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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.
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As the legislature works to address rising retail theft across the state, a new measure would address the ongoing problem while also providing solutions to prevent repeat offenses.
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TORRANCE – A jury ruled in favor of baby powder giant Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday in a lawsuit launched by a woman who claimed asbestos in cosmetic talc powder caused her to develop mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lungs.
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TORRANCE, Calif. – A pulmonary doctor specializing in lung diseases told a courtroom on Friday that plaintiff Carolyn Weirick’s mesothelioma was not caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder, while Weirick’s attorneys portrayed him as a biased mercenary for major corporations that recklessly use asbestos in their products.
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The attorney for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick sought last week to portray an expert witness for Johnson & Johnson as a highly paid industry spokesman and wrong in his testimony that there was no asbestos in the manufacturer's baby powder during a trial to decide if the product caused Weirick’s mesothelioma.
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In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder allegedly laced with asbestos caused a woman’s mesothelioma, an expert witness for the company told a jury last week that there was no asbestos in the talc powder.
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TORRANCE – An expert witness for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick on Monday told attorneys that baby powder testing by the Food and Drug Administration was not sensitive enough to detect asbestos, while attorneys for Johnson & Johnson portrayed the witness as too dependent on a single source of information.
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TORRANCE – In a trial to decide if a Johnson & Johnson product caused a woman’s mesothelioma, the company's attorneys on Tuesday attempted to undercut the testimony of a plaintiff expert witness saying she had shaped her opinions on cosmetic talc powder only after becoming a paid witness.
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TORRANCE – A New York occupational medicine physician on Monday told a courtroom in a trial over allegations that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder caused a woman’s mesothelioma that there was asbestos in the powder and the company had tried to get rid of it to no avail.
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TORRANCE – Attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday cited test findings and statements by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conclude there was no asbestos in baby powder that a woman claimed caused her mesothelioma.
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SACRAMENTO – A proposed bill to promote the safety of e-scooters will likely not be introduced until the next session of the California state legislature, according to the communications director of Consumer Attorneys Association of California.
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SACRAMENTO – California legislators are moving to try and ban a wide range of chemicals historically used in cosmetic products.
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Los Angeles Partner Steven G. Gatley will speak at the 2019 Labor & Employment Seminar hosted by the Korean American Logistics Association (KALA) on Tuesday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Torrance, California.
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LOS ANGELES – A Texas limited liability company is alleged to have infringed a patent owned by a Torrance corporation.
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LOS ANGELES – A quadriplegic alleges he is deterred from returning to a Torrance restaurant because of architectural barriers there that interfered with his access.
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LOS ANGELES – A Torrance consumer alleges errors have not been corrected on his credit file.
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LOS ANGELES – A Nigerian corporation alleges it is owed $210,000 it paid to have boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. make celebrity appearances that never occurred.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Torrance attorney Allen M. Petroff, practicing in California a little more than six years, faces disbarment by default following a State Bar of California recommendation over multiple allegations in four counts.
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LOS ANGELES — A disabled man who required a wheelchair is suing the owners of a Torrance liquor and food market, alleging negligent violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Unfair Competition Act.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Torrance attorney David Paul Hutchens faces disbarment by default following a State Bar of California recommendation after he was charged with seven counts of misconduct in a single client matter.
