U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
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Snacks too sugary, lawsuit against Ocean Spray says
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal class action lawsuit alleges Ocean Spray is adding too much sugar to its fruit snacks. -
Lawsuit targets Glad's recycling bags
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges Glad tricks recyclers into buying their bags, even though they themselves are not recyclable. -
Company selling kratom powder faces class action
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of a powder that gives users an opioid-like fix is facing a class action lawsuit over its side effects. -
San Diego says police would have violated murder victim's rights by entering residence without warrant
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The City of San Diego is defending its police officers' decision to leave what would become the scene of a murder without a warrant. -
Civil rights claim tossed from lawsuit over death of undocumented immigrant who fell off border wall
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - One civil rights claim has been struck from a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an undocumented immigrant who fell off a border wall in California. -
Kroger sued over blueberry fruit bars
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers say there isn't enough blueberry in Kroger's fruit bar, despite packaging that makes customers think otherwise. -
Lawsuit blames San Diego cops for murder of woman by stalker
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a San Diego woman killed by her stalker wants the city to pay up for failing to prevent it. -
Nestle faces class certification possibility in child labor lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A new filing in a child labor lawsuit against Nestle over cocoa harvesting poses a threat to Nestle. -
Family of woman killed in Jan. 6 storming of Capitol sues America
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blames America for the death of a woman who was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the building. -
Cava Grill misses chance to attack claims in PFAS lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The Mediterranean food restaurant chain Cava Grill waited too long to try to dismiss certain claims against it in a class action lawsuit over the alleged presence of chemicals in its bowls. -
Wrongful death suit accuses San Diego of ignoring inmate's pleas for help
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — Staff at a San Diego jail ignored an inmate's pleas for help, resulting in his death, a new lawsuit says. -
Wrongful death suit over undocumented immigrant's fall off border wall faces dismissal motion
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The United States is fighting a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an undocumented immigrant who fell off a border wall in California. -
Class action over alcoholic kombucha not specific enough
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A judge has tossed the original version of class action lawsuit claiming the drinkers of alcoholic kombucha drinks are misled into thinking they are healthier than they are. -
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over California inmate's fatal overdose
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Imperial County is facing a negligence lawsuit after an inmate died of an overdose while in custody at the county jail. -
Wrongful death suit filed against Border Patrol; Undocumented immigrant fell off wall and died in custody
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The widow of an immigrant who fell from a high border barrier in California and died in U.S. Border Patrol custody is claiming wrongful death. -
Widow can collect on lapsed $1 million life policy, court rules
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The widow of a man who stopped making premium payments on a $1 million life insurance policy can collect because the insurer didn’t follow state law before canceling the policy, a federal judge ruled. -
Lawsuit: Inmate who died was not given medication and his cell was covered in fecal matter
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The family of a California inmate who died while in jail claims he was not given his medication and allowed to stay in a cell with fecal matter and trash throughout. -
California man claims alcoholic kombucha is falsely labeled as 'good for you'
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — A California man claims the maker of Nova Kombucha drinks is misleading consumers by labeling its alcoholic drinks as promoting health and balance. -
Snapchat, Google and Apple defeat claims they help sexual predators find victims
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Federal law protecting online platforms from liability over what users post has blocked young girls' claims that apps like Snapchat are dangerous because they help sexual predators locate victims. -
California taxpayers to foot $557K bill for part of gun control law no one wanted
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Making a political point can have real-world costs, and California's taxpayers will now get to pay more than a half-million dollars so that state Attorney General Rob Bonta could deliver a message to Texas.