The Alameda County Superior Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Andrew Lee Stephens, Angela Doherty, Barbara Ann Gibson, Cheryl Ann Romero, Cona Cord Montrose, Daena Lynn Blake, Dennis Wayne Bonner, Jeanie Lee Fuller, Jordan Marie Stewart, Laura Jean Carter, Luann Babicz, Marilyn Kaye Bircher, Mary E Atkinson, Morton Ernest Trudeau, Philip Diedeman, Sandy Jean Weems and Walter David Herbert against Confluent Medical Technologies Inc. and Cordis Corp. on March 29.
The Alameda County Superior Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Patti Barahona, Jason Butler, Michael Church, Shawn Cowing, Lori Duszynski, Jonathan Fuller, Donald Gammon, Mary Guerrero, Steven Harper, Barbara Medina, Kinnie Stokes and Judy Trosper against Confluent Medical Technologies Inc., Cordis Corp. and Johnson & Johnson on Feb. 8: 'Complaint-Mass Tort Filed'
The following mass tort-related cases were on the docket in the Alameda County Superior Court on Feb. 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
SAN FRANCISCO – Three companies on the hook for a potential billion dollar judgment have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a public nuisance case filed by 10 counties and cities in California mandating they clean up lead-based paint in dwellings.
LOS ANGELES – A nonprofit conservation organization claims that a federal agency has failed to create a management plan for two bodies of water as required by law.
SAN FRANCISCO — Fullerton attorney Roger Sandberg Hanson, licensed to practice law for 62 years, faces possible suspension following a State Bar of California recommendation over allegations he filed an unauthorized habeas corpus and tried to mislead disciplinary counsel during an investigation.
Lawyers for three current and former paint manufacturers on the hook for a $1.15 billion judgment over the presence of lead paint in more than 3 million California homes have asked a California appeals court to overturn that judgment, saying the judge overreached and trespassed on legal turf more properly reserved for lawmakers, and to rule otherwise would open a virtual Pandora’s box of further judicial abuses and other unforeseen harms on homeowners, businesses and taxpayers, alike.
The State Bar Court of California recently issued a public reprimand to Anju Multani, a Downey attorney, after the attorney allegedly failed to return unearned fees and pay court interest in a matter stemming from a transfer of conservatorship.
The State Bar Court of California recently suspended William Andrai Acosta, a Glendora attorney, after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor criminal charges in Los Angeles County
The State Bar Court of California recently disbarred Joseph Lynn DeClue, a Santa Ana attorney, after an investigation into his misconduct into home mortgage modification matters found that he had “habitually” disregarded his clients’ interests.