U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Judge grants final OK to $115M Oracle data privacy class action deal; Lawyers get $28.75M
About 3.2 million class members are set to receive $25 each from the deal. The judge overruled objectors who argued the plaintiffs settled too quickly for too little -
Ex-BART workers fired over Covid vax mandate should get $7.8M, jury says
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District should pay at least $1.1 million to six workers who were fired in 2022 after BART repeatedly refused to grant religious exemptions and accommodations to workers who said their faith prevented them from complying with BART's Covid shot mandate -
Meta, social media operators can't pull plug on states' suit over young people's 'addiction'
An Oakland federal judge said a bipartisan coalition of nearly three dozen state attorneys general had provided enough evidence to this point that Meta and other social media companies knew their products were addictive to young people and misled the public about the risks, leading to societal harms -
Dave's Killer Bread case graduates to a class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit over protein in Killer Bread cleared a major hurdle, with a federal judge certifying it as a class action. -
Under Armour faces pricing class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who allege discount prices are misleading customers are suing Under Armour. -
Cocoa Puffs contain lead, lawsuit claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - General Mills faces a class action lawsuit alleging dangerous amounts of lead in Cocoa Puffs cereal. -
Poppi sodas actually hurt gut health, lawsuit claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Poppi soda drinkers hoping the prebiotic would improve their gut health argue in a class action lawsuit that the opposite occurs. -
Adobe sued over automatic product renewals
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal class action lawsuit says Adobe is violating California laws regarding automatic renewals. -
Lawsuit claims chemical in toothpaste that kids swallow
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit says the maker of a kids swallowable toothpaste neglects to mention the presence of chemicals known as PFAS. -
'Junk science:' SF federal judge tosses expert analysis often cited to support Roundup cancer lawsuits
Northern California District Judge Vince Chhabria said "peer review" wasn't enough to persuade him to allow lawyers to use an oft-cited analysis of other studies, which the judge said was pocked by "glaring" flaws, to back their claims that a South Carolina man's lymphoma was caused by using Roundup -
La-Z-Boy lies about discounts, class action says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have targeted La-Z-Boy with a false pricing case, claiming discounts for home decor products aren't as big as the company claims. -
Lawsuit says not enough prebiotics in Poppi soda
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A prebiotic soda that appeared on Shark Tank is now at the center of a lawsuit claiming consumers would need to drink four of them a day to experience any health benefits. -
Shrinking Crocs lawsuit may soon be full-fledged class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - There's a chance the lawsuit alleging Crocs shoes shrink is about to become a big problem for the company. -
Airbnb charging too much for insurance, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges Airbnb's "assistance fee" on travel insurance is a mechanism intended to allow the company to charge more than allowed by California law. -
Class action alleges PFAS in infant formula
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Enfamil infant formula faces a class action alleging the presence of chemicals known as PFAS. -
Lawsuit: HP customers never received refunds they were promised
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges HP, Inc., offered sort-of warranties with the promise of a full refund if no issues arose with its computers but failed to pay up. -
Nip-slip lawsuit: Cakes nipple covers not 'grippy,' slide off easily
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Citing negative online reviews, class action lawyers are suing the maker of nipple covers that allegedly fail to stay in place. -
Privacy class action firms jockey for control of 23andMe data breach claims; Edelson calls for new approach
Data privacy class action firm Edelson P.C. is seeking to control 40 class actions, potentially worth huge money, against 23andMe for allegedly allowing genetic info to be stolen in a data breach. In a new filing, Edelson is asking courts to reconsider how they decide which lawyers should lead -
Shrinking Crocs lawsuit will move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has again allowed a class action lawsuit alleging Crocs shoes shrink to step forward. -
Appeal filed after lawyers lose class action against Catalina Crunch
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't give up after a federal judge through out their claims Catalina Crunch cereals mislead consumers into thinking their flavors contain those actual ingredients.