22 results for 'judge:"Corley"'.
J. Corley grants final approval to a $51,000 class settlement with Atlantic Recovery Solutions over alleged unfair debt collection practices. The terms appear fair and include $123,000 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv4108, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Settlements, Class Action
J. Corley dismisses employment discrimination claims from a former employee of UPS who says she was repeatedly mocked for her age and weight while on duty. One co-worker allegedly taunted her by asking, "Mirror mirror on the wall, whos’ the fattest of them all?” during work. Several procedural problems plague her claims. She did not file her first suit within the limitations period, she did not give UPS proper notice of the suit, and she did not exhaust all of her options outlined in her collective bargaining agreement.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: April 19, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv5785, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment Discrimination
J. Corley dismisses false advertising claims against Christian Dior from consumers who say the company has misrepresented the sun protection properties of their "24 hour" cosmetic products. There is nothing on the record to show that the labels on Christian Dior products have been confusing consumers. The class even conducted a survey where only one-third of survey takers agreed with the consumers' interpretation of the labels, leading the consumers to say this meant the other two-thirds were duped by the front labels. This "makes no sense" and all of their claims fail.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: April 1, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv409, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Class Action, False Advertising
J. Corley denies a motion from Tesla to dismiss or stay a complaint in which the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission claims Tesla has subjected Black employees working in its manufacturing facilities to a hostile, race-fueled work environment. Tesla says the claims should be tossed due to "virtually identical" proceedings in state court. On top of the commission bringing forward enough evidence to show the merits of the claims, there is nothing happening in state court that would bar a resolution to this case.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: March 29, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv4984, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Employment Discrimination
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J. Corley allows some claims to proceed against X Corp. from a class of former then-Twitter employees who say that after Elon Musk took over the company, a series of mass layoffs unfairly targeted older and female employees. There is not enough on the record to show any intention to discriminate against the older employees at this stage, but there is enough to show that the mass layoffs were disproportionately against women.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: March 29, 2024, Case #: 3:24cv125, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination
J. Corley allows some unjust enrichment claims to proceed against GreenSky, a loan broker, from borrowers who say the company hides certain lending and merchant fees. While claims that the broker's fee practices violated the California Financial Code are tossed for lack of standing, it is plausible they violated the Credit Services Act of 1984 and the borrowers have made a reasonable claim for damages.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: December 15, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv1693, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Banking / Lending
J. Corley finds in favor of Qualcomm in its multi-district antitrust litigation where consumers allege the company was using their position in the chip manufacturing and patent licensing markets to curtail competition and increase prices. After a series of appeals, the only surviving claims centered around the company's contractual dealings with manufactures like Samsung and Apple, but those claims only raise "plausible theories" on how the company could benefit from anti-competitive conduct. They do not provide any hard evidence that the alleged conduct actually took place.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: November 7, 2023, Case #: 3:17md2773, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust
J. Corley allows the bulk of claims to continue against the maker and some distributors of EzriCare eyedrops that left a man blinded in one eye. The claims properly allege that the maker had a duty to test the drops to make sure they were safe, but failed to do so. Claims against Amazon also proceed on the idea that, as a seller, it "cosigned" on the eyedrop products.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: October 30, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv1632, NOS: Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Health Care, Product Liability
J. Corley denies a request for a preliminary injunction against the federal government regarding claims from a biologist that flood releases from the Coyote Valley Dam into the Russian River are harming local populations of salmon. The biologist has not only shown failed to show how serious harm will befall the local salmon if the flood releases continue, but has also put forward an injunction request that is unreasonable for the government to work around and is unlikely to fix any of the alleged issues stemming from the dam's operations.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: October 23, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv6143, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Agency, Injunction
J. Corley finds in favor of Qualcomm, a computer chip maker, in a multi-district dispute where consumers allege the company used its position in the market to hinder competition and raise prices for handheld devices. After a series of appeals and similar claims from the FTC that were ultimately rejected, only unfair competition claims remain. The company prevails on these claims due to consumers being unable to show that any exclusive dealings with big tech companies like Apple and Samsung resulted in actual damages to buyers.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley , Filed On: September 26, 2023, Case #: 3:17md2773, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust, Unfair Competition
J. Corley finds that Grubhub must face claims brought by a former delivery driver who says the company mislabeled him as an independent contractor and failed to pay him minimum wage, overtime pay, or fully reimburse him for job-related expenses. A prior ruling found that the employee suffered from minimum wage violations, so he is therefore considered an "aggrieved employee" who is allowed to bring a lawsuit to collect civil penalties under PAGA on behalf of himself and other current or former employees, regardless of what time period he was employed as a driver for Grubhub.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley , Filed On: September 11, 2023, Case #: 3:15cv5128, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment, Class Action
J. Corley partially grants the police officers' and prosecutors' motion for summary judgment on the exonerated man's claims against him connected to murder, attempted robbery and RICO convictions. Disputed material fact questions remain as to the exonerated man's Brady claims against the officials, but his malicious prosecution and fabrication of evidence claims are dismissed, along with a due-process claim based on suggestive interrogation techniques. A claim against the city for failure to train police officers 'regarding their Brady obligations also survives.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: August 3, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv9472, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Police Misconduct
J. Corley partially grants the prison officials’ motion for summary judgment on the prisoner’s claims. A portion of the prisoner’s First Amendment retaliation claim, which alleges that a guard attempted to force him to become a “snitch” by threatening to falsely tell other inmates he was one if he did not, is dismissed because the prisoner’s refusal to “snitch” was not protected conduct for a retaliation claim. The portion of the claim related to his filing of a grievance survives, however, and the guard’s qualified immunity argument fails as to that portion of the claim. The case is referred to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: August 2, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv341, NOS: Prison Condition - Habeas Corpus, Categories: First Amendment, Prisoners' Rights
J. Corley grants the patent defendant's motion to dismiss the patent claimant's suit alleging that it infringed on patents for a system to determine a user's risk of Covid-19 exposure based on monitoring of wireless networks in the area of a viral event. While the defendant's accused product bears important similarities to those described in the asserted patents, they do not satisfy limitations in each.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley, Filed On: July 24, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv2695, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Covid-19
J. Corley rejects the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft’s $69 billion plan to purchase Activision Blizzard. The FTC fails to prove that it is likely it will prevail on its claim that the vertical merger may substantially lessen competition in the console, library subscription services or cloud gaming markets. While the merger “deserves scrutiny,” the evidence presented shows no incentive for Microsoft to foreclose Call of Duty from Sony PlayStation.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Corley , Filed On: July 10, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv2880, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust