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You may be missing out on an opportunity to receive settlement money from a class action lawsuit. From cars to kitchen appliances, find out which companies are providing compensation, how much you may ...

In early April of this year, after more than a decade of litigation and a $90-million settlement, Mark Zuckerberg sent me forty bucks on Venmo. To be clear, it wasn’t Zuck personally. That $40.67 was ...

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA, barring nationwide injunctions, most informed observers expected courts to instead certify broad class actions against Donald Trump's ...

It's one thing for Uber Technologies to get sued by its competitors. It's another for the embattled ride-hailing company to get sued by its drivers. But in a new class action filed in federal court in ...

Online prepaid cards have proliferated as a way to compensate consumers harmed by companies. Critics say fintechs and claims administrators have unfairly profited from the trend. Legit, but ...

Class action lawsuits in areas ranging from product liability to discrimination helped set a new record in 2024, passing the $40 billion mark for the third year in a row. That’s according to the Duane ...

Andrew Kessel was a breaking news writer for Investopedia until October 2025. He previously covered markets for Proactive Investors, with a focus on small-cap stocks in fintech, healthcare, mining, ...

A proposed opt-out system could revolutionize class actions, but political delays leave its fate—and timing—uncertain.