U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Attempted payoff by class action lawyers to objector rejected by judge
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge rejected a proposal by plaintiff lawyers to pay a man $25,000 to drop his objection to a $114 million antitrust settlement, saying she didn’t want to set a precedent for similar “objector blackmail” in other cases. -
Class action says Gripe Water won't help parents with colicky newborns
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit says parents who give their children Gripe Water in order to help with colic might as well be giving them regular water. -
Fanta isn't 100% natural, lawsuit against Coca-Cola claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola is accused of misleading fans of Fanta by claiming the drinks contain 100% natural flavors -
Zoom customer objects to settlement, $21 million in fees for class action lawyers
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A business that uses Zoom says a nearly final $85 million settlement that gives lawyers more than $21 million is unnecessary and only benefits lawyers. -
Neutrogena-maker gets big ruling in case alleging it caused leukemia
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers failed to prove Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena sunscreen caused a woman’s leukemia. -
Lawsuit says protein labels on some food products are false
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Molly Brown and Adina Ringler filed a federal class action lawsuit on Dec. 29 in the Northern District of California against Food for Life Baking Co., Inc. For violation of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act; false advertising; fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation; unfair business practices and unjust enrichment. -
Appeal filed in class action blaming Netflix for teen suicides
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers attempting to hold Netflix liable for a spike in teen suicides are appealing a federal judge’s decision to toss their case. -
Class action claiming V8 isn't healthy comes to key point
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit claiming V8 is unhealthy because it contains the naturally occurring sugars present in vegetables should be thrown out of court, the drink’s maker is arguing. -
Cops who took girls from home in 2004 to face lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Women who want millions of dollars from San Francisco because they were taken from their mother for a week 18 years ago will be able to pursue their lawsuit further. -
19th century fudge: Flipz maker fights class action over ingredients
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The consumer protection lawsuit alleging white fudge-covered Flipz are misleading customers is ridiculous, the product’s maker is arguing in a motion to dismiss. -
NFL and Fanatics accused of conspiracy to dominate marketplace, raise prices on merchandise
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The NFL is facing a lawsuit that alleges its teams and Fanatics, Inc., conspired to dominate the market for merchandise and drove up the cost of T-shirts, hats and jerseys. -
Talc lawyers fed Reuters confidential documents, Johnson & Johnson says
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to block Reuters from publishing details of internal documents it says a plaintiff lawyer gave the news service in violation of a court confidentiality order. -
Zoom class action nearly final; Lawyers to take $21M if settlement approved
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The class action jackpot is nearly in the bank for lawyers who targeted Zoom after the company’s rise to popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Judge: Reasonable consumers don't think 'veggie' means only made from vegetables
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have filed a lawsuit over veggie burgers that is “simply not plausible,” a federal judge has ruled in dismissing it. -
DoorDash scamming customers with service fee, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - DoorDash has chosen to fight a proposed class action over the fees it charges in federal court. -
Court tosses class action blaming Netflix for teen suicides
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Netflix has defeated a class action lawsuit that blamed it for a rise in teen suicides following the release of the series 13 Reasons Why. -
Cold sore cream user sues after Abreva allegedly takes too long to work
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit alleges a cold sore treatment doesn't work as quickly as its manufacturer would have customers believe. -
Judge: Consumers could be misled by vitamin C claims in Vizzy hard seltzers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The maker of Vizzy hard seltzers have lost their bid to cut off a class action lawsuit that claims drinkers are tricked into thinking they are taking in a substantial amount of vitamin C. -
Trump's litigation against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube doesn't get any easier for him
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Former President Donald Trump will, for now, have to fight Twitter, YouTube and Facebook separately as he pursues lawsuits over them banning him from their platforms. -
Judge says plaintiff lawyers may have 'committed malpractice' in two Roundup cases
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing federal multidistrict litigation over Roundup dismissed two lawsuits for lack of evidence, suggesting in his order that a Houston law firm may have “committed malpractice” by failing to hire an expert to testify the herbicide caused their clients’ cancer.