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Cosmetic industry group fights California's cancer warning requirement for titanium dioxide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A cosmetic industry organization claims California's requirement for a cancer warning on products containing titanium dioxide violates First Amendment rights.
Alderoty: 'The allegations in these suits are just that — unproved'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase last week, the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and in the U.S., respectively.
June 12: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on June 12. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 12
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on June 12 in the suits below:
Lawsuit: San Francisco's race, identity-based 'guaranteed income' projects violate the Constitution
New filing says programs targeted to provide government money to specific non-white, non-heterosexual groups don't square with Equal Protection Clause
Plaintiff's expert says J&J got lab to fib on asbestos in Northern California talc powder trial
A microscope researcher expert witness told a jury that Johnson & Johnson officials had asked a testing lab to alter a test to read that no asbestos was found in their baby powder.
Consumer class action: Theo's dark echolocate contains heavy metals
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer class action alleges Theo dark chocolates contain heavy metals.
California man alleges Fungi-Nail product falsely marketed as curing fungus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A California man alleges in a class action that a line of Fungi-Nail products is fraudulently marketed as curing nail fungus.
Sour note: Judge says wrong for lawyers to pick up $1.7M in Napster case while clients get 'meager' payouts
A federal court has ruled a judge was "unreasonable" in awarding $1.7 million in fees to lawyers who handled a copyright class action against music streamer Napster, which only netted their clients a "measly" $52K
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP hosts New FDA Regulatory Framework for Cosmetics: The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 on June 15, 2023
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9th Circuit revives Lanham Act lawsuit pitting cybersecurity software firms against one another
2-1 opinion holds statements about protective software can be verified and aren't protected opinion
Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys challenge plaintiff researcher’s cancer fiber no-show in Northern California trial
Defense attorneys in a trial to determine if a man’s mesothelioma was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder continued to say visible proof is lacking while plaintiff attorneys maintain that it’s by far the most likely culprit
Coalition of AGs challenging EPA, California truck ban
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 19 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow California to ban trucks.
Ruling declaring California corporate board diversity quotas unconstitutional could impact similar measures, proposals in other states
After a federal judge struck down a California law that required diversity quotas for corporate boards, it’s raising questions about the degree to which the state should regulate business policy, and how such laws align with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
J&J defense attorney in Northern California talc trial portrays plaintiff expert witness as biased career courtroom testifier
An attorney defending Johnson & Johnson in a trial accusing the company of causing a man’s mesothelioma sought to discredit a plaintiff expert as a highly paid, biased witness who claimed asbestos exposure when testing had found none.
Iowa senator looks to throw the emergency brake on far overbudget spending on out-of-control train projects
A Republican senator from Iowa has introduced legislation to block the federal government from shoveling money into transit projects that exceed their construction budgets by more than $1 billion. This would include California's high speed rail project, which has blown its budget by nearly $100 billion
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
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 5
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on June 5 in the suits below:
Group of AGs support challenge to California's Unsafe Handgun Act
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined 23 other state AGs in support of a challenge to the constitutionality of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act.
Lawmakers, worker advocates line up to defend independent contractors vs efforts to take California-style restrictions national
The U.S. Department of Labor under President Biden is preparing to seek to impose rules nationwide to limit the ability of people to work as independent contractors, mirroring and expanding rules imposed by California through legislation like AB5.