Stories by Erianne Leatherman on Northern California Record

With the growth of internet usage via social media and search engines, it is vital for law firms to recognize important marketing trends, in order to reach the broadest audience and convert the most clients.

SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division Two reversed a judgment in a lawsuit centering on a contract dispute between The Collings Foundation and Auctions America By RM Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District, Division Three has upheld a $15.3 million award to a woman who sued Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District for damages in an injury lawsuit.

SAN FRANCISCO – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit centered on damage to high-end art that was kept in a San Francisco storage facility.

SACRAMENTO – An appeals court has reversed a trial court’s order centered on monetary sanctions in a lawsuit involving a home foreclosure.

SANTA ANA – A court has upheld an order of the Superior Court of Orange County in a whistleblower case regarding alleged Medicare fraud.

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reinstated counterclaims by Union Pacific Railroad on Feb. 7 centered on its leasing of land under 1,800 miles of its right of way to Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline LP to build a petroleum pipeline.

After over a decade in the works, Walmart ended plans last month to build a distribution center in Merced, citing the changing retail landscape.