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Family of man who died while in jail sues Tulare County
The family of Conrad Madrid, who died in Tulare County jail, has filed a lawsuit against Tulare County, accusing county officials of failing to prevent him from harming himself. -
Class action accuses Starbucks of wrongly charging more for non-dairy milk, creamers in drinks
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. -
Online ID verifier Confirm ID hit with class action over face scans of users of Adult Friendfinder site
Confirm ID, an online identity verification service for the Adult Friend Finder site, is facing a class-action lawsuit under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Sacramento County sued after inmate dies in custody
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit claims a man in custody was severely ill, yet ignored, leading to his death from septic shock. -
California Supreme Court says employers can't beat PAGA suits by claiming they are not 'manageable'
The decision narrows the ability of employers to beat the sometimes sprawling lawsuits, increasing the likelihood they will get sued and the likelihood that they will need to pay to defend or settle the actions under California's controversial PAGA law -
Appeals panel: Judge can shut down major LA shipping terminal over environmental mitigations
A state appeals court says a San Diego judge improperly restrained himself from crafting a harsher "remedy" to address alleged mishandling of environmental mitigation at the Port of L.A.'s China Shipping terminal. -
X Corp. appeals loss in challenge to terms-and-conditions law in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - X Corp., the former Twitter, is appealing a federal judge's ruling that preliminarily upheld a new California law that targets terms and services for social media companies. -
X Corp.'s challenge to California's social media law off to rough start
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - X Corp., the former Twitter, hasn't shown a likelihood of success in its challenge to a new California law imposing requirements to social media companies. -
Lawsuit filed over death of inmate in Merced County
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blames the drug-related death of an inmate on Merced County, Calif. -
Lawsuit accuses U.S. Nursing of shorting worker pay, other alleged CA labor law violations
A class action lawsuit accuses U.S. Nursing of failing to properly pay its workers under California labor law. -
Lawsuit says Tesla vehicles run out of juice too soon
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit says Tesla vehicles won't travel as far as the company claims. -
Lawsuit claims Beverly Hills law firm poached Sacramento personal injury lawyer's 'Justice4You' trademark
A personal injury law firm has accused a rival firm of allegedly infringing its trademark by marketing itself under the slogan Justice For You. -
Cops in wrongful death lawsuit say suspect yelled 'Just f---ing shoot me!'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California's Placer County and some of its deputy shefiffs have moved to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting of a man they say screamed "Just f---ing shoot me!" before advancing on them with a knife. -
Man dies from withdrawal in custody, lawsuit follows
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — El Dorado County is blamed for the death of a California man suffering withdrawal symptoms while in custody. -
Lawsuit: Placer County government building not fully accessible to people with disabilities
A man with disabilities has sued Placer County, saying the local government violated his First Amendment rights and federal and state disability discrimination laws because the county government's municipal building, known as The Domes, is not properly accessible, denying him the opportunity to attend county government meetings. -
Class action: Sutter Health, Welltok exposed patient info in data breach
A class action lawsuit has targeted Sacramento-based Sutter Health and health care administration tech company Welltok for allegedly allowing patient information to be exposed in a data breach. -
CA 'Clean Fleet' rules challenged; Truckers say rules flout federal law, will 'wreak havoc' on economy
The California Truckers Association filed suit, seeking to block enforcement of the Advanced Clean Fleets rules they say conflict with federal law, violate the Constitution, and will hurt the economy -
Calif. corrections officers won't be penalized for response to murder by cellmate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation won't face a federal lawsuit over the death of a 37-year-old inmate who was stomped to death by his cellmate. -
Suit: Crumbl adds hidden fee on in-app cookie purchases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — Consumers have filed a suit against a gourmet cookie seller, Crumbl, alleging it fails to disclose service fees added to purchases made through its app. -
California deputies face suit over shooting death of man with mental health issues
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — Several California law enforcement officers are facing a lawsuit after the shooting death of a person who allegedly suffered mental health issues.