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Judge won't block California's ban on flavored tobacco
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has tossed tobacco companies' challenge to a state law that prohibits the sale of flavored products.
Judge gives preliminary OK to $9.5M settlement over Vizzy hard seltzers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco federal judge has no qualms with a proposed class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging the vitamin C claims on Vizzy hard seltzers mislead drinkers.
Facebook Live doesn't violate Video Privacy Protection Act, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Facebook's parent company has won dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims Facebook Live violates the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Chronicle wants $80K from Shahid Buttar after failed defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle wants a failed Congressional candidate who sued it for defamation to pay its attorneys fees.
Twitter again wants dismissal of class action over sale of contact information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Twitter is again asking a San Francisco federal court to toss a class action lawsuit over the sale of its users' information.
NCAA challenges volunteer baseball coaches' lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - An antitrust lawsuit against it targets a "commonsense" rule limiting the amount of paid coaches baseball teams can have, the NCAA says.
Plaintiffs firm to face lawsuit over abandoned app
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles technology company will be able to pursue a lawsuit that says a Washington, D.C.-based law firm failed to pay it for development of a mobile app used to help find wildfire plaintiffs.
V8 maker says third class action complaint as ridiculous as other two
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of V8 is again arguing for the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that says there is too much sugar in fruit and vegetable blends for them to be considered healthy.
49ers' security disputes lawsuit's version of events, says plaintiff was in 'drunken and incoherent state'
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiff was drunk and unruly, the security company of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers says in court documents as it fights an assault lawsuit brought by Robert Delker.
Punitives still in play for transgender woman patrol officer suing over treatment at work
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco state court judge has ruled a jury could award punitive damages to a transgender woman alleging discrimination when she worked as a patrol officer at the University of the Pacific.
Lawsuit alleging rat was found in bottle of water moves slowly
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A trial date has still not been scheduled in the California lawsuit of a woman who says she found a baby rat in a bottle of water made by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Google to GOP: No political bias determines what is Gmail spam
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Google is defending its spam-filtering technology as it fights a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that complains its political emails are sent to recipients' spam folders.
Crocs says selling shrinking shoes would be bad for business
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Crocs shoes, facing a class action lawsuit that says they shrink and become unwearable after being exposed to ordinary heat or water, has filed a motion to dismiss.
Class actions over protein find footing in San Francisco federal court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have found a court receptive to their claims that food companies are misrepresenting the quantity and quality of the protein in their products.
Class action lawyers want $2.5M in fees from settlement over Vizzy vitamin C claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Molson Coors has chosen to settle rather than fight class action lawsuits brought by hard seltzer drinkers who thought the products would be more nutritious.
Lawyers push for class certification in case over 'natural' ChapStick products
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Having abandoned their effort to certify a nationwide class, lawyers are now asking a federal judge to let them pursue their case on behalf of those who bought ChapStick in California.
Magistrate judge tosses class action claims against Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal magistrate judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit over the sale of Twitter users' information but is allowing the plaintiff to file a new version.
Patreon sues over pirated content but won't name names
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Online platform Patreon is tired of its paywalled material ending up on another website.
Neighbors in court battle over 'Dogshit Structure'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Litigation has commenced against the innovators of a "Dogpiss Tube" that kept them from having to leave their building to walk their dogs.
Makeup company moves to dismiss class action by woman who wasn't hurt by product
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of eye makeup is calling for a federal judge to toss the lawsuit of a woman who wasn't physically harmed by its products.