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Lyft Shareholders Win Class Status In Lawsuit Over IPO Disclosures

26th August 2021
On Friday, US District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr certified a class of investors who purchased shares in Lyft’s IPO. The judge rejected the company’s argument that individual inquiries were required to demonstrate whether investors were aware of the issues before buying in.  Investor Rick Keiner’s lawsuit criticises Lyft, its officers, and directors for failing to […]
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McDonald’s Franchise Settles Employee’s Covid-19 Safety Lawsuit

13th August 2021
A 2020 lawsuit against a McDonald’s franchise based in Oakland, California claimed that managers of the fast-food restaurant had given employees coffee filters and dog diapers in place of proper face masks. The franchise has agreed to improve its safety precautions to protect employees from covid-19 to settle the lawsuit.  In the settlement, the Oakland […]
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Zoom To Pay $85 Million In Settlement Over User Privacy

3rd August 2021
The claim argued that Zoom violated its users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and allowing hackers to disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice known as “Zoombombing”. In the proposed class action, Zoom’s customers would either be eligible for a $25 refund or a 15% refund on their subscriptions to […]
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Jury Sides With CVS In $121 Million Drug Overcharge Trial

25th June 2021
Back in 2015, a group of customers from six states filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy. The group claimed that CVS had overcharged both them and their insurance companies for generic drugs, whilst cash-pay customers were charged low prices through a discount programme. However, on Wednesday, a California federal jury unanimously determined that CVS’s Health […]
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How To Find The Right California Car Accident Lawyer

17th June 2021
If you’ve been injured in a car accident in California, you’re entitled to collect compensation from the responsible parties. When you’re hit in the rear, or the accident was caused by a drunk driver, their insurance company might even be offering you money days after your crash. It’s extremely important to remember that you should […]
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What Makes A Good Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney?

10th June 2021
The law is such a wonderfully infuriating thing. It can give you a sense of justice, or sully your life beyond recognition. The convoluted processes, excessively complex wording, and sheer force of the law will leave an indelible mark on whoever is (un)fortunate to have come into contact with it.  Long story short, if you […]
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What is Proposition 22?

23rd November 2020
An exploration of the new California law and what it means for the gig economy in the United States.
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Common Challenges in Landlord-Tenant Relationships

30th October 2020
As an expert in this field, he shares with us how lawyers should approach such disputes, offering advice on how to tackle these cases.   Other than nonpayment of rent, wrongful eviction is one of the most common reasons people go to court in the landlord-tenant world. Why is this the case?   It is […]
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Fragomen Confirms Data Breach Impacting Google Employees

28th October 2020
The Am Law 100 firm revealed that a data breach allowed a third party to gain limited access to Google employees’ personal information.
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Appeals Court: Uber, Lyft Must Reclassify Drivers as Employees

23rd October 2020
A California appeals court found that the ridesharing companies likely violated the law by classifying drivers as contractors.
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