U.S. District Court Central District of California
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P&G wants Ninth Circuit to answer key class action question
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Procter & Gamble wants a higher court to change a judge's ruling that allowed a class action lawsuit over its VapoRub products to proceed. -
Lawsuit hopes to punish McDonald's for charging for orange juice
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A McDonald's customer says she never would've bought all those breakfast combos if she'd known she was being charged extra for orange juice. -
Walmart faces class action over fraud protections
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit accuses Walmart of not having systems in place to prevent fraud. -
San Bernardino County denies liability for death of homeless during massive storm
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California county says it is not to blame for the drowning of three homeless individuals in a storm drain during a historic storm. -
Orange County sued after 44-year-old woman dies in custody
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A wrongful death lawsuit seeks to punish Orange County. -
L.A. County sued after homeless addict dies in custody
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit blames Los Angeles County and others for the death of a woman who was suffering from withdrawal symptoms while in custody and adds her remains were mistreated. -
Aldi moves to dismiss class action lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - In response to a class action lawsuit, Aldi says it never promised customers that its flavored drink enhancers would be free from artificial flavors. -
Calif. city, county face wrongful death lawsuit after drowning of homeless
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit says a California city and a county drowned people at a homeless encampment. -
Disney sued over danger at the pool
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Disney faces a rare slip-and-fall class action lawsuit. -
Tired of going to gym, plaintiffs file lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Customers of LA Fitness are suing the company, claiming they were unable to cancel their memberships. -
iCanvas hit with class action over price comparisons
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A proposed class action says iCanvas is deceiving customers with price comparisons. -
Lawsuit questions 'raw' claims of non-alcoholic kombucha
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A proposed class action says "raw" kombucha is not exactly that, because alcohol has been extracted. -
The Texas Pete-isn't-from-Texas lawsuit fizzles out after plaintiff's relationship with lawyer becomes issue
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A serial plaintiff in class-action lawsuits has dropped out of at least two cases over claims defense lawyers have harassed him about ties to his lawyers, including an allegation he was involved in an “intermingled intimate relationship” with a former college roommate and his attorney. -
Lawsuit alleges ADA class action lawyers froze partner out of FedEx fees
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who hit FedEx with a lawsuit over whether the company's drop boxes could be accessed by wheelchair-bound individuals are now fighting over nearly $1 million in fees. -
L.A. trial lawyer group fights lawsuit over expulsion of member after message board melee
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A professional group for Los Angeles plaintiff lawyers is defending its decision to kick out one of its members who, in return, sued it in federal court. -
Lawsuit alleges San Bernardino deputies' excessive force restricted man's airway and killed him
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A mother alleges her son suffered from positional asphyxia and died at the hands of San Bernardino California deputies who illegally detained him without medical care. -
Calif. AG successfully pleads insulin-cost claims to keep suit out of federal court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta will get his wish that his lawsuit over insulin prices will be heard in Los Angeles state court, rather than federal court. -
New Jersey man alleges he became addicted to herbal tonic
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey man alleges he became addicted to an herbal tonic supplement due its active ingredient kratom, which affects opioid receptors in the brain. -
Disney faces shareholder lawsuit over Disney+ projections
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A union pension fund is suing The Walt Disney Company, claiming investors were misled by executives' statements about the success of its Disney+ streaming platform. -
Beyond Meat faces class action over drop in stock value
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A union's retirement fund is suing Beyond Meat in a shareholder class action, claiming it deceived investors with claims or large-scale partnerships with chains like McDonald's.