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Litigation & settlements

Every S&P 500 company that raised Litigation & settlements in its filings, earnings calls, press releases or news coverage over the last 7 days — grouped by the canonical driver, so the same subject lines up across companies whatever each called it.

20 companies · 29 events · 8 negative · 12 no estimate (counted in companies, so the parts add up)

Companies raising Litigation & settlements

• T — Pension Risk Transfer LitigationImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  AT&T INC. · News · 2026-09-30 · 2 events
  A federal judge dismissed claims against AT&T in a proposed class action involving the company’s $8.05 billion pension risk transfer transaction. The court ruled that AT&T was not directly responsible for selecting the…
• META — Cambridge Analytica LitigationImportance 65 · Surprise 60
  Meta Platforms, Inc. · News · 2026-10-01
  New Mexico asked a judge to impose $35 billion to $40 billion in penalties on Meta after a jury found the company misled consumers about Facebook data privacy. The proposed penalty range exceeds the materiality…
• AAPL — Litigation - Patent VerdictImportance 65 · Surprise 60
  Apple Inc. · News · 2026-10-01
  Third-party reporting highlights a $5.7 billion patent verdict involving Apple and raises questions about the royalty implications. The report frames the judgment as potentially material relative to Apple’s revenue and…
• UNH — Shareholder Governance and Cybersecurity LitigationImportance 59 · Surprise 60
  UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC · News · 2026-10-01 · 3 events
  A federal judge ruled on September 30, 2026, that UnitedHealth must face a shareholder lawsuit brought by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. CalPERS alleges that UnitedHealth misled investors about…
• MU — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 53 · Surprise 60
  MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC · News · 2026-09-29
  Netlist filed a new complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission seeking an import ban on Micron memory chips used in AI-computing products by Google, Nvidia, and Broadcom. Netlist alleges that the products…
• NVDA — HBM Patent Import LitigationImportance 47 · Surprise 60
  NVIDIA CORP · News · 2026-09-29
  Netlist filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission seeking a U.S. import ban on Micron high-bandwidth-memory chips used in AI-computing products from Google, NVIDIA, and Broadcom. Netlist alleges…
• ABT — Infant Formula LitigationImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  ABBOTT LABORATORIES · News · 2026-09-30 · 2 events
  Abbott agreed to a national False Claims settlement of approximately $384 million to resolve allegations involving infant formula and nutritional therapy products manufactured under allegedly unsanitary conditions. The…
• GOOG — Publisher Content Access LitigationImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  Alphabet Inc. · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 events
  A U.S. federal judge dismissed lawsuits brought by Chegg and Penske Media against Google over the use of publisher content in AI Overviews. The plaintiffs alleged that Google’s AI-generated summaries misappropriated…
• GOOGL — EU Search Data Access LitigationImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  Alphabet Inc. · News · 2026-09-30 · 2 events
  Google asked an EU court on September 30, 2026, to suspend regulators’ order requiring access to its search data for OpenAI and rival search engines. The action is part of Google’s challenge to EU rules targeting the…
• NEE — Winter Storm Uri LitigationImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  NEXTERA ENERGY INC · News · 2026-09-29
  An Osage County, Oklahoma judge ruled that NextEra Energy Marketing overcharged customers for natural gas during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. The court found the company liable under the Oklahoma Emergency Price…
• LIN — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  LINDE PLC · News · 2026-09-29
  A third-party report says Linde disclosed significant liabilities related to disputes over Russian projects. The report does not quantify the liabilities or specify the affected projects, claims, or expected resolution…
• XOM — Climate Litigation ClaimsImportance 34 · Surprise 42
  ExxonMobil Holdings Corp · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 events
  Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a climate-change lawsuit brought by the city and county of Boulder. The companies argue that climate change is a global issue outside the scope…
• COST — ESG and Forced-Labor LitigationImportance 34 · Surprise 42
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 events
  A federal lawsuit filed in Oregon alleges that Costco sells hundreds of products made with child or forced labor despite its ethical-sourcing positioning. The allegations cover Kirkland-brand and other products…
• HON — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 34 · Surprise 42
  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC · News · 2026-09-30
  Law firms announced securities-fraud class actions involving Honeywell Aerospace securities for investors who purchased between June 29, 2026, and September 1, 2026. The allegations concern materially false or…
• PFE — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  PFIZER INC · News · 2026-10-01
  Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla on October 1, 2026. The complaint alleges that Pfizer misled consumers about the safety and effectiveness…
• BA — 737 MAX Certification LitigationImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  BOEING CO · News · 2026-10-01
  Investor law firms are investigating Boeing claims following a delay in FAA certification of the 737 MAX 10. Reports attribute the delay to a newly disclosed flight-management software problem that can disengage…
• CVX — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  CHEVRON CORP · News · 2026-09-30
  A U.S. judge dismissed a consumer and county lawsuit against Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other chemical producers over alleged misrepresentations about plastic recycling. The plaintiffs claimed the companies’ marketing…
• AMZN — District of Columbia Delivery SettlementImportance 28 · Surprise 42
  AMAZON COM INC · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 events
  Amazon agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a District of Columbia lawsuit alleging that two ZIP codes east of the Anacostia River were excluded from Prime delivery services. The settlement includes $7.25 million in…
• MCD — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 25 · Surprise 42
  MCDONALDS CORP · News · 2026-09-29
  A federal district court in Chicago largely dismissed a lawsuit filed by 31 Black McDonald’s franchisees alleging racial discrimination in store assignments and treatment. The claims included allegations that Black…
• SBUX — Litigation and Legal RiskImportance 23 · Surprise 24
  STARBUCKS CORP · News · 2026-09-30
  Shareholder groups are pressing Starbucks to restore a committee that oversaw labor relations. The campaign cites the absence of a union contract with baristas nearly five years after organizing efforts began.…

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