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Attorney General Bonta Files Notice of Appeal to Overturn Superior Court Decision on Senate Bill 9
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a notice of appeal to reverse a judgment by the Los Angeles County Superior Court that would prevent the California Department of Justice from enforcing Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) against five charter cities on the basis that it violates their state constitutional authority. -
Favorable ruling for coffee companies in Prop 65 lawsuit; ‘Will protect business owners from onerous litigation'
A 10-year-old Proposition 65 lawsuit has been dismissed after a judge found the defendant coffee companies had met the burden of proof by showing that acrylamide, which is found in coffee after roasting and brewing, doesn’t increase cancer risks. -
Superior Court of California for San Francisco County: Actions Taken on June 5
The Superior Court of California for San Francisco County reported the following activity on June 5 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Syed Husain vs Elina Emily Todorov on June 5
The Superior Court of California for San Francisco County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Syed Husain against Elina Emily Todorov and other unnamed defendants on June 5. -
Inglewood attorney faces suspension, probation after failing to pay court-ordered sanctions, costs
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Inglewood attorney Perfisity McGhee faces suspension and probation following a July 10 California Supreme Court order for allegedly failing to report and pay sanctions and to pay court-ordered cost, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents. -
Attorney: High-profile gamer Tfue stands for all vulnerable to exploitation in FaZe Clan suit
LOS ANGELES – A high-profile gamer is standing for all mostly young people in the industry who face the potential for exploitation, his attorney said. -
Granada Hills attorney suspended, placed on probation over allegations in four client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Granada Hills attorney Stanley Howard Kimmel has been suspended following a California Supreme Court order over allegations arising from four matters, according to a recent report issued by The State Bar of California and court documents. -
Disbarment recommended for Beverly Hills attorney over multiple misconduct charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Beverly Hills attorney Gilbert Ralph Geilim-Morales faces possible disbarment following a March 4 California State Bar Court recommendation over multiple counts of alleged misconduct, including a 2015 assault on his wife. -
Glendale attorney faces disbarment by default following plea to not paying an innkeeper
Glendale attorney Judy Unkyung Paik faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation and her conviction in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of defrauding an innkeeper by nonpayment. -
Appeals court says law firm should get more than 10 percent in $18 million wrongful death settlement
LOS ANGELES – California's Second District Court of Appeal recently determined that a law firm is entitled to more than the 10 percent in attorney fees it was awarded by the Los Angeles County Superior Court after winning an $18 million settlement in a wrongful death case. -
California Supreme Court ruling supports Toyota in vehicle stability control case
SAN FRANCISCO – Toyota has won an appeal regarding a safety feature in one of its pickup truck models. -
Appeals court wants California Supreme Court to answer "public works" question in wage dispute
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed off to the California Supreme Court a case concerning the definition of “public works” in the California Labor Code. -
Former Johnson & Johnson safety officer testifies in talc trial that company made safety a priority
LOS ANGELES – A lay witness for Johnson & Johnson said Monday in a taped deposition filmed last April the company’s talc powder is clean of asbestos, refuting plaintiff Carolyn Weirick’s allegations that the company’s baby powder caused her to develop mesothelioma. -
Researcher testifies in Johnson & Johnson trial that asbestos was found in baby powder bottle
LOS ANGELES – A nationally known asbestos researcher on Aug. 24 told the attorney for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick that traces of the deadly mineral had been found in her bottle of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder. -
Asbestos claims dropping in Los Angeles County, experts question why
LOS ANGELES - Asbestos litigation appears, by many measures, to have reached the top of its curve, including in California, and particularly in Los Angeles. -
Longtime Los Angeles attorney faces disbarment for alleged probation violations
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – Longtime Los Angeles attorney Joseph Walch faces disbarment by default following a recent California State Bar Court recommendation for allegedly violating probation initially handed down more than a decade ago after debilitating illness prevented him from properly supervising his practice. -
Calabasas attorney faces suspension, probation stemming from unpaid sanction order
LOS ANGELES (Northern California Record) – Calabasas attorney Michael Thomas Stoller faces suspension and probation following a recent California State Bar Court recommendation after he was charged with two counts of misconduct in two matters stemming from an unpaid sanction order. -
Studio City attorney faces possible disbarment related to his 2015 arrest by bailiff
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – Studio City attorney Andrew Mark Weitz faces disbarment following a recent California State Bar Court recommendation over allegations that included those arising from his arrest by a bailiff in 2015 when Weitz left a superior court room with a case file. -
Expeditors Inc. files notice to remove Equal Pay Act case to federal court
LOS ANGELES – Expeditors Inc. filed a notice of removal of a former employee's suit to remove the Equal Pay Act complaint from the Los Angeles County Superior Court to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. -
Court grants Costco's notice of removal in slip-and-fall case
Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a notice of removal April 5 in the Superior Court of California to the Central District Court of California in a slip-and-fall case involving a customer.