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ChapStick products aren't 100% natural, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – ChapStick’s lip butter and balms aren’t as natural as their manufacturer claims, class action attorneys allege in a new lawsuit.
CFPB says lending company violating Military Lending Act
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal agency has sued a lending company, arguing it violated the Military Lending Act.
Hockey player with broken bones, punctured lung from cheap shot can sue opponent
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A hockey player who sustained serious injuries in a no-check rec league can continue his lawsuit against the opponent he says cheap-shotted him.
Zoom again wants litigation over its security systems thrown out
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Zoom is again asking a federal judge to throw out lawsuits against it that claim its security systems weren’t up to par.
Fight goes on in lawsuit over pollution at old PG&E plant in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Pacific Gas & Electric will have to fight what remains of a pollution lawsuit but can argue it doesn’t have access to the property in question.
Pantene shampoo isn't natural, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit against Procter & Gamble says Pantene Pro-V Naturefusion shampoos and conditioners aren’t as natural as the company claims.
Not enough real vanilla in Dove ice cream bars, lawsuit complains
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers say Dove vanilla ice cream bars don’t contain enough real vanilla to use that word.
Higher valuation of class action helps defendant; Squabble over empty space in candy boxes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have failed to convince a federal magistrate judge that they don’t want more than $5 million out of their lawsuit over the empty space in candy boxes.
Groups want exception for franchises from California's independent contractor test
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The International Franchise Association and other groups are suing to keep California from enforcing its new test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
Hair-smoother contains formaldehyde and causes hair loss, says lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A new class action lawsuit says TRESemme Keratin shampoo products cause significant hair loss and scalp irritation.
Players file lawsuit over difficulty of Madden, FIFA and NHL games
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Our video games are toying with us, players are complaining in a class action lawsuit against Electronic Arts.
Judge: New Jersey court not proper venue for challenge to California law
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Rather than dismiss a lawsuit alleging California is imposing certain business standards on the rest of the country, a New Jersey federal judge is sending that challenge to California.
HP sued by investor over stock drop in 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action law firm Robbins Geller has filed suit against HP and its former leadership over the revenue generated by its supplies division.
Class action lawyers fight to keep Clorox case alive
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Clorox fails to specify how much sodium hypochlorite is in its Splash-Less gel product that is too weak to disinfect, lawyers pushing a class action are claiming.
Vanilla lawyer takes on Trader Joe's over cereal
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – There is not enough real vanilla in cereal at Trader Joe’s for it to call it a characterizing flavor.
Tootsie Roll says class action lawyers trying to avoid CAFA to find favorable courtroom
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers complaining about candy don’t deserve anything but it’s clear they want more than $5 million, Tootsie Roll Industries is arguing.
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Tobacco industry sues over new flavor-ban in California
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Tobacco companies like R.J. Reynolds are suing over California’s new law that bans flavored products.
UCLA profs tell judge ending L.A.'s eviction moratorium would leave thousands homeless
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Ending Los Angeles’ moratorium on evictions would be unfair to Black and Latino renters in the city, scholars from UCLA are hoping to convince a federal judge.
Lawsuit: Switching to Switch Lite doesn't fix Nintendo drifting problem
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Nintendo faces another class action lawsuit over its controllers.
Clorox to plaintiff: Read the label before you sue us
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Clorox says the woman complaining in court that it’s Splash-Less products aren’t strong enough never bothered reading their labels.