U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Attorneys request $181M from $725M Facebook data privacy settlement
Request amounts to 25% of total pool; Individual users may get $10 each -
California consumer alleges 'Ultimate Omega' supplements misleadingly labeled
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California consumer alleges that Nordic Natural's Ultimate Omega supplements do not contain twice the amount of Omega-3s as the label indicates. -
Lead positions picked for class action against Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has picked the lead plaintiff and law firm to head class action shareholder litigation against Google's parent company Alphabet. -
Class action: Rugs.com allegedly has misled consumers into thinking their items are steeply discounted, when they may not be
The class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court accuses online floor covering retailer Rugs.com of false advertising -
Mario Kart Tour player sues Nintendo over in-game 'gambling' on Spotlight Pipes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A minor is suing Nintendo over its practice of charging money for players of Mario Kart Tour for upgrades called "Spotlight Pipes." -
Unhappy sleeper sues maker of Beautyrest over thread count in sheets
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers say they have proof Beautyrest's 1,000-thread-count bedding is actually of worse quality than it claims to be. -
J. Crew mounts defense in class action over prices
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - An arbitration clause should defeat a proposed class action lawsuit against it, clothing retailer J. Crew says in California federal court. -
DeChambeau, Jones drop out of LIV's lawsuit against PGA Tour
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Two LIV golfers are dropping out of their antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. -
Lead counsel picked for class action against Atlassian
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The firm Saxena White will lead a shareholder class action lawsuit against Atlassian, a maker of collboration and project-management software. -
HP faces class action alleging 'Omen' line of laptops are defective
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — HP is facing a class action alleging its Omen line of laptops are defective. -
Subway proves point in tuna lawsuit, now wants lawyers who brought it punished
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers knew their "mystery meat" lawsuit against Subway over its tuna would fail and must be punished for causing the company to rack up more than $600,000 in attorney fees, the restaurant chain is arguing. -
S.F. Chronicle wins attorneys fees from fighting defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Should his appeal fail, failed Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar will have to pay nearly $90,000 in lawyer fees incurred by the San Francisco Chronicle to fight his defamation lawsuit. -
846 hours, $2.5 million: Lawyers ask for fees from Vizzy settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who gained a $9.5 million settlement with Molson Coors are asking for $2.5 million in fees - a figure that represents nearly $3,000 per hour. -
Lawsuit over allegedly harmful eye makeup fails
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A woman not hurt by eye makeup that allegedly contains harmful color additives has lost her proposed class action lawsuit. -
Fruit snacks ruling sweet for class action lawyers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers can take joy in a recent ruling that allows their case over the ingredients in fruit snacks to move forward. -
Coca-Cola accused of falsely marketing Minute Maid juice boxes as healthy
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Coca-Cola is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging it falsely labels its Minute Maid Juice Boxes as "good for you." -
Judge OKs $725M Facebook data privacy settlement; Attorneys could ask for $181M
The settlement documents don't yet indicate how much money individual U.S. Facebook users may expect from the deal, but it could be less than $10 each -
California school district claims TikTok, YouTube, others causing youth mental health crisis
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California school board is suing YouTube, TikTok and other social media claiming their platforms have caused a mental health crisis among youths. -
Failed Congressional candidate appeals defamation loss in case against Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Democrat Shahid Buttar, an attorney and civil rights advocate, will appeal the loss of his defamation lawsuit over 2020 articles in the San Francisco Chronicle that followed sexual harassment allegations. -
Judge gives preliminary OK to $9.5M settlement over Vizzy hard seltzers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco federal judge has no qualms with a proposed class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging the vitamin C claims on Vizzy hard seltzers mislead drinkers.