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Premise Data says anonymous reviewers continue to defame company on Glassdoor
Market data analytics firm Premise Data says Glassdoor isn't doing enough to stop anonymous reviewers from allegedly falsely accusing the company of misconduct, damaging the company's reputation
Lead positions picked for class action against Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has picked the lead plaintiff and law firm to head class action shareholder litigation against Google's parent company Alphabet.
Morgan Lewis announces Chambers USA Recognizes 127 Morgan Lewis Practices, 287 Lawyers in 2023 Edition
Earning 127 practice rankings in total, the firm earned new practice rankings in California: Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds: Banking & Finance, and Nationwide: Derivatives, Energy Transition, FCPA and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance).
Appeals panel says San Buenaventura officials were allowed to strip historic protection status from Serra statue
An appeals court has given its blessing to the city of San Buenaventura's removal of a statue of Catholic missionary Junipero Serra, ruling the statue has no historic status that would protect against removal.
SFSU didn't do enough to remedy alleged racist behavior by a supervisor in its Advising Resource Center: Lawsuit
A Black male office manager says his white female supervisor at San Francisco State University repeatedly subjected him and others to a pattern of racist and unprofessional conduct, including having a portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in her office, a new lawsuit says
Defense attorneys use past words to discredit plaintiff expert witness in Northern California talc trial
In a trial accusing Johnson & Johnson of causing a Northern California man's cancer attorneys for the company on Tuesday sought to show that a plaintiff witness was disingenuous
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
Join us for the Legal Compact — your one-stop shop for the latest in cosmetics & personal care products law.
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.