U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Microsoft, others face class action over AI products allegedly using private information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Microsoft and others are facing a class action lawsuit alleging illegal use of users' private information for their AI products. -
Class action: Reynolds Wrap falsely labeled as 'Made In U.S.A.'
Class Action: Reynolds Wrap falsely labeled as 'Made In U.S.A.' -
Meta must continue to defend against privacy class actions over tracking pixels on hospital websites
Federal judge rejected Meta's motion to end the class action brought by a collection of anonymous Facebook users who claimed the social media giant improperly accessed patient data through a tracking pixel used by hospitals in their patient portals -
LIV Golf to argue why court docs from fight with PGA should stay sealed
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - LIV Golf will try to convince a federal judge that previously sealed court documents should stay that way, as the New York Times fights for access. -
Judge unplugs antitrust class action accusing Google, Apple of secret search engine deal
Complaint alleges Apple agreed to stay out of search engine game in exchange for huge payments, allegedly harming consumers -
Judge's recusal doesn't offer new shot for lawyer crying foul on arbitration proceeding
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Despite a switch in judges, the federal court in San Francisco won't interfere with state court proceedings in which a personal injury lawyer says court officials have improperly aligned with an insurance company he sued. -
Judge: 'Baffling' comparisons, lack of evidence doom suit vs Google over alleged YouTube discrimination
Black and Latino YouTubers claimed YouTube had discriminated vs non-white content creators by more harshly moderating their videos -
Tesla owners claim company falsely advertises range on electric vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Tesla owners are claiming the company is falsely advertising the range of its electric vehicles. -
Lawsuit: California inmate died from overdose after getting drugs from cellmate
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The family of a California inmate who died from a fentanyl overdose after getting drugs from her cellmate is claiming negligence and civil rights violations. -
Patent lawsuit vs Apple puts more attention on potentially murky business of third-party lawsuit investing
A California federal judge has ordered lawsuit investors affiliated with litigation financier Burford to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for potentially not being completely above board about their level of involvement in funding a patent lawsuit against Apple. -
Steph Curry sued over affiliation with FTX
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - NBA legend Stephen Curry finds himself a defendant in a recent class action over the failed crypto exchange FTX. -
Home Depot paying $72.5M to end years-old class action over underpayment allegations
Workers who claim they weren't paid for waiting in closed stores for supervisor release will receive up to $77 each, while lawyers could get $24M -
Investors sue tech company that did business Chinese business on U.S. national security watch list
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A tech company is facing a class action from shareholders because of its business relationship with a Chinese company that was on a U.S. national security watch list. -
Sexual assault victim whose DNA was kept by San Francisco PD can continue lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A sexual assault victim whose DNA was used to link her to a crime can proceed with her lawsuit against the San Francisco Police Department, a federal magistrate judge has decided. -
Class action accuses Google of intercepting income tax data without filers' consent
Lawsuit says Google's analytics tool attached to programs used by tax preparers like H&R Block, TaxSlayer and TaxAct, allowed the company to collect prohibited sensitive data, like adjusted gross income -
Class action: Pop Secret microwave popcorn contains high levels of PFAS
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A class action alleges Pop Secret microwave popcorn contains high levels of chemicals known as PFAS. -
ChatGPT users' lawsuit warns of AI's 'catastrophic risk to humanity'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Microsoft and others are facing a class action from ChatGPT users alleging illegal use of private information for their AI technology. -
Class action lawyers put up no fight to dismissal of claims over AriZona fruit snacks
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who sued AriZona over claims its fruit snacks were made with real fruit have seemingly given up on much of their case. -
Google faces class action over alleged collection of minors' data on Google Play games
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit against Google alleges the company illegally obtained minors' personal information through its Google Play games. -
Attorneys request $181M from $725M Facebook data privacy settlement
Request amounts to 25% of total pool; Individual users may get $10 each