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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Tenderloin residents, biz sue SF city hall, say city abandoned their streets to crime, homeless, drugs

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The plaintiffs have asked a federal court to order the city and county of San Francisco to end an unwritten policy to "contain" criminal activity in the Tenderloin, which they say has created a drug-filled, unsanitary, violent and unlivable neighborhood, violating their constitutional rights
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Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions
Campaigns & Elections

Disability rights advocates say California must allow voters with 'print disabilities' to vote electronically from home

By Jonathan Bilyk |
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California driver: Car insurance cost 'increased by 300%' after statewide rate adjustment

By A. D. Bamburg |
Tonia Roberts, a resident of California and the founder of Legacy Innovative Builders, has noticed a significant increase in her car insurance costs. This rise has occurred despite her having no driving violations on record. While there are multiple factors influencing car insurance pricing, recent reports have underscored the role that an escalating number of lawsuits is playing in the rising insurance costs for Californians.
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California utility agrees to pay federal government $80 million to resolve wildfire litigation

By Michael Carroll |
Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to the federal government to compensate for firefighting costs and property damage resulting from a 2017 fire that charred more than 100,000 acres of National Forest lands in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
A Republican senator from Iowa has introduced legislation to block the federal government from shoveling money into transit projects that exceed their construction budgets by more than $1 billion. This would include California's high speed rail project, which has blown its budget by nearly $100 billion
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Gaming company files pretrial motion to restrict mentions of its China ties during trial against Google

Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite and several other renowned online games, has initiated legal action against tech behemoth Google, alleging that the latter is unjustly monopolizing Android app distribution. The gaming company's lawsuit comes with a pretrial motion to limit mentions of Epic's second largest shareholder being based in China during the trial scheduled for Nov. 6 start, said Epic Games.

The State Bar of California's Board of Trustees has initiated a new phase governance

The State Bar of California's Board of Trustees recently announced significant changes and decisions during its latest meeting. Brandon Stallings has been appointed as the new Board Chair, with José Cisneros assuming the role of Vice Chair and Mary Huser joining as a new Trustee. Stallings emphasized the organization's commitment to transparency and accountability.
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Lawsuits

Class action accuses Univision of allowing Endeavor Streaming to learn viewing history of streaming users

By Northern California Record |
The class action asserts Univision's alleged actions violated federal and California state law.
Lawsuits

Class action accuses Starbucks of wrongly charging more for non-dairy milk, creamers in drinks

By Northern California Record |
Starbucks Corporation is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of customers alleging that the company has been unlawfully charging extra for non-dairy milk and creamers in their beverages. The plaintiffs, Maria Bollinger, Dawn Miller, and Shunda Smith, claim that Starbucks' practice of adding a surcharge for non-dairy alternatives is discriminatory towards lactose-intolerant customers and those with milk allergies.
Lawsuits

Class action accuses Wells Fargo of errors over years leading to denials of mortgage modifications

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit said Wells Fargo allegedly violated the law and the terms of the Home Affordable Modification Program by allegedly failing to audit its software to detect errors that left thousands unable to qualify for mortgage loan modifications.
Lawsuits

Class action accuses Airbnb of allegedly wrongly holding customer payments in escrow

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts Airbnb's practices concerning the handling of customer advanced lease payments violates California law by holding the money in accounts that bear interest paid to Airbnb.
Lawsuits

Ex-business development manager at Zentist says company wrongly replaced her after she gave birth

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts Paulina Song was allegedly replaced as business development lead at Zentist by a male employee, and then later fired, after returning from maternity leave in May 2023.
Lawsuits

Crown Labs accused of exposing customers to benzene from PanOxyl acne treatments

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts the company didn't warn consumers that its benzoyl peroxide products allegedly degraded to benzene under normal use.
Lawsuits

Class action accuses Center for Employment Opportunities of allegedly shorting worker pay, other CA labor law violations

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit, from Alameda County Superior Court, asserts CEO allegedly failed to provide workers with meal and rest periods and didn't pay overtime wages, among other alleged violations.
Lawsuits

Enviro activists sue seafood sellers over 'organic' labeling

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts that California law doesn't allow for seafood to be labeled 'organic' at this time
Lawsuits

Class action accuses Dignity Health over alleged refusal to reimburse managers' cell phone, home internet bills

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts the alleged non-reimbursements amount to violations of California labor law.

Class action accuses Univision of allowing Endeavor Streaming to learn viewing history of streaming users

By Northern California Record |
The class action asserts Univision's alleged actions violated federal and California state law.

Class action accuses Starbucks of wrongly charging more for non-dairy milk, creamers in drinks

By Northern California Record |
Starbucks Corporation is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of customers alleging that the company has been unlawfully charging extra for non-dairy milk and creamers in their beverages. The plaintiffs, Maria Bollinger, Dawn Miller, and Shunda Smith, claim that Starbucks' practice of adding a surcharge for non-dairy alternatives is discriminatory towards lactose-intolerant customers and those with milk allergies.

Class action accuses Wells Fargo of errors over years leading to denials of mortgage modifications

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit said Wells Fargo allegedly violated the law and the terms of the Home Affordable Modification Program by allegedly failing to audit its software to detect errors that left thousands unable to qualify for mortgage loan modifications.

Ex-business development manager at Zentist says company wrongly replaced her after she gave birth

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts Paulina Song was allegedly replaced as business development lead at Zentist by a male employee, and then later fired, after returning from maternity leave in May 2023.

Class action accuses kids clothes seller Janie and Jack of allegedly improperly sharing customer info with Adyen

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit asserts Adyen processes payments for Janie and Jack, but also stores customer information and uses it to assist with fraud prevention, allegedly in violation of California privacy law

Tenderloin residents, biz sue SF city hall, say city abandoned their streets to crime, homeless, drugs

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The plaintiffs have asked a federal court to order the city and county of San Francisco to end an unwritten policy to "contain" criminal activity in the Tenderloin, which they say has created a drug-filled, unsanitary, violent and unlivable neighborhood, violating their constitutional rights

Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions

California driver: Car insurance cost 'increased by 300%' after statewide rate adjustment

By A. D. Bamburg |
Tonia Roberts, a resident of California and the founder of Legacy Innovative Builders, has noticed a significant increase in her car insurance costs. This rise has occurred despite her having no driving violations on record. While there are multiple factors influencing car insurance pricing, recent reports have underscored the role that an escalating number of lawsuits is playing in the rising insurance costs for Californians.

Excessive lawsuits, backed by third-party funding, raise insurance costs, hurting low-income Californians

By A. A. Sanchez |
Third-party entities, such as hedge funds, are increasingly providing financing for lawsuits in exchange for a share of the settlement. This practice is driving up insurance costs, disproportionately affecting low-income policyholders.

Class action: OpenAI should pay for 'scraping' data to train GPT AI, come under outside control

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court asserts OpenAI has violated privacy laws in developing its GPT group of AIs, while allegedly disregarding safeguards that take into consideration the risk of its AIs to humanity

Firms picked to lead class action over Boost Glucose Control drinks

By John O'Brien |
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers at Milberg Coleman and Kaplan Fox will lead consolidated litigation against Nestle that claims diabetic customers are tricked into thinking Boost Glucose Control drinks will help manage their condition.

Disability rights advocates say California must allow voters with 'print disabilities' to vote electronically from home

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A group of California voters who are blind or otherwise have "print disabilities" have joined with disability rights advocate organizations to sue the state of California, claiming California's vote-by-mail program discriminates against them because they must print and mail their completed ballots

With California drafting cyberrisk rules, companies prepare for potential regulatory actions, lawsuits

By Sarah Downey |
As California regulators set new parameters on cybersecurity rules, it’s raising questions about how business should adapt for implementation.

Jury decides Johnson & Johnson negligent in causing man’s mesothelioma in Northern California trial, awards $18.8 million

By John Sammon |
An Alameda County jury on Tuesday decided that Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man's deadly mesothelioma and awarded $18.8 million in damages for negligence and failure to warn

Plaintiff attorneys go after Johnson & Johnson product safety officer claims of asbestos-free powder

By John Sammon |
In a trial to decide if asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man’s mesothelioma, plaintiff attorneys challenged a J&J safety officer’s claims that the powder was clean

California cities can't bring class action to force Netflix, Hulu, other streamers to pay cable TV franchise fees

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A state appeals court has pulled the plug, for now, on efforts by trial lawyers and California cities to force streaming entertainment services, like Netflix, to pay the fees normally levied by state law on cable TV companies

Objectors to Sacramento marijuana shop owner residency rule win chance to press constitutional claims

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A federal appeals panel ruled that a federal district judge had wrongly attempted to duck the thorny constitutional questions by citing the deep conflict between federal and California state marijuana laws

Cal Supreme Court OKs new ethics rules to fight conflicts of interest

By Sarah Downey |
Newly issued rules from the California Supreme Court are designed to combat corruption and to prevent conflicts of interest like those resulting from the Thomas Girardi scandal.

Claremont attorney faces suspension, probation following overturned embezzlement, grand theft conviction

By Karen Kidd |
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Claremont attorney Louis Julian White faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order and his overturned conviction last year on embezzlement and grand theft charges, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.