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Disability rights advocates say California must allow voters with 'print disabilities' to vote electronically from home
A group of California voters who are blind or otherwise have "print disabilities" have joined with disability rights advocate organizations to sue the state of California, claiming California's vote-by-mail program discriminates against them because they must print and mail their completed ballots -
Federal judge compares litigation about social-media addiction to landmark tobacco lawsuits
A California federal judge who is overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging that social media companies’ platforms lead to addictive behavior among youths has likened these cases to the multibillion-dollar tobacco settlement of 1998. -
Cummins, Stellantis face potentially costly lawsuits over alleged Ram truck emissions cheat devices
Cummins agreed to pay $2B to end federal and California state regulatory actions over alleged "defeat devices" to bypass emissions controls on Ram trucks. But now trial lawyers are seeking further payouts from private lawsuits in California courts -
Judge again rejects consumer lawsuit trying to shut down Kroger-Albertsons merger
A federal judge said the consumers still haven't demonstrated how exactly they will be harmed by the $24B merger of the country's No. 1 and No. 2 supermarket chains. Action by the FTC could come in mid-January, per court filings -
California, 32 other states accuse Meta of 'exploiting, addicting,' kids, causing societal harms
The multistate lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court asserts the parent of Facebook and Instagram has misled parents and society at large about the alleged addictive and harmful properties of its social media products -
Judge unplugs antitrust class action accusing Google, Apple of secret search engine deal
Complaint alleges Apple agreed to stay out of search engine game in exchange for huge payments, allegedly harming consumers -
Judge: 'Baffling' comparisons, lack of evidence doom suit vs Google over alleged YouTube discrimination
Black and Latino YouTubers claimed YouTube had discriminated vs non-white content creators by more harshly moderating their videos -
Home Depot paying $72.5M to end years-old class action over underpayment allegations
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 -
Class action accuses Google of intercepting income tax data without filers' consent
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 -
Divergent court rulings issued in app-based driver cases as California Supreme Court prepares to hear separate challenge next month
With the recent federal court decision in Lawson v. Grubhub, which found an app-based driver had prevailed on claims of employee status under state wage law, it’s raising questions about the potential impact for others working in app-based services. -
Judge OKs $725M Facebook data privacy settlement; Attorneys could ask for $181M
The settlement documents don't yet indicate how much money individual U.S. Facebook users may expect from the deal, but it could be less than $10 each -
Federal judge considers transferring Girardi Keese racketeering lawsuit to Northern District of California
Chicago-based Edelson law firm was local counsel for Girardi Keese before blowing the whistle on alleged embezzlement -
MDL judicial panel consolidates social media teen addiction lawsuits in Northern California federal court
About 70% of the cases so far only name Facebook or Instagram as defendants but TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube are included despite protestations -
GM plans appeal of $102.6 million jury verdict if post-trial relief is denied
Owners and lessees of GM trucks and SUVs acquired between 2011 and 2014 in California, North Carolina, and Idaho sued GM in late 2016 -
Bayer talks ending retail sales of weedkiller in the U.S. after federal judge rejects $2 billion settlement
After a federal judge rejected its attempt to settle Roundup litigation, a German chemical company announced it could potentially stop selling the weedkiller for residential use in the United States. -
Federal judge allows class action gas price-fixing lawsuit against three energy companies to proceed
A federal judge is allowing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging gas price-fixing to proceed against three energy companies -
Big Plastic argues against remanding Earth Island Institute suit to San Mateo Superior Court
U.S. District Judge Gilliam weighs federal jurisdiction in Earth Island Institute's pollution suit against major manufacturers -
Earth Island Institute accused of using Big Plastic lawsuit to rewrite recycling legislation
Nestle, Pepsico and Clorox want recycling lawsuit tried in federal court -
Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law.