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'Not Election Week:' CA law giving mail ballots a week after Election Day to arrive is illegal, lawsuit says
San Diego U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa has joined with Judicial Watch to challenge California's election law, which requires election officials to count all ballots received by mail up to a week after Election Day. He argues it violates constitutional rights of candidates and voters and violates federal law which establishes an official Election Day -
California class action alleges fluoride content of mouth rinses could harm children
Concerns about fluoride’s effects on young children have led to recent class-action filings in federal courts in California and Illinois alleging that some toothpastes and fluoride rinses are being marketed in a way that poses dangers to young children. -
California ban on switchblades affirmed; Judge rejects Second Amendment arguments, will be appealed
Switchblade knives are not "arms" protected by the Second Amendment, a California federal judge has ruled in rejecting a legal challenge to California's switchblade knife ban law -
Lawsuit blaming cops for murder of San Diego woman fails
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - San Diego has defeated a wrongful death lawsuit that sought to hold it and its police officers liable for the murder of a woman allegedly carried out by a stalker. -
Cell phone tower builder says Imperial County breaking federal law by denying their permits for new towers
The lawsuit asserts the county's goal of limiting the number of cell towers within its borders would limit competition and consumer access to wireless services. The lawsuit claims this conflicts with the goals of federal law. -
Investors claim insulin pump maker Tandem misled on company's financial performance
Insulin pump manufacturer Tandem Diabetes Care is facing a lawsuit for allegedly overestimating their projected profits and then blaming the alleged revenue underperformance on inflation and Covid. -
Lenny & Larry's accused in class action of exaggerating probiotic content of 'immunity bars'
Food products manufacturer Lenny & Larry's has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about the probiotic content of its "immunity bars." -
Class action claims Ocean Spray dried cranberries contain added sugar, aren't as healthy as claimed
The lawsuit asserts Ocean Spray misled consumers and allegedly violated California consumer protection laws. -
San Diego church says City Council violated Constitution, CA law by denying plan to build new church
All Peoples Church in San Diego has sued the city of San Diego, alleging that the City Council violated its constitutional rights and federal law by siding with the church's opponents and denying it permission to build a new church building -
Environmental activists accuse Escondido concrete making facility of releasing too much polluted runoff
Activists are seeking court orders directing Superior Ready Mix Concrete to pay potentially stiff civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. -
Lawsuit accuses San Diego of operating discriminatory anti-white homebuyer assistance program
The lawsuit seeks a court order blocking the city of San Diego from administering its first-time homebuyer assistance program which the lawsuit said intentionally excludes white applicants. -
Company selling kratom powder faces class action
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of a powder that gives users an opioid-like fix is facing a class action lawsuit over its side effects. -
Black teacher says Chula Vista school district officials didn't address allegedly racist messages from students against her
The teacher says she was compelled to resign her job after the district administrators allegedly ignored years of alleged anti-black racial harassment at the hands of students, while taking stands against alleged anti-Latino, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ actions by students in other San Diego area schools -
Class action says Glad brand trash bags are not as recyclable as sellers claim
The lawsuit claims the defendants have misled consumers by not telling them the trash bags allegedly are not considered to be recyclable by most municipalities. -
Class action says kratom maker MIT45 allegedly hasn't been honest about the addictive nature of their products
The lawsuit alleges MIT45 violated California laws by allegedly not disclosing to customers how addictive their products may actually be. -
Class action aimed at Welch Foods over ascorbic acid in grape juice
The lawsuit claims the label asserts Welch's light grape juice beverage asserts the beverage is preservative free. -
Investor class action says Ventyx owes for allegedly misleading about effectiveness of psoriasis medication
The lawsuit asserts the company used allegedly misleading assertions about its product, known as VTX958, to help boost its initial stock offering in 2021. -
Judge blocks California law allowing residents to sue gun manufacturers
A federal judge in San Diego has barred the state’s attorney general from enforcing a new California law that allows the filing of civil lawsuits against firearms manufacturers that make and market “abnormally dangerous” weapons. -
San Diego says police would have violated murder victim's rights by entering residence without warrant
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The City of San Diego is defending its police officers' decision to leave what would become the scene of a murder without a warrant. -
Civil rights claim tossed from lawsuit over death of undocumented immigrant who fell off border wall
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - One civil rights claim has been struck from a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an undocumented immigrant who fell off a border wall in California.