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Lawsuit calls Young Living Essential Oils a pyramid scheme
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California woman alleges she lost thousands of dollars in an alleged scheme run by Young Living Essential Oils in its effort to recruit distributors.
Lawsuit alleges Merit Medical Systems stock traded at artificially inflated prices
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Bucks County Employees Retirement Fund has initiated a suit against Merit Medical Systems alleging the company made false statements regarding its operation and sales that caused artificially inflated stock prices.
Rep. Devin Nunes sues CNN alleging defamation, seeks $435 million
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Republican U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes of California is suing CNN claiming the network's reporting that he met with Ukrainian officials to help "dig up dirt" on Joe Biden is false.
New pig law in California challenged in court; Groups claim it will disrupt pork production
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have filed a suit challenging a recently passed California ballot initiative that forbids the sale of pork meat in the state that was not born from sows housed under certain requirements.
Lawsuit says P.F. Chang's Krab Mix menu tricks eaters who want crab
SAN BERNARDINO (Legal Newsline) – A California man alleges a Chinese cuisine restaurant chain has employed a "bait and switch" on its customers by falsely labeling some menu items as containing crab meat.
Law limiting how much work a hotel employee can do is challenged by Santa Monica hotel owners
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California city is facing a class action filed on behalf of the area's hotel owners and managers who seek an injunction of a city ordinance that sets limits on the amount of square footage hotel employees can be required to clean in one shift.
California drivers are suing, claiming they were charged with criminal infraction for toll violation
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Orange County Transportation Authority and others are facing a lawsuit from drivers who allege they have been wrongfully accused of a criminal infraction for not having an account while accessing the county's "pay-by-plate" express lanes.
Viking River Cruises passengers claim company fraudulently diverted tip money
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Viking River Cruises is facing a class action lawsuit filed by passengers who claim the cruise line fraudulently diverted money paid by passengers intended to be tips or gratuities for employees into its own special account.
Lawsuit: Walmart-brand LED light bulbs falsely promoted as Energy Star-qualified
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Walmart alleging that its Great Value-brand LED light bulbs are falsely promoted and labeled as Energy Star-qualified.
BNSF Railway claims California counties unlawfully charge them a higher tax rate
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – BNSF Railway alleges 15 California counties are assessing it a higher property tax rate than other commercial and industrial property owners in violation of federal law.
Dialysis companies allege newly enacted California law will harm patients, medical providers
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The operators of several dialysis clinics and kidney care facilities in California and throughout the U.S. are challenging the state's newly enacted Assembly Bill 290, which regulates dialysis reimbursement.
California Chamber of Commerce challenges state's cancer warning label requirement for acrylamide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is legally challenging the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's (OEHHA) requirement to provide cancer warnings to consumers about exposure to acrylamide per California's Proposition 65.
Lawsuit says Epson uses software update to disable printers if third-party ink cartridge is used
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Two consumers allege that Epson is involved in a scheme that convinces printer owners to do software updates that then disable their printers when a third-party ink cartridge is used.
New York City and California are suing the Post Office for cigarette money
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The city of New York and the state of California are suing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the postmaster general over allegations the agency's mailing of packages containing cigarettes violates federal law and deprives them of tax revenue.