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US News can't block SF City Atty from investigating hospital rankings amid concerns over payments from hospitals
U.S. News and World Report is appealing a federal judge's decision that SF City Attorney David Chiu did not trample the publisher's First Amendment rights by sending subpoenas demanding information Chiu may later use to sue them under California consumer protection laws in disagreement over U.S. News' editorial decisions -
Lawsuit: HP customers never received refunds they were promised
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges HP, Inc., offered sort-of warranties with the promise of a full refund if no issues arose with its computers but failed to pay up. -
Nip-slip lawsuit: Cakes nipple covers not 'grippy,' slide off easily
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Citing negative online reviews, class action lawyers are suing the maker of nipple covers that allegedly fail to stay in place. -
Judge OKs Google location tracking class action deal to pay $42M to mostly left-wing groups
The $62M settlement ends class action accusing Google of misleading users into believing their location history had been turned off. The deal includes no money for Google users, though, only $18.6M for lawyers and big money for non-profits, which objectors said is a 'slush fund' for left-wing activism -
Lawyers seek $217M+ fees for work on Google Icognito privacy settlement
The settlement, supposedly worth $5 billion, requires Google to delete billions of data files allegedly collected by Google while allegedly monitoring people's supposedly secret web browsing. But the deal doesn't include any direct payments from Google to consumers on a classwide basis -
Privacy class action firms jockey for control of 23andMe data breach claims; Edelson calls for new approach
Data privacy class action firm Edelson P.C. is seeking to control 40 class actions, potentially worth huge money, against 23andMe for allegedly allowing genetic info to be stolen in a data breach. In a new filing, Edelson is asking courts to reconsider how they decide which lawyers should lead -
Judge: Nestle can't melt class action over white chocolate content in TollHouse white baking chips
A San Jose federal judge said a recent decision from a California state appeals court in a virtually identical case against Walmart will require Nestle to work harder to beat the class action accusing the company of misleading consumers -
Shrinking Crocs lawsuit will move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has again allowed a class action lawsuit alleging Crocs shoes shrink to step forward. -
Judge: California courts can't decide if Lufthansa should pay for revealing man's gay marital status to Saudis
A California federal judge said "foreign policy overtones" implicated in case prevent her from exercising jurisdiction over the claims of gay married couple who say Lufthansa violated California law by allegedly letting the Saudi Arabian government learn of Saudi national's secret sexuality and marital status -
Wells Fargo accused of allegedly signing customers up for warranty, consumer protection products without consent
The plaintiffs have accused Wells Fargo of violating California's Unfair Competition Law, among other counts. -
David's Natural hit with class action alleging PFAS in its toothpastes
The lawsuit asserts the company markets its toothpaste as natural and healthy, while lab testing allegedly revealed the company's products contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), synthetic chemicals that are slow to break down and allegedly have been linked to health issues. -
Class action: Pathways shorted teachers OT pay, other alleged labor law violations
Pathways Travel, a California-based corporation, is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay its teachers overtime wages. -
Class action says Zyn nicotine products are addictive, but allegedly mislead consumers into believing they are not harmful
Phillip Morris International and Swedish Match North America are facing a class action lawsuit over allegations of misleading customers about the health benefits of their Zyn line of smokeless nicotine products. -
Appeal filed after lawyers lose class action against Catalina Crunch
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't give up after a federal judge through out their claims Catalina Crunch cereals mislead consumers into thinking their flavors contain those actual ingredients. -
Class action lawsuit accuses Progress Software Corp. over Delta Dental of California database hack
Progress Software Corporation and Delta Dental of California are facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to prevent hackers from accessing private personal information of patients. -
Class action in SF court accuses Jumio of allegedly violating Illinois biometrics privacy law
The lawsuit marks the latest suit filed against Jumio under the Illinois law, accusing the company of improperly scanning the faces of people signing up for online services to which Jumio provides ID verification services -
Man claims Redwood City cops used excessive force amid altercation in father's hospital room
The man asserts police were summoned to the hospital room after he allegedly got into a verbal argument with nurses over his father's treatment, but they allegedly punched him and threw him to the floor without cause. -
Class action accuses Mihon Corp. of allegedly misleading customers by claiming its ED treatment product is all natural
The lawsuit claims the allegedly all natural supplement contains the same active ingredient found in the pharmaceutical Viagra. -
Designer Hermes International accused of wrongly forcing customers to buy other items before buying Birkin bags
The lawsuit accuses French luxury goods maker Hermes of allegedly violating federal antitrust laws by leveraging super high demand for its luxury Birkin bags to coerce customers to purchase other items -
Class action accuses Yeti of allegedly allowing third-party payment processor to access customer info
Yeti Coolers, a popular cooler and mug manufacturer, is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations of privacy invasion.