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Woman sues Amtrak for head injury, wants $4 million
FRESNO - Marlene McDonald filed a federal lawsuit on August 12 in the Eastern District of California against Amtrak, also known as National Railroad Passenger Corporation, for negligence and negligence per se. -
Lawsuit: Purina denied meal breaks, failed to pay overtime
SACRAMENTO - Nestle is accused of not paying its employees the proper wages or giving required breaks. -
Lawsuit: Sacramento PD shot naked man with rubber bullets, sicced dog on him
SACRAMENTO -- Keith Kelly filed a federal complaint on July 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against the City of Sacramento and its police force for negligence and intentional bodily harm. -
Expulsion of student who called letter 'retarded' leads to lawsuit against Sacramento's Jesuit High
SACRAMENTO -- A student and his father filed a federal complaint on July 29 against Jesuit High School of Sacramento, alleging it retaliated against him for calling something "retarded." -
Stanislaus police sued after fatal shooting of 16-year-old
FRESNO -- The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department faces a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old. -
Sacramento police sued for shooting man after pursuit
SACRAMENTO -- A man claims he suffered after being brutalized by police. -
Man claims assault at anti-police violence protest
FRESNO -- A man claims that he was falsely arrested and suffered assault and battery by the police. -
U.S. Appeals Court slated to rule on emergency stay in Prop 65 case
A motion recently filed in the Ninth Circuit seeks to dismiss an emergency stay of a preliminary injunction that had temporarily prohibited the filing of Proposition 65 litigation concerning acrylamide in food and beverages. -
Parents claim son's suicide in jail could have been prevented
SACRAMENTO -- A family's lawsuit claims wrongful death while their son was detained in Shasta County jail. -
Chick-fil-A sued by customers unhappy with delivery fees
Chick-fil-A was accused of deceptive delivery fee practices in a Sacramento County Superior Court lawsuit. -
U.S. District Court grants preliminary injunction in case challenging Proposition 65 acrylamide warnings
A federal court has issued a ruling in California Chamber of Commerce v. Xavier Becerra that temporarily prevents the state Attorney General and private attorneys from bringing legal action in cases that involve Proposition 65 acrylamide warnings on food and beverages. -
Sacramento officials accused of conspiracy to prevent Mayor Steinberg's recall
The City of Sacramento and several city officials are locked in a civil clash in the Eastern California federal court with the Sacramento Homeless Union, the Committee to Recall Darell Steinberg and 30 others. -
Over $20 million demanded from Mather VA hospital by man who was injured in operation
The Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mather (VAMC) faces medical malpractice allegations from a Stanislaus County couple after the husband allegedly sustained permanent neck damage from an operation. -
Parlier schools facing lawsuit after Latino American student allegedly assaulted by school resource officer
An anonymous former student sued Parlier Unified School District, the City of Parlier, School Resources Officer Neil O'Brien and Parlier principal George Alvarado after he was allegedly assaulted by Officer O'Brien, according to documents filed on Feb. 25 in the Eastern California District Court. -
Madera County sheriff's department hit with wrongful death lawsuit of man who ran from deputies
A Madera County minor sued the county as well as four law enforcement officers after her father was shot to death in an April 2020 confrontation with the Madera County Sheriff's Office, according to documents filed Feb. 23 in the Eastern California District Court. -
Nonprofits' lawsuit seeks to impose heavy penalties on Certainteed over emissions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A wildlife rescue, environmental advocates and a group of “irritated residents” are suing Certainteed, claiming it is violating the Clean Air Act at its Chowchilla, Calif., plant. -
Federal judge sides with California in lawsuit over Quebec climate pact
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge has ruled that California's climate pact with Quebec does not interfere with the U.S. government's authority involving foreign affairs. -
Crop growing associations say judge properly relied on science in Prop 65 ruling
The recent federal court ruling barring enforcement of California’s Proposition 65 on the herbicide glyphosate is a win for American agriculture, and conveys that state regulators overreached by trying to attach it to a product that worldwide consensus has deemed safe, trade group leaders say. -
Federal judge approves ULTA pay and wage class action settlement
FRESNO — A federal judge granted final approval of a class action settlement in a lawsuit against Ulta. -
Stamina pills make misleading claims, lawsuit says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A man is suing Nucell Labs and Vitacost.com, Inc., alleging their health benefits claims for a product have not been filed with the FDA regulations and that is poses health risks if consumed.