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Former Employee Alleges Wage Violations Against Real Estate Company
Jason Frey has initiated a class action lawsuit against his former employer The Salwasser Group Inc., accusing them of violating several labor laws including failure to pay overtime wages correctly and denying legally required breaks.
Plaintiff Alleges Beauty Supply Distributor Violated Labor Laws
A former employee has launched a class action lawsuit against SalonCentric Inc., accusing them of multiple labor law violations including unpaid wages and failure to provide breaks.
Plaintiff Alleges Former Employer Pulmuone Foods USA Inc. Violated Labor Laws
Juan Becerra has filed a class-action lawsuit against Pulmuone Foods USA Inc., alleging multiple labor law violations during his employment spanning over two decades.
Plaintiff accuses LinkedIn Corporation (social networking giant) of privacy invasion
A class action lawsuit has been filed against LinkedIn Corporation for allegedly intercepting users' sensitive health data without consent through its Insight Tag technology on Noom's website.
Plaintiff alleges negligence against pediatrician leading to prolonged treatment
A mother has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by a pediatrician and several healthcare organizations after delayed diagnosis led to extended treatment for her daughter's hip condition.
Judge: Tenderloin residents, business can't use Covid-era order to force city to address homeless camps now
A San Francisco federal judge said the settlement under which the city agreed to work to reduce homeless tents on Tenderloin sidewalks and other public spaces to "zero" expired at the same time Mayor Breed officially ended the declared Covid emergency in 2023
Plaintiff alleges Stanford Health Care botched jaw surgery causing further harm
Mark W. Johnson is suing Stanford Health Care along with two doctors for alleged negligence during a jaw surgery meant to treat his sleep apnea condition but resulted in severe complications instead.
Former Employees Allege Wage Violations Against Aviation Service Companies
Three former employees have filed a lawsuit against SJJC FBO Services LLC and Atlantic Aviation FBO Inc., accusing them of violating California labor laws by failing to pay wages properly and denying required breaks.
Plaintiff alleges ALKU LLC and Johnson & Johnson MedTech violated labor laws
A class action lawsuit has been filed against ALKU LLC and Johnson & Johnson MedTech by former employee Alejandro Leon in Santa Clara County's Superior Court.
Plaintiffs accuse tech giant Google LLC of violating privacy laws through secretive data collection
A new lawsuit filed in California accuses Google LLC of secretly collecting user data in violation of state privacy laws while users were in Incognito mode on Chrome browser.
Former Contractor Sues Staffing Agency Over Unpaid Wages and Broken Promises
Anthony LoBaido has taken legal action against staffing agency Aerotek over allegations of unpaid wages and unfulfilled promises regarding full-time employment at Stanford Medicine.
Attorney General Bonta Announces Cooperation Agreements and Settlements with Generic Drug Manufacturers Heritage and Apotex for $49.1 Million
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and, in the near future, Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade on numerous generic prescription drugs.
Alameda DA Price accused of anti-Asian, pro-black racial bias in ex-chief inspector's lawsuit
The lawsuit from Craig Chew, former chief of inspectors for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, who is Asian says the county must pay for allowing D.A. Pamela Price to fire him and replace him with an allegedly ineligible black staffer without an investigation for apparent racial discrimination and other potential misconduct
Hundreds of school districts cleared to keep up 'nuisance' lawsuit vs. social media companies
A federal judge said the core theory of allegations is the impact of compulsive use of the products marketed by the companies that own and operate Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, among other social media platforms alleged in the lawsuits to be "addictive" and harmful to society, and schools in particular.
Ethics in Electrical Engineering on November 1, 2024
Andrew Dorr will present “Ethics in Electrical Engineering” to San Diego State University’s College of Engineering seniors.
Minors Sue Major Utility Company Over Wildfire Devastation
A group of minors has filed a lawsuit against PG&E Corporation following the devastating Mosquito Fire in September 2022.
Ride-Sharing Giant Accused by Passenger Over Alleged Sexual Assault Negligence
A new lawsuit filed against Lyft alleges serious negligence leading to a passenger's sexual assault by one of its drivers in Washington state.
Tenants Allege Landlords Negligence: Breach of Contract & Habitability
Three tenants have taken legal action against their landlords in San Francisco Superior Court over allegations ranging from negligence to breach-of-contract violations related directly back towards maintaining proper living standards expected...
Troutman Pepper Shortlisted for Three 2024 Energy Storage Investment Awards
Troutman Pepper and Partner Vaughn Morrison have been named among the 2024 Energy Storage Investment Awards finalists.
Live Nation can't use 'mass arbitration' rules to beat class action over Ticketmaster fees, appeals court says
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said a provision in Ticketmaster's user agreement that would force customers with legal claims against the company into so-called 'mass arbitration,' in a bid to ward off trial lawyers' new costly litigation tactics, was 'unconscionable' under California law and could not be saved by federal law