U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Customer sues to get refund on cancelled flight during onset of pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Philippine Airlines faces a recently filed class action lawsuit claiming it ripped customers off during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
PFAS class action lawsuit filed over Burger King packaging
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit against Burger King says it lied to customers that its products are safe and sustainable. -
PFAS litigation evolves into consumer class action challenging Burt's Bees marketing
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Clorox has joined the many companies facing lawsuits over chemicals known as PFAS, as a class action lawsuit alleges Burt's Bees Lip Products are contaminated with them. -
Federal Fortnite lawsuit barely alive after $26M settlement in North Carolina
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The maker of the video game Fortnite says a federal class action against it over in-game purchases must be thrown out of court. -
Class action lawsuit hopes to wipe floor with Bounty
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An unhappy customer is complaining Bounty lied to her about the amount of paper towels she was buying. -
Class action lawyers take on Arizona-brand drinks
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Arizona-brand drinks faces a class action lawsuit for calling its products "all natural." -
DoorDash, GrubHub get shot to prove San Francisco ordinance is unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – DoorDash and other food-delivery services will get to continue making their case against a San Francisco ordinance that caps what they can charge restaurants. -
Lawsuit says Oral-B charcoal products are useless for teeth-whitening
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Procter & Gamble is selling a charcoal line of oral care products that are no more effective than regular toothbrushes, a lawsuit says. -
Attempted payoff by class action lawyers to objector rejected by judge
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge rejected a proposal by plaintiff lawyers to pay a man $25,000 to drop his objection to a $114 million antitrust settlement, saying she didn’t want to set a precedent for similar “objector blackmail” in other cases. -
Class action says Gripe Water won't help parents with colicky newborns
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit says parents who give their children Gripe Water in order to help with colic might as well be giving them regular water. -
Neutrogena-maker gets big ruling in case alleging it caused leukemia
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers failed to prove Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena sunscreen caused a woman’s leukemia. -
Plaintiffs in privacy litigation urge Northern California court to OK $58 million settlement
A financial services company based in San Francisco will have to pay $58 million over its data gathering techniques. -
Federal judge dismisses key ADA lawsuit over hotel reservations websites
A Northern District of California judge recently dismissed an ADA case against the parent company of a Comfort Inn & Suites located near the San Francisco International Airport. -
Class action suit brought against makers of Sure and Brut deodorants
SACRAMENTO - Mary Molina and Carlo Garcia filed a federal class action complaint on December 1 in the Eastern District Court of California against HRB Brands, LLC., Helen of Troy Ltd. and Idelle Labs, Ltd. -
Journalist Alex Berenson sues Twitter after his ban from social media platform
The journalist Alex Berenson has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after the social media platform banned him for comments about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. -
San Francisco BART, officers sued for allegedly beating man
SAN FRANCISCO - William Bolanos filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 19 in the District of Northern California against the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Officer Darnell Bussey and Officer Carlos Dazhan for violation of civil rights. -
National group sues California over new law requiring diversity on company's boards
The National Center for Public Policy Research filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 22 in the District Court of Eastern California against Shirley N. -
Homeless sue Monterey County as it tries to clear out campsites
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Pajaro/Watsonville Homeless Union, Monike Ilene Tone as President of the Pajaro River Homeless Community in Monterey County and homeless individuals encamped along the Pajaro River filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 17 in the Northern District of California against Monterey County, its water resources agency, its sheriff's department and Sheriff Stephen Bernal. -
YouTube wants Trump's lawsuit thrown out
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – YouTube has asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, who alleges he was unfairly banned from its platform. -
City of Hayward, officers sued over fatal shooting of man
SAN FRANCISCO -- Caleb Smith, Tamoshia Mason, K.S. and Tiffiany Trammell, as individuals and as co-successors-in-Interest to decedent Caleb Smith Jr., filed a federal complaint on October 30 in the Northern District of California against the City of Hayward and police officers Michael Miller, Christopher Suozzo and Dynaton Tran for wrongful death and excessive force.