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May 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court denied a consumer’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision holding that federal courts must give defendants, when opposing remand by plaintiffs who seek only equitable relief, an opportunity to keep their case in federal court by waiving the adequate-remedy-at-law defense, which the consumer had argued violates a nonwaivable “structural limitation” on federal jurisdiction.
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May 07, 2026
SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge dismissed a consumer’s suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction after finding that he failed to show that he was injured by a vacuum cleaner company allegedly starting its warranty period from the date of purchase, thereby allegedly “shorting” his warranty by the 13 days it took for the product to be delivered, but agreed that such claims could plausibly give rise to an injury.
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May 07, 2026
LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge entered an in-chambers order closing a putative class action against the maker of “fruit spreads” that plaintiffs claimed were deceptively labeled as “natural” in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws when they in fact contain artificial citric acid, after the parties jointly stipulated to voluntary dismissal.
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May 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on May 6 denied Apple Inc.’s application to stay a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversal of its order staying a mandate regarding a contempt judgment against Apple over anticompetitive practices on its App Store in an antitrust dispute with Epic Games Inc.
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May 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Epic Games Inc. on May 6 filed a response to Apple Inc.’s application in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stay a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ reversal of its order staying a mandate regarding a contempt judgment against Apple over anticompetitive practices on its App Store in an antitrust dispute with Epic.
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May 06, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge remanded a putative class action against Crayola LLC brought by consumers who claim that it deceptively labeled its markers, glue sticks and chalk as “non-toxic” in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), after finding that the plaintiffs did not plausibly allege standing to seek injunctive relief under Article III of the U.S. Constitution.
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May 06, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The plaintiffs representing a putative class of consumers who say they were misled into overpaying for Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone models based on Apple’s misrepresentations about the artificial intelligence capabilities that the iPhone 16’s “Apple Intelligence” and Siri software would offer moved May 5 for preliminary approval of a $250 million settlement, with an estimated $70 million in attorney fees, to resolve their claims that Apple violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws.
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May 06, 2026
PASADENA, Calif. — Nestle USA Inc.’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc was denied by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals after a divided panel in January affirmed a trial court’s certification of two California classes of consumers in a case accusing the company of labeling that falsely implies that its chocolate products are produced without child labor and deforestation in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA).
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May 05, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The United States of America filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by California homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires against their insurers for violations of the state’s Cartwright Act and unfair competition law (UCL), negligence and fraud, noting that although the action asserts only state competition law claims, the United States has a strong interest because the alleged conduct by the insurers “presents a serious concern under the federal antitrust laws.”
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May 05, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Two consumers on May 4 filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of a putative nationwide class against a New Jersey company that sells tomatoes labeled as “Certified” and “San Marzano,” alleging that the tomatoes are not from the San Marzano region and are deceptively labeled in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and seeking $25 million in restitution.
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May 04, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge granted a sugarcane grower’s motion to dismiss putative class claims against it seeking restitution and disgorgement without leave to amend, but declined to dismiss claims that it used “greenwashing” to deceptively market its sugar as environmentally friendly when it is not, in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL).
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May 01, 2026
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware state judge on April 30 denied a motion by Fox News Network (FNN) to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it for defamation per se by California Gov. Gavin Newsom regarding FNN’s claim on-air that the governor “lied” about not having a phone call with President Donald J. Trump in June 2025 and denied FNN’s request for attorney fees based on Newsom’s withdrawal of a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL).
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May 01, 2026
CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge denied a food company’s motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit against it alleging violations of consumer protection laws of several states, including California’s unfair competition law (UCL), by labeling its frozen fish products as containing “100% Whole Fish” when the fish is allegedly “pumped” with water and an inorganic salt compound, writing that the plaintiffs adequately alleged the labels could deceive a reasonable consumer.
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April 30, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by controversial social media influencers Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan seeking more than $50 million from Meta Platforms Inc. for terminating their social media accounts and allegedly defaming them in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws without leave to amend, opining that the Tates failed to allege facts overcoming Meta’s immunity as a digital publisher.
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April 30, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Samuel Altman and various OpenAI entities took no action even as employees warned them that a ChatGPT user posed a real-world threat. It was a prescient warning brought to life when just months later the user allegedly killed eight people as part of a school shooting in British Columbia, families claim in a series of seven complaints filed April 29 alleging negligence, strict product liability and violation of the California unfair competition law (UCL).
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April 29, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Two consumers and a baby food company on April 27 filed a joint notice of settlement, informing a California court that they are finalizing an agreement to permanently resolve the consumers’ claims that the company improperly labeled baby food in violation of state laws that adopt federal labeling standards, which the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review in April 2025.
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April 24, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal magistrate judge granted a request to proceed anonymously by a Jane Doe plaintiff seeking to represent “Jeffrey Epstein survivors” whose personally identifiable information was disclosed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in her putative class action against the United States and Google LLC for violating federal privacy laws and California’s unfair competition law (UCL).
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April 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court distributed for conference a petition for a writ of certiorari by two John Does seeking review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling finding that Twitter Inc. (now known as X Corp.) is immune pursuant to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to federal law claims and some product liability claims related to allegations that Twitter allowed child pornography to stay on the social media platform.
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April 24, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The California Fair Plan Association (CFP) said it is appealing a California court’s grant of summary adjudication in favor of an insured as to his sole remaining claim for declaratory relief in his lawsuit alleging that CFP issued property insurance policies with fire coverage that is unlawfully restrictive as to smoke damage claims.
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April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 20 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., which argued that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in granting certification to a class action and that the high court must rule on whether experts must be admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for class certification motions.
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April 20, 2026
PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 17 reversed the dismissal of a putative class action against Target Corp. for allegedly falsely advertising the thread count of store-brand bedsheets in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), rejecting Target’s defense that the consumer could not be deceived by “physically impossible” statements about the thread count of cotton sheets,
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April 17, 2026
FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal magistrate judge recommended granting the California Attorney General’s Office’s motion for summary judgment against a flavored-vape retailer and its CEO for violating federal and state tobacco laws and California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by selling disposable flavored vape products without a license or youth restrictions but denying a request for more than $1 million in civil penalties due to a factual dispute about the amount owed.
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April 17, 2026
NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on April 16 granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice a putative class action accusing the maker of portable audio players for children of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by concealing a defect that would cause the devices’ batteries to overheat, noting that the company voluntarily recalled and replaced customers’ batteries.
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April 17, 2026
PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 16 affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action against a water filter maker for allegedly misrepresenting their filter’s ability to purify water when it cannot remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), writing that “reasonable” consumers would not expect this ability and that the company was not required to disclose this as an “unreasonable safety hazard.”
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April 17, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge vacated all pending deadlines in a putative class action against a pet food company for allegedly falsely labeling its pet food products as containing no preservatives in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) after the parties filed a joint notice that they had reached a confidential settlement and that the plaintiff would dismiss her claims, approximately one month after the court granted in part and denied in part a defense motion to dismiss.