SAN FRANCISCO — A former employee is suing Grand Rounds Inc., Eric Burgess and Does 1-20, citing alleged disability discrimination, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, wrongful termination and violation of the California Fair Pay Act.
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.
SACRAMENTO - The Supreme Court of California has denied review of an approximate $600 million judgment that holds major paint companies responsible for remediating lead paint across the state.
In ruling that three paint manufacturers have known since the early 20th Century of the danger the use of lead paint inside homes posed to children, a California appeals court has upheld the bulk of a judge’s reasoning in ordering the paint companies to pay more than $1 billion for their alleged contributions to a “public nuisance” caused by the continued presence of lead paint in old homes.
SAN FRANCISCO — A store manager is suing a New Hampshire retail business, alleging unpaid wages, violation of workers compensation acts and wrongful termination.
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.
SAN JOSE – Nearly three years ago, a California judge ordered a group of three paint makers to pay $1.15 billion to 10 California cities and counties to remediate what the judge decided was the “public nuisance” of lead paint in homes.
LOS ANGELES – A real estate business alleges that a San Mateo company is unlawfully continuing to use its marks after it terminated its franchise agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO – A transgender man claims he was wrongfully terminated and that his San Mateo employer did not accommodate his post-surgery medical needs.
