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Latest News in California
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February 19, 2026
Ballard Spahr Adds Litigator From Benesch In New SF Shop
Ballard Spahr LLP's brand new San Francisco office is already growing, as another Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP litigator has joined the office as a partner.
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February 18, 2026
Smith & Wesson Gets Suit Over Tracking Cookies Pared Down
A California federal judge has cut state wiretap law and several other claims from a proposed class action accusing Smith & Wesson of illegally gathering browsing data from website visitors who rejected the use of tracking cookies, while preserving allegations that the firearm manufacturer facilitated third parties' privacy intrusions.
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February 18, 2026
Birkin Bag Fans Appeal Hermès' 'Predetermined' Antitrust Win
Shoppers urged the Ninth Circuit Wednesday to revive their proposed class action accusing Hermès of illegally tying the sale of its iconic Birkin handbags to other expensive luxury items, arguing that the lower court erroneously "predetermined" the outcome of their case even before they filed their latest complaint.
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February 18, 2026
Zuckerberg Testifies That Social Media Doesn't Harm Teens
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Wednesday in a landmark California bellwether trial on claims his company and Google's YouTube harm children's mental health, saying the current scientific literature shows no causal link between social media and teens' mental health.
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February 18, 2026
Blue Shield Of Calif. Says 'Ghost Network' Action Falls Flat
Trouble finding a mental health care therapist is unfortunate but not something that an entire class action can be based on, argued Blue Shield of California, urging a federal judge to dismiss a suit accusing the company of maintaining a "ghost network" directory of providers who don't exist or don't accept new patients.
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