Tech, gaming, and social media class actions.
Addictive design, subscriptions, and platform harms.
Lawsuits and investigations
- Lawsuit filedAI Chatbot Lawsuits: ChatGPT and Character.AI Harm and Negligence Claims
As of September 2026, wrongful death and injury lawsuits against OpenAI over ChatGPT are pending in California state courts, Character.AI and Google agreed in January 2026 to settle the Garcia case and related family suits, and Kentucky and Pennsylvania have sued Character.AI.
- SettledAmazon Class Action Lawsuits: Returns Refunds, Prime, and Pricing
As of September 2026, the $309.5 million Amazon returns settlement is taking claims until December 1, 2026, the FTC's $2.5 billion Prime settlement has paid over $845 million, and the certified consumer pricing class in De Coster v. Amazon is headed toward trial.
- SettledApple Class Action Lawsuits: iPhone AI Siri Settlement, Siri Privacy, and Watch Bands
As of September 2026, claims are open until December 21, 2026 in the $250 million Apple Intelligence Siri settlement (final approval hearing February 24, 2027), the $95 million Siri privacy settlement is closed, and the Apple Watch band PFAS case is pending.
- Lawsuit filedRoblox Lawsuit: Addiction, Gambling, Privacy Claims, and Settlement Status
As of September 2026, Roblox addiction claims are pending in coordinated Los Angeles cases and elsewhere, the Colvin gambling class action and a children's privacy class action are pending in federal court, and the old $10 million Robux settlement closed in 2023.
- Lawsuit filedRoute Package Protection Lawsuit: Pre-Checked Shipping Protection Fees
As of September 2026, proposed class actions against Route App, Inc. over pre-selected shipping protection fees are pending in California and New York federal courts, with no class certified and no settlement.
- Lawsuit filedSanDisk SSD Data Loss Lawsuit: Extreme and Extreme Pro Drive Failures
As of September 2026, In re SanDisk SSDs Litigation (N.D. Cal. No. 3:23-cv-04152) is pending, with California and Florida buyer classes certified on May 6, 2026 and the case referred to private mediation; there is no settlement yet.
- Consolidated (MDL)Social Media Addiction Lawsuit (MDL 3047): Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube
As of September 2026, about 3,210 cases are pending in MDL 3047, a Los Angeles jury returned the first plaintiff verdict ($6 million) in March 2026, and Meta and TikTok have announced state attorney general settlements, while individual injury claims remain open.
- Lawsuit filedSports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: DraftKings and FanDuel Claims Explained
As of September 2026, gambling addiction and deceptive promotion lawsuits against DraftKings and FanDuel are pending in several states, one federal products case was dismissed in March 2026, and Massachusetts regulators opened a review of AI-targeted promotions.
- Lawsuit filedSweepstakes Casino Lawsuit: Chumba, LuckyLand, and Sweeps Coins Claims
As of September 2026, VGW has settled with New York for $8 million, Kentucky's attorney general is suing VGW, an Ohio loss recovery suit was dismissed in May 2026, and the 2023 Kentucky class settlement is closed.
- Lawsuit filedT-Mobile and Verizon Fee Lawsuits: Hidden Charges and Price Lock Claims
As of September 2026, the $100 million Verizon administrative charge settlement has closed and paid out, while class claims over T-Mobile's Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fee and mass arbitration over its price lock promise remain pending.
- Lawsuit filedVideo Game Addiction Lawsuit: Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, and Call of Duty
As of September 2026, video game addiction cases are pending individually in state and federal courts, including about 40 coordinated cases in Los Angeles, with no MDL, no trial verdict, and several claims sent to arbitration.
Settlements
- Paid outTech, gaming, and social mediaChumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots (Kentucky) · $11.75 million
Share of the net fund based on each claimant's total in-game purchases, with bigger spenders getting a higher percentage back; payments were issued in 2023
Deadline: Mar 6, 2023No proof
- Paid outTech, gaming, and social mediaVerizon administrative charge · $100 million
Formula of $15 plus $1 per month charged, capped at $100 per account, cut pro rata; reported payments in January 2025 were as low as $2.37
Deadline: Apr 15, 2024No proof
- Payments going outTech, gaming, and social mediaFortnite FTC refunds · $245 million (about $198 million paid so far)
First round (December 2024) averaged about $114; second round (June 2025) paid more than $126 million across 969,173 payments; later claims still under review
Deadline: Jul 9, 2025No proof
- Payments going outTech, gaming, and social mediaAmazon Prime FTC refunds · $2.5 billion ($1.5 billion in consumer refunds plus a $1 billion civil penalty)
Refund of Prime fees up to $51 per person in the first rounds; under the September 2026 revised order, possible added payments of up to $149, for a maximum of $200 total
Deadline: Jul 27, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedTech, gaming, and social mediaSony PlayStation Store digital games · $7.85 million
Automatic pro rata PSN wallet credit based on eligible purchases; deactivated-account holders who asked by August 27, 2026 get a check
Deadline: Aug 27, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedTech, gaming, and social mediaYouTube TV auto renewal · $7.5 million
Pro rata cash payment estimated by the parties at about $92.26 per participating class member
Deadline: Aug 30, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedTech, gaming, and social mediaDisney streaming TV price (YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream) · $50 million
Pro rata share proportional to subscription length; 90% of the net fund goes to residents of 39 repealer jurisdictions, 10% to everyone else; no official per-person estimate
Deadline: Sep 8, 2026No proof
- Open for claimsTech, gaming, and social mediaAmazon returns and refunds · $309.5 million
Subclass A (identified in Amazon's records) is paid automatically: the unpaid refund amount plus a share of interest from 92.7% of the net fund. Subclass B must file a claim and shares 7.3% of the net fund in proportion to the unpaid amount.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2026Proof optional
- Open for claimsTech, gaming, and social mediaApple iPhone AI (Siri) $250M · $250 million
$25 per eligible iPhone, which may rise pro rata to a maximum of $95 per device or fall depending on the number of valid claims, fees, and costs
Deadline: Dec 21, 2026Proof required
- Claims not open yetTech, gaming, and social mediaMeta social media addiction (state AGs) · $12.1 billion to $17.1 billion
No individual payments. Money goes to the settling states over 10 years for youth mental health and education programs; individual injury claims are pursued separately in court
Deadline: See siteNo proof