News published on Northern California Record in November 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the unsealing of an indictment of Jeffrey H. Tamkin on 110 felony charges and three special allegations for allegedly operating a securities fraud scheme in Los Angeles.

California residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart, claiming that the company has falsely marketed over-the-counter remedies for years as effective treatments for cold congestion, even though the products contained pheylephrine.

A California resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against ZOA Energy, claiming that the company falsely advertises its energy drinks as containing "zero preservatives" despite the products containing citric acid, which is recognized as a food preservative by the FDA.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A company providing mental health services in California jails argues it shouldn't be held liable for the death of an inmate.

A long-term update to the California Water Plan received unanimous bipartisan support in the California Senate this session and may be brought back next year after more logistical aspects can be considered.

A California resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company's virtual agent services provided to Verizon call centers violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act by recording and transcribing phone conversations without obtaining prior consent from callers.

A man has filed a class action lawsuit against Mubi, Inc., claiming that the company violates the Video Privacy Protection Act by reporting user viewing habits and personal information to Meta/Facebook without their consent.

Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite and several other renowned online games, has initiated legal action against tech behemoth Google, alleging that the latter is unjustly monopolizing Android app distribution. The gaming company's lawsuit comes with a pretrial motion to limit mentions of Epic's second largest shareholder being based in China during the trial scheduled for Nov. 6 start, said Epic Games.

Bayer has pledged to appeal, and believes it can at least reduce what it called an 'unconstitutionally excessive verdict.'

The recent passage of climate accountability laws for businesses is raising questions about costs to consumers, the regional economy, and if such reporting means less climate change innovation.

Pennsylvania residents have filed a class action lawsuit, accusing the Honda Motor Company of unauthorized wiretapping on its website

A teen has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Old Navy LLC, claiming that she and several female employees were harassed by an assistant manager and that complaints to company management went ignored.