U.S. District Court Central District of California
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Judge: Lawsuits over supposedly toxic acne medicines blocked by federal drug safety, labeling law
A L.A. federal judge has tossed class action lawsuits against the makers of Proactiv and other acne medicines that contain benzoyl peroxide. The judge said the FDA has declared the medications safe, so plaintiffs can't cite a controversial private lab's findings that they are not -
'Eye-popping' fees on Chipotle deliveries the subject of lawsuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Chipotle is disguising expensive service fees on delivery orders as taxes, a class action lawsuit alleges. -
Kawasaki sued over risk of fire with Mule UTVs
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Kawasaki notified users of its Mule UTVs of a possible fire risk and now faces class action litigation. -
Trader Joe's accused of selling gluten-free bagels that are chock full of gluten
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A customer unhappy with the gluten-free bagels at Trader Joe's has filed a class action lawsuit. -
HiSmile faces class action claiming its whitening products don't work
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - An aggressive online advertising campaign hides the fact that its products don't work, a lawsuit against a teeth-whitening company says. -
Former Penn St. football player sues school over sales of frat house
HARRISBURG - A former Penn State football player is suing over the sale of a frat house he helped to fund. -
American Airlines to ex-flight attendants: You've already lost in court once
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - American Airlines says it has already defeated claims it tricked flight attendants into retiring early, pointing to their earlier failed lawsuit. -
Much of 'usually hungover' plaintiff's case over cost of McD's orange juice tossed
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A plaintiff who testified she is "usually hungover" when she orders McDonald's breakfast will get to try again with a lawsuit over the extra charge for orange juice in combo meals. -
Appeal filed after lawyer loses civil rights lawsuit against Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer booted from a Los Angeles trial attorney group is appealing the loss of his civil rights lawsuit against it. -
Flight attendants claim American tricked them into early retirement
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Former flight attendants for American Airlines say it fooled them into retiring early. -
Tru Fru snacks filled mostly with air, lawsuit says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have targeted Tru Fru, claiming its packaging contain too much air. -
Lawyer who sued over exclusion from L.A. trial attorney group loses lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge not only threw out the lawsuit of a lawyer kicked out of a Los Angeles trial attorney group but has ordered him to pay the other side's attorneys fees. -
Wrongful death case against Riverside County trimmed but moving forward
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has allowed three of nine claims to move forward in a lawsuit alleging prison staff in Riverside County helped cause the murder of an inmate. -
Walmart rejects idea it is responsible for woman being scammed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Your problems with scammers are not our fault, Walmart is telling a woman who filed a class action lawsuit against it over security measures. -
Wolfman from Top Gun sues over inclusion in Maverick
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The actor who portrayed Wolfman in the first Top Gun movie is suing Paramount Pictures over using his likeness in the blockbuster sequel. -
Will plaintiff being 'usually hungover' affect case against McDonald's over extra cost for OJ?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A woman suing McDonald's for charging extra for orange juice in breakfast combos admitted she is usually hungover when she makes those purchases. -
Business exec sues Apple after email hacked
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The president and CFO of a company with a government munitions contract is suing Apple after his email was hacked. -
Company sues to stop law firm from drumming up privacy claims
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A beauty products business says lawyers are manufacturing arbitration claims against it. -
L.A. County sued after infant dies in foster care
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The treatment of a two-month-old in foster care is at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit against Los Angeles County. -
Starburst class action goes back where it started
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - There are no federal questions of law here, a judge has ruled in sending a class action lawsuit over empty space in Starburst packaging back to state court.