Google and Apple consumers urged the Ninth Circuit Wednesday to revive separate proposed class actions alleging that the tech giants violated New York and Minnesota state statutes by unlawfully retaining personally identifiable information collected in connection with video streaming rentals, arguing both statutes create a private right of action.
Tesla urged a California federal judge Tuesday to send to arbitration two proposed class actions alleging that the company falsely advertised inflated mileage ranges for its electric vehicles at the direction of CEO Elon Musk, arguing that the car owners agreed to arbitrate their disputes when they ordered the vehicles.
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientist testifying in a California federal bench trial Monday over fluoride's risks criticized studies showing links between fluoride exposure and IQ drops, saying repeatedly there's "a lot of uncertainty" regarding the studies' data and the "evidence is weak."
A Brown University epidemiologist testified Friday on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a bench trial over fluoride's risks Friday that there are data "gaps" in studies linking fluoride exposure to lower IQ, while acknowledging under cross-examination that he hadn't reviewed studies assessing the effects of high-dose fluoride exposure.
First Citizens Bank has beefed up allegations that HSBC Holdings stole confidential information and poached employees from the failed Silicon Valley Bank, filing an amended complaint Wednesday in California federal court, claiming HSBC's top executives and chief legal officer knew of the alleged poaching conspiracy.
A California federal judge presiding over a bench trial over fluoridated water's risks agreed to give the parties more time to present their cases Wednesday, but told counsel they haven't been "particularly efficient," and that "I don't need the Perry Mason moments — I just need to get to the issues."
A Harvard epidemiologist testifying Friday in a high-stakes bench trial over fluoridated water's risks criticized a study cited by the government that found fluoride exposure increases IQ by 24 points, saying the results "don't make sense," are "beyond the imagination" and must be based on erroneous data.
A Harvard epidemiologist testified in a high-stakes bench trial over environmental groups' efforts to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban fluoride in 200 million Americans' drinking water that there is "definitely a causal relationship" between fluoride exposure and neurotoxicity, even at low exposure levels.
Environmental groups told a California federal judge during bench trial openings Wednesday that new studies show clear links between prenatal fluoride exposure and children's lower IQ levels, while the EPA defended current regulations allowing low levels of fluoride in drinking water and underscored that "the dose makes the poison."
Wells Fargo urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to toss a proposed securities class action alleging the bank conducted sham interviews to meet diversity targets triggering a stock drop when the truth came to light, arguing there may have been preferred candidates, but that doesn't mean the interviews were "kabuki."