Public Vector ComplianceLitigation early warning for compliance and defense teams.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Public Vector Compliance — the consumer class-action docket read for you every morning: new filings and the firms behind them, rulings, settlement benchmarks, and regulator activity — early warning for the industries you and your clients operate in.
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Filed against, by industry10
New consumer class actions grouped by the defendant's industry — the theory, the venue, and the plaintiff firm behind each, with comparable settlement values for the theory.
Retail & consumer products 4
Miles v. The Coca-Cola Company (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, N.D. Cal., 2026-11-06)Coca-Cola allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products to consumers.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Elkins v. The Perfect Child LLC (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, E.D.N.Y, 2026-11-05)The Perfect Child LLC allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Vittorini v. Wholesome Yum Brands, LLC (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-11-04)Wholesome Yum Brands allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Burbank v. Parfums Christian Dior, S.A. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-11-03)Parfums Christian Dior allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
filed by Fitapelli & Schaffer LLP ·
docket ↗ Food & beverage 3
Camacho v. McDonald's Corporation (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, N.D. Ill., 2026-11-06)McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's USA, LLC sold and marketed McCafé beverages named "Sugar Free" that actually contain substantial amounts of sugar, violating FDA regulations and state consumer protection laws.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
filed by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP ·
docket ↗ Talbot v. The Lagunitas Brewing Company (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, N.D. Cal., 2026-11-02)Lagunitas Brewing Company failed to disclose that its beer contains PFAS at levels exceeding EPA enforceable limits, violating California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Laurency v. Kenny's Candy & Confections, Inc. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-11-02)Kenny's Candy & Confections, Inc. falsely advertised Wiley Wallaby Low Sugar Gluten Free Licorice as containing "1G SUGAR" per serving when it actually contains seven grams of allulose sugar.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Other consumer-facing 3
Berman v. Bodum USA, Inc. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-11-05)Bodum USA, Inc. manufactured and sold approximately 5.9 million defective French presses with glass carafes that unexpectedly break during use, causing serious burn injuries, and issued an inadequate recall remedy.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
Petrucci v. General Mills, Inc. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, N.D. Cal., 2026-11-05)General Mills, Inc. falsely marketed Fiber One 70 Calorie brownie, cookie, and cake bars as containing "2g SUGAR" when they actually contained 4 grams of sugar total, violating California's Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
filed by Gucovschi Law Firm, PLLC ·
docket ↗ Donlin v. 1-10 (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, D. Maryland, 2026-11-04)1-10 allegedly engaged in deceptive or fraudulent practices against consumers.
Comparable settlements: $6.0M median ($2.5M–$16.5M) · ~$45/member · 189 comparable settlements
The rest of today's intelligence
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- the complaint-pressure index — where consumer complaint volume is accelerating before anything is filed
- claims under study pressure — marketing claims new research contradicts
- 11 rulings framed as exposure expanded or contracted
- 45 settlements as benchmarks by theory
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