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IMO Industries, J&H Marine sued for alleged asbestos exposure
SAN FRANCISCO — James Bradford Jr. filed a complaint on Oct. 15, in the San Francisco Superior Court, against IMO Industries Inc., J&H Marine & Industrial Engineering Co. and Hopeman Brother Inc., et al., alleging that the defendants breached their duty of care while using asbestos. -
Allstate sues vehicle owner after accident
SAN FRANCISCO — Allstate Insurance Co. filed a complaint on Oct. 10, in the San Francisco Superior Court, against Juan Escobar, Jesus Pulido-Escobar and Does 1-100, alleging that the defendants breached their duty to provide subrogation claims to plaintiff after a vehicle collision. -
Farmers Specialty Insurance sues motorist over payments
SAN FRANCISCO — An insurance company is suing a motorist, citing alleged refusal to apply payments. -
California fertility clinic sued after woman's frozen eggs allegedly damaged
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman has filed a lawsuit against San Francisco Fertility Centers claiming her frozen eggs were damaged while stored in a cryo-preservation tank that malfunctioned, according to court documents. -
Judge in Roundup trial slashes punitive damage award from $250 million to $39 million
SAN FRANCISCO - A California judge has acknowledged the pleas of jurors in upholding a jury verdict that rendered agribusiness giant Monsanto liable in a school groundskeeper contracting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from the use of its popular weed-killer Roundup -
Investment officer alleges defamatory statements were published anonymously on Reddit, other sites
SAN FRANCISCO – A fund manager and investment officer alleges anonymous individuals published defamatory statements about him online. -
San Francisco County woman alleged to have filed false police report regarding domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO – A Kansas City, Missouri man claims allegedly defamatory statements made by a San Francisco County woman cost him employment. -
US Foods alleges Da Vinci Villa owes more than $9,000
SAN FRANCISCO – A food distributor alleges a client owes more than $9,000. -
Vehicle owner alleges Uber, Lyft drivers incurred parking tickets, caused wear on vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO – A Pacifica resident alleges three drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft unlawfully used his vehicles for their benefit. -
Attorney alleges she was terminated in retaliation by GitHub after complaints of unequal pay
SAN FRANCISCO – A software development platform is alleged to have terminated an attorney over her complaints of unequal pay. -
Porsche driver alleges driver who struck him was under the influence of alcohol
SAN FRANCISCO – A Mill Valley resident alleges his Porsche was damaged and his neck was injured because of a rear-end collision allegedly caused by a driver operating under the influence. -
Former employee alleges U.S. Security Associates failed to pay overtime, minimum wages
SAN FRANCISCO – A former security officer who was assigned to an auto rental company in San Francisco alleges his employer failed to pay minimum wages for all hours worked. -
Federal judge sends case over unsolicited emails back to California state court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs who allegedly received unsolicited emails from Fluent LLC and other defendants will be sent back to the San Francisco Superior Court of California, according to a Sept. 13 ruling from U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. -
Appeals court agrees to dismiss Costco sales tax case involving Ensure
An appeals court will not rehear a sales tax case against Costco involving the nutritional supplement Ensure. California's First District Court of Appeal, Division Three, modified a lower court's opinion but supported the ruling to dismiss the case. -
Appellate court orders denial of summary judgment in suit over San Francisco marathon runner's death
SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 13, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, 1st Appellate District, Division Four reversed in part and affirmed in part a wrongful death case filed by the family of a man who died shortly after crossing the finish line of the San Francisco Half Marathon. -
An employee's labor is not property that can be stolen, state appeals court rules
SAN FRANCISCO — A person's labor is not property that can be stolen, a California appeals court ruled earlier this month in the case of a pharmaceutical software company's former vice president who said he was recruited by false promises so the firm could use his industry contacts and then fire him. -
Appeals court says disciplinary charges against San Francisco officers were filed in a timely manner
SAN FRANCISCO – A panel of justices in California's First District Court of Appeal recently disagreed with a San Francisco Superior Court decision that said disciplinary notices filed against several San Francisco police officers in 2015 had been filed within the statute of limitations. -
Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club requests court to exonerate or limit liability in injury case
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club in San Francisco has filed a request for a court to exonerate it from liability after a man claimed he sustained injuries when one of its boats ran into his leg while he was swimming. -
Former law firm partner entitled to jury award overturned by trial court's JNOV, appeals court says
A law firm's former partner is entitled to an overturned jury award of almost $300,000 that followed his ouster from the firm, according to a state appeals court said in a recent ruling. -
HomeAway must comply with San Francisco subpoena for rental records, appeals court rules
San Francisco-area residents who have rented out rooms in their homes through an app in the past six years but haven't told the local tax collector may soon find themselves in trouble.