class action
Coverage of class action in the Nexus archive.
- Employees sue medical giant over excessive healthcare costs
Abbott Laboratories employees filed a class action lawsuit alleging the company offered two health insurance plans with identical coverage but significantly higher costs for the Traditional PPO option. The lawsuit claims Abbott violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to meet its duty of prudence and objectivity in selecting health plans, as the more expensive option consistently imposed greater costs on employees without providing additional benefits.
- Maricopa County won’t face class action over mugshot site
Maricopa County will not face a class action lawsuit related to its mugshot site. The article references a ruling but provides no further details.
- Fortescue class action: female workers claim sexual harassment at remote mine sites
Fortescue is facing a class action lawsuit from female workers alleging systemic sexual harassment, violence, and retaliation at its remote mine sites. The lawsuit, filed in a Victorian federal court, includes claims such as a woman being approached in her accommodation by a man and another being 'howled' at by a colleague.
- Woman illegally strip-searched by police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says
A woman, Raya Meredith, was illegally strip-searched by NSW police at a music festival and awarded $93,000 in damages, including $20,000 in aggravated damages. The court heard she feared officers would label her a liar during proceedings, despite their prior statements claiming no memory of the incident. NSW seeks to appeal the class action ruling involving 6,000 festivalgoers.
- Police can use force to move body parts during strip-searches, NSW argues in appeal court
New South Wales is arguing in an appeal court that police can use force to move body parts during strip-searches, seeking to overturn a 2025 class action ruling that deemed such searches unlawful. The case involves a 2018-2022 music festival search of Raya Meredith that was previously ruled unjustified.
- Fidelity agrees to $2.5M settlement with payouts up to $5K: Do you qualify?
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action payout to settle a lawsuit over a 2024 data breach, with payouts up to $5K for qualifying individuals. The settlement aims to resolve the issue. Fidelity Investments is taking steps to address the data breach.
- Microsoft software resale appeal catches eye of £3.5B class action
Microsoft is facing an appeals phase in its legal dispute with ValueLicensing, which could impact parallel proceedings. A £3.5B class action against Microsoft has gained attention due to the ongoing litigation.