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Chef Boyardee is off to court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The maker of Chef Boyardee products has been sued for claiming they are free from preservatives.
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Lawsuit: Tower Wav shorted worker pay, committed other alleged labor law violations
Workers at mobility assistance company Tower Wav have sued their employer, claiming they should pay penalties under California law for allegedly shorting worker pay, among other alleged violations of labor law.
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Biz AI firm Invisible Technologies allegedly shorted worker pay, lawsuit claims
Business AI-training firm Invisible Technologies Inc. has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of shorting workers' pay, among other alleged labor law violations.
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Google lawsuit: Two Vietnamese men behind thousands of fake copyright takedown demands
Google has filed suit against two Vietnamese men who they say have created numerous fake accounts to lodge thousands of frivolous copyright infringement complaints against 117,000 websites, simply to harm their competition.
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SF city attorney sues Incomm, says too easy for thieves to steal funds from some prepaid debit cards
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has filed suit against prepaid debit card issuer InComm, claiming it allows thieves to too easily "drain" funds from off its Vanilla-branded cards.
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Class action: Chef Boyardee canned pastas aren't actually preservative free
A class action lawsuit accuses Conagra Foods of allegedly misleading the public by advertising Chef Boyardee canned pasta products contain no preservatives.
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CA Supreme Court says PG&E customers can't sue utility over forced blackouts during wildfire season
Attorneys for the plaintiffs say the decision marks a "sad day" in California, as they predict it will remove the risk of harmful lawsuits and allow PG&E and other California utilities to shut off power to California communities more often and for longer periods
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Ashkenazi Jew sues 23andMe over data breach
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Class action lawyers are targeting 23andMe because of a data breach.
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Pro-Palestinian groups ask courts to order Biden administration to end support for Israeli actions vs Hamas in Gaza
A group of Palestinian human rights organizations have filed suit, asking a federal judge in San Francisco to order the President of the United States to stop Israel from continuing its military actions in Gaza in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.
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Class Action: Lenovo not actually giving computer buyers any discounts online
Computer seller Lenovo has been hit with a class action lawsuit under California business law, saying the seller has allegedly misled buyers into believing they are buying at a discount, when they are not.
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CA appeals court says Bakersfield newspaper must turn over reporter's notes from jailhouse interview with accused murderer
The appeals panel says journalists' First Amendment press freedom rights are superseded by accused criminals' right to a fair trial when the two rights conflict.
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Lawsuit: HunterzHub ran 'illegal lottery,' reneged on awarding subscriber a $45K hunting trip
A man has filed suit against online hunting club and information hub HunterzHub, claiming the subscription-based company refused to honor their commitment to pay him for a $45,000 hunting trip to Tajikistan they said he had won through a drawing for members of their elite membership tier. The lawsuit was filed initially in September in San Joaquin County Superior Court, but was removed to federal court on Nov. 9
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Class action: Adecco violated California labor laws, didn't pay workers final wages when quit, terminated
A class action lawsuit accuses staffing company Adecco of allegedly shorting worker pay and other violations of California labor law.
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Lawsuit: Placer County government building not fully accessible to people with disabilities
A man with disabilities has sued Placer County, saying the local government violated his First Amendment rights and federal and state disability discrimination laws because the county government's municipal building, known as The Domes, is not properly accessible, denying him the opportunity to attend county government meetings.
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Class action: Sutter Health, Welltok exposed patient info in data breach
A class action lawsuit has targeted Sacramento-based Sutter Health and health care administration tech company Welltok for allegedly allowing patient information to be exposed in a data breach.
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Lawsuit claims protein deception
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Nature's Path faces a lawsuit alleging it misrepresents the amount of protein in its products.
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Class action accuses Adidas of shorting worker pay, other labor law violations
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Adidas, accusing the athletic wear maker of allegedly shorting worker pay and other alleged violations of California labor law.
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Transdev accused of not fully paying workers under new PAGA worker lawsuit
A lawsuit claims Transdev, a company that seeks to develop autonomous public transportation vehicles, has failed to pay workers all of their wages, among other alleged violations of California labor law.
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Class action: SpotOn allegedly not reimbursing salespeople for biz related expenses
A class action lawsuit accuses business tech marketer SpotOn of wrongly refusing to reimburse salespeople for their business-related expenses, under California law.
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Class action: RoadSafe Traffic Systems allegedly shorted worker pay, other CA labor laws
A class action lawsuit accuses Chicago-based supplier of road construction traffic control equipment RoadSafe of allegedly violating California labor laws. The lawsuit was originally filed in Alameda County Superior Court in September, but was removed by the defendant to federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Nov. 6