| Lawsuit |
Subject of lawsuit |
Court of decision |
Year of decision
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| 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 |
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| 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
|
| Burnett v. National Association of Realtors |
conspiracy among real estate agents to inflate fees paid by home sellers |
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri |
2023
|
| 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 |
|
|
| 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
|
| 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 judgement[1] |
Madison 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 |
|
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| World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks |
retrieving deposits from dormant bank accounts |
|
2000
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