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Smoke billows from the Winston Weaver plant

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Thousands invited to join class action lawsuit against Winston Weaver Company

5:30am May 29, 2025

This week, postcards were mailed to thousands of homes and businesses located within a one-mile radius of the now-demolished facility. That same area was asked to evacuate during the January 2022 blaze, after emergency crews discovered more than 600 tons of ammonium nitrate on the site.

Walmart reached a $45 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit accusing it of overcharging for certain grocery items. Eligible customers have until early June to file claims for cash payments.

National

Some Walmart shoppers could get up to $500 in cash from a class-action settlement

3:51pm April 06, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Customers who bought certain grocery products at Walmart stores nationwide between October 2018 and January 2024 have until early June to file for payments, whether or not they kept their receipts.

A Thinx billboard is pictured in New York City in September 2021. The company is accused of misleading consumers about the safety of its period underwear, but denies all allegations and admits no wrongdoing.

Thinx settled a lawsuit over chemicals in its period underwear. Here's what to know

2:37pm January 19, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The lawsuit says Thinx underwear, long marketed as safe and sustainable, contains harmful chemical substances known as PFAS. The company denies those allegations but will pay up to $5 million.