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Disneyland workers entitled to 'living wage' under Anaheim ordinance, because Disney gets tax rebate from city

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Appeals panel said Walt Disney Company receives rebates of its own taxes under a redevelopment agreement with the city of Anaheim, and that qualifies as a city "subsidy," which in turn requires Disney to pay its workers in accordance with Anaheim's so-called 'Living Wage Ordinance.'
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California Supreme Court says California Medical Association may sue Aetna over in-network referral mandate

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Unanimous ruling holds lower courts' summary judgment for Aetna was improper
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Appeals panel agrees embedded Instagram posts aren't copyright violations

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Photographers said news organizations used their images without consent
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Class action accuses Google of intercepting income tax data without filers' consent

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Lawsuit says Google's analytics tool attached to programs used by tax preparers like H&R Block, TaxSlayer and TaxAct, allowed the company to collect prohibited sensitive data, like adjusted gross income
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Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone

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Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number
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Challenge to San Diego's short-term rental Airbnb regulations fall short in federal court

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Judge rules city's regulations and restrictions on homeowners renting their homes through services like Airbnb don't run afoul of constitutional protections
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Judge grounds privacy class action vs JetBlue for tracking customer online clicks

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A L.A. federal judge says JetBlue's use of software to monitor customer interaction with its website doesn't violate California's Invasion of Privacy Act.
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Appeals panel says Ring's arbitration agreement doesn't apply to customers' class action over doorbell footage fees

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Video doorbell maker allegedly failed to properly tell consumers about monthly per-device footage access fee
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State appeals panel says Kennedy Commission entitled to $3.5M in legal fees for low income housing lawsuit

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Huntington Beach argued Commission's litigation not the cause of amendments to municipal development plan
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Former congressional candidate Joe Collins OK to sue Maxine Waters over false dishonorable discharge claims

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According to the lawsuit, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has refused to recant her allegedly false claims that her congressional campaign opponent Joseph E. Collins III had been dishonorably discharged from the Navy, even after presented with evidence
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Appeals panel reinstates case accusing big banks of using 'robo resets' to manipulate muni bond rates

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The qui tam action - brought by an investment fund on behalf of the state of California - alleges collusion, and says banks didn't establish lowest possible rates when issuing the bonds, costing taxpayers big money
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Uber, Lyft aware of sexual assaults by drivers vs female passengers, but not addressing the problems, new lawsuits say

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Women who filed similar lawsuits in San Francisco court say companies failed to do enough to protect customers despite significant complaints over driver conduct
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Appeals panel: Fast fashion upstart can't prove Fashion Nova violated antitrust law thru forced supplier boycott

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Fashion Nova successfully asked vendors to stop doing business with Honey Bum, but didn't necessarily violate any laws, a federal appeals court ruled
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Appeals panel says California resident can't use Cal courts to overrule Virginia court's child custody order

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A California state appeals panel ruled interstate child custody jurisdiction law prevents a father, who is a U.S. State Department employee, from attempting to reorder a child custody arrangement ordered by a Virginia judge, which allowed his child to return to the D.C. area with her mother, also a State Department employee
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Appeals panel says Palm Springs improperly closed street for three years to install Marilyn Monroe statue

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'Forever Marilyn' has been on Museum Way for 3 years on 'temporary' road closure
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Appeals panel turns out lights on class action vs Ticketmaster over excessive ticket fees; Dispute goes to abritration

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Judges determined an arbitration clause in a user agreement under Ticketmaster's terms and conditions dooms the attempt to sue the industry leader over allegedly excessive online ticketing fees
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Judge says Fidelty can't be sued for customer voice scans under California's Invasion of Privacy law

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A Fidelity customer must allege brokerage firm has used voice the voice scans like a lie detector in order to continue her lawsuit, the judge says
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UPS workers allege company didn't pay for time doing security protocol, didn't provide breaks

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RIVERSIDE — Workers at UPS Supply Chain Solutions filed a class-action complaint alleging the company violated California labor laws governing overtime and minimum wages, while also failing to provide required meal breaks and rest periods.
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Back when there were sports: appeals panel says minor should be allowed to amend complaint over foul ball injuries at Blair Field

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LOS ANGELES – While the coronavirus has put many court actions on hold, an earlier ruling from a state appeals panel determined a girl struck by a foul ball at a baseball stadium has a legal path to be compensated for her injuries.
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Appeals panel says coding error shouldn't let Aetna skip on paying for emergency surgery

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LOS ANGELES – A state appeals panel determined a coding error shouldn’t prevent proper reimbursement for medical services.

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