U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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846 hours, $2.5 million: Lawyers ask for fees from Vizzy settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who gained a $9.5 million settlement with Molson Coors are asking for $2.5 million in fees - a figure that represents nearly $3,000 per hour. -
Lawsuit over allegedly harmful eye makeup fails
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A woman not hurt by eye makeup that allegedly contains harmful color additives has lost her proposed class action lawsuit. -
Fruit snacks ruling sweet for class action lawyers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers can take joy in a recent ruling that allows their case over the ingredients in fruit snacks to move forward. -
Coca-Cola accused of falsely marketing Minute Maid juice boxes as healthy
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Coca-Cola is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging it falsely labels its Minute Maid Juice Boxes as "good for you." -
Judge OKs $725M Facebook data privacy settlement; Attorneys could ask for $181M
The settlement documents don't yet indicate how much money individual U.S. Facebook users may expect from the deal, but it could be less than $10 each -
California school district claims TikTok, YouTube, others causing youth mental health crisis
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California school board is suing YouTube, TikTok and other social media claiming their platforms have caused a mental health crisis among youths. -
Our cereal tastes like what it says, class action defendant says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The class action plaintiff suing it got what she paid for, says the maker of a "keto-friendly" cereal. -
Failed Congressional candidate appeals defamation loss in case against Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Democrat Shahid Buttar, an attorney and civil rights advocate, will appeal the loss of his defamation lawsuit over 2020 articles in the San Francisco Chronicle that followed sexual harassment allegations. -
Judge gives preliminary OK to $9.5M settlement over Vizzy hard seltzers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco federal judge has no qualms with a proposed class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging the vitamin C claims on Vizzy hard seltzers mislead drinkers. -
Facebook Live doesn't violate Video Privacy Protection Act, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Facebook's parent company has won dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims Facebook Live violates the Video Privacy Protection Act. -
Chronicle wants $80K from Shahid Buttar after failed defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle wants a failed Congressional candidate who sued it for defamation to pay its attorneys fees. -
Twitter again wants dismissal of class action over sale of contact information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Twitter is again asking a San Francisco federal court to toss a class action lawsuit over the sale of its users' information. -
Court: Objectors added little to $85M Zoom settlement, won't get attorney fees
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Objectors whose efforts led to changes in an $85 million class action settlement with Zoom won't be awarded nearly $125,000 in attorneys fees. -
S.F. Chronicle fends off defamation lawsuit from failed Congressional candidate accused of sexual harassment
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Democrat Shahid Buttar, an attorney and civil rights advocate, has lost the rest of his defamation lawsuit over 2020 articles in the San Francisco Chronicle that followed sexual harassment allegations. -
Pension sues Atlassian Corporation, alleges securities violations
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A Hollywood, Fla., firefighters' pension fund is alleging violations of federal securities laws. -
Plaintiffs firm to face lawsuit over abandoned app
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles technology company will be able to pursue a lawsuit that says a Washington, D.C.-based law firm failed to pay it for development of a mobile app used to help find wildfire plaintiffs. -
V8 maker says third class action complaint as ridiculous as other two
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of V8 is again arguing for the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that says there is too much sugar in fruit and vegetable blends for them to be considered healthy. -
Class action alleges Bleacher Report illegally discloses digital subscriber information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A Bleacher Report subscriber claims the company is illegally disclosing personal information to Facebook without users' consent. -
California consumer alleges Christian Dior makeup fraudulently labeled
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California woman claims Dior Forever Foundations with SPF are fraudulently labeled as 24-hour protection. -
Suit: 'Keto Friendly' $10 per bag cereal does not contain promised ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The maker of a premium-priced "keto friendly" cereal is facing a lawsuit alleging its packaging is misleading to consumers.