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Stolen police gun used in murder possibly a liability issue for San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – San Francisco could still be held liable for a murder committed with a stolen police gun.
Twitter's case against Texas AG over Trump ban blocked by Ninth Circuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of Twitter’s lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to prevent any legal action against the social media company for its ban of former President Donald Trump.
Neutrogena-maker gets big ruling in case alleging it caused leukemia
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers failed to prove Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena sunscreen caused a woman’s leukemia.
Lawsuit alleges fireball shot out of dryer at San Francisco laundromat
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit alleges a machine at a San Francisco laundromat shot fire in a customer's face.
Lawsuit: Woman found dead rat in bottle of water sold by Keurig Dr Pepper
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California woman says in a new lawsuit against Keurig Dr Pepper that she found a baby rat in a bottle of water.
YouTube wants Trump's lawsuit thrown out
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – YouTube has asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, who alleges he was unfairly banned from its platform.
Kaiser Permanente says blocking its vaccine mandate will put millions at risk
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Kaiser Permanente says vaccines offer the best protection against COVID-19 – an argument it hopes offers the best protection against a lawsuit brought by its employees.
Group in the business of suing coffee sellers wants new judge to preserve its cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A group that achieves its advocacy results by suing California businesses is asking the new judge hearing a key case to rule in its favor and preserve dozens of other lawsuits.
Judges in Sacramento want no part of acrylamide Prop 65 case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – No federal judge in Sacramento wants to hear a key lawsuit that will decide if coffee should come with a could-cause-cancer label.
Reasonable consumers can think recycling bags are recyclable, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action plaintiff has sufficiently alleged most of her claims in a lawsuit that says she was misled by the wording on bags used for recycling.
Alleged cover-up not grounds for extra money for student who says janitor molested him
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Victims of sexual assault can’t pursue damages in court against public agencies above what would compensate them for their injuries.
Calif. judges can strike PAGA claims when plaintiffs get carried away
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Judges can decide claims made under California’s Private Attorneys General Act are too broad and throw them out.
San Francisco fights to preserve 15% max on Doordash, GrubHub orders
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers for San Francisco say the city was justified in enacting a cap on how much third-party delivery companies like Doordash and GrubHub can charge.
Local group run by husband of judge in coffee-causes-cancer case no longer a CalChamber member
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Her husband’s group is no longer a member of ours, the California Chamber of Commerce has stated after questions arose whether Judge Kimberly Mueller was able to fairly preside over one of its lawsuits.
Netflix says it's not to blame for child suicides after release of 13 Reasons Why
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Netflix says it shouldn’t be held liable for the increase in youth suicides following its release of the series 13 Reasons Why, which was adapted from a fictional novel about a young girl killing herself.
The word 'nature' and an avocado on the bottle don't trick shampoo buyers, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers’ plan to get Procter & Gamble to pay up for using the word "nature" on the labels of Pantene shampoos has so far failed.
Prop 65 group wants judge DQ'd from coffee case, cites husband's CalChamber ties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A group heavily involved in California’s notorious Prop 65 litigation wants the judge who refused to impose a coffee-causes-cancer warning label thrown off the case.
Lawyers' fight is on against ChapStick's '100% natural' claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have scored a significant victory in their lawsuit against the maker of ChapStick as they target the company’s “100% Natural” claims.
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As voters weigh ban on flavored tobacco, industry's challenge of California law is thrown out
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The tobacco industry’s lawsuit that challenged a proposed flavor ban in California has failed because voters won’t decide the bans fate for another 16 months.
Jury will have to decide how long asbestos lingered in the air 48 years ago
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A victory for a defendant in an asbestos lawsuit has been overturned by a California appeals court.