List of class-action lawsuits
Introduction This page has a list of lawsuits brought as class actions.
Class action lawsuits  Lawsuit  Subject of lawsuit  Court of decision  Year of decision  ''Alperin v. Vatican Bank'' conversion, unjust enrichment, restitution, the right to an accounting, human rights violations and violations of international law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit  ''In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation'' violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933  U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York   ''Anderson v. Jackson''  demolition of public housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina  United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit  2009 ''Cobell v. Salazar''  Indian trust assets  United States District Court for the District of Columbia  2009 ''Collins v. United States''  honorable discharge under "Don't ask, don't tell"  United States Court of Federal Claims  2013 ''Conant v. McCaffrey''  right to recommend medical marijuana  United States district court  ''Daniels v. City of New York''  racial profiling and unlawful stop and frisk   ''Daniela Apostol v. Eastman Kodak Company''  false advertising, unfair enrichment, fraudulent concealment, unfair competition   De Beers Diamonds Antitrust Litigation    U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey   ''Doe v. Chiquita Brands International''  funding and arming known terrorist organizations    ''Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores''  discriminating against women in promotions, pay, and job assignments  United States Supreme Court  2011 ''EEOC v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America''  creation and long-term toleration of a sexually hostile work environment  United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois  1998 EEOC (Janice Smith) v. Wal-Mart Stores  hiring decisions based on gender     ''Fraley v. Facebook, Inc.''  misappropriation of users' names and likenesses  United States District Court for the Northern District of California   ''Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores''  racial and gender discrimination in employment and marketing    ''Gratz v. Bollinger''  undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy too mechanistic in its use of race as a factor in admissions  Supreme Court of the United States  2003 ''Greek Cypriots v. TRNC and HSBC Bank USA''  denial of access to land and property   United States District Court for the District of Columbia   GM Instrument Cluster Settlement  owners of vehicles with faulty instrument clusters receive "special coverage"  U.S. District Court in Seattle  2008 ''Hepting v. AT&T''  surveillance of telecommunications     ''James v. Meow Media''  video game responsibility for murders     ''Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.''  sexual harassment, abusive language, threats, stalking and intimidation     ''Jewel v. NSA''  surveillance    2010 ''Lane v. Facebook, Inc.''   internet privacy and social media  United States District Court for the Northern District of California  2010 ''Luévano v. Campbell''  racial bias in written test for employment     ''Madrigal v. Quilligan''  involuntary sterilization     ''Mauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores''  health insurance not covering prescription contraceptives  United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia   ''Mochizuki v. United States''  forcible kidnapping and imprisonment     ''Morgan v. Hennigan''  racial segregation and school busing     Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation  stock market collusion     ''National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation''  e-commerce website accessibility     ''National Organization for Women v. Scheidler''  anti-abortion activities  Supreme Court of the United States  1994  Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation  price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade practices in the credit card industry    2012  ''Pigford v. Glickman''  racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans and assistance   1999/2010  ''Price v. Philip Morris, Inc''  cigarette company advertising class action led by plaintiff's attorney Stephen Tillery resulted in $10.1 billion judgementMadison County, Illinois 2003/2006  Ritalin class action lawsuits  promoting disorder ADHD to increase drug profits     ''Robbins v. Lower Merion School District''  charged schools secretly spied on students through surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school-issued laptops the students were using at home; privacy rights U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania  filed 2010 ''Ruiz v. Estelle''  prisoners' rights  United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas  1979 ''Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2003)''  anti-abortion activities  Supreme Court of the United States  2003  ''Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2006)''  anti-abortion activities  Supreme Court of the United States  2006 Shell Canada lawsuit  gasoline additive damaging fuel supply systems of cars     ''Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota''  employment discrimination based on sex  United States District Court for the District of Minnesota  1980  ''Smiley v. Citibank''  limiting credit card late fees and other penalties  Supreme Court of the United States  1996 ''Sullivan v. Zebley''  Social Security regulation on determining disability for children  Supreme Court of the United States  1990 ''Swift v. Zynga''  misleading advertising  United States District Court for the Northern District of California   ''TNA Entertainment, LLC v. Wittenstein and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.''  use of secret contact information to steal talent     ''Turkmen v. Ashcroft''  unlawful detainment     ''Vroegh v. Eastman Kodak Company''  false advertising, unfair business practices, breach of contract, fraud, deceit and/or misrepresentation    World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks  retrieving deposits from dormant bank accounts    2000
Lawsuits related to class action  Lawsuit  Subject of lawsuit  Court of decision  Year of decision  ''AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion''  contracts that exclude class action arbitration  Supreme Court of the United States  2011 ''Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit''  SLUSA preempting state law class action claims  Supreme Court of the United States  2006 ''West v. Randall''  required parties to class action  United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
See also ===Class action lawyers===*William Lerach (class action lawyer)*Tim Misny (class action lawyer)*David I. 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References
External links * Judge certifies Wal-Mart class action - U.S. business- nbcnews.com* The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) (Listing of racial discrimination class actions in the Federal government)* Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers - The Boston Globe (December 3, 2009)* Mississippi's first class-action lawsuit filed over oil spill - Oil Spill - SunHerald.com (30 April 2010)