Superior Court of California
Recent News About Superior Court of California
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Breach of contract suit against Columbia Property Capital remanded to state court
SAN DIEGO – A federal judge remanded a portion of a breach of contract suit over five promissory notes to a state court. -
Two seek damages over alleged injuries sustained in Roosevelt auto accident
FRESNO – Two individuals allege they were injured on a vehicle collision in Roosevelt. -
Wrongful termination suit filed against Linger, Peterson & Shrum
FRESNO – A woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated by her former employer because she requested accommodation for her disability. -
ABRAHAM WATKINS NICHOLS SORRELS AGOSTO & AZIZ: $289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Roundup Weed Killer
Dwayne Johnson, 46, sued Monsanto at the Superior Court of California, alleging that the popular weed killer Roundup gave him terminal cancer. -
Woman alleges Nevada County Courthouse has barriers to disabled individuals
SAN FRANCISCO – A disabled Grass Valley woman alleges the Nevada County Courthouse and Annex has access barriers and discriminatory policies that denied her full and equal access to the facility. -
Delivery service wants case removed to federal court
SAN FRANCISCO – A same-day delivery service cited the Class Action Fairness Act as it main argument to remove a class action labor dispute involving delivery couriers. -
Lendingtree files to move former employee's discrimination lawsuit to federal court
SAN FRANCISCO – Lendingtree LLC, et al., defendants in a lawsuit filed by a former employee that alleges, among other things, sex discrimination, age discrimination and demotion and discharge in violation of public policy, recently served notice that they had taken proper actions to move the case from the Superior Court of California of San Mateo County to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division. -
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. -
Madera man amends whistle-blower case against Roadrunner Intermodal Services
SACRAMENTO – A Madera man has amended his whistle-blower lawsuit against his former employer, Roadrunner Intermodal Services, who he claims cheated him out of millions of dollars, libeled him and fired him after he turned up evidence of fraud. -
1st District Court of Appeal reverses ruling over Oakland’s appeals process
A panel of judges for the California 1st District Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court’s ruling that the city of Oakland’s administrative appeals process complied with the California Building Code. -
California’s 1st District Court of Appeal overturns dismissal in Energy Commission review case
In a unanimous decision, California’s 1st District Court of Appeal, 4th Division has overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit challenging reviews by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. -
Superior court judge publicly admonished
SAN FRANCISCO – After 28 years on the bench, a superior court judge has been publicly admonished. -
Inmate accuses detention facility of negligence
LOS ANGELES — An inmate is suing a Los Angeles County detention facility, alleging negligence and vicarious liability. -
Glendale attorney disbarred following allegations of skimming genocide victims' settlement
Glendale attorney Rita Mahdessian, part of a husband-and-wife legal team accused of skimming $1 million from settlements of unpaid life insurance policies of Armenian Genocide victims, has been disbarred by the California State Bar, according to a recent decision. -
California Supreme Court could decide question of language in Wells Fargo Bank debt collection case
The California Supreme Court may settle a question of language in a case that involves credit card collection. -
Plaintiffs in $4.7 million construction defect case mum after ruling
SAN DIEGO -- Plaintiffs in a major construction lawsuit that ended with a San Diego law firm recovering nearly $5 million have decided to stay silent after the ruling was in their favor. -
Fidelma Fitzpatrick appointed lead council of Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in Bayer cases
ALAMEDA COUNTY — Fidelma Fitzpatrick, a medical device attorney at Motely Rice, has been appointed lead counsel of the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee for the Essure litigation in California against Bayer Corp. -
Supreme Court takes nonresident jurisdiction case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to take up the arguments put forth in the appealed Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court, a case that involves establishing the limits of personal jurisdiction over nonresident parties cited in a mass class-action lawsuit. -
State Farm claims Insurance Commissioner order is unlawful
State Farm’s request to halt an Insurance Commission order was denied recently in a California Superior Court. -
Judge tosses out $4 million defamation lawsuit against sexual assault victim
MARYSVILLE -- A Northern California judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by the alleged attacker of a sexual assault victim whom she called a rapist in a series of social media posts.