( October 1, 2026, 11:37 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A trial court did not abuse its discretion in certifying injunctive and damages classes in a lawsuit accusing a company that digitizes yearbooks and offers users various levels of access to the information of violating California’s statutory right of publicity, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled, rejecting the company’s arguments that individual questions predominate and that the lead plaintiff will not adequately represent the injunctive class....