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Court rules pharmaceutical company won't have to sift through thousands of plaintiff communications
A magistrate judge at the Northern District of California has ruled that a pharmaceutical company, accused of selling medicine that caused kidney and bone damage, doesn’t have to provide specific data requested concerning more than 900 plaintiffs.
Man who suffered injuries after E-cigarette exploded in his pocket is denied motion to remand case
A man suing Samsung SDI America (SDIA and Samsung SDI Co. Ltd (Samsung), Inc. after he said E-cigarettes exploded in his pocket was denied his motion to remand the case.
24 Hour Fitness sued for charging members while closing its doors amid COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. is facing a class action for charging its members despite being closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Dropbox investor alleges he purchased stock at artificially inflated prices
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A suit filed in a federal court in California states cloud hosting and storage service Dropbox allegedly damaged investors because it made misleading statements during its initial public offering and caused artificially inflated prices.
Court not required to enforce settlement in dispute involving San Diego Multiple Listing Service
SAN DIEGO – On May 31, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recommended that a motion to enforce a settlement be denied in a real estate dispute.
Dodge ordered to pay more than $50,000 in attorney's fees in case over allegedly faulty Durango
SAN DIEGO – Two plaintiffs were granted their motion for attorney’s fees in their settled case against Dodge Durango manufacturer FCA US LLC on May 29.
Judge: Man waited too long to file suit against BMW over car's oil consumption
SAN DIEGO – On May 28, BMW of North America LLC convinced Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to grant its motion for summary judgment after a man sued via the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.
Court OKs $24.5 million settlement against Navy Federal Credit Union in overdraft fee class action
SAN DIEGO – On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California green-lighted a $24.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union over overdraft fees.
Suit against Toyota over allegedly defective soy-based wiring insulation dismissed
SACRAMENTO – Toyota was granted a motion to dismiss a complaint over allegations the auto manufacturer used soy-based wire coating in Lexus vehicles' wiring harnesses that attracted rodents and caused damages to the plaintiffs' vehicles.
Dodge Durango manufacturer to go to trial next month over allegedly defective Totally Integrated Power Module
BAKERSFIELD – On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California announced that a man’s claims concerning the alleged defects in a 2012 Dodge Durango are going to trial this summer.
Counselor won't have to testify in client's wrongful termination case against Roadrunner Intermodal Services
FRESNO – A therapist will not have to comply with a subpoena for him to appear at a deposition and to produce confidential records in an ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.
j2 Cloud Services granted summary judgment in man's dispute over patent inventorship
LOS ANGELES – A man failed to prove he was the sole inventor of a voicemail and fax feature patent, causing the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to grant summary judgment against the companies he was suing on May 29.
The Money Store, others awarded motion to dismiss fraudulent lending suit, court determines it's untimely
LOS ANGELES – Thanks to the statute of limitations being up, a fraud case against lending companies was dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on May 28.
Suit against Flagstar Bank over interest reporting on mortgage tossed by federal judge
SAN JOSE – A federal judge has granted a bank's motion to dismiss several claims of a breach of contract case filed by a homeowner over a bank's reporting of interest on her mortgage for tax purposes.
Court says U.S. cannot be sued for negligent tree maintenance in suit filed after tree fell on camper's tent
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California recently dismissed a a negligent tree maintenance claim against the United States after a tree fell at an Army Corps of Engineers campsite at the Lake Mendocino Recreation Area.
ScanX granted motion to dismiss breach of contract dispute with Carlson Produce
SAN JOSE – Rock Clapper, the president of ScanX, prevailed in a breach of contract claim against him and the company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.
Amazon granted dismissal of former manager's FLSA claims over overtime pay
OAKLAND – Amazon was partially granted its motion to dismiss a suit over allegations it failed to pay a worker overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and sections of the California Labor Code.
San Diego couple's suit over warranty claims against Ford, dealership remanded to state court
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently granted a motion to remand a San Diego couple's lawsuit claiming Ford Motor Co. and a dealership violated the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, also known as the California Lemon Law, to San Diego Superior Court.
Court rules man's breach of warranty claims against Ford are time barred
SAN FRANCISCO – A man’s breach of warranty claims against Ford Motor Co. are time-barred, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California determined as it granted Ford’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
San Diego Comic Convention awarded $3.9 million in fees and costs in trademark case
SAN DIEGO – Thanks to its case being an “exceptional” one, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted in part and denied in part the San Diego Comic Convention’s motion for attorney fees after it prevailed in its trademark case against a production company.