U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Consumer claims Wish.com texts 'aggravated' her
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Montgomery, Alabama consumer alleges a San Francisco e-commerce website operator sent her text messages without her consent. -
Oil companies again urge judge to reject Calif. global warming lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Chevron, in a renewed motion to dismiss climate change litigation against it filed by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, described the case as a futile attempt to get around numerous prior court decisions preventing similar lawsuits over the sale of legal products. -
Small Planet Foods, General Mills alleged to falsely advertise origin of Cascadian Farm products
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A consumer claims that a brand of frozen fruits and vegetables falsely advertises that the produce is grown in a specific region in Washington state. -
Individuals claim program offered by Walmart to suspected shoplifters is 'extortion scheme'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Three individuals have filed a suit against Walmart and several others over allegations they participate in a "long-running, highly profitable extortion scheme." -
Woman loses suit alleging she thought Diet Dr Pepper would help her lose weight
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – In a ruling made on March 30, the U.S. District Court Northern District of California dismissed the case of a woman who alleged Diet Dr Pepper's advertising made her believe the soft drink would help consumers lose weight. -
Pet medication distributors allege merger between VIP Petcare Holdings, PetIQ will hurt business
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two Florida-based whole distributors of veterinary pharmaceutical products and over-the-counter pet medications allege a merger threatens their businesses. -
Apple files motion to dismiss lawsuit over allegedly defective Powerbeats headphones
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Apple has responded to a class action lawsuit with a motion to dismiss claims its Powerbeats headphones have a defective battery, arguing in the motion that the plaintiffs have no standing. -
Facebook Messenger, Lite app users allege apps scrape call and text logs without consent
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Users of two Facebook apps allege that their privacy was invaded because Facebook collected their call logs and text data without authorization. -
Kiss My Face: Stop letting class action plaintiffs try to fix their lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for the cosmetics company Kiss My Face have asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss the complaint alleging its use of the term “natural” misleads customers, stating the plaintiffs have “largely disregarded” the court’s previous orders to amend their complaint. -
Consumer alleges he paid inflated prices for tickets from Vivid Seats
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A ticket seller is alleged to have falsely advertised the nature, quality and price of its tickets. -
Plaintiff suing over amount of candies in theater snacks seeks class certification
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A San Francisco plaintiff alleging negligent misrepresentation and violation of state law against an Illinois candy company is seeking class certification for his complaint over the amount of candy in boxes he purchased at a theater. -
Uber driver alleges service fee deductions do not apply to Boost, Surge calculations
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – A North Carolina man and Uber driver alleges the ride-hailing company unlawfully takes a service fee charge out of Boost and Surge calculations. -
Chevron says climate change lawsuit `not viable' as it participates in judge's science seminar
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Five of the world’s largest oil and gas producers filed a motion to dismiss a climate change lawsuit against them by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco even as they prepared to deliver an unusual “tutorial” on climate science to the federal judge overseeing the case. -
Venmo user alleges functions of app were falsely advertised
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles County man alleges he felt "ripped off and cheated" for using a mobile digital wallet app that was different than what a company represented. -
Ice ages, the atmosphere and what Trump thinks: Climate change judge questions it all
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has big questions regarding global warming for the private lawyers pushing lawsuits on behalf of California cities and counties – and about how President Donald Trump feels about blaming the energy industry for climate change. -
Consumer alleges alcohol content in Health-Ade Kombucha drinks is misleadingly advertised
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A consumer alleges that a beverage she purchased from Whole Foods does not warn that the drink contains alcohol. -
First came fire, next water: Calif. city again sues Chevron, its largest employer/taxpayer
RICHMOND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Without Chevron, the California city of Richmond wouldn’t exist as it does today. But even though the company is sustaining Richmond's current economy, city officials say it is also destroying its future. -
Investor claims Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. securities prices were artificially inflated
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A stockholder alleges he and other class members purchased Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. securities at artificially inflated prices. -
'Ginger Ale devotees' continue to press class action against Canada Dry over 'real ginger' claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Whether it's "real ginger" that goes into cans and bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale is at the heart of a class action lawsuit against the beverage's maker, Dr. Pepper, currently making its way through U.S. District Court for California's Northern District. -
U.S. district court rules Energy Department must implement energy efficiency standards
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) must put national energy efficiency standards into effect and that the department violated its error correction regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.