Rebel Creamery has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Utah while challenging a federal judgment requiring the ice cream maker to turn over nearly $23.8 million in profits to rival Van Leeuwen over the appearance of its pint packaging.The Utah-based company filed its bankruptcy petition Aug. 14, two days... Read More »
A California jury has found that Reedley farmer Cesar Mora breached his agreement with Giumarra Brothers Fruit Co. by selling a licensed variety of white nectarine through another supplier, following a two-week trial in a dispute that drew national attention after Mora gave away more than 180,000 pounds of fruit... Read More »
A newborn with a severe heart defect is receiving medical care in Texas with his intended parents after the woman who carried him challenged their legal parentage, continuing a dispute that began months before his birth.McKenna West, an Alaska woman who served as a gestational surrogate for California couple Nausheen... Read More »
Amazon has changed the legal terms governing its U.S. customers, requiring most future disputes with the company to be resolved through individual binding arbitration and preventing customers from pursuing class actions. The revised Conditions of Use took effect August 14, with Amazon stating that customers accept the changes by continuing... Read More »
Shein has lost a UK copyright case against rival online marketplace Temu after a High Court judge rejected its attempt to hold the company responsible for copyrighted clothing photographs uploaded by third-party sellers.Mrs Justice Kelyn Bacon ruled on August 13 that Temu had not authorized sellers to infringe Shein's copyright... Read More »
An Oklahoma couple suing State Farm over a denied roof damage claim is asking a Comanche County judge to make internal company records public and require the insurer’s chief executive to answer questions under oath, arguing the evidence could support allegations that company policies influenced how their loss was handled.Comanche... Read More »
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has agreed to meet California deadlines for processing concealed carry firearm permits and publicly report its wait times under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Justice Department. The agreement would resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the agency of effectively denying Second Amendment rights through... Read More »
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to the two remaining federal charges stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting in court that he traveled to New York intending to shoot the insurance executive. The plea leaves Mangione facing a possible life sentence and has opened a new legal... Read More »
Two Texas customers are seeking more than $1.5 million from Popeyes and related companies after claiming they found a condom-like foreign object embedded in fried chicken purchased from a Houston restaurant.Justin Howard of Missouri City and Danielle McKinnon of Katy filed the lawsuit Aug. 3 in Harris County District Court... Read More »
A North Carolina woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver while riding home from work has sued the rideshare company, alleging that Lyft bears responsibility for allowing the driver onto its platform and putting him in contact with passengers.Diamond Cannady filed the civil action Tuesday in... Read More »
A Cook County lawsuit accuses Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse and several seafood companies of selling contaminated raw oysters that allegedly caused a customer to develop multiple bacterial infections, suffer cardiac arrest and sustain permanent brain damage.Joseph Belgio, 44, a retired Cicero firefighter and Marine veteran, filed the lawsuit Monday in... Read More »
The family of actor Robert Carradine is suing the University of California over his death, alleging UCLA staff failed to follow suicide prevention safeguards after he voluntarily entered a locked psychiatric unit while experiencing suicidal thoughts.Carradine’s children filed the lawsuit Aug. 7 against the Regents of the University of California,... Read More »
Mercedes-Benz USA is facing a proposed class action from two California drivers who claim raised metal AMG logos built into the front seats of certain vehicles become hot enough to cause burns after the cars are parked in the sun.Gabriel Lahijani and Karendeep “Karina” Bath filed the lawsuit August 5... Read More »
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta Platforms to pay $567 million into a fund addressing youth mental health and child safety harms while requiring changes to Facebook and Instagram for young users in the state.The August 6 ruling by First Judicial District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid follows a separate... Read More »
A Minnesota woman who was hospitalized with sepsis after eating a Chipotle burrito bowl has sued the restaurant chain, claiming contaminated jalapeño peppers caused her illness during a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to 345 cases.Kristen Behne filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.... Read More »
