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Class action over stem cells by cancer patient stumbles
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against a stem cell center alleged to have misled a woman into thinking it could help cure her cancer but will allow the plaintiff to amend her lawsuit to prove she is seeking at least $5 million. -
Rite Aid fails to get 'non-drowsy' class action tossed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Rite Aid will have to continue fighting a lawsuit that claims its non-drowsy cold and flu makes users sleepy, as a federal judge has allowed parts of a class action to continue. -
Worry over getting sick not standing to sue, says CAVA in PFAS lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs who weren’t physically harmed failed to show they have standing to sue, says a Mediterranean food restaurant chain accused of using packaging that contains chemicals known as PFAS. -
Google says it has no connection to sexual exploitation of young girl
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Google is arguing it is not liable for the injuries suffered by a girl who was allegedly groomed and abused by a man on Snapchat after they met on Instagram. -
Protein quality the subject of class action over meatless burgers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A San Diego woman is suing a company that makes plant-based burger patties, claiming they don't contain as much protein as advertised. -
Lawsuit says rescue dogs were actually from puppy mills
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Pet owners have filed a class action lawsuit against a group of alleged puppy mills. -
Victim of sexual abuse sues Google, Apple and Snapchat
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A girl is suing Snap, Apple and Google for their alleged roles in the sexual grooming she went through. -
Lawsuit says PFAS present in Cava Grill packaging
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Mediterranean food chain Cava Grill has joined the group of restaurants facing lawsuits over the presence of chemicals in its packaging. -
Judge on class action: Reasonable consumers can read sugar content on drink's label
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has tossed a class action lawsuit that claimed GoodBelly probiotic drinks weren’t as healthy as they were marketed to be because they contain sugar. -
Nestle says judge ignored all it has done to combat child, slave labor
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Nestle wants a federal judge to reconsider his ruling that allows a class action lawsuit over child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain to continue. -
Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain. -
Class action complains "fat bombs" aren't diet food
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - SlimFast is cheating consumers watching their weight with their chocolate snack cups called Keto Fat Bombs, a lawsuit alleges. -
California city beats lawsuit brought by protestor shot with rubber bullet
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California city has defeated a lawsuit against it that alleges a woman was protesting peacefully when a police officer shot her in the chest with a rubber bullet. -
Update on protestor shot with rubber bullet by police: California city says it is not at fault
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California city of La Mesa is attempting to get itself out of legal trouble as it asks a federal judge to grant it judgment in a lawsuit over a woman shot with a rubber bullet. -
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As voters weigh ban on flavored tobacco, industry's challenge of California law is thrown out
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The tobacco industry’s lawsuit that challenged a proposed flavor ban in California has failed because voters won’t decide the bans fate for another 16 months. -
San Diego can't get out of lawsuit brought by woman shot by rubber bullet
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - San Diego County and its sheriff’s department will have to face accusations a deputy shot a woman with a rubber bullet while her children were protesting police violence. -
Judge: Class action lawyers suing Nestle never said what product their client bought
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Be more specific, a federal judge is demanding of class action lawyers who claim Nestle made misleading statements about the origin of the cocoa it uses. -
Ticket broker sued for not giving out COVID refunds
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A company that allows ticket owners to resell them is being sued in San Diego federal court for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
San Diego within its rights to ban flavored tobacco, judge rules
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Retailers have lost their bid to stop San Diego County’s ban on flavored tobacco products. -
Marriott sued over prices; Lawyers say customers being duped
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit says Marriott is using unlawful practices when advertising its hotel rooms.