A federal judge has approved a $210 million settlement for investors who accused Estée Lauder of overstating its growth prospects while the company faced mounting pressure from a Chinese crackdown on a lucrative cosmetics resale market.The agreement resolves securities fraud claims against the beauty company and former CEO Fabrizio Freda... Read More »
Galderma, the Swiss dermatology company behind Cetaphil and Alastin, has agreed to buy ZO Skin Health for $1.5 billion in cash, giving the company a much larger position in physician-dispensed skincare sold through dermatologists, plastic surgeons and medical spas.The acquisition, announced October 14, 2026, would give Galderma 100% ownership of... Read More »
Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila has lost its bid to end a proposed consumer class action brought by buyers who say they paid premium prices for bottles labeled “100% agave” after laboratory testing allegedly detected alcohol from other sources.U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled October 7, 2026, that the consumers had... Read More »
Getty Images plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and return to private ownership under a restructuring that would give affiliates of the Getty family and Koch Equity Development 100% of the reorganized company, ending the ownership stake of current public shareholders.The deal announced October 12, 2026, includes commitments for... Read More »
Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and launched a court-supervised sale that could decide the future of its chatbot platform, with Disney making a $20 million opening bid for certain intellectual property rights.Character Technologies filed on October 12, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware... Read More »
Starbucks is facing a proposed class action accusing it of calling protein drinks “Sugar-Free” even though some venti servings contain as much as 21 grams of sugar, setting up a fight over whether the label describes the syrup or the finished beverage.Three consumers filed the lawsuit on October 2, 2026,... Read More »
McDonald’s is facing a proposed nationwide class action alleging that its AI-powered pricing system coordinated menu prices across thousands of U.S. restaurants and caused customers to pay more for Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, and other items.The lawsuit, filed October 2, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District... Read More »
Barilla America has defeated a California consumer class action brought by shoppers who said its “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” label led them to believe the pasta was made in Italy with Italian ingredients.U.S. Magistrate Judge Ajay Krishnan granted Barilla summary judgment on September 30, 2026, ending the California class... Read More »
New York City’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rule took effect October 1, 2026, requiring businesses to make subscriptions as easy to end as they are to start and giving city regulators new authority to act when companies block or delay cancellation.The rule covers automatic renewals and continuous service subscriptions and requires businesses... Read More »
Victoria’s Secret is facing a right-of-publicity lawsuit from a model who claims the company showed roughly 95% of her face in an Instagram perfume advertisement after agreeing to show less than 30% and keep her unrecognizable.The model filed the lawsuit Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for... Read More »
Trader Joe’s did not violate federal employee benefits law when it used millions of dollars left behind in its 401(k) plan to reduce future company contributions, a federal judge in Boston ruled Monday.U.S. District Judge William G. Young sided with the grocery chain in a lawsuit brought by former employees... Read More »
A Benihana restaurant operator in Colorado is facing a proposed class action from workers who say they were required to keep working through paid 10-minute rest breaks and were not paid for that time.The lawsuit, filed in Colorado state court, alleges employees routinely continued serving customers and carrying out other... Read More »
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and impose new restrictions on how teenagers use the app, resolving the first state lawsuit against TikTok to reach a settlement over allegations that its platform harms young users.The agreement was announced Friday, September 25,... Read More »
California’s oldest continuously family-owned winery has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with more than $39 million in liabilities, bringing six generations of majority family ownership to an end while the historic Sonoma Valley winery remains open.Gundlach Bundschu Winery, founded in Sonoma in 1858, entered Chapter 11 Wednesday through its operating... Read More »
Publix is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a 74-year-old Florida woman who became seriously ill after eating GreenWise frozen blueberries later linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak and died weeks later.Richard Mullins, the husband of Karla Mullins, filed the lawsuit Sept. 17 in Pinellas County... Read More »
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