7Tz at no extra charge.[CC] HARBOR DIVERSIFIED: Class, Derivative Suits Dismissed ----------------------------------------------------- Harbor Diversified, Inc. disclosed in its annual report on Form 10-K, for the period ending Dec. 31, 2024, dated and delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026, that following the dismissal of the foregoing class action, on March 12, 2026, the court entered a dismissal without prejudice in a Wisconsin consolidated action pursuant to the stipulation of the parties. The company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in several lawsuits relating to facts arising in connection with the restatement of its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the first three quarters of the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. One of those matters was a consolidated putative class action complaint captioned "Toft v. Harbor Diversified, Inc., et al.," No. 24-C-556 (E.D. Wisc. 2024). On January 31, 2025, the court dismissed the operative complaint in the class action for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Defendants subsequently moved for sanctions under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against the plaintiffs and their law firms, including the Rosen Law Firm. On December 3, 2025, the court granted the motion for sanctions with respect to the Rosen Law Firm, finding that its complaint against the Company was frivolous, and entered judgment in favor of the defendants. Separately, that in 2024, three stockholders each filed a stockholder derivative action against certain officers and directors of the Company alleging breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims, arising from allegations substantively similar to those raised in the Class Action. Two of those actions were consolidated in an action captioned "In re Harbor Diversified, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation," No. 24-C-903 (E.D. Wisc. 2024), and the other action is captioned "Cooke v. Bartlett et al.," No. 24-934-MN (D. Del. 2024). Neither action substantively moved forward while the parties awaited a decision on the motion to dismiss in the class action. Harbor Diversified, Inc. is a non-operating holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is engaged in regional air transportation services and related aviation support activities. The company also evaluates and manages other investment and business opportunities across a range of industries. HERGAR CORP: Romero Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hergar Corp., et al. The case is styled as Eloy Romero, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Gemsa Enterprises, LLC, Denny's, Inc., Dennys Corporation, Case No. 2026CUOE063823 (Cal. Super. Ct., Ventura Cty., March 25, 2026). The case type is stated as "Other Employment - Civil Unlimited." Hergar Corp, is a charming eatery located in Moorpark, California known for its inviting atmosphere and delicious menu offerings.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Seung L. Yang, Esq. THE SENTINEL FIRM, APC 355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1450 Los Angeles, California 90071 Phone: (213) 985-1150 Fax: (213) 985-2155 Email: seung.yang@thesentinelfirm.com HIGHTOWER HOLDING: Adams Sues Over Data Security Failures --------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOTT ADAMS, individually and on behalf of himself, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. HIGHTOWER HOLDING, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-03267 (N.D. Ill., March 24, 2026) asserts claims arising from Defendant's failure to properly secure and safeguard private information that was entrusted to it, and its accompanying responsibility to store and transfer that information. On January 9, 2026, the Defendant became aware of a compromised account causing unauthorized access to its IT network. Defendant's investigation determined that between January 8, 2026, and January 9, 2026, certain files were downloaded without authorization. However, it took more than three months for the Defendant to issue a notice of public disclosure, says the suit. Accordingly, the Plaintiff brings this action individually and on behalf of a Nationwide Class of similarly situated individuals against Defendant for: negligence; negligence per se; unjust enrichment, and breach of implied contract, seeking actual and putative damages, with attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses, and appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief. HighTower Holding, LLC provides financial and retirement planning, wealth management, and investment advisory services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Gary M. Klinger, Esq. MILBERG, PLLC 227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: (866) 252-0878 E-mail: gklinger@milberg.com HOLLEY INC: Class Cert. Briefing Schedule in Lauderdale Extended ---------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, v. HOLLEY INC., f/k/a EMPOWER LTD., TOM TOMLINSON, DOMINIC BARDOS, and VINOD NIMMAGADDA, al., Case No. 1:23-cv-00148-GNS-HBB (W.D. Ky.), the Hon. Judge Stivers entered an order extending the Parties' class certification briefing schedule: 1. The Defendants' deadline to file their opposition to the motion shall be extended from April 8, 2026 to April 29, 2026. 2. Lead Plaintiff's deadline to file any reply in support of the motion shall be extended from June 5, 2026 to June 26, 2026. 3. All other deadlines in the current Scheduling Order remain intact. Holley Inc. operates as an automobile company. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=rekqH7 at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: Robert J. Robbins, Esq. Elizabeth A. Shonson, Esq. Andrew T. Rees, Esq. Alex Kaplan, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 225 NE Mizner Boulevard, Suite 720 Boca Raton, FL 33423 Telephone: (561) 750-3000 E-mail: rrobbins@rgrdlaw.com eshonson@rgrdlaw.com arees@rgrdlaw.com akaplan@rgrdlaw.com David Garrison, Esq. BARRETT JOHNSTON MARTIN & GARRISON, PLLC 200 31st Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203 Telephone: (615) 244-2202 E-mail: dgarrison@barrettjohnston.com The Defendants are represented by: Sean M. Berkowitz, Esq. Eric R. Swibel, Esq. Nicholas J. Siciliano, Esq. Renatta A. Gorski, Esq. Michele D. Johnson, Esq. Michael A. Galdes, Esq. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 330 North Wabash Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60611 Telephone: (312) 876-7700 Facsimile: (312) 993-9767 E-mail: sean.berkowitz@lw.com eric.swibel@lw.com nicholas.siciliano@lw.com renatta.gorski@lw.com michele.johnson@lw.com michael.galdes@lw.com - and - Michael P. Abate, Esq. KAPLAN JOHNSON ABATE & BIRD LLP 710 W. Main St., 4th Floor Louisville, KY 40202 Telephone: (502) 540-8280 E-mail: mabate@kaplanjohnsonlaw.com HOT LINE CONSTRUCTION: Bernal Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ----------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hot Line Construction, Inc. The case is styled as Juan Bernal, individually, and on behalf of other similarly situated employees v. Hot Line Construction, Inc., Case No. 2026CUOE064051 (Cal. Super. Ct., Ventura Cty., March 27, 2026). The case type is stated as "Other Employment - Civil Unlimited." Hot Line Construction -- https://hotlineconstructioninc.com -- is an experienced high voltage electrical contractor with expertise in transmission, distribution, substations and emergency response.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Miriam Schimmel, Esq. BLACKSTONE LAW, APC 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 745 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2442 Phone: 310-622-4278 Fax: 855-786-6356 Email: mschimmel@blackstonepc.com HOWMET AEROSPACE: Linthicum Suit Seeks to Certify FLSA Class ------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as JOHN LINTHICUM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, v. HOWMET AEROSPACE, INC., Case No. 2:26-cv-00039-CCW-KT (W.D. Pa.), the Plaintiff asks the Court to enter an order pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"): (a) Authorizing the issuance of Court-supervised notice by U.S. mail, email, and text message to the following individuals defined as: "All current and former hourly production/manufacturing employees of the Defendant who were paid for at least 40 hours of work in any workweek, beginning March 25, 2023 to the present (hereinafter the "FLSA Collective" or "Potential FLSA Collective Members")." (b) Approving the proposed Notice and Consent to Join, as well as reminder notice (attached as Exhibit A); (c) Directing the Defendant, within 14 days of the Court's Order authorizing the issuance of notice, to produce an electronic spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel or comma delimited format containing a roster of all individuals fitting the definition above, including their full names, dates of employment, locations worked, job titles, last known mailing addresses, personal email addresses, and cellular phone numbers (“Roster”); and (d) Directing that, within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Roster, the Notice and Consent to Join be sent to Potential FLSA Collective Members by U.S. Mail, email, and text message; and (e) Directing that a follow-up notice be sent by U.S. mail, email, and text message to the Potential FLSA Collective Members who have not returned Consent to Join forms halfway through the notice period. A copy of the Plaintiff's motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=0j2MJR at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: Matthew J.P. Coffman, Esq. Shannon M. Draher, Esq. Adam C. Gedling, Esq. Tristan T. Akers, Esq. COFFMAN LEGAL, LLC 1550 Old Henderson Rd, Suite #126 Columbus, OH 43220 Telephone: (614) 949-1181 Facsimile: (614) 386-9964 E-mail: mcoffman@mcoffmanlegal.com sdraher@mcoffmanlegal.com agedling@mcoffmanlegal.com takers@mcoffmanlegal.com HY CITE: Keith Wins Class Certification Bid ------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as ANGELA KEITH, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, v. HY CITE ENTERPRISES, LLC, Case No. 3:24-cv-00729-jdp (W.D. Wis.), the Hon. Judge Peterson entered an order as follows: 1. The following class is certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23: "All persons throughout the United States (1) to whom Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC placed a call, (2) directed to a telephone number assigned to a cellular telephone service, but not assigned to a Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC customer or accountholder, (3) in connection with which Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC used an artificial or prerecorded voice, (4) from Oct. 22, 2020, through Sept. 10, 2025." 2. The court approves James Davidson and Michael Greenwald of Greenwald Davidson Radbil, PLLC as class counsel. 3. The Plaintiff's motion for preliminary approval of the settlement is granted. 4. The Plaintiff's previous motion for class certification is denied as moot. 5. The class administrator may have until April 24, 2026, to send out the class notices, giving members 75 days to opt out of the class, file an objection, or file a claim. 6. The parties may have until Aug. 25, 2026, to file a motion for final approval, a motion for fees and costs, and a motion for approval of the service award. 7. The court will hold an in-person fairness hearing on Oct. 6, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. The Plaintiff alleges that defendant Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by making a pre-recorded call to her cellphone asking her to make payments on an account that did not belong to her. Keith says that Hy Cite Enterprises placed the same type of call to almost 18,000 other individuals who were designated in Hy Cite Enterprises records as a potential "wrong number," meaning that the call recipient did not have an account with Hy Cite Enterprises. The settlement agreement provides that Hy Cite Enterprises will pay a total of $4,750,000, to be divided as follows: -- Settlement notice and administrative expenses, estimated to be $115,987; -- class counsel’s costs, subject to court approval but not more than $15,000; -- class counsel's fees, no more than 36 percent of the total settlement (after administrative expenses are subtracted), which would amount to approximately $1.67 million; -- an incentive award to Keith, subject to court approval, but not more than $15,000; and -- the remainder for the class (approximately $2.94 million). Hy Cite offers the wholesale distribution of cookware, flatware, and water filtration devices. A copy of the Court's opinion and order dated March 24, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=pxasN2 at no extra charge.[CC] INFRASYS INC: Guckes Sues Over Unpaid Overtime Wages ---------------------------------------------------- Michael Guckes, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. INFRASYS, INC., D/B/A THORSPORT RACING, Case No. 3:26-cv-00814 (N.D. Ohio, April 6, 2026), is brought challenging policies and practices of Defendant that violated the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") as a result of the Defendants unpaid overtime wages. As a mechanic, the Plaintiff was one of many employees who worked for Defendant in a non-exempt capacity. The Plaintiff and other similarly situated employees routinely worked in excess of 40 per workweek. As such, the Plaintiff and other similarly situated employees were entitled to receive overtime. The Defendant failed to compensate its employees as it had articulated in its handbook. Instead, Defendant compensated the Plaintiff and other similarly situated employees at a rate substantially less than the time and a half the employees had earned, says the complaint. The Plaintiff was employed by the Defendant as a mechanic from February 8, 2024 through November 4, 2025. The Defendant is in the business of competitive racing.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Christopher J. Lalak, Esq. AnnaMaria Jadue, Esq. LALAK LLC 1991 Crocker Road, Suite 600 Westlake, OH 44145 Phone 440.892.3380 Email: clalak@employmentlawohio.com ajadue@employmentlawohio.com INTERNATIONAL PAPER: Class Cert. Hearing Extended to Nov. 18 ------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as OMAR MAGANA, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY; SELECT STAFFING, LLC; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Case No. 2:24-cv-08867-AH-MAR (C.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Anne Hwang entered an order re joint stipulation to continue the Plaintiff's deadline to file motion for class certification as follows: 1. The class certification hearing deadline is continued from April 22, 2026, to Nov. 18, 2026. 2. All other deadlines and hearing dates previously scheduled for this matter are to be continued as follows: Schedule Of Pretrial and Trial Dates Trial: June 22, 2027, at 8:30 a.m. Final Pretrial Conference, Hearing on June 2, 2027 motions in limine: Last date to hear motion on class Nov. 18, 2026 certification: Fact discovery cutoff: Jan. 27, 2027 Expert discovery cutoff: March 3, 2027 International is an American pulp and paper company. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=AIEg3U at no extra charge.[CC] IQVIA HOLDINGS INC: Rose Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ------------------------------------------------------ A class action lawsuit has been filed against IQVIA Holdings, Inc., et al. The case is styled as Abbie Rose and David Becerra, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. IQVIA Holdings, Inc., IQVIA Digital Inc., IQVIA Inc., Case No. STK-CV-UATR-2026-0002546 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Joaquin Cty., April 6, 2026). The case type is stated as "Unlimited Civil Other Employment." IQVIA Holdings Inc. -- https://www.iqvia.com/ -- provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific.[BN] JONES LANG LASALLE: Miller Suit Removed to E.D. California ---------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Dustin Miller, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICAS, INC., a Maryland corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Case No. CU26-01891 was removed from the Superior Court of the State of California from the County of Solano, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on April 6, 2026, and assigned Case No. 2:26-cv-01344-DJC-CSK. The Complaint asserts these claims on a class basis: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages; Failure to Pay Overtime Wages; Failure to Provide Meal Periods; Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses; Failure to Provide Complete and Accurate Wage Statements; Failure to Maintain Accurate Payroll Records; Failure to Timely Pay All Wages Earned During Employment; Failure to Timely Pay All Wages at Separation; and Unfair Business Practices in Violation of Business and Professions Code Section 17200 among other allegations.[BN] The Defendants are represented by: Spencer C. Skeen, Esq. Marlene M. Moffitt, Esq. Stephen A. Dolar, Esq. OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92122 Phone: 858-652-3110 Facsimile: 858-652-3101 Email: spencer.skeen@ogletree.com marlene.moffitt@ogletree.com stephen.dolar@ogletree.com KLEEN-TECH SERVICES: Mendoza Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ---------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Kleen-Tech Services, LLC. The case is styled as Norma Morales Mendoza, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Kleen-Tech Services, LLC, Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Case No. 26CV178409 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Joaquin Cty., March 25, 2026). Kleen-Tech Services -- https://www.kleen-tech.com/ -- provides janitorial services for commercial and municipal buildings, specialty facilities, and government installations.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Fawn F. Bekam, Esq. ABRAMSON LABOR GROUP 1700 W Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91506-1313 Phone: 213-493-6300 Fax: 213-336-3704 Email: fawn@abramsonlabor.com LEAGUEAPPS INC: Schallert Sues Over Data Privacy Violations ----------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE SCHALLERT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. LEAGUEAPPS, INC.; and DOES 1 through 10, Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-02702 (S.D.N.Y., April 1, 2026) alleges violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that the Defendant has installed and deployed data broker software on its website www.leagueapps.com to secretly collect data about visitors to the Website, their devices, locations and views of webpages to identify who they are, target them with unwanted marketing and track their internet browsing on an ongoing basis. The data broker software then compiles this data and correlates it with extensive external records it already has about most Californians in order to learn the identity of the Website visitor, says the suit. LeagueApps, Inc. serves as the operating system and community for youth and local sports leaders. We empower them by providing the technology and professional network necessary for their success. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: J. Evan Shapiro, Esq. TAULER SMITH LLP 626 Wilshire Blvd #1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Tel: (310) 590-3927 LEXISNEXIS RISK: Bid to Transfer & Revoke Designation Tossed ------------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as JOHN DOE-1, et al., v. LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS, INC., et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-04566-HB (D.N.J.), the Hon. Judge Harvey Bartle III entered an order denying the motions of Plaintiffs to transfer and revoke designation and assignment. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs seek to have the actions randomly reassigned to a judge in the District of New Jersey pursuant to the regular assignment procedures in that court. They contend that the actions do not come within the ambit of the April 2, 2024, Order of Chief Judge Michael A. Chagares of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit assigning the undersigned from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to preside over certain actions in the District of New Jersey. The court also notes that Civil Action 24-4566 was removed to this court on April 4, 2024. The pending motion was not filed until January 22, 2026. In the meantime, the court had numerous interactions with counsel. It has entered a scheduling order and discovery is ongoing. A motion for class certification is due on June 5, 2026. It is puzzling that plaintiffs' counsel waited so long to seek a new judge, a move which, if successful, could only impede the orderly progress of this action. LexisNexis provides data and technology services, analytics, predictive insights, and fraud prevention for a wide range of industries. A copy of the Court's memorandum dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=Xx2rb2 at no extra charge.[CC] MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL: Lopez Appeals Class Certification Order --------------------------------------------------------------- DANIEL ESTEBAN CAMAS LOPEZ is taking an appeal from a court order denying his motion to certify class in the lawsuit entitled Daniel Esteban Camas Lopez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Marriott International, Inc., Defendant, Case No. 1:23-cv-03308-RMR-KAS, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. As previously reported in the Class Action Reporter, the suit, which was removed from the District Court for the State of Colorado, Pitkin County, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, is brought against the Defendant for violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, and the Colorado Human Trafficking Statute. On Apr. 11, 2025, the Plaintiff filed a motion to certify class, which Judge Regina M. Rodriguez denied on Mar. 23, 2026. The Court determined that the Plaintiff had not established the RICO element of an "enterprise' on the merits by a preponderance of the evidence. Therefore, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff could not meet his burden for class certification with respect to his RICO claim, despite its recognition that common evidence would support that claim. With respect to the trafficking claims, the Court overruled both of the objections set forth by the Plaintiff and indicated its view that certification would be appropriate only if there were evidence of specific threats (as opposed to abuse of legal process). Because the Plaintiff did not offer specific evidence that "all class members were subject to similar threats," the Court declined to certify a class with respect to the trafficking claims. The appellate case is styled as Daniel Esteban Camas Lopez v. Marriott International, Inc., Case No. 26-701, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Plaintiff-Appellant DANIEL ESTEBAN CAMAS LOPEZ, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, is represented by: Alexander Hood, Esq. Brianne Power, Esq. TOWARDS JUSTICE 1580 N. Logan Street, Ste. 660 PMB 44465 Denver, CO, 80203 Telephone: (720) 239-2606 Email: alex@towardsjustice.com brianne@towardsjustice.com MARTIN & PLEASANCE: Cabrera Sue Over Drink Mixes' False Ads ----------------------------------------------------------- STEVEN A. CABRERA, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN & PLEASANCE NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Washington corporation, Defendant, Case No. 2:26-cv-00991 (W.D. Wash., March 24, 2026), alleges that its Ener-C Sugar-Free Multivitamin Drink Mixes are misbranded and falsely advertised because they claim to be "All Natural" while containing synthetic ingredients derived from petroleum substrates. The products' front and side labels state explicitly that the products are "All Natural," with these statements reinforced by depictions of natural fruits that provide the characterizing flavor. However, all of the products contain an ingredient that is listed in the ingredients list as "DL malic acid," a type of malic acid manufactured in petrochemical plants from benzene or butane through a series of chemical reactions, says the suit. Headquartered in Blaine, WA, Martin & Pleasance North America formulates, manufactures, and sells fruit-flavored electrolyte-infused drink enhancers. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Carl J. Marquardt, Esq. LAW OFFICE OF CARL J. MARQUARDT, PLLC 1126 34th Ave., Suite 311 Seattle, WA 98122-5137 Telephone: (206) 388-4498 E-mail: carl@cjmpllc.com - and - Charle C. Weller, Esq. CHARLES C. WELLER APC 11412 Corley Court San Diego, CA 92126 Telephone: (858) 414-7465 E-mail: legal@cweller.com MEDPACE HOLDINGS: Durbin Sues Over Drop in Share Price ------------------------------------------------------ JAN DURBIN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC.; AUGUST JAMES TROENDLE; JESSE J. GEIGER; and KEVIN M. BRADY, Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-00346-SJD (S.D. Ohio, April 6, 2026) is a federal securities class action on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Medpace common stock between April 22, 2025 and February 9, 2026, inclusive, seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations ofthe federal securities laws. According to the Plaintiff in the complaint, the Defendants provided positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating false and materially misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the time state of Medpace's backlog cancellation rate. Investors began to question the veracity of Defendants' public statements on Febmary 9, 2026, when Medpace issued a press release announcing the Company's fourth quarter 2025 performance. Investors and analysts reacted to Medpace's revelation. The price of Medpace's common stock declined dramatically. From a closing market price of $530.35 per share on February 9, Medpace's common stock price fell to $446. 05 per share on February 10, a decline of more than 15.9%, says the suit. Medpace Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides cardiovascular, hematology, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, nephrology, and diagnostic services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Richard S. Wayne, Esq. Robert S. Sparks, Esq. STRAUSS TROY CO., LPA 150 East Fourth Street, 4th Floor Cincinnati, OH 45202 Telephone: (513) 621-2120 Facsimile: (513) 629-9426 Email: rswaynef@strausstroy.com rrsparks@strausstroy.com - and - Adam M. Apton, Esq. LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP 33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor New York, NY 10004 Telephone: (212) 363-7500 Facsimile: (212) 363-7171 Email: aapton@zlk.com META PLATFORMS: Kadrey's Bid for Class Discovery Tossed ------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as RICHARD KADREY, et al., v. META PLATFORMS, INC., Case No. 3:23-cv-03417-VC (N.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Vince Chhabria entered an order granting motion for leave to file fourth amended complaint and denying motion for class discovery. Accordingly, the plaintiffs' motion to add a contributory infringement claim is reluctantly granted. The request to amend the class definition, update the distribution claim, and add three loan-out companies as named plaintiffs is granted as well. Accordingly, the failure of plaintiffs' counsel to appreciate the need to add a contributory infringement claim back in November 2024 could do serious harm to the proposed class members. This is one factor in favor of allowing the named plaintiffs to file yet another amended complaint. Regardless of who ultimately wins this case, it is in the interest of the proposed class members to have all available claims addressed in the litigation. Two additional related factors weigh in favor of allowing the plaintiffs to add the contributory infringement claim: the litigation schedule and the presence of the Entrepreneur Media case (which, by the way, is not a proposed class action). Meta is a provider of social networking, advertising, and business insight solutions. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=oAUgvO at no extra charge.[CC] MOF-PRESERVATION: Settlement Class in Cierra Gets Certification --------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as CIERRA ROUSSEAU-DOBARD, et al., V. MOF-PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABILITY CORP., et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-01433-BWA-DPC (E.D. La.), the Hon. Judge Ashe entered an order that: 1. The proposed class (the "Settlement Class") is certified for settlement purposes only, the parties having stipulated to the certification of this proposed class for settlement purposes only pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(3). The Settlement Class shall be defined as: "All natural persons who leased and/or occupied the residential property pursuant to a lease at The Willows apartment complex between Jan. 1, 2014, and June 11, 2025, and sustained damages as a direct result of the living conditions at The Willows apartment complex." Regardless of the number of individuals occupying a single unit at The Willows apartment complex, only one claim for rental reimbursement may be made per household by the individual whose name was on the lease as being responsible for rental payments or his/her representative. This is because only one rental payment was required to be paid during any given rental period, regardless of how many people occupied an apartment at one time. The class excludes Defendants, their affiliates, employees, officers and directors, and the Judge(s) assigned to this case. 2. Cierra Rousseau-Dobard, Michael Dobard, Brittany Harris, Nicole Jones, Chelsi Nora, Beverly Williams, Adrianna Jackson, Amy Toledano, Erica Toledano, Elise Felix, Gladys Dedrick, Kimberly Delay, Jasmine Randall, Marvette Johnson, Leotis Johnson, Tashane Gordon, Tierra Slack, Winifred Boyd, Brittany Williams, the named Plaintiffs are appointed as class representatives, and their attorneys, Jacob D. Young and Megan Kiefer, are appointed as class counsel based upon their qualifications, considering the criteria set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g)(1). 3. The Settlement between the parties – as reflected in the confidential stay agreement dated Dec. 17, 2024 and settlement communication dated Aug. 12, 2025 -- is preliminarily approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate, entered into in good faith and without collusion, and within the range for possible judicial approval, and the confidential stay agreement and the Settlement shall be submitted to the Settlement Class for consideration at a fairness hearing upon the parties' filing of a motion for final approval of settlement. MOF-Preservation develops and operates low-moderate income housing. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=LOJDp8 at no extra charge.[CC] MONSANTO COMPANY: Cora Suit Transferred to N.D. California ---------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Terry Cora, and on behalf of other similarly situated v. Monsanto Company, Case No. 4:26-cv-00362 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 3:26-cv-02961-VC to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Personal Inj. Prod. Liability for Product Liability. The Monsanto Company -- https://www.monsanto.com/ -- was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Esq. CORY WATSON, PC 254 Court Avenue, Suite 511 Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: (901) 402-1100 Fax: (866) 327-4000 Email: tcarpenter@corywatson.com MONSANTO COMPANY: Hagenberg Suit Transferred to N.D. California --------------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Randy Hagenberg, and on behalf of other similarly situated v. Monsanto Company, Case No. 4:26-cv-00395 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 3:26-cv-02962-VC to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Personal Inj. Prod. Liability for Product Liability. The Monsanto Company -- https://www.monsanto.com/ -- was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Esq. CORY WATSON, PC 254 Court Avenue, Suite 511 Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: (901) 402-1100 Fax: (866) 327-4000 Email: tcarpenter@corywatson.com MONSANTO COMPANY: Lowery Suit Transferred to N.D. California ------------------------------------------------------------ The case captioned as Sherri Lowery, and on behalf of other similarly situated v. Monsanto Company, Case No. 4:26-cv-00425 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 3:26-cv-02963-VC to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Personal Inj. Prod. Liability for Product Liability. The Monsanto Company -- https://www.monsanto.com/ -- was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Esq. CORY WATSON, PC 254 Court Avenue, Suite 511 Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: (901) 402-1100 Fax: (866) 327-4000 Email: tcarpenter@corywatson.com MONSANTO COMPANY: Montalva Suit Transferred to N.D. California -------------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Octavio Montalva, and on behalf of other similarly situated v. Monsanto Company, Case No. 4:26-cv-00390 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 3:26-cv-02964-VC to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Personal Inj. Prod. Liability for Product Liability. The Monsanto Company -- https://www.monsanto.com/ -- was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Esq. CORY WATSON, PC 254 Court Avenue, Suite 511 Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: (901) 402-1100 Fax: (866) 327-4000 Email: tcarpenter@corywatson.com MORTON COUNTY, ND: Thunderhawk Appeals Class Certification Order ---------------------------------------------------------------- CISSY THUNDERHAWK, et al. are taking an appeal from a court order denying their motion for class certification in the lawsuit entitled Cissy Thunderhawk, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Morton County, et al., Defendants, Case No. 1:18-cv-00212-DMT, in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. As previously reported in the Class Action Reporter, the suit is brought against the Defendants for civil rights violation. On Apr. 11, 2025, the Plaintiffs filed a motion to certify class, which Judge Daniel M. Traynor denied on June 24, 2025. The Court has carefully considered the entire record, the parties' briefs, and the requirements of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court finds the proposed class fails to meet the requirements of Rule 23. The Plaintiff's motion to certify class for conditional certification is denied. The appellate case is styled as Cissy Thunderhawk, et al. v. Morton County, et al., Case No. 26-1628, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. The briefing schedule in the Appellate Case states that: -- Appendix is due on May 18, 2026; -- Appellant's Brief is due on May 18, 2026; and -- Appellee's Brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [BN] Plaintiffs-Appellants CISSY THUNDERHAWK, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, are represented by: Bernard E. Harcourt, Esq. Noah Smith-Drelich, Esq. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 435 W. 116th Street New York, NY 10027 Telephone: (212) 854-1997 (605) 863-0707 - and - Amy Pickering Knight, Esq. PHILLIPS & BLACK 1721 Broadway, Suite 201 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (888) 532-0897 Defendants-Appellees MORTON COUNTY, et al. are represented by: Randall J. Bakke, Esq. Shawn A. Grinolds, Esq. BAKKE & GRINOLDS 300 W. Century Avenue P.O. Box 4247 Bismarck, ND 58502 Telephone: (701) 751-8188 - and - Matthew A. Sagsveen, Esq. Jane Sportiello, Esq. Courtney R. Titus, Esq. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE 500 N. Ninth Street Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: (701) 328-3640 MY HOME SECURED: Leedy Files TCPA Suit in D. Delaware ----------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against My Home Secured, LLC. The case is styled as Christina Leedy, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. My Home Secured, LLC, Case No. 1:26-cv-00376-UNA (D. Del., April 6, 2026). The lawsuit is brought over alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. My Home Secured -- https://www.myhomesecured.com/ -- is an independent home security consulting service helping homeowners choose the right system with expert, unbiased guidance.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Dean R. Roland, Esq. COOCH AND TAYLOR The Brandywine Building 1000 N. West Street, 10th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Phone: (302) 984-3851 Fax: (302) 984-3939 Email: droland@coochtaylor.com NAKED WHEY INC: India Suit Transferred to E.D. California --------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Vince India, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated persons v. Naked Whey, Inc., Case No. 1:25-cv-13878 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on April 6, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 2:26-cv-01352-DAD-SCR to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Other Fraud. Naked Whey, Inc. -- https://nakednutrition.com/ -- offers protein powder and workout supplements made with premium ingredients and no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Alexander E. Wolf, Esq. MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON PHILLIPS GROSSMAN PLLC 280 South Beverly Drive, Penthouse Beveryly Hills, CA 90212 Phone: (872) 365-7060 Email: awolf@milberg.com - and - Gary M. Klinger, Esq. MILBERG LLC 227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (866) 252-0878 Email: gklinger@milberg.com The Defendant is represented by: Matthew R. Orr, Esq. Rebecca Mary Lee, Esq. AMIN WASSERMAN GURNANI, LLP 515 South Flower Street, Ste. 18th and 19th Floors Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: (213) 985-7206 Email: morr@awglaw.com rlee@awglaw.com NEW HORIZONS: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Couch Alleges --------------------------------------------------------- TERRY HANEY COUCH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. NEW HORIZONS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, Defendant, Case 4:26-cv-00552-CDL (M.D. Ga., April 6, 2026) seeks to hold Defendant responsible for the injuries New Horizons inflicted on Plaintiff and thousands of others due to Defendant's egregiously inadequate data security, which resulted in the private information of Plaintiff and those similarly situated to be exposed to unauthorized third parties. New Horizons Behavioral Health is a public nonprofit organization of community-based behavioral health care, offering a full range of mental health services, addictive diseases treatment and developmental disabilities programs. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Gregory Bosseler, Esq. MORGAN & MORGAN, ATLANTA PLLC 191 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 4200 Atlanta, GA 30303 Email: gbosseler@forthepeople.com - and - Ronald Podolny, Esq. MORGAN & MORGAN COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP 201 N. Franklin Street, 7th Floor Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: (813) 424-5633 Email: ronald.podolny@forthepeople.com NEWTRON LLC: Min Sues Over Failure to Pay Overtime Wages -------------------------------------------------------- Jae Hyun Min, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated individuals v. NEWTRON, LLC; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Case No. 2:26-cv-01052 (D. Nev., April 6, 2026), is brought alleging herein pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") to recover unpaid wages and failure to pay overtime. The Plaintiff was due and is owed at least $1,339.37 in overtime resulting from the Defendants' failure to include the incentive payments in Plaintiff's regular rate of compensation, not including his right to receive full liquidated damages and continuation wages. the Defendants' failure to include incentive compensation in the regular rate of pay for overtime purposes is not unique to Plaintiff. Indeed, all other similarly situated individuals are subject to the same unlawful overtime pay practices, says the complaint. The Plaintiff was employed by the Defendant as a journeyman electrician from December 12, 2025 to February 10, 2026. NEWTRON is one of the largest privately-owned Specialty Electrical Construction companies in the United States and is among the nation's leading Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation providers.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Joshua D. Buck, Esq. Leah L. Jones, Esq. THIERMAN BUCK 325 West Liberty Street Reno, NV 89501 Phone: (775) 284-1500 Fax: (775) 703-5027 Email: josh@thiermanbuck.com leah@thiermanbuck.com NORTH EAST MEDICAL: Faces Williams Suit Over Alleged Fraud ---------------------------------------------------------- A class action complaint has been filed against North East Medical Services. The case is captioned MARIAN WILLIAMS v. NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES, Case No. CGC26634548 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Defendant's alleged healthcare fraud. North East Medical Service is a non-profit community health center in San Francisco County, California. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Trenton R. Kashima, Esq. BRYSON HARRIS SUCIU & DEMAY PLLC 19800 Macarthur Blvd. Suite 270 Irvine, CA 92612 Telephone: (212) 946-9389 E-mail: tkashima@brysonpllc.com NUNA BABY: Class Cert Bid Filing Extended to August 14 ------------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned re: Nuna Baby Essentials Rava Litigation, Case No. 3:25-cv-01284-AMO (N.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge entered a joint stipulation and order to extend deadline as follows: Event Deadline The Plaintiffs' motion for class Aug. 14, 2026 certification and class certification expert reports: The Defendant's opposition to motion for Sept. 18, 2026 class certification and opposing class certification expert reports, Daubert motion(s): The Plaintiff's reply in support of motion Oct. 16, 2026 for class certification and rebuttal class certification expert reports, Daubert motions, and opposition(s) to the Defendant's Daubert motion(s): Close of fact discovery (class and merits): Jan. 15, 2027 A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=mS0vXR at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Matthew B. George, Esq. Laurence D. King, Esq. Matthew B. George, Esq. AJ de Bartolomeo, Esq. Clarissa R. Olivares, Esq. KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1501 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (415) 772-4700 Facsimile: (415) 772-4707 E-mail: lking@kaplanfox.com mgeorge@kaplanfox.com ajd@kaplanfox.com colivares@kaplanfox.com - and - Adam A. Edwards, Esq. William A. Ladnier, Esq. Virginia Ann Whitener, Esq. Alex R. Straus, Esq. MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, PLLC 800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1100 Knoxville, TN 37929 Telephone: (865) 247-0080 Facsimile: (865) 522-0049 E-mail: aedwards@milberg.com wladnier@milberg.com gwhitener@milberg.com astraus@milberg.com - and - Kevin Laukaitis, Esq. Daniel Tomascik, Esq. LAUKAITIS LAW LLC 954 Avenida Ponce De Leon Suite 205, #10518 San Juan, PR 00907 Telephone: (215) 789-4462 The Defendant is represented by: Valerie M. Goo, Esq. Branden Nikka, Esq. Kendyl Barnholtz, Esq. Scott L. Winkelman, Esq. CROWELL & MORING LLP 515 South Flower Street 41st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 622-4750 Facsimile: (213) 622-2690 E-mail: VGoo@crowell.com BNikka@crowell.com KBarnholtz@crowell.com SWinkelman@crowell.com NVIDIA CORP: Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid --------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation, Case No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG (N.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge entered an order: -- Denying the Defendants' motion to exclude the damages-related opinions of Dr. Mason; and -- Granting the Plaintiffs' motion for class certification, and certifying a class of investors defined as: "All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of NVIDIA between Aug. 10, 2017, and Nov. 15, 2018, inclusive." Excluded from the Class are the Defendants, the officers and directors of NVIDIA at all relevant times, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives, heirs, agents, affiliates, successors or assigns, the Defendants' liability insurance carriers, and any affiliates or subsidiaries thereof, and any entity in which the Defendants or their immediate families have or had a controlling interest. The Court further entered an order that Lead Plaintiffs Lannebo Kapitalförvaltning AB and Stichting Pensioenfonds PGB are appointed as Class Representatives and ORDERS that Lead Counsel Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP shall serve as Class Counsel. The Court further sets a case management conference in this case on April 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will be held by Public Zoom Webinar. All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/hsg. All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for the case management conference are required to join at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check in with the courtroom deputy and test internet, video, and audio capabilities. The Court directs the parties to meet and confer and file a joint case management statement by April 14, 2026. The Court is not persuaded that the specific factual challenges to calculating class-wide damages in this case warrant deviation from this well-trodden path. Other courts have rejected very similar arguments against out-of-pocket models, and the Court is persuaded by their reasoning. Pending before the Court are Defendants' motion to exclude the damages-related opinions of Dr. Joseph R. Mason, and Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. The Court denies the Defendants' motion to exclude and grants the Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. The Plaintiffs allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Plaintiffs bring this securities action individually and "on behalf of all others who purchased or otherwise acquired common stock of NVIDIA Corporation" between August 10, 2017, and November 15, 2018, inclusive. NVIDIA "is a multinational technology company" that produces graphics processing units ("GPUs"), processors that are used for rendering computer graphics. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=vRxbWa at no extra charge.[CC] OKLAHOMA: Marijuana Operators Sue Over Delayed License Renewals --------------------------------------------------------------- Lisa Tran, LLC, Splash, LLC, Dense Farms, LLC, Craft Buds, LLC, 918 Boys Ranch, LLC, 108 Star, LLC, Ozark Growers, LLC, At Joy Growers, LLC, and Richard Dopp, Plaintiffs vs. State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Oklahoma State Fire Marshall, G. Keith Bryant, Oklahoma State Fire Marshall, Governor Kevin Stitt, Adria Berry, individually and in her official capacity as Director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Donnie Anderson, individually, and in his official capacity Executive Director of the OBNDD, Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, Defendants, Case No. 25-cv-00512-CDL (N.D. Okla., April 2, 2026) is brought by the Plaintiffs over the State of Oklahoma's alleged coordinated campaign to suppress and destabilize its medical marijuana industry through unconstitutional residency requirements, protectionist surety-bond mandates, and an inter-agency scheme of administrative obstruction, including arbitrary delays in processing certificates of occupancy ("COs"), pretextual rejections, and license suspensions based on issues wholly created by the State of Oklahoma. The complaint relates that the Defendants Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority ("OMMA"), Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs ("OBNDD"), and the State Fire Marshal engaged in a coordinated pattern of delay and obstruction, refusing to process license renewals due to the absence of COs, despite knowing that such delays were caused by the State Fire Marshal's backlog and understaffing. Additionally, the State Fire Marshal processes medical marijuana COs outside of its regular receipt and processing structure, segregating medical marijuana business licenses from other business licenses, and then processing them last or behind non-marijuana business applications. This segregation results in processing times for medical marijuana COs extending 6-12 months longer than for non-marijuana businesses, asserts the complaint. These practices evidence unconstitutional animus toward the medical marijuana industry, imposing burdens not applied to comparable regulated industries in Oklahoma and serving no legitimate health or safety objective, the complaint alleges. Additionally, Defendants specifically targeted Defendants, and those like Defendants, on the basis of their age, race, and/or sex in violation of the Civil Rights Act. The Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief halting these unconstitutional and arbitrary practices, as well as monetary damages under the Civil Rights Act for the substantial harm inflicted by Defendants' coordinated misconduct. Plaintiffs are each licensed medical marijuana operators who invested millions of dollars in reliance on the regulatory framework created by State Question 788 (2018) and its implementing legislation. They now face extinction not through market forces, but through unlawful state action.[BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: R. Charles Wilkin, Esq. WILKIN LAW FIRM, PLLC 2118 S. Atlanta Pl. Telephone: (918) 727-2275 E-mail: charles.wilkin@wilkinlawfirm.com OPENAI INC: Ted Entertainment Balks at Digital Copyright Violations ------------------------------------------------------------------- TED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; MATT FISHER; and GOLFHOLICS, INC., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. OPENAI, INC.; OPENAI GP LLC; OPENAI OPCO LLC; OPENAI GLOBAL LLC; OAI CORPORATION, LLC; OPENAI GROUP PBC; and OPENAI HOLDINGS, LLC, Defendants, Case No. 3:26-cv-02935 (N.D. Cal., April 3, 2026) alleges violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Plaintiffs allege in the complaint that the Defendants unlawfully circumvent technological protection measures to access and scrape millions of copyrighted videos from the online video viewing platform, YouTube, in order to feed, train, improve, and commercialize Defendant's largescale generative artificial intelligence model named "Sora." By accessing, scraping, and downloading those files, Defendant deliberately circumvented YouTube's access controls to obtain the training data necessary to build and commercialize Sora, says the suit. OpenAi, Inc. develops a platform for building AI products and research generative models that supports tools, structured outputs, and helps workflow businesses, enterprises, and developers to maximize the social and economic benefits through technology solutions. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Rom Bar-Nissim, Esq. HEAH BAR-NISSIM LLP 1801 Century Park East, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 432-2836 Email: Rom@HeahBarNissim.com - and - Jarrett Lee Ellzey, Esq. Tom Kherkher, Esq. Leigh S. Montgomery, Esq. ELLZEY KHERKHER SANFORD MONTGOMERY LLP 4200 Montrose Street, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77006 Email: JEllzey@EKSM.com TKherkher@EKSM.com LMontgomery@EKSM.com ORACLE CORP: Jackson County Sues Over Drop in Share Price --------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. ORACLE CORPORATION; SAFRA A. CATZ; CLAYTON M. MAGOUYRK; MICHAEL D. SICILIA; DOUGLAS KEHRING; and LAWRENCE J. ELLISON, Defendants, Case No. 3:26-cv-00365 (M.D. Tenn., March 27, 2026) is a securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of Oracle securities between June 12, 2025 and December 16, 2025, inclusive, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against Oracle and certain of the Company's executive officers. According to the Plaintiff in the complaint, the Defendants' statements and submissions with the SEC are misleading because they failed to disclose the following adverse facts pertaining to the Company's business, operations, and financial condition, which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them, including: (a) that Oracle's revenue and RPO growth related to its provision of AI-related infrastructure and related services would cost tens of billions of dollars more than revealed to investors and require the Company to take on hundreds of billions of dollars in additional long-term lease commitments; (b) that, as a result of (a) above, the Company would need to raise tens of billions of dollars in additional capital, thereby diluting Oracle investors, increasing the Company's borrowing costs, and degrading the Company's balance sheet; and (c) that, as a result of (a)-(b) above, Oracle's AI-related infrastructure business had materially lower profit margins and was substantially more risky, with a materially lower likelihood of success, than defendants had portrayed to investors. As the truth was belatedly revealed, the price of Oracle securities plummeted in value, causing plaintiff and the Class to suffer losses and economic damages under the federal securities laws, says the suit. Oracle Corporation operates as a cloud technology company. The Company offers infrastructure software such as cloud, multicloud AI database, AI data platform, and other application solutions and services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Christopher M. Wood, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 200 31st Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203 Telephone: (615) 244-2203 Email: cwood@rgrdlaw.com - and - Brian E. Cochran, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-8498 Telephone: (619) 231-1058 Email: bcochran@rgrdlaw.com - and - Samuel H. Rudman, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: (631) 367-7100 Email: srudman@rgrdlaw.com - and - Thomas C. Michaud, Esq. VANOVERBEKE, MICHAUD & TIMMONY, P.C. 79 Alfred Street Detroit, MI 48201 Telephone: (313) 578-1200 Email: tmichaud@vmtlaw.com OX CAR CARE: Downs Files TCPA Suit in C.D. California ----------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ox Car Care, Inc. The case is styled as Teretta Downs, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ox Car Care, Inc., Case No. 8:26-cv-00830 (C.D. Cal., April 6, 2026). The lawsuit is brought over alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. OX Car Care -- https://oxcarcare.com/ -- is USA's fastest growing company in the auto repair protection industry, featured on hundreds of TV and Radio stations across the country.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Scott A. Edelsberg, I, Esq. EDELSBERG LAW PA 1925 Century Park E, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (305) 975-3320 Email: scott@edelsberglaw.com PACIFIC MARKET: Court Narrows Claims in Scherzi Suit ---------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as DANIELLE SCHERZI, MARK MUNOZ, and LEAH BABIARZ, individually and on behalf of all others situated, v. PACIFIC MARKET INTERNATIONAL, LLC d/b/a PMI WORLDWIDE, Case No. 2:24-cv-02151-RAJ (W.D. Wash.), the Hon. Judge entered an order granting in part and denying in part PMI's motion to dismiss as follows: 1. Claims under the Washington Consumer Protection Act (count 1); California's Unfair Competition Law for the unfair and fraudulent prongs only (count 2); California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (count 3); California's False Advertising Act (count 4); Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (count 6); New York General Business Law section 349 (count 7); New York General Business Law section 350 (count 8); breach of implied warranty (count 9); fraud by omission/intentional misrepresentation (count 11); and negligent misrepresentation (count 12) are dismissed with leave to amend. 2. The portions of the prayer for relief seeking injunctive and declaratory relief are dismissed with leave to amend. 3. PMI's motion to dismiss claims under the unlawful prong of California's Unfair Competition Law (count 2); Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Count 5); and unjust enrichment (count 10) is denied. 4. The Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint within 21 days of this order. The Court denies PMI's motion to strike without prejudice. The Court is dismissing the majority of Plaintiffs’ claims with leave to amend, and declines to analyze PMI's motion to strike class allegations on the remaining claims because it may result in piecemeal adjudication of the issues presented in the motion. The Court notes that even if it were to reach the merits of PMI's motion to strike, it would find that PMI has not satisfied its burden based on the arguments presented. Under Washington's choice of law rules, PMI must first demonstrate that an "actual conflict between Washington and other applicable state laws exists." It is insufficient for PMI to generally discuss variations among state laws without specifically addressing why there is an actual conflict between Washington law and those of other states. Accordingly, the Court grants PMI’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consumer protection claims (counts 1–4, 6–8) and common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims (counts 11–12), with one exception discussed in the paragraph below. Because Plaintiffs’ failure to adequately allege PMI’s presale knowledge of the travel mugs’ defect could conceivably be cured by amendment, dismissal of these counts is with leave to amend. Based on the alleged defect with the travel mugs, Plaintiffs bring a putative class action asserting claims under California, Illinois, and New York consumer protection statutes (counts 1–4 and 6–8), warranty claims (counts 5 and 9), and common law claims for unjust enrichment (count 10), fraud (count 11), and negligent misrepresentation (count 12). Id. ¶¶ 60–206. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide class, two multi-state classes, and three state subclasses. PMI is a consumer goods company. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=clBK7t at no extra charge.[CC] PACKAGING CORP: Castillo Labor Suit Removed to E.D. Cal. -------------------------------------------------------- The case styled ANGEL MATA CASTILLO, individual and class representative on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated non-exempt former and current employees, Plaintiff, v. PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a DELAWARE Corporation; PCA CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CORRUGATED, LLC, a DELAWARE Limited Liability Company; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants, was removed from the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Tulare, to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California on May 24, 2026. The Clerk of Court for the Eastern District of California assigned Case No. 1:26-at-01569 to the proceeding. The case arises from Defendants' payroll policies and practices that violated the California Labor Code and the applicable Industrial Welfare Commission's Wage Order. Headquartered in Lake Forest, IL, Packaging Corporation of America manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging products. [BN] The Defendants are represented by: Steven A. Groode, Esq. LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. Treat Towers 1255 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600 Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Telephone: (925) 932-2468 Facsimile: (925) 946-9809 E-mail: sgroode@littler.com - and - Annureet K. Bezwada, Esq. LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 5200 North Palm Avenue, Suite 302 Fresno, CA 93704.2225 Telephone: (559) 244-7500 Facsimile: (559) 244-7525 E-mail: abezwada@littler.com PARACO GAS: Martinez Sues Over Failure to Pay Overtime Wages ------------------------------------------------------------ David Martinez, on behalf of himself and the putative Collective and Class Members v. PARACO GAS CORPORATION, Case No. 7:26-cv-02815 (S.D.N.Y., April 6, 2026), is brought to challenge Defendant's violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and the New York Labor Law ("NYLL"), challenging the Defendant's policies and practices of: failing to pay Plaintiff, Collective and Class Members overtime wages and failing to provide Plaintiff and Class Members required wage statements upon payment of wages. The Plaintiff and, upon information and belief, Collective, and Class members, routinely work in excess of 40 hours in a week. Plaintiff worked six days a week, for approximately 12 hours a day, for approximately 72 hours a week. The Defendant automatically reduced Plaintiff's, Collective's, and Class Members' time by 30 minutes, regardless of whether Plaintiff, Collective, and Class Members took a break or not. The Defendant requires Plaintiff, Collective, and Class Members to perform work off-the-clock during their unpaid meal breaks, without compensation. As a result of this off-the-clock work during meal breaks, Defendant fails to compensate Plaintiff, Collective and Class Members all wages due, including overtime wages, says the complaint. The Plaintiff was employed by Paraco Gas as a CDL Utility Driver from November 7, 2024 through March 6, 2025 at Defendant's Rye Brook, New York. Paraco Gas is a propane company that services customers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: John J. Nestico, Esq. SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL KIM LLP 2138 Harris Rd., Charlotte, NC 28211 Phone: (510) 740-2946 Fax: (415) 421-7105 Email: jnestico@schneiderwallace.com - and - Carolyn H. Cottrell, Esq. Ori Edelstein, Esq. Robert E Morelli, III, Esq. SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL KIM LLP Phone: (415) 421-7100 Fax: (415) 421-7100 Email: ccottrell@schneiderwallace.com oedelstein@schneiderwallace.com rmorellli@schneiderwallace.com PEPSICO INC: Noel Appeals ERISA Suit Dismissal to 2nd Circuit ------------------------------------------------------------- KRISTA E. NOEL is taking an appeal from a court order dismissing her lawsuit entitled Krista E. Noel, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. PepsiCo, Inc., et al., Defendants, Case No. 7:24-cv-07516, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. As previously reported in the Class Action Reporter, the suit is brought against the Defendants for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and breach of fiduciary duty. On June 5, 2025, the Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which Judge Cathy Seibel granted on Feb. 27, 2026. The Court concludes that the Plaintiff failed to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Plaintiff's claims are dismissed with prejudice. The appellate case is captioned as Krista E. Noel v. PepsiCo, Inc., et al., Case No. 26-862, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Plaintiff-Appellant KRISTA E. NOEL, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, is represented by: Oren Faircloth, Esq. SIRI & GLIMSTAD LLP 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (212) 532-1091 Email: ofaircloth@sirillp.com - and - Marina Resciniti, Esq. 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500 New York, NY 10151 Telephone: (929) 625-7708 Email: mresciniti@sirillp.com Defendants-Appellees PEPSICO, INC., et al. are represented by: Gina Farinella McGuire, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10178 Telephone: (212) 309-6199 Email: gina.mcguire@morganlewis.com - and - Jeremy Paul Blumenfeld, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 2222 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 963−5258 Facsimile: (215) 963−5001 Email: jeremy.blumenfeld@morganlewis.com PHIA GROUP: Bryan's Bid to Consolidate Related Cases OK'd --------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit re Phia Group LLC Data Security Litigation, Case No. 1:26-cv-10530 (D. Mass., Filed Feb. 2, 2026), the Hon. Judge Angel Kelley entered an order granting the Plaintiff Williams and Bryan's Motion to Consolidate Related Cases and to Appointing Interim Class Counsel and Liaison Counsel. All other Motions regarding the appointment of interim class counsel are denied. The newly appointed interim class counsel, Schubert, Wells, and McLoughlin as liaison must submit: (1) a proposed Order regarding their appointment as interim class counsel and (2) a proposed briefing scheduling, jointly with the Defendants, on or before April 1, 2026. The nature of suit states contract diversity -- (Citizenship) Phia operates as a healthcare cost containment provider company.[CC] PICK-N-PULL AUTO: Faces Moreno Suit Over Labor Law Violations ------------------------------------------------------------- A class action has been filed against Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers, LLC and others. The case is captioned Alicia Ann Moreno, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers, LLC et al., Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2026-0001598 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Joaquin Cty., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Defendant's alleged violations of labor laws. Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers, LLC operates a chain of self-service used auto parts stores. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Kane Moon, Esq. MOON LAW GROUP, PC 725 S. Figueroa St.,Suite 3100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: (866) 377-8359 Facsimile: (213) 232-3125 PODESTOS STOCKTON: Harden Sues Over Labor Law Violations -------------------------------------------------------- A class action has been filed against Podestos Stockton, LLC and others. The case is captioned Madison Harden, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Podestos Stockton, LLC dba Mar-Val Food Store, a California corporation, et al., Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2026-0001596 (Cal. Super. Ct., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Defendant's alleged violations of labor laws. Podestos Stockton, LLC owns and operates a grocery chain. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Kane Moon, Esq. MOON LAW GROUP, PC 725 S. Figueroa St.,Suite 3100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: (866) 377-8359 Facsimile: (213) 232-3125 POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS: Court Narrows Claims in Consolidated Suit --------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned RE: POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC. AND POWERSCHOOL GROUP, LLC CUSTOMER SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION, Case No. 3:25-md-03149-BEN-MSB (S.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge entered an order granting in part and denying in part defendant Movate Inc.'s motion to dismiss the consolidated individual users class action complaint (track 1). 1. Movate's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and insufficient service of process is denied as moot. 2. Movate's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is denied. 3. Movate's motion to dismiss for lack of Article III standing is denied. 4. Movates motion to dismiss the negligence claim is denied. 5. Movate's motion to dismiss negligence per se claim (Count II) is denied. 6. Movate's motion to dismiss the negligent hiring and supervision claim is denied. 7. Movate's motion to dismiss the invasion of privacy claims (Count IV; Count XV) is graned. 8. Movate's motion to dismiss the breach of fiduciary duty claim (Count VII) is denied. 9. Movate's motion to dismiss the unjust enrichment claim is granted. The claim is dismissed with prejudice insofar as it is premised on Massachusetts or New York law, and dismissed without prejudice insofar as it is premised on California or Michigan law. 10. Movate's motion to dismiss the declaratory judgment and injunctive relief claim is granted with prejudice. Movate contends that the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over 51 newly added plaintiff groups because they were not transferred to this Court by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and did not initially file short-form complaints under the Court's Direct Filing Order. Movate separately contends that these Plaintiffs have not been properly served under Rule 12(b)(5). The Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants did not adequately protect Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") and Private Health Information ("PHI") stored in PowerSchool's software products. PowerSchool is a provider of cloud-based K-12 education software in North America. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=bWm77y at no extra charge.[CC] PREMIUM BRANDS: Class Cert. Filing in Hasselkus Extended to May 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as JACQUELINE HASSELKUS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. PREMIUM BRANDS OPCO LLC; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, Case No. 5:25-cv-02730-SVW-RAO (C.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Wilson entered an order as follows: 1. The deadline to complete discovery is continued from March 31, 2026, to April 30, 2026; and 2. The deadline for the Plaintiff to file a motion for class certification is continued from April 1, 2026, to May 1, 2026. Premium Brands is a private company that operates in the retail trade industry. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=6OHlF3 at no extra charge.[CC] QUEST DIAGNOSTICS: $3.95MM Gross Settlement Gets Final Nod ---------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as Pamela STEWART, et al., v. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC., et al., Case No. 3:19-cv-02043-AGS-DDL (S.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Schopler entered an order granting the Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for final approval of class and PAGA representative action settlement as follows: 1. Graham S.P. Hollis and Hali M. Anderson of ARCH Legal, P.C., are appointed as class counsel. 2. The following class is certified for settlement purposes: "All current and former non-exempt Patient Service Representatives of Defendant who were employed at any time in the State of California during the Class Settlement Period." 3. Simpluris is awarded $26,408.00 for administering the settlement process. 4. Simpluris must issue settlement awards from the $1,471,925.33 net settlement amount to the 6,301 participating class members. 5. Simpluris must issue a $75,000.00 PAGA payment to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and distribute $25,000.00 to the 5,418 PAGA members. 6. Each named plaintiff is awarded the agreed-upon $15,000 class representative enhancement. 7. Class counsel is awarded a $1,316,666.67 fee and $1,005,000.00 in costs. Gross Settlement Amount $3,950,000.00 Quest provides professional analytic or diagnostic services for the medical profession. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=PnXVy1 at no extra charge.[CC] RAMSEY EXPRESS TRUCKING: Duran Files Suit in Cal. Super. Ct. ------------------------------------------------------------ A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ramsey Express Trucking, Inc., et al. The case is styled as Armando Mora Duran, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated v. Ramsey Express Trucking, Inc., BBSI, Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2026-0002551 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Joaquin Cty., April 6, 2026). The case type is stated as "Unlimited Civil Other Employment." Ramsey Express Trucking, Inc. -- https://ramseyxpress.com/ -- are the leading provider of transloading, storage, distribution, and specialized transport in Northern California.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Marcus J. Bradley, Esq. BRADLEY/GROMBACHER LLP 31365 Oak Crest Dr., Ste. 240 Westlake Village, CA 91361 Phone: 805-270-7100 Fax: 805-270-7589 Email: mbradley@bradleygrombacher.com RIEHLE CONSTRUCTION: Miscalculates Overtime Pay, Broadwater Says ---------------------------------------------------------------- BRENDAN BROADWATER, On behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. RIEHLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Case No. 3:26-cv-00713 (N.D. Ohio, March 24, 2026) seeks to recover unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, costs, and other appropriate relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act. The Defendant employed Plaintiff Broadwater as a lead construction worker beginning on or about October 5, 2024. The Defendant allegedly paid overtime based solely on employees' base hourly rates while excluding recurring non-discretionary remuneration, including "Bonus On Time" payments and other similar line-item compensation from employees' regular rates of pay, says the suit. Riehle Construction, LLC is a general construction company based in Bryan, OH. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Chris Wido, Esq. SPITZ, THE EMPLOYEE'S ATTORNEY 3 Summit Park Drive, Suite 200 Independence, OH 44131 Telephone: (216) 364-1330 Facsimile: (216) 291-5744 E-mail: Chris.Wido@Spitzlawfirm.com ROCKET MORTGAGE: Has Made Unsolicited Calls, Kerr Suit Claims ------------------------------------------------------------- MARSHA A. KERR, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 4:26-cv-11028-FKB-CI (E.D. Mich., March 27, 2026) alleges violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Maryland Consumer Protection Act. Rocket Mortgage, LLC provides mortgage lending services. The Company offers mortgage refinance, loans, debt consolidation, and home buying services. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Mohammed O. Badwan, Esq. SULAIMAN LAW GROUP, LTD. 2500 South Highland Avenue Suite 200 Lombard, IL 60148 Telephone: (630) 575-8180 Email: mbadwan@sulaimanlaw.com ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT: Appeals Stay & Arbitration Order to 4th Cir. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS, LLC is taking an appeal from a court order denying its motion to stay and compel arbitration in the lawsuit entitled Chesley Crosswhite, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. Royal Entertainment Events, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 3:25-cv-00308-REP, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. As previously reported in the Class Action Reporter, the lawsuit is brought against the Defendant for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Virginia Wage Payment Act, and breach of contract. On Oct. 20, 2025, the Defendant filed a motion to stay and compel arbitration, which Judge Robert E. Payne denied on Feb. 4, 2026. The Court finds that by acting inconsistently with the Defendant's right to arbitrate, it intentionally relinquished that known right altogether. The appellate case is captioned as Chesley Crosswhite v. Royal Entertainment Events, LLC, Case No. 26-1388, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Plaintiffs-Appellees CHESLEY CROSSWHITE, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, are represented by: Gregg Cohen Greenberg, Esq. ZIPIN, AMSTER & GREENBERG, LLC 8757 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 Telephone: (301) 587-9373 Defendant-Appellant ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS, LLC is represented by: Glenn B. Manishin, Esq. PARADIGMSHIFT LAW LLP 11410 Reston Station Boulevard Reston, VA 20190 Telephone: (202) 256-4600 SAN DIEGO, CA: Court Dismisses Eulitt Class Suit ------------------------------------------------ In the class action lawsuit captioned as SANDY A. EULITT, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-02721-RBM-DEB (S.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Montenegro entered an order: (1) granting the City's motion to strike; (2) granting the city's motion to dismiss (3) denying plaintiff's motion to stay and for appointment of counsel (4) denying plaintiff’s motion for class certification Because Plaintiff has not demonstrated she lacks "the ability to articulate [her] claims pro se in light of the complexity of the issues involved" or a likelihood of success on the merits, her Motion for Appointment of Counsel is denied. Because Plaintiff is not qualified to represent a class, she has failed to show she meets the requirements for class certification under Rule 23(a)(4). Accordingly, the Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification is denied. The Court denies the Plaintiff's Motion to Stay because the only basis for the stay is Plaintiff's inaccurate assertion that her Motion for Appointment of Counsel and Motion to Certify a Class are threshold issues that must be ruled on before Plaintiff responds to the City's Motion to Strike and Motion to Dismiss. San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=mkoes9 at no extra charge.[CC] SARMIENTOS CONSTRUCTION: Ramirez Seeks to Recover Unpaid Wages -------------------------------------------------------------- YAILYN RAMIREZ, DAVID MARTINEZ, JUAN CARLOS FUNES, FRANKLIN RENE ALARCON, and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. SARMIENTOS CONSTRUCTION INC., a Florida Profit Corporation, and MAGDIELA Z ACPSRA, individually, Defendants, Case No. ________ (Fla. Cir., 9th Judicial, Orange Cty., March 3, 2026) accuses the Defendants of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiffs Yailyn Ramirez, Juan Carlos Funes, David Martinez and Franklin Rene Alarcon Garcia were employed by Defendant as construction finishers during late 2024 through early 2025. Each Plaintiff was paid on an hourly basis, paid by check, required to clock in and out using a facial recognition timekeeping machine, and regularly worked in excess of 40 hours per workweek, often working between approximately 58 and 80 hours per week. However, the Defendant failed to pay Plaintiffs overtime compensation at one and one-half times their regular rates of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, says the suit. Based in Florida, Sarmientos Construction Inc. provides residential and commercial construction services. [BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Jason S. Remer, Esq. REMER & GEORGES-PIERRE & HOOGERWOERD, PLLC 2475 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 Telephone: (305) 416-5000 Facsimile: (305) 416-5005 E-mail: jremer@rgph.law SATYA BEVERAGES: Orcel Seeks Equal Website Access for the Blind --------------------------------------------------------------- KEVIN ORCEL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. SATYA BEVERAGES, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 2:26-cv-03456 (D.N.J., April 1, 2026) alleges violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that the Defendant's Web site, www.meximodo.com, is not fully or equally accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers, including the Plaintiff, in violation of the ADA. The Plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction to cause a change in the Defendant's corporate policies, practices, and procedures so that the Defendant's Web site will become and remain accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers. Satya Beverages, LLC operates as a supplier and trader of beverages. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Yaakov Saks, Esq. STEIN SAKS, PLLC One University Plaza, Suite 620 Hackensack, NJ 07601 Telephone: (201) 282-6500 ext. 101 Facsimile: (201) 282-6501 Email: ysaks@steinsakslegal.com SIGLER INVESTMENTS: Property Inaccessible to Disabled, Suit Says ---------------------------------------------------------------- NIGEL FRANK DE LA TORRE PARDO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. SIGLER INVESTMENTS GROUP INC.; and TIA CACHA CAFE CORP. D/B/A TIA CACHA CAFE, Defendants, Case No. 1:26-cv-22262-JEM (S.D. Fla., April 1, 2026) alleges violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that the Defendants' commercial property at 7243 SW 24 Street, Miami, Florida 33155, is not accessible to mobility-impaired individuals in violation of ADA. Sigler Investments Group Inc. is a real estate company specializes in residential and investment properties. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Anthony J. Perez, Esq. ANTHONY J. PEREZ LAW GROUP, PLLC 7950 w. Flagler Street, Suite 104 Miami, FL 33144 Telephone: (786) 361-9909 Facsimile: (786) 687-0445 E-Mail: ajp@ajperezlawgroup.com SLEEPCARE LLC: Website Uses Tracking Tools, Nigro Alleges --------------------------------------------------------- MICHAEL NIGRO, RICHARD MAIA, KERI ABELL, HEIDI FENTON, and ERIKA GARCIA, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. SLEEPCARE LLC d/b/a DAYBREAK, Defendant, Case No. 2:26-cv-01309-CKD (E.D. Cal., April 3, 2026) is a class action against the Defendant arising out of Daybreak's unlawful use of third-party tracking technologies by data brokers such as Alphabet, Inc. ("Google") and Meta Platforms, Inc. ("Facebook") to surreptitiously intercept and disclose its users' private and protected communications, including communications concerning highly sensitive personal health information, to third parties without users' knowledge or consent. The complaint relates that by purposely embedding and deploying third party tracking technologies on its website -- available at www.thedaybreak.com -- Daybreak engages in the unauthorized disclosure of its users' highly sensitive protected health information ("PHI") and personally identifiable information ("PII") to third parties including Google and Facebook. Such disclosures of PHI and PII violate state and federal law. According to the complaint, the Plaintiffs and Class Members never consented to, authorized, or otherwise agreed to allow Daybreak to disclose their PHI and PII to anyone other than those reasonably believed to be part of Daybreak, acting in a healthcare-related capacity. Despite this, Daybreak knowingly and intentionally disclosed Plaintiffs' and Class Members' PHI and PII to third parties. The Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, seek to remedy these harms and assert statutory and common law claims against Defendant for: Invasion of Privacy; Negligence; Breach of Implied Contract; Unjust Enrichment; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Breach of Confidence; and violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Defendant Sleepcare LLC d/b/a Daybreak offers a sleep apnea treatment called the "Daybreak Device".[BN] The Plaintiffs are represented by: Matthew J. Langley, Esq. ALMEIDA LAW GROUP LLC 849 W. Webster Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Telephone: 773-554-9354 E-mail: matt@almeidalawgroup.com - and - Sonjay C. Singh, Esq. SIRI & GLIMSTAD LLP 400 East Pratt Street 8th Floor - #16946751 Baltimore, MD 21202 Telephone: (772) 783-8436 E-mail: ssingh@sirillp.com SMYTH COMPANIES: Darby Files Suit in D. Minnesota ------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Smyth Companies, LLC. The case is styled as Steve Darby, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Smyth Companies, LLC, Case No. 0:26-cv-02158-ECT-SGE (D. Minn., April 6, 2026). The nature of suit is stated as Other P.I. for Personal Injury. Smyth Companies, LLC -- https://www.smythco.com/ -- are America's Premier Label printer, specializing in providing our customers with innovative solutions for their package decoration and promotion challenges.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Philip Joseph Krzeski, Esq. Bryan L. Bleichner, Esq. CHESTNUT CAMBRONNE PA 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: (612) 339-7300 Fax: (646) 417-5967 Email: bbleichner@chestnutcambronne.com pkrzeski@chestnutcambronne.com SONIC CAR: Does Not Properly Pay Workers, Garcia Alleges -------------------------------------------------------- NORMA GARCIA on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. ARIEH YEMINI and SONIC CAR WASH & LUBE, INC., Defendants, Case No. 2:26-cv-2007 (E.D.N.Y., April 3, 2026) is a class action against the Defendant for its failure to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation. The complaint relates that the Defendants failed and are refusing to pay the Plaintiffs and Class plaintiffs at one and one half times the minimum wage for work in excess of 40 hours per workweek, and willfully failing to keep records required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Plaintiff alleges on behalf of herself, the Class, and the FLSA Collective Plaintiffs, that they are entitled to receive from Defendants: (i) unpaid wages for overtime work performed, (ii) liquidated damages, (iii) attorneys' fees, (iv) interest, and (v) all costs and disbursements associated with this action. The Plaintiff further alleges, that they are entitled to, under New York Labor Law, and N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. from Defendants: (i) unpaid wages for overtime work performed, (ii) unpaid spread of hours wages for each day Plaintiffs worked ten or more hours, (iii) liquidated damages for failure to pay overtime premium and spread of hours pay, (iv) liquidated damages for failure to furnish Plaintiff a notice and acknowledgment at the time of hiring, (v) attorneys' fees, (vi) interest, and (vii) all costs and disbursements associated with this action. Plaintiff NORMA GARCIA was employed by Defendant as a car washer and car detailer from February 2, 2025 to January 2026. She generally worked about 65 to 70 hours a week. Defendant ARIEH YEMINI is a manager of SONIC CAR WASH & LUBE, INC. Defendant SONIC CAR WASH & LUBE, INC. is a car wash, mechanical, and automobile detail center. The Plaintiff is represented by: Marcus Monteiro, Esq. MONTEIRO & FISHMAN LLP 91 N. Franklin Street, Suite 108 Hempstead, NY 11550 Telephone: (516) 280-4600 Facsimile: (516) 280-4530 E-mail: mmonteiro@mflawny.com GetOvertimePay.com SOUTH LYON HOTEL: Anderson Seeks Proper Wages for Hospitality Work ------------------------------------------------------------------ CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, On behalf of himself and all others similarly-situated Plaintiff, v. SOUTH LYON HOTEL, INC. and CORRY BALA, Defendants, Case No. 2:26-cv-10987-SKD-APP (E.D. Mich., May 24, 2026), accuses the Defendants of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. In or about August 2025, Defendants hired Plaintiff to work as a cook. Allegedly, the Defendants maintained and enforced a common pay practice of failing to pay the overtime premium required by the FLSA to non-exempt, hourly employees who worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. Instead of paying the required overtime premium, Defendants paid no more than straight time compensation for overtime hours worked and paid that compensation through off-the-books cash payments, says the suit. South Lyon Hotel, Inc. operates a hotel and restaurant located at 201 N. Lafayette Street, South Lyon, MI. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Chris Wido, Esq. SPITZ, THE EMPLOYEE'S ATTORNEY 3 Summit Park Drive, Suite 200 Independence, OH 44131 Telephone: (216) 364-1330 Facsimile: (216) 291-5744 E-mail: Chris.Wido@Spitzlawfirm.com SOUTHWOOD REALTY: Hubbard Wins Bid for Conditional Certification ---------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as JUSTIN HUBBARD, v. SOUTHWOOD REALTY COMPANY, Case No. 3:24-cv-00481-MEO-DCK (W.D.N.C.), the Hon. Judge Orso entered an order that: 1. The Plaintiff's motion for conditional certification and to provide notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 216(b) is denied without prejudice; and 2. The Court orders the following limited discovery plan: a. Limited discovery shall begin immediately upon the entry of this Order and shall be completed by June 23, 2026; and b. Discovery shall be limited to the facts material to determining whether putative collective members are similarly situated to the Plaintiff pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 216(b). The Plaintiff filed his Collective Action Complaint on May 15, 2024, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). In his Motion, Plaintiff requests the Court enter an order granting “conditional certification” and authorizing Plaintiff to send notice to the following collective: "All current and former employees who have worked full-time for at least one week for Defendant as non-exempt, hourly employees and worked "on-site" of any of the properties managed by the Defendant (i.e., Maintenance Technician, Maintenance, Leasing Agents, Property Managers, and Assistant Property Managers) in the United States during the time period beginning three years prior to the filing of this Complaint until the resolution of this action." Southwood is a property management company for residential apartment complexes. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=wSFx2s at no extra charge.[CC] SPROOSE HOLDINGS: Stone Sues Over Privacy Law Violations -------------------------------------------------------- A class action complaint has been filed against Sproose Holdings, Inc. The case is captioned Lauren Stone v. Sproose Holdings, Inc dba Alchemy 43 (C.D. Cal., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Defendant's alleged breach of contract and violations of privacy laws. Sproose Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells medical aesthetics and cosmetic injectables. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Robert A. Mackey, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT MACKEY 660 Baker Street, Building A, Suite 201 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Telephone: (412) 370-9110 E-mail: bobmackeyesq@aol.com STADIUM CASINO RE: Cringle Files Suit in Pa. Ct. of Common Pleas ---------------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Stadium Casino Re, LLC, et al. The case is styled as Sean Cringle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Stadium Casino Re, LLC d/b/a Live! Casino Pittsburgh d/b/a Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia; Stadium Casino Westmoreland Re, LLC d/b/a Live! Casino Pittsburgh, Case No. 260400805 (Pa., Ct. of Common Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., April 6, 2026). The case type is stated as "Negligence." Stadium Casino RE, LLC operates the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in Pennsylvania -- https://www.livech.com/en/ -- is an unrivaled destination to enjoy world-class gaming, luxury hotel accommodations, memorable entertainment, and premier dining.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Andrew W. Ferich, Esq. AHDOOT & WOLFSON, PC 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 650 Radnor, PA 19087 Phone: (310) 474-9111 Fax: (310) 474-8585 Email: aferich@ahdootwolfson.com SWEET BASIL: Liu Suit Seeks to Certify Class Action --------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as WEN LIN LIU, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, v. SWEET BASIL FAIRFIELD LLC d/b/a Sweet Basil Sushi & Pan Asian Cuisine, CHUN YIU KWOK a/k/a Skye Kwok, VINCENT WENG, SHENGLIANG WENG, and MEI WENG a/k/a A Mei Weng, Case No. 3:24-cv-01436-JCH (D. Conn.), the Plaintiff asks the Court to enter an order certifying a class action. The proposed Class is defined as follows: "The named Plaintiffs and all nonexempt current and former employees of Defendants SWEET BASIL FAIRFIELD LLC d/b/a Sweet Basil Sushi & Pan Asian Cuisine; CHUN YIU KWOK a/k/a Skye Kwok; VINCENT WENG; SHENGLIANG WENG, and MEI WENG a/k/a A Mei Weng (collectively the "Defendants") who performed work as non-exempt, non-managerial employees from Sept. 8, 2021 through the present." The named Defendants, corporate officers, shareholders, directors, administrative employees, managers, and other customarily exempt employees are not part of the defined class. In support thereof, Plaintiff files a Memorandum of Law and supporting Declaration of John Troy, Esq., and all exhibits thereto. For the Court’s consideration, Plaintiff attached an accompanying proposed order. Sweet is a Pan-Asian restaurant featuring a sushi bar plus sake, imported beers & cocktails. A copy of the Plaintiff's motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=JOtQjy at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: John Troy, Esq. TROY LAW, PLLC 41-25 Kissena Blvd #110 Flushing, NY 11355 Telephone: (718) 762-1324 T.L.C. NURSING: Fails to Pay Proper Wages, Vazquez Alleges ---------------------------------------------------------- YAMILA VAZQUEZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. T.L.C. NURSING REGISTRY, INC.; and FARID SAHARI, Defendants, Case No. 0:26-cv-60945-XXXX (S.D. Fla., April 3, 2026) seeks to recover from the Defendants unpaid wages and overtime compensation, interest, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Plaintiff Vazquez was employed by the Defendants as a home healthcare aide. T.L.C. Nursing Registry, Inc. is a nursing registry and full-service healthcare agency that provides home healthcare services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Alexis Mena-Glasgow, Esq. SIMPSON & MENA, P.A. 2250 SW Third Avenue, Suite 501 Miami, FL 33129 Telephone: (305) 912-7665 Email: alexis@simpsonmenalaw.com TANGE MANN & GARZA: Landry Files Suit in Tex. Dist. Ct. ------------------------------------------------------- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tange, Mann & Garza, P.C. The case is styled as Joyce Landry, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated v. Tange, Mann & Garza, P.C., Case No. 202622851 (Tex. Dist. Ct., Harris Cty., April 6, 2026). The case type is stated as "Other Civil." Tange, Mann & Garza, P.C. -- http://www.tmgcpas.com/-- are a full-service Accounting firm licensed in Texas.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Leigh Skye Montgomery, Esq. EKSM, LLP 4200 Montrose Boulevard, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77006 Phone: (888) 350-3931 Fax: (888) 276-3455 Email: lmontgomery@eksm.com TARGET CORPORATION: Chavez Suit Transferred to C.D. California -------------------------------------------------------------- The case styled as Yanet Chavez, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Target Corporation, et al, Case No. 2:25-cv-01603 was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on March 24, 2026. The District Court Clerk assigned Case No. 2:26-cv-03348-AH-SK to the proceeding. The nature of suit is stated as Other Labor for Labor/Mgmnt. Relations. Target Corporation -- https://www.target.com/ -- is an American retail corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Jose Renato Garay, Esq. JOSE GARAY APLC 249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 814 Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone: (949) 208-3400 Email: jose@garaylaw.com The Defendants are represented by: Stephen L. Taeusch, Esq. DLA PIPER LLP US5 3203 Hanover Street, Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Phone: (650) 833-2000 Fax: (650) 833-2001 Email: stephen.taeusch@us.dlapiper.com TD BANK: Blackman Seeks Proper Wages for Call Center Agents ----------------------------------------------------------- STACIA S. BLACKMAN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. TD BANK, N.A., Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-03076 (D.N.J., March 24, 2026) alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and common law. The Plaintiff worked for Defendant as an hourly, non-exempt remote call center representative from approximately October 2023, through September 2024. Allegedly, the Defendant failed to compensate Plaintiff and its other call center representatives for the substantial time they spent performing essential work tasks prior to clocking into and after clocking out of Defendant's timekeeping system each shift. TD Bank, N.A. is national banking association headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Achchana Ranasinghe, Esq. BROWN, LLC 111 Town Square Place, Suite 400 Jersey City, NJ 07310 Telephone: (877) 561-0000 E-mail: ac@jtblawgroup.com - and - Jason Thompson, Esq. Kathryn E. Milz, Esq. SOMMERS SCHWARTZ, P.C. One Town Square, 17th Floor Southfield, MI 48076 Telephone: (248) 355-0300 E-mail: jthompson@sommerspc.com kmilz@sommerspc.com TORCHBEARER SAUCES: Suit Seeks Equal Website Access for the Blind ----------------------------------------------------------------- CARLTON KNOWLES, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. TORCHBEARER SAUCES, LLC, Defendant, Case No. 1:26-cv-02516 (S.D.N.Y., March 27, 2026) alleges violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that the Defendant's Web site, www.torchbearersauces.com, is not fully or equally accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers, including the Plaintiff, in violation of the ADA. The Plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction to cause a change in the Defendant's corporate policies, practices, and procedures so that the Defendant's Web site will become and remain accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers. TorchBearer Sauces LLC is a USA-based supplier and exporter of hot sauce, bbq and related products. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Michael A. LaBollita, Esq. Dana L. Gottlieb, Esq. Jeffrey M. Gottlieb, Esq. GOTTLIEB & ASSOCIATES PLLC 150 East 18th Street, Suite PHR New York, NY 10003 Tel: (212) 228-9795 Fax: (212) 982-6284 Email: Jeffrey@Gottlieb.legal Dana@Gottlieb.legal Michael@Gottlieb.legal TOYOTA MOTOR: Class Scheduling Conference Set for May 22 -------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as ARACELI RODRIGUEZ DE MARES , et al., v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC., et al., Case No. 5:26-cv-01128-SSS-ACCV (C.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Sunshine S. Sykes entered an order setting scheduling conference on May 22, 2026. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes. This matter is set for a Scheduling Conference on the above date via Zoom videoconference. If Plaintiff has not already served the operative complaint on all Defendants, Plaintiff shall do so promptly and shall file proofs of service of the summons and complaint within three (3) days thereafter. Joint Rule 26(f) Report The Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be filed at least 14 days before the Scheduling Conference. Mandatory paper chambers copies of the Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be delivered to Judge Sykes’ drop box outside the door of Courtroom 2 by 5:00 PM on the first court day following the e-filing. A request to continue the Scheduling Conference will be granted only for good cause. The parties should refer to the Court’s Standing Order for additional guidance regarding requests for continuances. Toyota is the North American Toyota sales, marketing, and distribution subsidiary devoted to the United States market. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=EE98Wn at no extra charge.[CC] TP 486 LLC: Faces Wilson Suit Over Breaches of Labor Laws --------------------------------------------------------- A case has been filed against TP 486, LLC. The case is captioned Devin Wilson, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. TP 486, LLC, Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2026-0001586 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Joaquin Cty., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Defendant's alleged violations of the California Labor Code, Wage Orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission, and the California Business & Professions Code. TP 486, LLC is a California limited liability company. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: John G. Yslas, Esq. WILSHIRE LAW FIRM 660 S. Figueroa Street Sky Lobby Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: (712) 538-4007 Facsimile: (213) 381-9989 TRANSAMERICA LIFE: Settlement in Handorf Gets Initial Nod --------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as ESTATE OF LAWRENCE HANDORF, by and through its administrator Melissa Barger, BLACKOAK LIFE LIMITED, AS GP FOR BLACKOAK INVESTORS LP, and PHT HOLDING II LP, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00032-CJW-MAR (N.D. Iowa), the Hon. Judge C.J. Williams entered an order granting the plaintiffs' unresisted motion for preliminary approval and class certification. 1. Under Rule 23(e), the Court finds that it will likely be able to certify the following Settlement Class for purposes of judgment on the proposed Settlement: "All persons or entities who presently own or formerly owned a Settlement Class Policy during the Settlement Class Period." 2. Excluded from the Settlement Class are: (a) the Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Chief Judge for the Northern District of Iowa and his immediate family;1 (b) defendant; (c) any officer or director of the Defendant reported in its most recent Annual Statements, and members of their immediate families; (d) anyone employed in Class Counsel's firms; (e) Policyowners who properly execute and timely file a Request for Exclusion from the Settlement Class; and (f) the legal representatives, successors, or assigns of any of the foregoing excluded Policyowners (but only then in their capacity as legal representative, successor, or assignee). 3. The Court appoints Plaintiffs as class representatives and Susman Godfrey L.L.P. as Class Counsel for settlement purposes. 4. The Court schedules a Final Fairness Hearing to occur on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Transamerica offers life, health, and dental insurance. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=J5nHCg at no extra charge.[CC] UDR INC: Jackson Seeks to Hold Class Cert Deadline -------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as MATTHEW JACKSON, v. UDR, INC., Case No. 1:26-cv-00351-JEB (D.D.C.), the Plaintiff asks the Court to enter an order granting the Plaintiff's motion to hold deadline to file motion for class certification in abeyance. The Plaintiff Matthew Jackson moves to hold in abeyance the deadline to file his motion for class certification under LCvR 23.1(b). The Plaintiff requests that the Court hold in abeyance its deadline to file a motion for class certification and postpone a ruling on class certification pending discovery and other appropriate preliminary proceedings. The Plaintiff will submit a proposed schedule as part of the report required by LCvR 16.3(d), which will include a briefing schedule for a motion for class certification. The putative class action was filed on Jan. 7, 2026. San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. A copy of the Plaintiff's motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=VvP5JH at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: F. Peter Silva II, Esq. Hassan A. Zavareei, Esq. TYCKO & ZAVAREEI LLP 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1010 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 973-0900 Facsimile: (202) 973-0950 E-mail: psilva@tzlegal.com hzavareei@tzlegal.com - and - Randolph T. Chen, Esq. Jason S. Rathod, Esq. Nicholas A. Migliaccio, Esq. MIGLIACCIO & RATHOD LLP 412 H St., NE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: (202) 470-3520 Facsimile: (202) 800-2730 E-mail: rchen@classlawdc.com UNITED STATES: Appeals Injunction Order in Gamez Suit to 9th Cir. ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODD M. LYONS, et al. are taking an appeal from a court order in the lawsuit entitled Victor Cruz Gamez, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. TODD M. LYONS, Acting Director of Immigration Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), et al., Defendants, Case No. 6:25-cv-02011-MTK, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The Plaintiffs challenge ICE's practice of abusing its arrest power by failing to comply with the law before arresting, detaining, and deporting people. On Jan. 9, 2026, the Plaintiffs filed a motion to certify class and a motion for preliminary injunction, which Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai granted on Feb. 27, 2026. In sum, the Court concludes that there is no likelihood that the Defendants will be harmed by an injunction that requires them to comply with the law. In the interests of justice, the Plaintiffs need not provide security, and the Court waives all requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c). The appellate case is styled as Cruz Gamez, et al. v. Lyons, et al., Case No. 26-2090, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, filed on April 6, 2026. [BN] Petitioners-Appellees VICTOR CRUZ GAMEZ, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, are represented by: Jordan Elizabeth Cunnings, Esq. Kelsey Lynn Provo, Esq. Tess Margaret Hellgren, Esq. INNOVATION LAW LAB 333 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97204 - and - Stephen William Manning, Esq. IMMIGRANT LAW GROUP, PC P.O. Box 40103 Portland, OR 97240 Respondents-Appellants TODD M. LYONS, Acting Director of Immigration Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), et al. are represented by: Ariana N. Garousi, Esq. Thomas S. Ratcliffe, Esq. Susanne Beth Luse, Esq. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1000 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204 UNITED STATES: Yunga Sues Over Unlawful Alien Detention ------------------------------------------------------- A class action has been filed against Immigration & Customs Enforcement's Newark Office Director Randi Borgen and others. The case is captioned MERCHAN YUNGA v. BORGEN et al (D.N.J., March 3, 2026). The case is brought over Plaintiff's request for writ of habeas corpus in connection with Defendants' unlawful detention. The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement is a federal agency that enforces immigration laws, preserves national security, and protects public safety. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Custodio Anibal Romero, Esq. THE ROMERO FIRM LLC 82-16 Roosevelt Ave, 1st Floor Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Telephone: (718) 747-4846 E-mail: cromero@theromerofirm.com UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: Southeast Kansas Eye Suit Removed to D. Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------------ The case captioned as Southeast Kansas Eye Care Associates, P.A., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, United HealthCare Services, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc., Change Healthcare Inc., Change Healthcare Operations, LLC, Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC, Change Healthcare Pharmacy Solutions, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Financial, Inc., Optum Bank, Inc., Case No. MGC-2026-CV-000009 was removed from the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas, to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas on April 6, 2026, and assigned Case No. 6:26-cv-01080. The Plaintiff alleges it suffered monetary losses via rejected and/or delayed payments for medical care and spent significant time and resources including investigating the network outage and alternative methods to receive payment for medical care.[BN] The Defendants are represented by: Douglas M. Weems, Esq. Olawale O. Akinmoladun, Esq. SPENCER FANE LLP 1000 Walnut Street, Suite 1400 Kansas City, MO 64106-2140 Phone: (816) 474-8100 Fax: (816) 474-3216 Email: dweems@spencerfane.com wakinmoladun@spencerfane.com UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: Johnson Suit Seeks to Certify Class ----------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as ZOE JOHNSON, v. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, et. al, Case No. 1:25-cv-00390-GPG-NRN (D. Colo.), the Plaintiff asks the Court to enter an order: 1. Certifying the following class pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2): "All current and future enrolled students of CU Boulder." 2. Appointing the Plaintiff Johnson as class representative; 3. Appointing Matthew Sarelson as Lead Class Counsel pursuant to Rule 23(g); 4. Expediting consideration of this motion; and 5. Granting such further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a) is satisfied, as the prerequisites of numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation are each fully met. APS 5065 is a facially unconstitutional campus speech code. This lawsuit seeks to enjoin its enforcement against all current and future enrolled students at the University of Colorado at Boulder (“CU”). The proper remedy is to certify a class of all current and future enrolled students at CU to preclude enforcement. University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. A copy of the Plaintiff's motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=K0aPg8 at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: Geoffrey N. Blue, Esq. Scott Gessler, Esq. GESSLER BLUE LAW 7350 E. Progress Pl., Suite 100 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Telephone: (720) 647-5320 E-mail: gblue@gesslerblue.com sgessler@gesslerblue.com - and - Matthew Seth Sarelson, Esq. John-Paul S. Deol, Esq. DHILLON LAW GROUP INC. 1601 Forum Place, Suite 202 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Telephone: (305) 773-1952 E-mail: msarelson@dhillonlaw.com jpdeol@dhillonlaw.com WAGNER SPRAY: Faces Cooper Suit Over Defective Steamers ------------------------------------------------------- ERROL COOPER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION, Defendant, Case No. 0:26-cv-02160 (D. Minn., April 6, 2026) is an action involving hundreds of thousands of dangerously defective Steamers, which were subject to a delayed, deficient and defective Recall. According to the Plaintiff in the complaint, the Defendant designed, marketed, distributed and sold the Steamers with an attached hose that can get excessively hot and the nozzle/gun can expel hot water during use and after the trigger is engaged, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers. Wagner Spray Tech Corporation develops and markets painting and decorating products. The Company offers power painters, paint crews, procoats, piston pumps, texture sprayers, manual, and power rollers, as well as surface prep tools which include heat guns, paint removers, and power steamers. [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Melissa S. Weiner, Esq. Ryan T. Gott, Esq. PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP 328 Barry Avenue South, Suite 200 Wayzata, MN 55391 Telephone: (612) 389-0600 Email: mweiner@pwfirm.com rgott@pwfirm.com - and - Rachel Soffin, Esq. PEARSON WARSHAW, LLP 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Telephone: (818) 788-8300 Email: rsoffin@pwfirm.com - and - Tyler Ewigleben, Esq. JENNINGS & EARLEY, PLLC 500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 110 Little Rock, AR 72701 Telephone: (501) 255-8569 Email: tyler@jefirm.com - and - Ben Travis, Esq. BEN TRAVIS LAW, APC 12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: (619) 353-7966 Email: ben@bentravislaw.com WELLS FARGO: Private ADR Process in Morris Extended to July 21 -------------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as ANTHONY MORRIS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-03277-HSG (N.D. Cal.), the Hon. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. entered an order that the deadline for the parties to participate in the private ADR process is extended to July 21, 2026. On January 27, 2025, the Court entered a Scheduling Order, which set December 18, 2025, as the date for a hearing on a Motion for Class Certification. On March 23, 2026, the Court granted the parties joint stipulation to reschedule the hearing on the Motion for Class Certification and the motion to exclude expert testimony to May 28, 2026. The Parties have agreed to and scheduled a mediation before Michelle Yoshida on July 21, 2026, which is after the current May 15, 2026, deadline but designed to fall sufficiently after the class certification and Daubert hearing on May 28, 2026. Wells Fargo is a major American multinational financial services company. A copy of the Court's order dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=0WoIes at no extra charge.[CC] The Plaintiff is represented by: Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Stuart A. Davidson, Esq. Facundo Scialpi, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP Post Montgomery Center One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 288-4545 E-mail: shawnw@rgrdlaw.com – and sdavidson@rgrdlaw.com fscialpi@rgrdlaw.com - and - Sean Baldwin, Esq. Drake Reed, Esq. Danny Shokry, Esq. SELENDY GAY PLLC 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Telephone: (212) 390-9000 E-mail: sbaldwin@selendygay.com dreed@selendygay.com dshokry@selendygay.com - and - Christopher Ayers, Esq. Steven J. Daroci, Esq. SEEGER WEISS LLP 55 Challenger Road, 6th Floor Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Telephone: (973) 639-9100 E-mail: cayers@seegerweiss.com sdaroci@seegerweiss.com The Defendants are represented by: Amanda L. Groves, Esq. Kobi K. Brinson, Esq. Stacie C. Knight, Esq. WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 333 S. Grand Avenue, 38th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 615-1700 Facsimile: (213) 615-1750 E-mail: agroves@winston.com kbrinson@winston.com sknight@winston.com WEST VIRGINIA EMS: Court Junks "Rose" WPCA Suit Without Prejudice ----------------------------------------------------------------- In the case captioned as Kimberly Rose, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. West Virginia EMS Technical Support Network, Inc., Defendant, Civil Action No. 3:26-0203 (S.D.W. Va.), Judge Robert C. Chambers of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia granted in part and denied in part Defendant's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss, dismissing the Complaint without prejudice. Plaintiff Kimberly Rose was Defendant's employee from 2015 to 2024. Defendant classified her as exempt from FLSA overtime requirements while paying her only $527.34 per week, below the applicable exemption threshold. She filed a putative class-action lawsuit in West Virginia state court asserting Defendant violated the WPCA, which requires employers to pay employees their wages due. Defendant removed the suit to federal court and moved to dismiss on two grounds: (A) FLSA provides the exclusive remedy for Plaintiff's claims, and (B) Plaintiff does not allege she ever worked overtime or was paid less than the minimum wage. On the first ground, the Court found that since Plaintiff's claim is premised on FLSA's exempt-employee threshold, her claim relies on FLSA, and federal law therefore preempts her WPCA claim. On the second ground, the Court found that Rose was not due the FLSA exemption threshold merely because Defendant classified her as exempt. While Plaintiff asserted a contractual obligation in her Response, the Complaint does not allege that compensation at or above the FLSA overtime wage threshold was a term of her employment contract. Defendant requested dismissal with prejudice. The Court denied this, finding it entirely possible that Plaintiff could allege facts demonstrating a plausible entitlement to relief. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the Complaint without prejudice. A copy of the Court's MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER dated April 13, 2026 is available at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=UxmEfx from PacerMonitor.com Defendant West Virginia EMS Technical Support Network, Inc. is represented by: James C. Stebbins, Esq. FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH BONASSO Email: jstebbins@flahertylegal.com Plaintiff Kimberly Rose is represented by: Stephen P. New, Esq. STEPHEN NEW & ASSOCIATES Email: steve@newlawoffice.com WESTERN UNION: Rodriguez Suit Removed to S.D. California -------------------------------------------------------- The case captioned as Rebeka Rodriguez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a Colorado Corporation, d/b/a WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM, Case No. 26CU012032C was removed from the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on April 6, 2026, and assigned Case No. 3:26-cv-02143-GPC-BLM. The Complaint alleges that Western Union's website, www.westernunion.com ("Website") uses "spyware" or "tracking technology" to collect customer information for analytics and advertising purposes, without their consent. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Western Union violated the "trap and trace" provision of the California Invasion of Privacy Act ("CIPA") and common law intrusion upon seclusion.[BN] The Defendants are represented by: Rebecca B. Durrant, Esq. KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 888 Prospect Street, Suite 200 La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: (212) 808-7551 Facsimile: (213) 547-4901 Email: rdurrant@kelleydrye.com WHC KCT: Seeks More Time to File Class Cert Bid Response -------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as DARIAN HALL and ABUBAKAR MOHAMED, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. WHC KCT, LLC, d/b/a zTrip, Case No. 4:25-cv-00552-DGK (W.D. Mo.), the Defendant asks the Court to enter an order granting the Defendant's unopposed motion for two week extension of time to respond to the plaintiffs' motion and suggestions in support of their motion for conditional class certification and notice to opt-in plaintiffs. The Defendant prays for a two-week extension of time, up to and including April 20, 2026, to respond to the Plaintiffs' motion and suggestions in support of their conditional class certification and notice to opt-in Plaintiffs. The Defendant files this unopposed motion for a two-week extension, up to and including April 20, 2026, to respond to Plaintiffs’ Motion and Suggestions in Support of their Conditional Class Certification and Notice to Opt-In Plaintiffs. 1. The Defendant's response is first due on April 6, 2026. 2. There have been no prior extensions of Defendant's deadline. 3. Defendant has consulted with the Plaintiffs' counsel who has agreed to the extension. 4. The extension is reasonably necessary to adequately respond to the Plaintiffs' statement of facts and argument. 5. The request is made in good faith and is not for the purpose of delay. WHC KCT is a transportation company, specializing in taxi and non-emergency medical transport. A copy of the Defendant's motion dated March 25, 2026, is available from PacerMonitor.com at https://urlcurt.com/u?l=2CyxkZ at no extra charge.[CC] The Defendant is represented by: Anthony F. Rupp, Esq. Jacob T. Schmidt, Esq. FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP 7500 College Boulevard, Suite 1400 Overland Park, KS 66210 Telephone: (913) 498-2100 Facsimile: (913) 498-2101 E-mail: trupp@foulston.com jschmidt@foulston.com WILLIAMS LEA: Moton Sues to Recover Unpaid Wages ------------------------------------------------ Juanita Moton, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated v. WILLIAMS LEA LLC, Case No. 1:26-cv-02811 (S.D.N.Y., April 6, 2026), is brought under the New York Labor Law ("NYLL") class action and a Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") collective action brought to remedy violations of federal and state wage-and-hour laws by Defendants and to recover unpaid wages. The Defendants have engaged in a common practice of requiring Plaintiff and similarly situated employees to work without pay, including substantial overtime work. Upon information and belief, Defendants knew or should have known that Plaintiff, Class Members, and FLSA Collective Members were entitled to receive minimum, regular, and overtime wages for all hours worked and that they were not receiving minimum, regular, and overtime wages for all hours worked. The Defendants knew or should have known that Plaintiff, Class Members, and FLSA Collective Members were entitled to reimbursement of all necessary business-related expenses and that they were not being reimbursed for all necessary business-related expenses, says the complaint. The Plaintiff was employed as a non-exempt worker by Defendants in New York from August 2005 to December 2025. The Defendants provide business, marketing, legal, and administrative support to law firms and businesses throughout the United States and in the State of New York.[BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Sabine Jean, Esq. Jonathan Apsan, Esq. LAWYERS for JUSTICE, P.C. 217 Broadway, Suite 511 New York, NY 10007 Phone: (516) 587-8423 Facsimile: (818) 265-1021 Email: s.jean@calljustice.com j.apsan@calljustice.com WOUND TECHNOLOGY: Fails to Prevent Data Breach, Kohlwaies Says -------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS KOHLWAIES, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. WOUND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK, INC., Defendant, Case No. 6:26-cv-00675-PGB-DCI (M.D. Fla., March 27, 2026) is an action against the Defendant for its negligent failure to protect and safeguard Plaintiff's and Class Members' highly sensitive personally identifiable information and protected health information, culminating in a massive and preventable data breach. The Plaintiff alleges in the complaint that as a result of the Defendant's negligence and deficient data security practices, cybercriminals easily infiltrated the Defendant's inadequately protected computer systems and stole the Private Information of Plaintiff and Class Members. Wound Technology Network, Inc. is a medical group practice located in Hollywood, FL that specializes in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and Nursing (Registered Nurse). [BN] The Plaintiff is represented by: Robert H. Goodman, Esq. PARRISH & GOODMAN, PLLC 13031 McGregor Blvd., STE 8 Fort Myers, FL 33919 Telephone: (813) 643-4529 Email: rgoodman@parrishgoodman.com kcumbee@parrishgoodman.com rwilliams@parrishgoodman.com - and - William B. Federman, Esq. Jessica A. Wilkes, Esq. FEDERMAN & SHERWOOD 10205 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Telephone: (405) 235-1560 Email: wbf@federmanlaw.com jaw@federmanlaw.com ZOETIS INC: Court Dismisses Stephens Suit with Prejudice -------------------------------------------------------- In the class action lawsuit captioned as Jennifer Stephens, v. Zoetis, Inc., Case No. 2:25-cv-00989-JAD-EJY (D. Nev.), the Hon. Judge Jennifer Dorsey entered an order granting motion to dismiss and closing case as follows: -- Zoetis's motion to dismiss is granted. -- Stephens's complaint is dismissed with prejudice based on the learned intermediary doctrine and without leave to amend. The putative class claims are dismissed without prejudice but also without leave to amend. Stephens's allegation that Librela's label didn't convey the severity of the symptoms is conclusory, unsupported by any details, and belied by the contents of the label itself. So I find that the entirety of Stephens's complaint must be dismissed under the learned-intermediary doctrine. Jennifer Stephens's dog, Sara, was prescribed Librela, an FDA-approved prescription only medication, to treat pain related to her osteoarthritis. Stephens alleges that the drug caused adverse side effects in Sara and other similarly situated dogs, and those side effects ultimately led Stephens to have to euthanize Sara. So, Stephens brings this putative failure-to-warn class action against Librela's manufacturer, Zoetis, alleging that it failed to disclose these side effects and “hundreds” of additional incidents. She theorizes that she and her putative class of dog owners wouldn’t have purchased Librela if Zoetis had adequately warned of these side effects, and no reasonable, properly warned veterinarian would have prescribed it. Zoetis is an animal healthcare company. 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