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Federal judge dismisses hacker negligence suit against Mediant Communications
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against an investor communications firm that had been sued by plaintiffs after hackers allegedly gained unauthorized access to their business email accounts and exfiltrated the plaintiff’s personal information. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Target Corporation to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Minnesota-based Target Corporation will pay $45,000 and make changes to its hiring and training practices to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. -
New lawsuit is challenging state DMV's censorship of personalized license plates
The Pacific Legal Foundation is legally challenging the California Department of Motor Vehicles personalized license plate program on behalf of five California residents, including Chris Ogilvie, on First Amendment grounds. -
Wasabi peas are actually coated in horseradish, class action claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A New York man and California woman are both suing JFC International, Inc. alleging its Hapi Wasabi Coated Peas do not contain wasabi ingredients as advertised. -
California court dismisses suit against YouTube over copyright infringement
SAN JOSE – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Mar. 13 tossed out a lawsuit filed by a man against the video provider YouTube who accused the company of wrongfully prohibiting his videos because of alleged copyright infringement. -
Having a drug that cost $50K per dose hurt sales, says class action suit by investor
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. misled investors by exaggerating the potential of a new drug for thrombosis, a class action lawsuit contends. -
Company challenges anti-coal ordinance in California
A company that manages coal and petroleum coke shipments in Richmond, Cal., is challenging a new city ordinance that would prevent the products from being stored there. -
Magistrate judge grants company leave to amend complaint in construction dispute case
SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. magistrate judge has granted plaintiffs leave to amend in the case of a construction dispute stemming from language surrounding structural and fire-rated glass. -
Judge rules tech company's case against former employee to move forward
SAN JOSE – A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a tech company’s case against a former employee secretly compiling confidential information would move forward in part. -
Judge denies attorney use of lodestar method in class action settlement against California-based company
SAN JOSE – A U.S. magistrate judge granted, in part, fees sought by attorneys who represented unsatisfied headphone buyers in a class action settlement against an electronics company, but denied the lodestar method which resulted in approximately $200,000 less than sought. -
Plaintiffs in VW trial who sought more than $1 million in punitives, awarded $25K each on heels of minimal compensatory damages
SAN FRANCISCO – Jurors in Volkswagen’s first “clean diesel” trial in the United States awarded plaintiffs punitive damages that amounted to a fraction of what they originally sought. -
Jurors in VW 'clean diesel' case award minimal damages; contentious trial moves to punitive phase
SAN FRANCISCO - Jurors in a "clean diesel" case against Volkswagen awarded plaintiffs minimal compensatory damages on Tuesday in a contentious trial that began Feb. 25. -
L'Oreal is accused of marketing makeup in lousy containers
SAN FRANCISCO – Two California women filed a class-action lawsuit against L’Oreal USA, claiming the company engaged in deceptive practices when it marketed and sold certain cosmetics. -
After failed DQ attempt in VW litigation, plaintiff attorneys move for mistrial on heels of big class settlement
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has approved a $96.5 million settlement in "clean diesel" litigation against Volkswagen for approximately 100,000 consumers, a day after plaintiff attorneys for 10 class action opt-outs argued he was biased in a move for mistrial. -
Lawsuit: Mobile phone company charged for ‘free’ rollover minutes
Unreal Mobile promised customers free rollover minutes but charged them anyway, according to a federal class action lawsuit. -
Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
CamelBak faces class action alleging its 'spill proof' water bottles leak
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — CamelBak is facing a class action alleging its "spill proof" eddy water bottles are defective and leak. -
Lawsuit says there's lead in company's vitamins
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A California public health hazards advocacy nonprofit is claiming the makers and distributors of Hotze Vitamins sold their products containing lead to consumers in California. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Fidelity Home Energy to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit
San Leandro-based solar and home energy company Fidelity Home Energy, Inc., and its successor NorCal Home Systems, Inc., will pay $350,000 to a former employee and hire a consultant to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced. -
Class action alleges Elixinol CBD products are mislabeled as dietary supplements
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The maker of several CBD products is facing a suit from a California woman who alleges its products are mislabeled as dietary supplements or illegally contain CBD.