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March 10, 2021
Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the Northern District of California on Tuesday partially granted summary judgment to medical care provider Sutter Health, the defendant in a class-action that began in 2012. The suit claimed that Sutter has engaged in anticompetitive practices through contracts with health plans that allegedly unfairly raise prices for those insured.
The named plaintiffs, including four individuals insured under health plans in network with Sutter hospitals and two companies that paid for health insurance for employees, originally alleged in their complaint that Sutter violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, California’s Cartwright Act, and California’s Unfair Competition Law through controlling certain Northern California inpatient services markets.
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Federal Court Finds the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Does Not Apply Retroactively, Dismissing Claims Against Walmart Stemming from an Alleged Data Breach Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A federal District Court in California recently dismissed a lawsuit against Walmart that arose from an alleged data breach. (
Gardiner v. Walmart, Inc., 20-cv-04618-JSW (N.D. Cal., March 5, 2021). Among other things, the court determined that California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does not apply retroactively, dismissing the CCPA claim because the plaintiff had not specified the date of the alleged breach.
According to the allegations of the complaint, the plaintiff had provided certain personal identifying information (PII) to Walmart, including credit card information, when he created an online account. Plaintiff claimed that Walmart has been targeted numerous times by individuals who have hacked its website and its customers’ computers, and that the hackers p
A federal District Court in California recently dismissed a lawsuit against Walmart that arose from an alleged data breach. (Gardiner v. Walmart, Inc., 20-cv-04618-JSW (N.D. Cal., March.
A class-action lawsuit against Apple is going to trial in August.
It s over claims that Apple s use of refurbished parts and remanufactured devices is a breach of contract.
It could see Apple customers get a payout if the suit is successful.
Apple is facing a trial over a class-action lawsuit that claims that using refurbished and remanufactured parts and devices to repair products like the iPhone is a breach of contract.
As noted by MacRumors, the case will call for trial in August. From the lawsuit s webpage:
The terms and conditions for AppleCare Protection Plan and AppleCare+ provide that when a customer seeks service for a covered iPhone or iPad due to a hardware defect or accidental damage, Apple Inc. will either repair the device or replace it with a device that is either new or equivalent to new in performance and reliability.