U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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V8 sued, class action says blends have unhealthy amount of sugar
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Kyle Banta Yoshida, Anthony Mancuso and Ashley Mistler filed a federal class action complaint on Dec. 7 in the Northern District Court of California against Campbell Soup Company over nutrition claims. -
Food lawyer loses case against Costco over what makes chocolate
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out one of the many lawsuits filed by a New York lawyer who takes offense to the food industry’s description of its products. -
Chaos over 'mountains of fees' for private lawyers mucking up opioid settlements, AGs complain
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of 11 state attorneys general is accusing cities, counties and their private lawyers of engaging in fee-driven litigation that has interfered with the states’ ability to negotiate global opioid settlements with companies. -
Judge to determine if Ecover customers will be made into a class
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers given the green light to sue S.C. Johnson & Son have filed a motion that, if granted, could prove costly for the company. -
J&J fights leukemia lawsuit that blames Neutrogena sunscreen
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson is arguing a woman suffering from leukemia fails to make class action claims over its Neutrogena sunscreen. -
Biden's DOJ fights Trump's lawsuit against YouTube
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The federal government he once commanded is now fighting President Donald Trump in his effort to sue YouTube. -
Biden Admin asked to offer its opinion on massive Roundup weedkiller litigation
In a hopeful sign for Bayer as it fights tens of thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weedkiller, the U.S. Supreme Court has asked for the government’s opinion on a $25 million jury verdict the chemical company says should have been preempted by federal law. -
YouTube wants Trump's lawsuit thrown out
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – YouTube has asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, who alleges he was unfairly banned from its platform. -
The legal fight over Kaiser Permanente's COVID vaccine mandate is over
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Kaiser Permanente workers who had hoped to stop their employer from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate have given up on their lawsuit. -
Man who was shot by cops after running over woman can sue San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A man who fled San Jose, Calif., cops and ran over a woman in an intersection can make claims that his subsequent gunshot wounds were the result of widespread use of excessive force in the police department. -
Lawsuit group 'burdening the court,' CalChamber says in case over coffee-causes-cancer labels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Having successfully removed the previous judge from the case, a group in the business of suing companies that sell coffee without a cancer warning now wants the replacement to ignore her previous rulings. -
Judge stiff-arms challenge to Kaiser Permanente's vaccine mandate
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Kaiser Permanente workers who sued over the company’s COVID vaccine mandate have no chance at success, a federal judge ruled. -
Lawsuit to decide if 'veggie' means full of vegetables or doesn't contain meat
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – “Veggie” doesn’t mean chock-full of vegetables, Kellogg’s is arguing as it fights a lawsuit over the ingredients in its Morningstar Farms line of meat-less food products. -
Molson Coors, fighting Vizzy lawsuit: No one thinks booze with vitamin C is the same as eating fruit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Molson Coors says it has broken no laws in declaring its Vizzy hard seltzers contain “antioxidant Vitamin C from acerola superfruit.” -
Lawsuit blaming Netflix for teen suicides will be heard in federal court
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers suing Netflix over a rise in teen suicides have failed to change their complaint in a manner that would get it back in state court. -
Trump makes request in lawsuits against YouTube and Twitter
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Former President Donald Trump wants his lawsuits against YouTube and Twitter heard as one. -
Kaiser Permanente says blocking its vaccine mandate will put millions at risk
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Kaiser Permanente says vaccines offer the best protection against COVID-19 – an argument it hopes offers the best protection against a lawsuit brought by its employees. -
Lawsuit over mentally ill woman's fatal shootout with cops thrown out
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit over the police shooting death of a mentally ill woman wandering the streets with a shotgun and a bottle of wine has been delivered a serious blow. -
Lawsuit accuses J&J's Neutrogena sunscreen of causing woman's leukemia
Elizabeth Bodle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a federal class-action complaint on October 4 in the U.S. -
Facebook questions why scammed users are suing it
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – It’s not our fault if you got scammed, Facebook is telling the plaintiffs who brought a proposed class action lawsuit that argues otherwise.