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California taking a lead role in movement to reject 'excited delirium' from testimony, legal proceedings in police force cases
Civil rights attorneys applauded California’s decision to ban the diagnosis of “excited delirium” – often defined as a drug-induced behavioral state characterized by agitation, aggression and elevated strength – from official proceedings in lawsuits accusing police of excessive force. Police say the change makes officers less safe.
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Class action accuses California Northstate University over data breach
California Northstate University is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect sensitive personal data during a ransomware attack on its computer systems.
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Investors accuse Amplitude execs of improperly selling off stocks after IPO, tanking value
Data analysis firm Amplitude has been accused in a class action lawsuit of allegedly tanking its own stock through a mass sell-off of stocks held by company executives shortly after the company went public.
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Class action accuses Lids parent company of allegedly violating CA labor laws
The lawsuit seeks civil penalties allowed under California's controversial PAGA law, plus attorney fees.
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Class action claims Adobe shorted worker pay, other alleged CA labor law violations
The lawsuit accuses the company of multiple alleged violations of California labor law.
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Virginia couple becomes first to fully identify themselves in suit vs CooperSurgical over embryo deaths
A growing number of cases recently filed in federal courts and in California state court level similar accusations against CooperSurgical. However, to this point, the other suits were filed under the plaintiffs' initials only, to protect their anonymity.
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U-Haul claims group of Bay Area residents crashed truck on purpose to defraud insurance
U-Haul has filed a lawsuit against a group of Bay Area residents, accusing them of intentionally crashing a U-Haul truck into another vehicle to fraudulently collect on an insurance claim.
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Apple can't shut down consumer class action accusing tech giant of inflating app purchase prices to pad developer profits
The judge agreed that plaintiffs can rely on expert testimony using computer models to estimate how much apps should have cost consumers if Apple didn't allegedly inflate those costs, allegedly to boost app developers' profits.
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PAGA lawsuit accuses Hollywood Park Casino of alleged CA labor law violations
Hollywood Park Casino is facing a representative action lawsuit for allegedly violating California labor laws.
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Woman says Homelessness Coalition fired her after warning over illegal hiring practices
A former human rights organizer for the Homelessness Coalition alleges she was fired after allegedly warning her boss that she couldn't limit a job search solely to Black women candidates
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Class action accuses city of SF of denying nurses rest periods at public hospitals
A class action lawsuit has been filed by a group of nurses against the city and county of San Francisco.
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Class action accuses Delta Dental of California over alleged patient data breach
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are facing a class action lawsuit over an alleged data breach in San Francisco County Superior Court.
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Class action lodged vs LDS for allegedly misleading about use of $1.4B of tithes for Salt Lake mall
The class action builds on appellate decision in favor of wealthy ex-Mormon James Huntsman, now seeks payouts on behalf of all LDS tithes-paying members
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Lawsuit claims SF Public Utilities wrongly fired worker for refusing Covid vax on religious grounds
The lawsuit claims the city and county's public utilities operators violated federal and civil rights laws by refusing the worker's request for a religious exemption to the Covid vaccine mandate
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Lawsuit says Google should pay for Maps app sending tourists into gang-infested neighborhood in South Africa
A couple from Los Angeles who were brutally attacked and robbed by gang members in Cape Town, South Africa, sued Google, saying the company was repeatedly warned by South African and U.S. officials to alter the Google Maps app to stop sending tourists en route to the airport through that part of Cape Town
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Lawyer who whiffed on lawsuit over Subway tuna subs now claims Philz Coffee's gluten free products contain gluten
A Santa Monica-based attorney, previously accused of misleading a court in a notorious lawsuit alleging that Subway's tuna sandwiches lack actual tuna, has returned to the courtroom. This time, she is spearheading a class-action lawsuit asserting that the gluten-free product range at Philz Coffee indeed contains gluten.
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Lawsuit takes aim at Comcast for allegedly violating California labor laws
Comcast Cable Communications Management is facing a representative action lawsuit filed under California's PAGA law.