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J. Huff dismisses securities claims alleging that the insulin diabetes medical device company falsely reassured investors that the impact from competition was no worse than anticipated and that the company ignored members of the sales forces who believed the company's financial goals were unattainable. The investors' allegations do not defeat the company's assertion that it reasonably believed that it would achieve its financial goals due to the usual, seasonal uptick in sales that typically begins in the third and fourth quarters.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv1657, NOS: Securities/Commodities/Exchange - Other Suits, Categories: Securities
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J. Huff dismisses the four mothers' claims that their religious beliefs prohibit them from vaccinating their children, so California's compulsory vaccination law requiring all students to receive vaccinations to attend school violates their rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The law is neutral and its passage was not motivated by religious animosity. The state has an interest in protecting the health and safety of students and the public at large.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv2012, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Education, First Amendment
J. Huff grants final approval to a $1.62 million settlement that will end class action claims accusing Verizon of failing to properly compensate its employees for overtime. The average recovery for each class member will be $1,714, with the highest payout being $4,481. The settlement agreement also provides for $25,000 in civil PAGA penalties. Class counsel is granted $541,000 in fees.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: February 13, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1257, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment, Settlements, Class Action
J. Huff grants weight loss platform Noom's motion to dismiss a user's invasion of privacy class action for Noom's alleged use of "Session Replay Code," which enables website operators to record and replay visitors' interactions with the website. The user lacks Article III standing because she has not alleged that Noom has tracked or disclosed any individually identifiable data or that it has anything to connect the information the user allegedly disclosed via a Noom survey to her.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: January 22, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv285, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Privacy, Class Action
J. Huff grants a personal care company's motion to dismiss negligent product liability claims brought by a consumer who allegedly suffered injuries after using a defective wax hair remover product. The consumer goods company has provided undisputed evidence that it did not design, manufacture, label or distribute the product in California or within the United States. The product was manufactured in Spain and distributed for sale in the Canadian market. Therefore, the court lacks personal jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: January 2, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv2051, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Product Liability, Jurisdiction
J. Huff denies a pharmaceutical company's motion to dismiss strict liability claims brought by two consumers who allege they have suffered "neuropsychiatric injuries" after ingesting Singulair, a drug prescribed for the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Although the consumer was prescribed the drug outside of California, he is a California resident, took the drug in California, and was treated for his alleged injuries in California. Furthermore, the consumer has alleged that the company engaged in direct-to-consumer advertising of Singulair in California, so he has sufficiently established jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: October 16, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv522, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Product Liability, Jurisdiction
J. Huff declines to reconsider a judgment awarding the employer $55,000 in damages for its lawsuit against the former employee, who was accused of failing to perform his job and then stealing confidential intellectual property from the employer to create his own company. The employer provided sufficient evidence to show that the employee did not produce any functioning work-product during his employment as a software engineer. The employer also submitted exhibits in which the employee claimed to have the company's intellectual property and was attempting to sell it.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: October 10, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv259, NOS: Other Personal Property Damage - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Trade Secrets, Conversion, Contract
J. Huff grants preliminary approval to a $5.69 million settlement in a class action accusing the credit reporting company of reselling inaccurate information with false notations stating that the consumer was deceased. In addition to the monetary award, defendant will also be required to improve its reporting practices to more clearly state that the data it is reporting is precisely the data it received from the nationwide credit reporting agencies and that the company cannot evaluate its content. Class members will each receive pro rata payments from the net settlement fund.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: October 2, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv498, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Settlements, Consumer Law, Class Action
J. Huff grants Jet Blue's motion to dismiss California Invasion of Privacy Act claims brought by a consumer who says that the airline procures and embeds session reply codes on its website to track and analyze website user interactions. Because the consumer does not allege that she disclosed any personal information to JetBlue and only visited the website to get information on flight pricing, she cannot show that she "suffered any concrete harm that bears a close relationship to the right to control personal information." She, therefore, has not established an injury in fact.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: June 12, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv361, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Consumer Law, Privacy