U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Ninth Circuit says 'Kids Climate Case' has to seek redress through government or voters, not court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Jan. 17 turned back a lawsuit filed by a group of youth climate activists suing the federal government over alleged inaction on climate change, saying the court lacks jurisdiction in the matter. -
Microsoft victory in gender bias lawsuit may not apply to similar cases
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court's decision to uphold denial of class certification in a gender bias case against Microsoft Corp. wasn't striking in its outcome and may not impact similar cases against other tech companies, a Florida-based employers' attorney said. -
Sides bicker over meaning of SCOTUS ruling ahead of climate change hearing
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Final submissions are being made ahead of oral arguments in an appeal by two cities against a federal district court decision to dismiss their public nuisance action against five fossil fuel companies. -
Bayer ‘encouraged’ by support from DOJ, states in Hardeman appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer announced last week that at least 16 entities - including trade groups, several states and the federal government - are supporting the company's appeal of a $25 million verdict in favor of plaintiff Edwin Hardeman, who alleged Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer. -
Domino's must face blind man's suit over website after U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Domino's Pizza Inc. must face the lawsuit of a blind man who claims the nationwide pizza delivery chain's website and mobile-phone app violates the Americans with Disabilities Act after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case. -
Attorney: Recent Calif. SC stance on class actions similar to federal courts'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles-based commercial litigator says that last month's California Supreme Court ruling that helps class action lawyers get their classes certified is consistent with how federal courts handle the same issue. -
Group asks SCOTUS to overturn 'profoundly wrong' ADA ruling against Domino's
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An American free enterprise advocacy group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision made earlier this year in the case of a blind man suing a nationwide pizza delivery chain over an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Defense: Oklahoma threatening expanded public nuisance theory in this week's high-profile opioid case
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – As the opioid crisis spotlight turns to Norman, Oklahoma, where the state's high profile case against drug companies is expected to get underway tomorrow, defendants in that case are questioning the state's public nuisance theory that has failed dramatically elsewhere. -
California attorney general, Labor Commission Office back meal, rest break rules for truckers
SAN FRANCISCO — California's attorney general and the Labor Commission Office have filed a petition as part of their on-going legal challenge with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regarding the state's meal and rest break rules for truck drivers. -
Woman tells court that Diet Coke dupes drinkers into thinking it can help with weight loss
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The plaintiff in a lawsuit against The Coca-Cola Co. who alleges the company misleadingly markets Diet Coke as a weight-loss beverage is appealing a court's decision to toss the suit. -
Climate lawyers hope 'public nuisance' strategy reverses years of failure
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - First they tried suing the utility companies. Then they tried suing the automakers. They even tried suing oil companies on behalf of an Alaskan village in danger of being inundated by oil-fueled rising sea levels. -
Phoney Lawsuits: TCPA plaintiff didn't really want texts to STOP, group claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A woman who couldn't follow directions to "STOP" receiving text messages shouldn't be allowed to sue over them, a group representing the interests of credit and collections professionals says. -
Ninth Circuit gives employers more flexibility to fight 'day-of-rest' claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court based in San Francisco recently bucked California's pro-plaintiff trend by dismissing a class action lawsuit against Nordstrom, a Sacramento attorney says. -
Attorney: Lakers' TCPA lawsuit coverage appeal loss likely won't affect future filings
In an Aug. 23 split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court order dismissing a case filed by Los Angeles Lakers Inc. against Federal Insurance Co. when the team attempted to obtain insurance coverage in defense of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit. -
Spokeo case may return to U.S. Supreme Court after Ninth Circuit ruling about concrete harm, attorney says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A closely watched Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case in which an appeals court recently and again upheld a plaintiff's standing to pursue his claims in federal court might be on its way back to the U.S. Supreme Court, a labor and employment attorney said during a recent interview. -
Ninth Circuit declines to debar lawyer from submitting claims to asbestos trusts
California attorney Michael Mandelbrot appealed from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California’s affirmance of an order that enforces a stipulated agreement between him and the J.T. Thorpe Settlement Trust, among others. The trusts, following an investigation, had concluded that Mandelbrot engaged in a pattern of submitting “unreliable evidence.” -
Medical device maker seeks U.S. SC review in case over ‘mass action’ removal
Cordis Corp. filed its petition for writ of certiorari, or review, with the nation’s highest court last month. The company, which makes IVC filters, wants the court to reaffirm defendants’ statutory right to remove cases of “national significance” to federal court. -
Ninth Circuit rules for blind student in spat with school district
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in March has reversed that of a lower court and has clarified the expectation of school districts with regards to individual education program agreements. -
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal, case removal of suit alleging defects in YMC/YMUS motors
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Personal jurisdiction and consumer fraud law played a major part in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in favor of a motor company.