SAN FRANCISCO – A class-action judgment will be reviewed by the California Supreme Court examining a 74-year-old law that requires objectors to procedurally intervene.
SAN FRANCISCO – A nonprofit alleges that a McKinleyville facility is dumping pollutant-contaminated storm water from the facility into Hall Creek, which drains into Mad River.
SAN FRANCISCO – The 4th District Court in California in a recent court case may have created a loophole to get around Proposition 218. Now the state Supreme Court has agreed to review it.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Californian advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against a school district for refusing to release student arrest and citation records.
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco County consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a debt collector alleging it continued to call him despite requests to stop.
SAN FRANCISCO – A $27 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against Lyft Inc. concerning the independent-contractor status of its drivers was granted preliminary approval in a June 23 order entered by Judge Vince Chhabria in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco-based online home rental business has filed a lawsuit against the city regarding its attempts to enforce a housing law.
SAN FRANCISCO – A preliminary injunction granted June 22 by U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar reveals a glimpse at federal courts’ ability to make rulings in trade secret misappropriation cases in connection with the newly enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).
SAN FRANCISCO – A Sacramento-based business is facing allegations from several trust funds that it did not pay contributions in violation of a bargaining agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Marin County man alleges that a Rialto company used partially hydrogenated oil in its cookie products despite knowing the health risks and has filed a class-action lawsuit.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Delaware man employed as a field service engineer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a Sunnyvale company alleging he was not paid overtime wages.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Florida woman alleges a California company repeatedly sent her text messages that she didn't want and has filed a class-action lawsuit in response.
