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NFL Hit With Lawsuit by Cheerleaders Demanding Higher Wages

A group of NFL cheerleaders — including women who have cheered for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders — has filed a lawsuit demanding higher wages and fairer labor practices from the NFL and 27 member teams. “We’re not asking to be paid like the football players are. But if you look at the mascot, who’s paid between $25,000-$60,000 a year, it’s just not fair for what we put into it,” former Raiders cheerleader Caitlin Yates said in a statement released Tuesday. The suit filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco, seeks …


Appeals Court Advances Two Samsung Class-Action Lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that two consumer lawsuits filed over Samsung smartphones can’t be forced to go to arbitration and instead can proceed toward trials. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that in both cases, a mandatory arbitration provision contained in a warranty booklet placed in a box packaging the smartphone didn’t amount to a contract.


Trump University Lawsuit: Donald Trump’s Lawyers Want It Delayed Months

Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. Related Articles Trump University lawsuit: Judge Curiel won’t bar controversial statements In the motion filed Saturday evening in San Diego federal court, Trump’s lawyer Daniel Petrocelli …


Donald Trump Will Be Entangled in Multiple Suits While President

He’ll be the defendant-in-chief. Just weeks after pulling off his implausible presidential victory, President-elect Donald Trump is set to being a civil trial in San Diego involving fraud allegations against his scandal-plagued Trump University. The underlying lawsuit is one of several now ensnaring Trump that will put him in the unprecedented position of defending himself in numerous civil …


Airbnb Rebuked in SF Lawsuit

A judge handed Airbnb a rebuke in a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of the city’s rental regulations. less Ian Mackinlay registers his short-term rental with the city at 1660 Mission St. in San …


San Francisco Sues Millennium Tower Developers, Claiming Buyers Were Duped

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Thursday filed suit against the developer of the Millennium Tower, alleging that the company knew that the luxury high-rise was sinking more than expected before it began selling units but failed to disclose the information to buyers. Herrera said the developer Mission Street Development LLC, an affiliate of Millennium …


Family of Unarmed Driver Killed by SF Sergeant Files U.S. Lawsuit

Image 1 of / 6 FILE– Vigil attendees Thursday night wove flowers into a barbed wire fence where Jessica Williams, 29, crashed an allegedly stolen car into a utility truck before she was shot by a San Francisco police sergeant. Williams was shot on May 19, 2016. less FILE– Vigil attendees Thursday night wove flowers into a barbed wire fence where Jessica Williams, 29, crashed an allegedly …


Burma Superstar Restaurants’ Attorney Speaks After Unfair Wages Lawsuit

The Burma Superstar restaurants attorney released a statement Wednesday about three employees suing the chain for unfair wages. The attorney for the restaurants located in Alameda, San Francisco and Oakland says they have always “The owners value their team as an extension of their family, and strive to treat everyone with the utmost respect, providing good wages and …


Facebook Users Can’t Sue as Group Over Advertisers’ Data Use

Facebook Inc. defeated a bid for a group lawsuit claiming the company illegally gave its users’ personal information to advertisers, with a judge ruling the plaintiffs didn’t have enough in common to pursue a class action. Facebook users accused the social network of “automatically and surreptitiously” disclosing to advertisers information about them when they clicked on ads. …