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Saturday, July 18, 2026
A daily perspective on filings, legal developments, and settlements across the consumer law space — built to keep you on top of the competition, the trends, the state of the law, and the value of cases.
$6.04B
Settlements tracked
New filings36
Consumer-protection actions docketed in the last few days — found by nature of suit, with the filing firm and a docket link.
Consumer Fraud / False Advertising
Mason v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (C.D. Cal., 2026-07-16)filed by Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC ·
docket ↗ Karr v. Kao USA Inc. (S.D.N.Y., 2026-07-15)filed by Fitzgerald Monroe Flynn PC ·
docket ↗ McWhite v. Westlake Financial (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14) Davis v. Cole Haan LLC (W.D. Wash., 2026-07-13) Sanquini v. StubHub Holdings, Inc. (S.D.N.Y., 2026-07-13)filed by Parness Law Firm, PLLC ·
docket ↗ Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA)
DURGAVARJHULA v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (E.D. Pa., 2026-07-17) ALI v. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC (E.D. Pa., 2026-07-15) Jones v. Equifax Information Services LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-15) Pinney v. TransUnion LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14) Venturini, Brandon v. Checkr, Inc. (W.D. Wis., 2026-07-14) WARD v. JOHNSON MARK LLC (N.D. Tex., 2026-07-14)filed by Ciment Law Firm, PLLC, TX ·
docket ↗ Harding v. Equifax Consumer Services, LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14)filed by Daniel Lenghea Law, PA ·
docket ↗ Harding v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14)filed by Daniel Lenghea Law, PA ·
docket ↗ McClary v. Equifax Information Services (D.S.C., 2026-07-13) Dickson v. Checkr Inc (W.D. Wash., 2026-07-13)filed by Law Office of Saraellen Hutchison Pllc ·
docket ↗ Claybrook v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-13) ADA / Web Accessibility
Barnett v. Dollar Tree (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-16) Alvear v. Columbia Brands Usa, LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-16)filed by Law Office of Pelayo Duran, PA ·
docket ↗ Stanley v. Mableton Road LLC (N.D. Ga., 2026-07-15)filed by Law Office of Pete Monismith ·
docket ↗ Cullina v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (D. Mass., 2026-07-15) Victor v. SMCP USA, INC. (S.D. Fla., 2026-07-15) Petersen v. Vera Bradley Sales, LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14) Espinal v. Untuckit Retail, LLC (S.D. Fla., 2026-07-14)filed by Sconzo Law Office, P.A. ·
docket ↗ Espinal v. Fiskars Living US, LLC (S.D.N.Y., 2026-07-14)filed by Gottlieb & Associates ·
docket ↗ Williams v. Specialty Technologies, LLC (S.D.N.Y., 2026-07-14)filed by Gottlieb & Associates ·
docket ↗ Privacy / Consumer Statutory
Leyva v. MII Brand Import, LLC (N.D. Ill., 2026-07-17) SMITH NELSON v. META PLATFORMS, INC. (D.D.C., 2026-07-16)filed by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP ·
docket ↗ B.W. v. INVITAE CORPORATION (N.D. Ill., 2026-07-15)filed by Kirkland & Ellis LLP ·
docket ↗ Alvarez v. Apple Inc. (N.D. Cal., 2026-07-15) Green v. Citizens Debt Relief, LLC (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-15) Montoya v. Dolgencorp, LLC (M.D. Tenn., 2026-07-15)filed by Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay PLLC ·
docket ↗ McNeil v. Bank of America (W.D.N.C., 2026-07-15) Lasseter v. Amazon.com, Inc. (M.D. Fla., 2026-07-14)filed by Farrell & Fuller LLC ·
docket ↗ Bockelman-Phillips v. General Motors LLC (D. Idaho, 2026-07-14) Flemming v. Google LLC (N.D. Cal., 2026-07-14) Presley v. The Westin Alexandria (E.D. Va., 2026-07-14) Recent rulings17
Consumer-protection decisions — how the theories are faring (class cert, motions to dismiss, appellate reversals).
False advertising / deceptive
Hettinger v. Bozzuto Management Company (D.D.C., 2026-07-15) KetoNatural Pet Foods v. Hill's Pet Nutrition (10th Cir., 2026-07-14) Robert Weissman v. Clearview AI, Inc. (7th Cir., 2026-07-13) Mehl v. BP Energy Company (10th Cir., 2026-07-06) Smith v. Super. Ct. (Cal. Ct. App., 2026-06-30) Credit reporting (FCRA / FDCPA)
Lucas v. Guzman (D.D.C., 2026-07-10) Portfolio Recovery Assocs., L.L.C. v. Grimes (Ohio Ct. App., 2026-06-30) ADA / Web accessibility
Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital (5th Cir., 2026-07-14) Price v. Diab (9th Cir., 2026-07-13) Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (D.D.C., 2026-07-07) Moseley v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (D.D.C., 2026-07-07) Matter of Doe v. State Univ. of N.Y. (N.Y. App. Div., 2026-07-02) Hofbauer v. Patel (Ohio Ct. App., 2026-06-30) Fees & auto-renewal
Wilkins v. Cruise, LLC (Cal. Ct. App., 2026-07-14) Tuma v. Britt (Mont., 2026-07-07) Rowley v. Rising Stars Boxing Gym (Ohio Ct. App., 2026-06-30) Robocalls & texts (TCPA)
Seth Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services (7th Cir., 2026-07-14) Recent settlements45
Consumer class settlements — damages benchmarks, and a signal that every peer defendant in the theory is now a target.
$2.50B
claim by July 27, 2026
$2.50B
claim by Jul 27, 2026 · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Premier Nutrition Corporation
$68M
claim by Aug 27, 2026
$60.50M
claim by August 18, 2026 · California
$59.50M
claim by October 15, 2026
$35M
claim by Jul 31, 2026
PowerSchool Holdings, Hobsons, Heap, and the Chicago Board of Education
$17.25M
claim by Jul 27, 2026
$11.50M
claim by July 21, 2026
BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.
$9.75M
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Ashley Furniture, Nectar, DreamCloud, Siena
$9M
claim by July 17, 2026
$5M
claim by August 5, 2026
$5M
Santa Clara County Superior Court
$2.50M
claim by July 27, 2026
$2.50M
claim by July 27, 2026
| …and 15 more in the records database |
Regulator actions8
Recent FTC / CFPB enforcement settlements with monetary relief — the theories regulators are actively pursuing.
FTCIM Mastery Academy (Chris and Isis Terry and others)
MLM scheme, false earnings claims ·
source ↗FTCHopper
hidden fees, negative option, deceptive pricing ·
source ↗FTCShutterstock Inc.
negative option, illegal subscription practices, difficult cancellation ·
source ↗FTCTerrance Selb and Tyler Bennett
tax relief scam, impersonation of government authorities ·
source ↗FTCCliq Inc.
contempt for violating FTC order, enabling consumer fraud ·
source ↗FTCGolden Home Services (Home Matters USA)
deceptive mortgage relief scheme ·
source ↗FTCHandy Technologies (Angi Services)
FTCRentGrow
tenant screening/FCRA, failure to ensure accuracy of consumer reports ·
source ↗The watch
What our own web-surveillance agents observed this week, and where consumer harm is concentrating.
- 19 GPC / CCPA Do-Not-Sell violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 11 FDA Misclaim / Compounded Drugs violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 7 ADA Title III / Web Accessibility violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 6 Pixels & Web Privacy violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 4 Greenwashing / Eco Claims violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 2 Deceptive Pricing violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- 1 All Natural / False Labeling violation(s) verified on consumer sites
- Consumer-complaint volume rising: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue +15%; Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account +9%; Charged fees or interest you d
- Auto safety — models drawing the most complaints: 2021 toyota highlander Power Train (24 filed); 2021 chevrolet silverado 1500 Power Train (8 filed — 3 injuries); 2021 jeep wrangler Electrical System (12 filed
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First-mover edge — where our verified inventory runs ahead of the public docket: ADA / Accessibility: 1 new public filing(s) this week, but our agents have 34 verified target(s) available; CIPA / Wiretap: 7 new public filing(s) this week, but our agents have 29 verified target(s) available; Data Broker / CCPA: 8 new public filing(s) this week, but our agents have 24 verified target(s) available; Greenwashing: 4 new public filing(s) this week, but our agents have 8 verified target(s) available; Deceptive Pricing: 2 new public filing(s) this week, but our agents have 4 verified target(s) available. Named defendants + sealed evidence at publicvector.io/marketplace.
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