U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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Judge grants Ford summary judgment in lemon law MDL; Finds plaintiff could not prove damages
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California this week granted Ford Motor Co.’s motion for summary adjudication in the case of a consumer who alleged there was a defective DPS6 transmission in his 2013 Ford Focus. -
Ford seeks to exclude plaintiffs' auto mechanic expert in transmission MDL, saying scientific knowledge not there as Daubert requires
LOS ANGELES – U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. last week denied summary judgment sought by Ford Motor Co. in multi-district litigation involving transmission issues with Focus and Fiesta models, but he will allow further hearing on the company's moves to exclude certain plaintiff expert witnesses. -
Ford objects to plaintiffs' counsels' case management order in Central California transmission MDL
LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Co. has asked a federal judge to make counsel for plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation over the company's allegedly defective PowerShift transmission reapply to be part of the plaintiffs' steering committees and settlement counsel. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Welcomes Yusuf Z. Zakir as Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Holland & Knight has hired its first Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Yusuf Z. Zakir. He will reside in the firm's Los Angeles office. -
Federal judge dismisses patent infringement claim against LA Metro as moot
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has dismissed a patent infringement claim against the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority as moot after the patent being questioned was deemed “unpatentable,” by outside consultation. -
j2 Cloud Services granted summary judgment in man's dispute over patent inventorship
LOS ANGELES – A man failed to prove he was the sole inventor of a voicemail and fax feature patent, causing the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to grant summary judgment against the companies he was suing on May 29. -
The Money Store, others awarded motion to dismiss fraudulent lending suit, court determines it's untimely
LOS ANGELES – Thanks to the statute of limitations being up, a fraud case against lending companies was dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on May 28. -
Los Angeles County sues Monsanto over allegations of PCB chemical contamination in waterways
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County recently filed a lawsuit against Bayer, who last year purchased Monsanto, alleging that the company contaminated its local waterways and environment for decades with PCB chemicals used while manufacturing Monsanto products. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
Texas attorney ordered to pay millions in alleged loan modification scam disbarred in California
SAN FRANCISCO – Fort Worth, Texas attorney Chance Edward Gordon, slapped with an $8.6 million federal judgment over his loan modification services and who exhibited "outrageous behavior" during an official investigation, has been disbarred following a California Supreme Court order. -
Legal woes continue for multi-level marketing women's clothing company LuLaRoe
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Legal problems continue for LuLaRoe, a multi-level marketing company that sells women's clothing. -
Court denies LegalZoom's motion for sanctions in suit filed by Trademarkia
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California denied a motion for fees stemming from a false advertising suit. -
Farmacy Beauty didn't counterfeit Arcona's Eye Dew cream, court rules
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has rejected Arcona’s counterfeit claim regarding its Eye Dew eye cream. -
Making money out of spam: 'Excessively punitive' Calif. law allows $1K per email
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Instead of clearing out their spam folder, some email users are instead using a California law - one that a telecommunications attorney thinks is possibly unconstitutional - to file lawsuits. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Los Angeles Guidance Charter School Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Guidance Charter School, of Palmdale, Calif will pay $8,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. -
Court grants partial judgement to beauty manufacturer in breach of contract case
A beauty product manufacturer has been granted, in part, a motion for default judgment in a breach of contract lawsuit. -
Court grants dismissal of SPF-labeling class action against CVS
A federal court has granted CVS Pharmacy's motion to dismiss a class-action complaint over its sunscreen. -
Ogletree law firm 'systematically overlooks' its female attorneys, lawyer for plaintiff in sex bias suit says
A former equity shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. recently filed a lawsuit claiming the firm discriminated against her in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act. -
Court grants summary judgment for 20th Century Fox in suit filed by 'The Greatest Snowman' background actor
LOS ANGELES – A federal court has ruled in favor of two entertainment companies in a suit filed by a background actor on "The Greatest Showman" over allegations negligence caused his hearing problems. -
International Aero Products granted leave to amend complaint in Aero trademark infringement case
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted in part and denied in part motions in a company’s trademark infringement case against a similarly named company on Jan. 8.