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Face scans class action vs Google mostly tossed, because Google didn't 'profit,' judge says

By Scott Holland |
Complaint accuses Google of using biometric data to improve smartphone technology

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Plaintiffs can seek emotional distress damages in class action vs CooperSurgical for loss of emrbyos

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A San Francisco federal judge rejected CooperSurgical's efforts to toss a San Jose couple's class action lawsuit, which is one of at least 39 cases in California courts accusing the company of selling defective 'culture media' used by fertility clinics to aid embryo development in invitro fertilization

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'De-transitioned' woman accuses doctors of 'medical abuse,' pushing her as child to become 'trans'

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A young woman has sued prominent transgender youth doctor Johana Olson-Kennedy and others, accusing them of inflicting traumatic "medical abuse" in allegedly pushing a "scared, confused, and traumatized" girl into trans "affirming care," causing psychiatric problems and irreversible physical damage

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Woman who suffered stroke after crash can't sue Petaluma paramedics who responded to scene

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A state appeals panel has ruled a woman who suffered a stroke that left her with impaired speech and partial paralysis after falling asleep hours after a car crash can't sue the paramedics who examined her on scene, in part because she refused repeated requests to transport her to the hospital for observation 

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Netflix beats investors' lawsuit claiming misled about extent of 'password sharing'

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A San Francisco federal judge has ruled investors can't continue their lawsuit accusing media streaming giant Netflix of misleading shareholders and the market about restraints on growth from the company's alleged failure to adequately police and account for inter-household "password sharing"

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Healdsburg family settles suit vs city over alleged unconstitutional 'inclusionary zoning' fees

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The city of Healdsburg will pay a local couple $30K for trying to force them to pay $20K in 'inclusionary zoning fees' to get a permit and zoning needed to build their family a new home and rent out their existing duplex. The couple and their lawyers urged everyone to fight similar 'unconstitutional' fees

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Judge flushes class action saying Peet's Coffee discriminates vs lactose intolerant

By Scott Holland |
Customers say they shouldn't have been charged more for nondairy alternatives, but a judge said disability access laws don't require coffehouses to provide nondairy alternatives for blended coffees with no additional charge

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CA Supreme Court says used cars with unexpired warranties aren't "new" cars

By Scott Holland |
'Huge win for all automakers,' attorneys for FCA US said, in praise of the decision declaring used car buyers must also purchase an original manufacturer's warranty to demand coverage under a California consumer protection law

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Judge grants final OK to $115M Oracle data privacy class action deal; Lawyers get $28.75M

By Jonathan Bilyk |
About 3.2 million class members are set to receive $25 each from the deal. The judge overruled objectors who argued the plaintiffs settled too quickly for too little

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Fed judge rejects reporter's challenge to Alameda County ban on 'spectating' at illegal car 'sideshows'

By Scott Holland |
The judge said the First Amendment protects the rights of reporters to publish and speak, not necessarily to stand on the sidewalk and observe illegal and dangerous gatherings within a proscribed radius. The reporter and his lawyers are considering an appeal

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Live Nation can't use 'mass arbitration' rules to beat class action over Ticketmaster fees, appeals court says

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said a provision in Ticketmaster's user agreement that would force customers with legal claims against the company into so-called 'mass arbitration,' in a bid to ward off trial lawyers' new costly litigation tactics, was 'unconscionable' under California law and could not be saved by federal law

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Appeals court: Class action vs Coinbase can bypass arbitration because seeks 'public relief'

By Scott Holland |
Crytpo company plans to seek California Supreme Court review

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Judge closes out some claims in privacy class action vs Apple, but suit OK to continue

By Scott Holland |
Language on device analytics less clear than app tracking request

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Meta, social media operators can't pull plug on states' suit over young people's 'addiction'

By Jonathan Bilyk |
An Oakland federal judge said a bipartisan coalition of nearly three dozen state attorneys general had provided enough evidence to this point that Meta and other social media companies knew their products were addictive to young people and misled the public about the risks, leading to societal harms

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Stanford, Cal Tech, USC among top U.S. universities hit with class action over financial aid practices

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A new class action lawsuit says some of America's top colleges and universities have for nearly two decades violated U.S. antitrust law by collectively making it harder for students to obtain need-based financial aid by forcing them to include non-custodial parent income on applications

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Investors seek final OK for $60M deal to end class action vs Okta; Lawyers seek $13M

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers representing investors in cybersecurity firm Okta have asked a San Francisco federal judge to sign off on a $60M deal to end their class action vs Okta over a 2022 data security breach that allegedly dropped stock 11% at the time. The lawyers want 22% of the settlement for their fees.

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Crypto investor Terpin cleared to sue AT&T for 'SIM swap' hack, $24M crypto theft

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A federal appeals panel said AT&T can be sued for allegedly allowing hackers to use a technique known as a "SIM swap" to effectively seize control of the mobile communications of prominent cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin. Terpin's lawyer hailed the decision as a "major" legal precedent "of national significance."

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Judge tosses class action vs Musk, Tesla over 'full self-driving' car tech claims

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A San Francisco federal judge parked, for now, a class action lawsuit accusing Elon Musk and his electric car company, Tesla, of allegedly misleading investors and the public about the autonomous abilities of Tesla vehicles. The judge said the statements amounted to "puffery" or "forward-looking" projections