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Settlement offer didn't tell defendant how to accept, as court rules against sex assault victim
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A victim of sexual assault has failed in her effort to collect even more money than the $3.9 million she recovered at trial.
Calif. judges can strike PAGA claims when plaintiffs get carried away
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Judges can decide claims made under California’s Private Attorneys General Act are too broad and throw them out.
Actors stormed by SWAT team during fake robbery for NCIS: New Orleans lose lawsuit against CBS
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Actors instructed to rob a jewelry shop for an episode of NCIS: New Orleans but were instead taken down by a real-life SWAT team won’t be able to sue CBS.
Update on protestor shot with rubber bullet by police: California city says it is not at fault
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California city of La Mesa is attempting to get itself out of legal trouble as it asks a federal judge to grant it judgment in a lawsuit over a woman shot with a rubber bullet.
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As voters weigh ban on flavored tobacco, industry's challenge of California law is thrown out
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The tobacco industry’s lawsuit that challenged a proposed flavor ban in California has failed because voters won’t decide the bans fate for another 16 months.
Can a fired political appointee claim First Amendment violations? Issue on display in Huntington Beach
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – California city Huntington Beach is fighting a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she was ordered to publicly denounce the activist group Antifa by telling the court she was merely swallowed up by the political process.
The California Supreme Court doesn't mind if you sleep in on your 18th birthday
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Don't waste your 18th birthday worrying about your future lawsuit, the California Supreme Court has told the state’s teens.
Model filmed topless can sue Bravo for footage shown on reality show
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A model who is suing Bravo and Ryan Seacrest Productions received a favorable court ruling in her lawsuit that alleged the reality series “Shahs of Sunset” showed her nearly naked body without her permission.
California says it can't be dragged to Iowa court in case over pig confinement
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – California officials are focusing on jurisdictional arguments as they fight a lawsuit from hog farms that challenges the state’s animal confinement law.
Reddit denies sex trafficking claim of female whose ex-boyfriend posted sex tape
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Reddit has moved to dismiss a class action lawsuit that alleges it profited off of child pornography.
San Diego can't get out of lawsuit brought by woman shot by rubber bullet
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - San Diego County and its sheriff’s department will have to face accusations a deputy shot a woman with a rubber bullet while her children were protesting police violence.
Black man can sue after being called 'banana hands' at work
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Black employee of a California Jiffy Lube can sue Castrol for intentional infliction of emotional distress after he was called “banana hands” during one of a few odd exchanges at a presentation.
Troubling court decisions rack up for Amazon in California
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Two is a trend, for people injured by products they bought on Amazon who want to sue the retailer.
Made in America, sued in America; Judge OKs lawsuit over Spanish phrase, Mexican flag on tortilla packages
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia-based Mexican food company must face a class action lawsuit that alleges it fools customers into thinking its products are made south of the border.
Ticket broker sued for not giving out COVID refunds
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A company that allows ticket owners to resell them is being sued in San Diego federal court for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawyers sue over flea collars allegedly killing pets
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A day after members of a House subcommittee asked for a voluntary recall of them, flea collars made by Elanco Animal Health became the subjects of a class action lawsuit.
San Diego within its rights to ban flavored tobacco, judge rules
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Retailers have lost their bid to stop San Diego County’s ban on flavored tobacco products.
Verdict of $9.5 million affirmed for woman who watched husband die at Fresno swap meet
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has affirmed a nearly $10 million verdict to a widow who watched her husband die at a swap meet when a pole holding a banner touched an overhead power line.
Man sues Playboy for watching his mouse while he's on its website
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man is suing Playboy in California under a Florida law, claiming it illegally tracked his activity while surfing its website.
Grubhub is hiding delivery fees, class action lawsuit says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Grubhub is accused of hiding delivery charges from customers who prefer to order in during the COVID-19 pandemic.