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Appeals panel says hotel allowed to collect legal fees after beating an ADA accessibility class action over website
The panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed a 2013 Supreme Court ruling overturned a 2001 federal appeals decision, which found the opposite
Meta must continue to defend against privacy class actions over tracking pixels on hospital websites
Federal judge rejected Meta's motion to end the class action brought by a collection of anonymous Facebook users who claimed the social media giant improperly accessed patient data through a tracking pixel used by hospitals in their patient portals
Appeals panel: San Francisco can't use airport contracts to shield improper local regulations on airlines
A split federal appeals panel said a San Francisco ordinance attempting to force airlines that use SFO to provide certain health benefits is an illegal attempt to regulate airlines, clashing with federal law
Appeals panel agrees AirBnb properties aren't hotel-like 'developments' needing special coastal permits
Coastal Protection Alliance argued short-term rental properties needed to secure coastal development permits, like hotels or resorts. Judges said the rental homes are still being used as homes, no matter who is staying in them
Judge unplugs antitrust class action accusing Google, Apple of secret search engine deal
Complaint alleges Apple agreed to stay out of search engine game in exchange for huge payments, allegedly harming consumers
CAL Supreme Court: Contractors, like those hired for pre-employment screening, can be sued for discrimination under state law
U.S. Healthworks Medical Group, which conducted pre-employment medical screenings, argued only direct employers should face discrimination lawsuits under California law, but the court said agents who professionally should know better can't just say they were following directions
Alameda judge won't end lawsuit accusing CAL state schools officials of discrimination during Covid remote learning
Oakland, Los Angeles students say they were denied equal education when the state closed schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, and did not provide them with the computers and other technology they needed to academically function during the shutdown
Appeals panel agrees citizen-led ballot measures can pass with only simple majority
On remand, state court to consider whether pillow tax referendum had municipal backing
Appeals panel says San Francisco allowed to let noncitizens vote in school board elections
Ruling overturns dismissal of Proposition N ordinances as unconstitutional
Appeals panel rules Alameda schools' special tax doesn't violate state law
The court tossed out a lower court's ruling that the special tax illegally allowed owners of larger properties to pay a lower effective tax rate
Home Depot paying $72.5M to end years-old class action over underpayment allegations
Workers who claim they weren't paid for waiting in closed stores for supervisor release will receive up to $77 each, while lawyers could get $24M
CAL Supreme Court: USC didn't violate football player's rights by expelling him over assault without chance to face witnesses
Private schools aren't required to conduct in-person hearings with cross examination, even with expulsion on the line, when dealing accusations of sexual misconduct or intimate partner violence, the state high court said
Disneyland workers entitled to 'living wage' under Anaheim ordinance, because Disney gets tax rebate from city
Appeals panel said Walt Disney Company receives rebates of its own taxes under a redevelopment agreement with the city of Anaheim, and that qualifies as a city "subsidy," which in turn requires Disney to pay its workers in accordance with Anaheim's so-called 'Living Wage Ordinance.'
California Supreme Court says California Medical Association may sue Aetna over in-network referral mandate
Unanimous ruling holds lower courts' summary judgment for Aetna was improper
Appeals panel agrees embedded Instagram posts aren't copyright violations
Photographers said news organizations used their images without consent
Class action accuses Google of intercepting income tax data without filers' consent
Lawsuit says Google's analytics tool attached to programs used by tax preparers like H&R Block, TaxSlayer and TaxAct, allowed the company to collect prohibited sensitive data, like adjusted gross income
Appeals panel allows parents to sue Google, content creators over YouTube ads for kids' products
Ninth Circuit ruling holds lawsuits under state laws are not always preempted by federal laws prohibiting the same conduct
Appeals panel says police didn't violate law in detaining parents to learn location of student who threatened to 'shoot up' school
But Ninth Circuit ruling overturns lower court judgment that officers didn't use excessive force when they subdued unarmed father upon arriving at family home of student who made shooting threat
Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone
Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number
Attorneys request $181M from $725M Facebook data privacy settlement
Request amounts to 25% of total pool; Individual users may get $10 each