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R.J. Reynolds, others allege California's ban on flavored tobacco violates interstate commerce
R.J. Reynolds, others allege California's ban on flavored tobacco violates interstate commerce -
Snapchat argues app doesn't help sexual predators find victims
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Snapchat is looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a girl who alleges it, Google and Apple are to blame for the sexual abuse she suffered. -
Federal judge will hear class action over Hearthstone purchases
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't be pursuing their case against the maker of the digital card game Hearthstone in their preferred venue. -
Suit: California law awarding fees to prevailing party in gun cases is unconstitutional
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Director of the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms Luis Lopez are facing a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations over the state's newly passed gun control law. -
ProPublica claims U.S. Navy hiding court records in case over warship fire
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The nonprofit news agency ProPublica claims the U.S. Navy has failed to make court records public in its case against a seaman accused of setting fire to the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard warship in San Diego in 2020. -
Life insurer gets huge win in court, as class action rejected in California
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge refused to certify a class action that could have exposed life insurers to billions of dollars in damages, saying the proposed class was too broad and the lead plaintiff wasn’t typical of other claimants lawyers sought to bundle into one massive case. -
Lawsuit targets titanium dioxide in Tylenol
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson faces a class action lawsuit over titanium dioxide in its Tylenol, a trend in litigation that has already hit the manufacturer of Skittles. -
Class action over stem cells by cancer patient stumbles
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against a stem cell center alleged to have misled a woman into thinking it could help cure her cancer but will allow the plaintiff to amend her lawsuit to prove she is seeking at least $5 million. -
Worry over getting sick not standing to sue, says CAVA in PFAS lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs who weren’t physically harmed failed to show they have standing to sue, says a Mediterranean food restaurant chain accused of using packaging that contains chemicals known as PFAS. -
Google says it has no connection to sexual exploitation of young girl
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Google is arguing it is not liable for the injuries suffered by a girl who was allegedly groomed and abused by a man on Snapchat after they met on Instagram. -
Protein quality the subject of class action over meatless burgers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A San Diego woman is suing a company that makes plant-based burger patties, claiming they don't contain as much protein as advertised. -
Federal judge set to rule on gun owners disclosing personal information to UC Davis researchers
A federal judge is set to rule on a lawsuit filed against the State of California over legislation that would require a gun buyer to reveal an abundance of personal information to research institutions. -
Lawsuit says rescue dogs were actually from puppy mills
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Pet owners have filed a class action lawsuit against a group of alleged puppy mills. -
Victim of sexual abuse sues Google, Apple and Snapchat
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A girl is suing Snap, Apple and Google for their alleged roles in the sexual grooming she went through. -
Judge on class action: Reasonable consumers can read sugar content on drink's label
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has tossed a class action lawsuit that claimed GoodBelly probiotic drinks weren’t as healthy as they were marketed to be because they contain sugar. -
Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain. -
Class action complains "fat bombs" aren't diet food
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - SlimFast is cheating consumers watching their weight with their chocolate snack cups called Keto Fat Bombs, a lawsuit alleges. -
Update on protestor shot with rubber bullet by police: California city says it is not at fault
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California city of La Mesa is attempting to get itself out of legal trouble as it asks a federal judge to grant it judgment in a lawsuit over a woman shot with a rubber bullet. -
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As voters weigh ban on flavored tobacco, industry's challenge of California law is thrown out
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The tobacco industry’s lawsuit that challenged a proposed flavor ban in California has failed because voters won’t decide the bans fate for another 16 months. -
San Diego can't get out of lawsuit brought by woman shot by rubber bullet
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - San Diego County and its sheriff’s department will have to face accusations a deputy shot a woman with a rubber bullet while her children were protesting police violence.