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'Read the ingredients' rejected as defense in class action over One a Day gummies
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have scored a win in their lawsuit over One a Day fruit bites, as a San Diego federal judge has turned down Bayer's motion to dismiss the case.
500 days of litigation: Delay caused by Calif. officials doesn't doom False Claims Act case
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Defendants facing accusations they defrauded California's workers' compensation system through medical insurance fraud can't take an exit ramp to dismissal after the case failed to proceed to trial within five years.
Calif. court won't penalize company that thought it was complying with labor law
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Good intentions have paid off for a company sued in California for failing to include reimbursement for rest breaks on wage statements for employees.
PFAS case against Cava Grill clears hurdle
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The Mediterranean food restaurant chain Cava Grill must still face claims that is misled customers when it claimed its products were "evolved to be smarter, healthier and more transparent."
Firm asks to lead Silvergate securities class action
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A company that says it lost nearly $650,000 when the value of Silvergate Capital's stock dropped in November believes it should be the lead plaintiff in securities class action litigation.
GE's arbitration argument fails as employee pursues sexual harassment lawsuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California courts are refusing to apply a 2022 federal law relating to sexual assault and harassment claims to lawsuits filed before it was signed by President Joe Biden.
Tortilla company goes for dismissal of lawsuit; Consumer says she expected they were made in Mexico
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - New developments on what is reasonable from a consumer should cause the dismissal of a class action lawsuit over tortillas made in the U.S.A. that feature a Mexican flag on the front of the package.
Longtime Avon exec hadn't been there long enough to testify about asbestos in talcum powder
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The testimony of an Avon executive can't be used to defeat a lawsuit that alleges exposure to asbestos from the company's talcum powder, a California appeals court has found.
Firm wants to lead class action against FIGS
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Scott+Scott is asking to lead shareholder litigation against a health apparel company.
Hearthstone maker appeals judge's decision in class action to Ninth Circuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of the digital card game Hearthstone is appealing a federal judge's recent decision that shot down its effort to send a class action lawsuit to arbitration.
Judge won't put brakes on California ban on flavored tobacco
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to temporarily halt California's ban on flavored tobacco while a legal challenge sorts itself out.'
LAPD sued by company hired for security services
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The Los Angeles Police Department is bullying and harassing employees of a security company that it contracts with, a new lawsuit alleges.
Snapchat argues app doesn't help sexual predators find victims
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Snapchat is looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a girl who alleges it, Google and Apple are to blame for the sexual abuse she suffered.
Court rebuffs coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The group that once hoped to extract settlements to restaurants that sold coffee for lacking a cancer warning salvaged six figures in attorneys fees it was once ordered to pay.
Federal judge will hear class action over Hearthstone purchases
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't be pursuing their case against the maker of the digital card game Hearthstone in their preferred venue.
Ninth Circuit asked to revive slave labor claims against Mars, Quaker Oats
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Having settled her slave labor claims against Starbucks, a woman is now appealing the dismissal of similar arguments she made against Mars Wrigley Confectionary and The Quaker Oats Company.
Texas Pete sued over its origins
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Texas Pete hot sauce is being sued because, in the eyes of class action lawyers, it is misleading customers with its name and the cowboy on the bottle.
California has plaintiff lawyers earning $280K in fees for $15,000 settlement
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for lawyers to earn $280,000 for negotiating a $15,000 settlement
Lawsuit targets titanium dioxide in Tylenol
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson faces a class action lawsuit over titanium dioxide in its Tylenol, a trend in litigation that has already hit the manufacturer of Skittles.
Court: PAGA plaintiff bound by labor agreement's arbitration clause
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A plumbing and heating company won't have to deal with a lawsuit brought under California's Private Attorneys General Act, which allows employees to bring suit on behalf of the State and opens businesses to civil penalties.