The trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that ‌Meta designed its platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety. It will also address claims by 29 states that the company illegally collected and used children's data in violation of federal law.

(Subscription required) LocateSmarter must pay $116,490 for requiring consumers to provide sensitive information to stop the sale of their data, in the agency's first enforcement action combining the CCPA and Delete Act.

Div. Eight of this district’s Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the judgment entered in favor of country music star Kenny Chesney after a fan alleged that he failed to protect her from a third-party impersonator who was able to convince the woman to loan him $310,000 to cover expenses purportedly relating to an upcoming award show and recording release based on “insider” information that she says was not publicly available.

Court of Appeal Associate Justice Rashida Adams of this district’s Div. Three will be elevated to the post of associate justice of her division, if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nomination of her is confirmed by the three-member Commission on Judicial Appointments. Also named to the Court of Appeal for this district, in a round of appointments late Friday is Denise Hippach, a judge of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court.