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Thursday, November 21, 2024

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Home Depot paying $72.5M to end years-old class action over underpayment allegations

By Scott Holland |
Workers who claim they weren't paid for waiting in closed stores for supervisor release will receive up to $77 each, while lawyers could get $24M

CAL Supreme Court: USC didn't violate football player's rights by expelling him over assault without chance to face witnesses

By Scott Holland |
Private schools aren't required to conduct in-person hearings with cross examination, even with expulsion on the line, when dealing accusations of sexual misconduct or intimate partner violence, the state high court said

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

By Scott Holland |
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.'

California Supreme Court says California Medical Association may sue Aetna over in-network referral mandate

By Scott Holland |
Unanimous ruling holds lower courts' summary judgment for Aetna was improper

Appeals panel agrees embedded Instagram posts aren't copyright violations

By Scott Holland |
Photographers said news organizations used their images without consent

Class action accuses Google of intercepting income tax data without filers' consent

By Scott Holland |
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

Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone

By Scott Holland |
Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number

Challenge to San Diego's short-term rental Airbnb regulations fall short in federal court

By Scott Holland |
Judge rules city's regulations and restrictions on homeowners renting their homes through services like Airbnb don't run afoul of constitutional protections

Judge grounds privacy class action vs JetBlue for tracking customer online clicks

By Scott Holland |
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.

Appeals panel says Ring's arbitration agreement doesn't apply to customers' class action over doorbell footage fees

By Scott Holland |
Video doorbell maker allegedly failed to properly tell consumers about monthly per-device footage access fee

State appeals panel says Kennedy Commission entitled to $3.5M in legal fees for low income housing lawsuit

By Scott Holland |
Huntington Beach argued Commission's litigation not the cause of amendments to municipal development plan

Former congressional candidate Joe Collins OK to sue Maxine Waters over false dishonorable discharge claims

By Scott Holland |
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

Appeals panel reinstates case accusing big banks of using 'robo resets' to manipulate muni bond rates

By Scott Holland |
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

Uber, Lyft aware of sexual assaults by drivers vs female passengers, but not addressing the problems, new lawsuits say

By Scott Holland |
Women who filed similar lawsuits in San Francisco court say companies failed to do enough to protect customers despite significant complaints over driver conduct

Appeals panel: Fast fashion upstart can't prove Fashion Nova violated antitrust law thru forced supplier boycott

By Scott Holland |
Fashion Nova successfully asked vendors to stop doing business with Honey Bum, but didn't necessarily violate any laws, a federal appeals court ruled

Appeals panel says California resident can't use Cal courts to overrule Virginia court's child custody order

By Scott Holland |
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

Appeals panel says Palm Springs improperly closed street for three years to install Marilyn Monroe statue

By Scott Holland |
'Forever Marilyn' has been on Museum Way for 3 years on 'temporary' road closure

Appeals panel turns out lights on class action vs Ticketmaster over excessive ticket fees; Dispute goes to abritration

By Scott Holland |
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

Judge says Fidelty can't be sued for customer voice scans under California's Invasion of Privacy law

By Scott Holland |
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

UPS workers allege company didn't pay for time doing security protocol, didn't provide breaks

By Scott Holland |
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.