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Tortilla maker contests class action; 'MADE IN U.S.A.' is on package, it says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Like other courts, a Los Angeles federal judge should throw out a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges shoppers are misled into thinking where certain products are made because of how they are marketed.
California sues to recover cleanup costs at Vernon smelter
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The California Department of Toxic Substances Control is suing NL Industries and other companies for recovery of cleanup costs at a metals smelter in Los Angeles County.
Class action accuses Gap of taking back rewards points
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Gap, Inc., has created a rewards program designed to entice, but ultimately let down, shoppers, a lawsuit says.
Old Starbucks webpages unearthed as class action lawyers try to save slave labor case
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers are combing through old versions of Starbucks’ website to prove their claims the company misleads customers into thinking it cares about where it cocoa comes from.
California court: Clock paused on bringing class action while others were pending
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – It’s not too late to sue your employer from four years ago, a California appeals court has ruled.
Lawsuit takes aim at Flavor God 'sham' discounts
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Flavor God advertises false discounts, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Court: Ohio firm wrongly pushed out of California case for representing witnesses
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for Big Lots can continue fighting lawsuits after a scuffle with plaintiffs lawyers over whether they could also represent witnesses in the case.
Lawsuit against Domino's complains about tax added to coupon
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A long-running deal at Domino’s Pizza has been too good to be true all this time, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Judge turns back rejected reporter's lawsuit against Hollywood Foreign Press Association
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A rejected journalist who challenged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s membership decisions will have to try again.
Los Angeles landlords appeal ruling against them in pursuit of evictions
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Landlords in Los Angeles are appealing a federal judge’s refusal to end the ban on evictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Groups want exception for franchises from California's independent contractor test
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The International Franchise Association and other groups are suing to keep California from enforcing its new test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
Lawsuit: Nestle charging illegal late fees on water delivery
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A monthly subscriber to a water service says in a class action lawsuit that Nestle charges a late fee that is more than allowed by California law.
It's Just Lunch still fails customers, class action says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Unhappy users are suing a dating service, claiming it has not abided by a multimillion-dollar settlement.
Lawsuit claims tortilla company tricking buyers into thinking they are made in Mexico
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – “A taste of Mexico” written in Spanish on tortilla packages is misleading buyers into thinking they were made south of the border, a lawsuit claims.
Judge: New Jersey court not proper venue for challenge to California law
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Rather than dismiss a lawsuit alleging California is imposing certain business standards on the rest of the country, a New Jersey federal judge is sending that challenge to California.
Spit-fight lawsuit against Lowe's heads back to state court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – It’s possible a Lowe’s employee can be found liable for one customer spitting on another, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge won't end ban on evictions in Los Angeles, asks for legislative response
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Landlords who are trying to overturn Los Angeles’ moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have not shown they are likely to succeed, a federal judge has ruled.
Couple who wanted to bury dog next to daughter gets to sue over ashes screw-up
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A pet cremation company that advertised the emotional solace their services would provide must face a lawsuit alleging it gave random ashes to a couple who had hoped to bury their daughter’s beloved dog next to her.
Lawyers will pick out some pants to prove case against LuLaRoe
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers will go on a sort-of shopping spree for pants this week to boost their case against LuLaRoe.
Hollywood Foreign Press resorts to 'mudslinging' as it fights lawsuit, woman claims
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Not only did the Hollywood Foreign Press Association deny her membership, it is now dragging her name through the mud as she pursues a lawsuit, an entertainment reporter is claiming.