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Cosmetic industry group fights California's cancer warning requirement for titanium dioxide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A cosmetic industry organization claims California's requirement for a cancer warning on products containing titanium dioxide violates First Amendment rights. -
California man alleges Fungi-Nail product falsely marketed as curing fungus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A California man alleges in a class action that a line of Fungi-Nail products is fraudulently marketed as curing nail fungus. -
Ruling declaring California corporate board diversity quotas unconstitutional could impact similar measures, proposals in other states
After a federal judge struck down a California law that required diversity quotas for corporate boards, it’s raising questions about the degree to which the state should regulate business policy, and how such laws align with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Judge says California law requiring racial minority, LGBT representation on corporate boards is unconstitutional
The ruling could have implications for similar legislation or laws in other Democrat-dominated states, like Illinois, where lawmakers have considered following California's lead on increasing corporate board diversity by force of law -
California DOC escapes liability in case of inmate allegedly stomped to death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge won't hold the state's Department of Corrections liable for the death of a 37-year-old inmate who was stomped to death. -
Customers allege Simplisafe auto-renews subscription without consent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — Simplisafe is facing a class action over its automatic renewal of subscriptions allegedly without customers' consent. -
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. -
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. -
Judge blocks state from using new law to go after doctors who may disagree with 'scientific consensus' on Covid
A federal judge in Sacramento said the law, AB2098, was unconstitutionally vague, because it allows the Medical Board to rely on an "ill-defined ... scientific consensus" to determine if doctors can be disciplined or even barred from practicing medicine in California -
Nonprofit, 3 former inmates sue Corrections Department over law giving transgender inmates access to female prisons
The state has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit, which seeks to toss sections of SB132 for violating the rights and safety of incarcerated females by forcing them to share prisons with transgender women -
Class action alleges NCAA's limit on paid baseball coaches violates antitrust laws
Class action alleges NCAA's limit on paid baseball coaches violates antitrust laws -
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional -
Fed court won't interfere with personal injury lawyer's corruption allegations in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal court has dismissed litigation brought by a personal injury lawyer against state court officials he says have improperly aligned with an insurance company he is suing. -
Suit: Inmate fatally assaulted with boots by substance abuse staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — The family of a California Department of Corrections inmate who was fatally assaulted at a substance abuse treatment facility in Corcoran is claiming civil rights violations. -
Lawsuit: Calif. law over marketing of firearms to minors is unconstitutional
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Members of the firearms industry have sued the state of California over legislation that forbids them from marketing that appeals to teenagers. -
Group pushing coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits makes latest plea after Ninth Circuit ruling goes against it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Repeating allegations that led a federal judge to recuse herself from litigation over acrylamide in foods, a lawyer-driven nonprofit group has asked the judge who replaces her to reverse orders that stopped its lawsuits in their tracks. -
California city fights excessive force lawsuit, says officers weren't even there
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California city of Dixon and its police department are wondering why they were included in a lawsuit that alleges Solano County sheriff’s deputies beat a woman unconscious. -
Woman says Elk Grove cop harassed her, coerced her into sex
SACRAMENTO - A Jane Doe filed a federal lawsuit on December 10 in the Eastern District of California against the City of Elk Grove, Elk Grove Police Department and Gabriel Ramos and Doe 1-5 for unwanted sexual harassment and sexual contact. -
Sacramento Police Department sued by woman for injuries allegedly caused by assault and battery
SACRAMENTO - Megan White filed a federal lawsuit on November 30 in the Eastern District of California against the Sacramento Police Department, the City of Sacramento, and Daniel Hahn for excessive force. -
Berry Creek tribe sues California, Newsom for failure to negotiate in good faith
SACRAMENTO - Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California filed a federal lawsuit on December 12 in the Eastern District of California against the State of California, Gavin Newson as governor and Does 1-10 for failure to negotiate in good faith.