Posted on February 16th, 2011
A federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week is challenging the curfews that are set as injunctions within the city. The curfew aims to cut back on gang activity so it is only enforced in certain neighborhoods where gang activity is high.
The lawsuit is claiming that the curfew is violating a person’s constitutional rights. The injunction is not specific and says that people can not be outside after 10 p.m.
Twenty-one of the 50 injunctions are being fought for being too vague and causing people to have to guess the meaning. Other gang injunctions around that city are not as restrictive and more specific.
This legal information is brought to you by Dan Jensen, Santa Clara attorney.
Posted on February 10th, 2011
A quadriplegic man from California has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. that alleges that the staff at Disneyland did not help him exit a ride when it stopped working for 40 minutes.
The lawsuit was filed in L.A. earlier this week and claimed that the staff violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not having appropriate evacuation procedures for people with disability in mobility.
The incident occurred when the boats stopped on the “Its a Small World” ride and all other visitors were evacuated, but the man was left on the ride for 40 minutes. The man also claims that he suffered from dysreflexia while waiting to be evacuated. The man said that he is suing so that Disney will make accessible exits for disabled people.
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Posted on February 3rd, 2011
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States by the maker of Nutella because the advertising on the product states that it is “nutritious.”
A San Diego mother filed the suit in California after she found out that Nutella was not nutritious or part of a “healthy breakfast.” She claims that the food product is no better than a candy bar.
The claims have not been proven and the case has not been certified to be class action yet. The suit claims that the product has more than 55 percent processed sugar and that it is leading to childhood obesity.
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Posted on January 28th, 2011
Taco Bell fights back against the class action suit against that claims that their meat is not real beef.
The lawsuit claims that Taco Bell’s beef is 65 percent of fillers, preservatives extenders and other additives and the woman filing the suit wants Taco Bell to stop calling their product beef.
But officials have said that 88 percent of their product is beef, not 35 percent so they are firing back at these claims. Officials also said that 3 percent of the meat product is water and another 4 percent is seasoning and spices.
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Posted on January 19th, 2011
A man in Escondido, California has filed a lawsuit against the city and the police department over a checkpoint that was set up to check driver’s licenses.
The man was stopped at the checkpoint in October 2009 and the suit claims that the city did not follow the California Vehicle Code. The code states that an officer should not stop a driver just to see if the person is properly licensed.
The checkpoints went into effect in 2004 and have been kinda controversial because some call them “immigration checks.” The lawsuit claims that the man’s car was improperly impounded after the checkpoint. The checkpoints also check for DUI often.
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Posted on January 13th, 2011
A lawsuit has been filed against New Balance last week that claimed that the shoe used false advertising to promote their product.
The product in question is the True Balance and Rock & Tone lines and the suit was filed by a Los Angeles woman. This suit follows two more that were filed in Boston and alleged similar crimes against Reebok Easytones.
The lawsuit against New Balance claims that the company made false claims when it said that the shoes would create a more intense workout for some muscles. The woman bought the shoes because of the ads, but was later injured while wearing them but no details on the circumstances of the incident were disclosed.
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Posted on January 7th, 2011
The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is facing more lawsuits over the deadly blast in September.
The San Bruno explosion killed eight people and destroyed multiple homes. There have been reports that seven more lawsuits were filed against the company between the dates of Dec. 6 and Dec. 22.
The lawsuits have all be claiming nuisance, negligence and more. The new lawsuits come as the Judicial Council of California decides the outcome of the ones previously filed. A spokesman for PG&E made a statement that the company remains committed to all customers in San Bruno.
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Posted on December 27th, 2010
The state of California has settled a lawsuit by enforcing a law that prohibits schools from charging for several items such as textbooks and cheer leading uniforms.
The American Civil Liberties Union in the state argued that the fees violated the constitutional agreement that public education was free. The state will send letter to all public school districts explaining the law in order for the districts to be able to look at their fees and adjust them if needed.
Students were required to pay lab fees and told the ACLU that they were picked out and humiliated in class if they had not paid the fees.
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Posted on December 15th, 2010
A U.S. consumer advocacy group has filed a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s claiming that they lured children into the restaurant with false advertising and deception.
The group claims that the Happy Meal toys make children want to go to McDonald’s so badly that they pester their parents until they bring them there.
The complaint also alleges that Happy Meals are very unhealthy for children because the food includes more fat, sodium and calories than children under the age of 8 need. The suit was brought on by a 41-year-old mother of two.
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Posted on December 9th, 2010
On Wednesday, a federal court judge upheld the voter approved ban against affirmative action in California.
Proposition 209 in California banned racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education and employment. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim that since the ban was put into place in 1996 the number of black, Latino and Native American students have decreased on California’s university campuses.
The plaintiff’s claim that this law is violating their civil rights, but the judge upheld the ban. A former regent at UC said that this ban makes sure that all students receive equal treatment and do not get any special advantages for race or sex.
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