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AT&T agreed to pay $177 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over 2019 and 2024 data breaches that exposed personal information of more than 110 million customers. More than 4.9 million people filed claims before the December deadline, and the company could still appeal the settlement until November 2.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission has fined Samsung roughly 20.1 billion won (about $15.1 million) over its Game Optimizing Service, which automatically reduced performance in certain popular games on Galaxy S22-era phones to as low as 30% of capacity. The ruling follows an earlier class-action lawsuit brought by South Korean Galaxy owners over the same issue.
Law firm Hagens Berman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Verisign and ICANN, alleging the companies maintain an illegal monopoly over .com domain registrations. The suit claims Verisign's contract with ICANN guarantees it permanent control of the .com registry, letting it raise prices more than 30% since 2021 to $10.26 per domain despite falling industry costs, while ICANN shares in the resulting profits.
Multiple Reddit users reported that their Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, including 2nd- and 3rd-generation models, saved audio recordings and transcripts to the Meta AI app even though they hadn't said the wake phrase and had the 'Respond without Hey Meta' setting disabled. The issue reportedly appeared after a firmware update, and Meta's initial support response only suggested disabling core features like microphone permissions and automatic updates rather than explaining the cause. Meta later told users the issue 'has been resolved' without detailing what caused it.
A proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court on behalf of two minors, aged 12 and 16, alleges OpenAI collected personal secrets and health information from child users of ChatGPT to train its models and build profiles on them, despite terms of use barring users under 13. The complaint cites a 12-year-old Hawaii plaintiff who disclosed her age to ChatGPT but says the chatbot continued engaging her on sensitive personal topics. Plaintiffs are seeking financial compensation for minors whose data was allegedly collected.
A federal class action filed by Hagens Berman on behalf of three consumers in California, New York and Washington accuses Starbucks of falsely marketing certain protein lattes and matcha drinks as 'sugar-free' when they contain 13 to 21 grams of sugar per serving. Starbucks says the sugar comes naturally from its protein-boosted milk, that no sugar is added, and that it uses sugar-free syrup, with nutrition info posted online. The lawsuit seeks damages for affected buyers and a court order barring the 'sugar-free' label on products containing sugar.
A San Diego pizzeria has filed a proposed class action against Visa, Mastercard, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo, alleging a long-running conspiracy to fix interchange fees charged to merchants on credit card transactions. The 134-page complaint claims the companies impose rules forcing merchants to accept all cards of a given network regardless of cost and bars steering customers toward cheaper payment options, calling the fees 'monopoly rents.' The suit comes despite a prior class action settlement exceeding $5 billion over similar allegations.
CVS has agreed to a $20.5 million settlement over claims it shared customers' health and browsing data from cvs.com, cvshealth.com and its mobile app with advertiser Criteo and other third parties, without admitting wrongdoing. Anyone who used those platforms before July 27, 2026 can file a claim by Nov. 16, 2026, with undocumented claims eligible for up to $5 and documented ones up to $10, subject to reduction based on total claims filed.
A proposed class action filed September 16, 2026 alleges OpenAI ran an undisclosed program called 'Project Lily' in which outside contractors read, summarized and graded real ChatGPT conversations without disclosing this in its terms or privacy policy. The suit covers U.S. ChatGPT Plus users, with California and paid-subscriber subclasses, and excludes Enterprise, Business, Team, Edu and API customers. OpenAI was served September 21 and its response is due October 13, 2026; no class has been certified and there is nothing to claim yet.
Apple customers in the U.S. who bought certain iPhone models between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 can file claims for a share of a $250 million class action settlement over delayed Apple Intelligence features. Estimated payouts are $25 per device, rising to as much as $95 if few claims are filed, with the deadline set for December 21, 2026. Apple settled without admitting wrongdoing after being sued for marketing features that shipped later than promised.
Apple is accepting claims from a $250 million class action settlement over alleged overhyping of Siri AI features on iPhone 15 and 16 models. US customers who purchased eligible iPhones between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 can claim up to $95 per device via smartphoneaisettlement.com, using a serial number or Apple Account ID, with payout options including PayPal, Venmo, bank transfer or check.
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing it of falsely advertising an AI-upgraded Siri that failed to arrive as promoted. Owners of the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 models bought between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, can file a claim for a payout ranging from $25 to $95. Apple denies wrongdoing but is settling to close out the case.