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Lawsuit: Fishing for tuna for Aldi products also hurting dolphins
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit takes aim at Aldi's claims its tuna products are dolphin-safe.
Parents won't have to pay for son's motorcycle wreck on their property
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Parents won’t be liable for injuries their 18-year-old son’s friend suffered when the two rode motorcycles on their property.
Court: Joel Silver can't be blamed for death of assistant after her night of wine, cocaine
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A bottle of wine and some cocaine weren’t part of the job duties for the private chef of a Hollywood producer, a California appeals court has ruled.
Lawsuit says Whole Foods lies about beef being antibiotic-free
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A nonprofit is suing Whole Foods, claiming the grocery chain's promise that its beef doesn't contain antibiotics is false.
Med-mal plaintiff will have to be happy with $1 million settlement, court finds
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A plaintiff who settled medical malpractice claims against a surgeon for $1 million can’t also recover from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a California appeals court has ruled.
Maker of Altoids faces class action over lack of cinnamon
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit complains that there is no cinnamon in cinnamon-flavored Altoids.
'Keystroke monitoring' class action hits Goodyear
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys have targeted Goodyear for what they say is the unlawful collection of data from visitors to its website.
Lawsuit by woman who thought 'Fat Bombs' are diet food reaches hurdle
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers for Slimfast are urging a federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit that complains “fat bombs” aren’t diet food.
Legal malpractice case won't be reopened because lawyer wasn't licensed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer’s failure to be licensed in his state won’t cause his firm to pay more than $5 million to an unhappy client.
YMCA defeats wrongful death lawsuit: Resident fell off roof after pot brownie
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California YMCA won’t be liable for the death of a resident who fell off its steep roof after drinking alcohol and eating a marijuana brownie.
Class action over stem cells by cancer patient stumbles
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against a stem cell center alleged to have misled a woman into thinking it could help cure her cancer but will allow the plaintiff to amend her lawsuit to prove she is seeking at least $5 million.
Lawsuit: Protein-maker promises gluten-free but doesn't deliver
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Ambrosia Nutraceuticals faces a class action lawsuit that alleges its "gluten-free" marketing of Planta protein is deceptive.
USC removes class action over late fees to federal court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The University of Southern California has transferred a class action lawsuit over late fees it charges when students don't pay for classes by the deadline it imposes.
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Frontier faces lawsuit over monthly fees imposed on customers
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Frontier Communications faces a lawsuit under California's Private Attorney General law that accuses it of a deceptive pricing scheme.
Still uncertainty in lawsuit over whether AutoZone offered cashier a stool
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A former AutoZone employee will get a second chance to hammer her ex-employer with her lawsuit brought under California’s Private Attorney General Act, as she claims she was never offered a seat while working at the register.
Worry over getting sick not standing to sue, says CAVA in PFAS lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs who weren’t physically harmed failed to show they have standing to sue, says a Mediterranean food restaurant chain accused of using packaging that contains chemicals known as PFAS.
Girl stabbed on campus at 6 p.m. can take case against school to jury
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California school district might be held liable for the stabbing of a student at a high school well after her evening track practice had concluded.
Google says it has no connection to sexual exploitation of young girl
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Google is arguing it is not liable for the injuries suffered by a girl who was allegedly groomed and abused by a man on Snapchat after they met on Instagram.
Lawyers don't stop with Hefty, sue Walmart over 'recycling' bags
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers are hoping to follow up on their initial success suing over recycling bags, claiming the term makes consumers think they are recyclable.
Lawsuit says Hondas turn off in traffic, won't restart
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Honda faces a class action lawsuit over a feature that turns vehicles off if the brake is fully pressed and the engine reaches an idling RPM.