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S.C. Johnson, in class action battle, says plaintiff got what she paid for
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit that S.C. Johnson & Son misled customers when it said its ecover cleaning products are made “with plant-based ingredients” fails to identify a single lie, the company argues.
Arbitration can't decide whether PAGA case goes to arbitration, Calif. court rules
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs using California’s Private Attorneys General Act to sue their employers can’t be sent to arbitration to decide if the case will go to arbitration, a California appeals court recently ruled.
Tootsie Rolls sued for being unnecessarily unhealthy
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit alleges Tootsie Rolls are not only unhealthy because of their sugar content but for the amount of artificial trans fats in them.
ChapStick sued over 26 products by plaintiff who only bought three of them
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action plaintiff can’t sue over 26 different types of ChapStick when she only purchased three of them, the products’ maker is arguing.
Rejuvenate cleaners are not so safe for kids and pets, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Cleaners made by For Life Products are not safe for pets and kids, as the company claims, a new class action lawsuit says.
Ninth Circuit tosses appeal in case over empty space in Junior Mints boxes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court will not hear the appeal of class action lawyers who are suing over empty space in movie theater candy.
Young Fortnite players file lawsuit, say they were misled into spending real money on V-Bucks
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Young gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against Epic Games that alleges its products like Fortnite manipulate them into spending “ever-increasing amounts of real money for virtual things.”
Ninth Circuit rules for man suing over P.F. Chang's menu; He claims krab means crab
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Some of the highest-ranking judges in the country have decided to let a class action lawsuit brought by a man allegedly confused about whether “krab” means real crab go forward.
Bayer to pay $2B to settle Roundup claims; Lawyers to ask for $170 million
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer says it has reached a formal $2 billion agreement with the lawyers pushing tens of thousands of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit.
The wolves aren't saved yet, NRDC tells Dept. of Interior
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Removing gray wolves from the endangered species list is premature, the Natural Resources Defense Council is arguing in a lawsuit against the Department of Interior.
Greenpeace sues Walmart, says its recyclable products are rarely reused
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Greenpeace is suing Walmart for offering recyclable plastic products that buyers rarely actually recycle.
Lawsuit: Subway passing off weird blend as tuna
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Tuna at Subway is actually a mystery meat, a new class action lawsuit against the company alleges.
Lawsuit says LinkedIn failed to make sure its ads had reach it said they did
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – LinkedIn faces litigation over its November disclosure that it made errors when telling possible advertisers just how effective using its site could be.
Judge to class action lawyers: Lawsuit over Clorox gel is a loser
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have hit a major snag in their lawsuit that claims Clorox’s marketing of its bleach gel product misled customers into thinking it is suitable for disinfecting.
'Sorta Sweet' lawsuit is more-than-sorta ridiculous, Snapple argues
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Keurig Dr Pepper has hit back against a lawsuit that says claims that its Snapple Straight Up Tea is “sorta sweet” tricks consumers into drinking a product with more sugar than they’d think.
Lawsuit: Plant-based cleaning products have synthetic ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers say the “plant-based” claims of S.C. Johnson & Son on its cleaning products are wrong.
No special treatment for birds in 'free-run' dog food, lawsuit alleges
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Dog food claiming to be made from “free-run” poultry is at the center of a new class action lawsuit.
Factors abound to decide if man with brain tumor actually sued in time, court finds
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has reinstated the medical malpractice lawsuit of a man who says his doctors failed to diagnose a brain tumor in 2010, even though he didn’t file suit for another six years.
Walmart waiting to see if it will be penalized for not offering seats to cashiers
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit alleging Walmart failed to offer its cashiers somewhere to sit will be on hold for a little while.
'One-sided' nature of company's arbitration agreement voids it
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Truck drivers have succeeded in keeping their proposed class action lawsuit against Daylight Transport in court.