U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone
Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number -
Plaintiff told to 'read the back' tells judge to read this appeal
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A woman who alleged she thought La Banderita tortillas were made in Mexico because of the flag on their package is not giving up on her lawsuit, even though a federal judge recently ruled the issue was as simple as reading the back. -
RJR, others appeal after flavored-tobacco ban upheld
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Tobacco companies are appealing a decision that rejected their challenge to California's ban on the flavored products they make. -
Ninth Circuit won't step into lawyer fight over millions from Roundup lawsuits - yet
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - There’s no need to resolve a brewing fight over more than $800 million in fees from Roundup lawsuits, a federal appeals court ruled, rejecting an attempt by plaintiff lawyers in charge of federal multidistrict litigation to collect fees from cases in state court. -
Lawyers in class action chaos told to disclose 'financial interest' to those who opted out
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who simultaneously told some of their clients to accept a $6 million settlement of wage-and-hour claims against Walgreens while telling others to reject it can’t appeal a judge’s order invalidating the decision of some class members to opt out of the settlement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. -
Ninth Circuit rules for Honolulu in climate change issue
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has unsurprisingly ruled Honolulu’s climate change lawsuit against Big Oil belongs in a state court instead of federal. -
Lawyers suing Facebook over ads appeal loss to Ninth Circuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers targeting Facebook’s parent company aren’t giving up their fight to hold it liable for their client feeling ripped off by a deceptive ad for a toddler activity board. -
Ninth Circuit sends big-money global warming cases back to state court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Three California counties will be able to continue their lawsuits against the oil industry in their home courts, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments their claims based on global warming raised issues of federal and international law that required them to remain in federal court. -
Ninth Circuit sends climate case back to California state court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Three California counties will be able to continue their lawsuits against the oil industry in their home courts, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments their claims based on global warming raised issues of federal and international law that required them to remain in federal court. -
Lawyers hoping to cash in on coffee-causes-cancer cases dealt big loss
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal court injunction against lawsuits accusing companies of failing to warn consumers about the cancer risk of acrylamide, agreeing with the trial court that the science was questionable enough that warning labels could mislead consumers. -
Twitter's case against Texas AG over Trump ban blocked by Ninth Circuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of Twitter’s lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to prevent any legal action against the social media company for its ban of former President Donald Trump. -
Big Oil squares off against Honolulu in quest for federal court jurisdiction
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - Arguments were heard Thursday at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit that pits the City of Honolulu and the Island County of Maui against oil and gas companies, alleging the companies bear responsibility for degrading Hawaii’s environment from fossil fuels production and promotion. -
Malpractice plaintiffs can't win cost of charity care, Ninth Circuit rules
The family of a man who died of a heart attack after being released without care can’t recover “medical expenses” that the hospital wrote off as charity, the Ninth Circuit ruled, interpreting Montana law on this question for the first time. -
Ninth Circuit asked where suicide case against Netflix should be heard
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers hoping to blame Netflix for a rise in teen suicides following the release of the series 13 Reasons Why are appealing a ruling that puts their case in federal court instead of state. -
Grocers group quits challenge of Seattle's mandatory COVID pay raise
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A trade group has dropped its challenge of a Seattle ordinance that required grocery stores to increase pay for their workers by $4 per hour. -
Ninth Circuit tosses appeal in case over empty space in Junior Mints boxes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court will not hear the appeal of class action lawyers who are suing over empty space in movie theater candy. -
Ninth Circuit rules for man suing over P.F. Chang's menu; He claims krab means crab
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Some of the highest-ranking judges in the country have decided to let a class action lawsuit brought by a man allegedly confused about whether “krab” means real crab go forward. -
Showdown at SCOTUS likely for key issue in climate change lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court decision allowing climate lawsuits to proceed against several major oil companies could be the trigger for U.S. Supreme Court review of using state public nuisance law to drive energy policy. -
Does Ninth Circuit's 'Kids Climate Case' ruling apply to Rhode Island's global warming lawsuit?
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Energy companies sued in Rhode Island's climate change lawsuit are pointing to the dismissal of the "Kids Climate Change" lawsuit that made headlines last month, saying it has relevance to their defense. -
Having lost climate change lawsuits, Oakland and San Francisco will plead cases to Ninth Circuit this week
PASADENA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Two potentially precedent-setting hearings Wednesday, Feb. 5 involving Bay Area communities will seek to decide who has jurisdiction, federal or state courts, in appealed lawsuits over allegations that oil companies Chevron and Exxon Mobil Corp. injured plaintiffs by promoting fossil fuel emissions.