Southern California Record

Chobani Zero Sugar SAN DIEGO — A Southern California federal judge has preserved the bulk of a class action alleging Chobani misled consumers about the presence of so-called "plasticizer" chemicals in certain yogurt products. In an opinion filed April 6, U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. said plaintiff Amy Wysocki may continue her false advertising claims regarding trace levels of four types of phthalate compounds found in two Chobani plain Greek yogurts.

Ronald Reagan State Building, home of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES —A state appeals panel has said Kaiser Foundation Health Plan isn’t entitled to a new trial and agreed a jury correctly awarded $66 million to a hospital that alleged it was underpaid for providing emergency services to plan members.

Homeless encampment, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has entered a $106.6 million, three-year contract for eviction defense and prevention services with a nonprofit legal aid group that has repeatedly sued the city over homeless-related issues.

Federal Judge Robert S. Huie SAN DIEGO — A federal judge won’t let Boar’s Head slice off an entire lawsuit alleging the deli meat purveyor falsely advertised the cleanliness and quality of its processing facilities. Four California women sued Boar’s Head Provisions Company in San Diego County Superior Court in February 2025.

Ronald Reagan State Building, home of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — A state appeals panel has upheld a $51 million verdict awarded to a man who said his wife died of mesothelioma resulting from exposure to asbestos in Avon cosmetic products containing talc.

California Fourth District Appellate Justice Truc Do SAN DIEGO — Workers in California don't need to prove they were harmed by employer background checks to target their employers with lawsuits accusing them of violating a state law governing background checks and other consumer reports, a state appeals court has ruled.

California Second District Appellate Court Justice Lee Smalley Edmon LOS ANGELES - Tenants don't need to show they were actually harmed by a landlord's allegedly illegal background check to sue their landlord under a California state law regulating investigative consumer reports, a state appeals court has ruled. Defendant landlords Barrington Pacific, Shores Barrington and DE Glendon own Los Angeles area apartment complexes.

Harper Hall, San Diego State University SAN DIEGO - A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement that would end a class action on behalf of more than 800 female athletes who accused San Diego State University of violating Title IX through an alleged systematic favoring of male athletes and their programs with respect to funding and other opportunities. U.S. District Judge Todd Robinson issued an opinion Jan.

L.A. Department of Water and Power Pumping Station No. 2 LOS ANGELES - A state appeals panel has agreed California’s constitution doesn’t prevent the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from implementing tiered rates based on usage, but also said the city can’t make its water customers fund a special subsidy for low-income accounts. The underlying issue dates to March 2016 when the LA City Council passed a new water rate ordinance.

California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court has ruled a mother should be allowed to continue her legal efforts to stop L.A. County DCFS from placing her name on a state registry of child abusers, as the state high court said parents who used reasonable force to defend themselves amid fights with their children should be able to attempt to avoid the consequences that come from their names landing on that list.