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News from August 2016


Burlington Stores allegedly used a copyrighted design on apparel

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
LOS ANGELES — A garment manufacturer has filed suit against retailers for alleged copyright infringement.

Unique 21 Clothing allegedly copied Textile 26 Corp.'s designs

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
LOS ANGELES — A garment manufacturer has filed suit against a retailer, alleging the defendant copied its designs.

Life-saving cardiovascular medical device allegedly breaks, causes internal damage to patient

By Wadi Reformado |
SANTA ANA — A patient has filed suit against the manufacturer of a heart implantation device, alleging it was defective and damaged her heart, her kidney and caused other medical issues.

Garment manufacturer alleges competitors copied designs

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
LOS ANGELES — A garment manufacturer has filed suit against retailers for allegedly infringing upon its copyrighted apparel design.

Woman allegedly injured at MGM Resorts International Inc.

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
SAN DIEGO — A woman has filed suit against a resort after she allegedly was injured on its property.

Engineering company claims Nextek Power Systems allegedly hasn't paid for design services

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
SAN DIEGO — An engineering company has filed suit against a Nevada corporation, alleging the business violated an agreement by refusing to pay for contracted services.

Court ruling puts limitations on a contractor's recovery for damages

By Kristin Danley-Greiner |
LOS ANGELES – A general contractor usually can recover damages when a subcontractor doesn’t honor his or her bid price, but the 2nd District Court of Appeals this summer set forth what is considered to be significant limitations on a general contractor’s recovery for damages that are usually founded under the theory of promissory estoppel.

County of Tulare accused of not paying employees overtime wages

By Wadi Reformado |
SACRAMENTO – A county of Tulare employee alleges he was underpaid for working overtime and has filed a class-action suit.

Lexus owner files class action against Toyota over airbag recall

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES – A Marina del Rey Lexus owner has filed a class-action lawsuit against Toyota over its handling of an airbag recall.

MD Collections accused of sending collection letters that violate debt laws

By Wadi Reformado |
SANTA ANA – An Orange County consumer alleges a debt collector violated federal and state laws regarding debt collection with letters it sent her.

California Supreme Court denies review of lawsuit on public school teacher tenure; New suit filed in Connecticut

By Seth Sandronsky |
The California Supreme Court's 4-3 vote declining to review a lower court’s ruling that the state’s public school K-12 teacher tenure law does not void the constitutional rights of students to the guarantee of equal education may have stifled education reformers, but only for a day..

Man claims JPMorgan Chase Bank used autodialer to attempt to collect alleged debt

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES – A Glendale consumer is suing a financial institution over allegations it called him daily dispute requests to stop.

Man alleged to owe more than $2,000 on student loan

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County resident is accused of defaulting on an education loan.

Group claims Demi Lovato song 'Stars' infringes its song 'Infinity Guitars'

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES – A New York music group alleges Demi Lovato's song "Stars" used a portion of its song "Infinity Guitars" without its permission.

Artists allege Snoop Dogg used their song on album produced by Dr. Dre

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
LOS ANGELES – Two music artists allege one of their songs was used by Snoop Dogg on his debut album.

A.F. Brown Electrical Contractors allegedly failed to pay more than $50,000 to labor groups

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES — Labor groups have filed suit against an electrical contractor for allegedly failing to pay at least $50,000 in contributions.

Hypnosis for Positive Changes accused of trademark infringement by Iowa business

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
SAN DIEGO – A hypnosis center in Iowa is suing a Los Angeles company alleging that its similar name is causing confusion.

Trans Union, Equifax and Experian allegedly provided inaccurate credit reports

By Wadi Reformado |
SACRAMENTO — Two California consumers have filed suit against three credit reporting service providers for allegedly providing inaccurate credit reports.

Microsoft alleges Rockin man sells counterfeit versions of Office suite

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
SACRAMENTO – A software developer alleges a Rocklin individual has been selling counterfeit versions of its copyrighted software.

Inventor claims two businesses allegedly hid patent application from him

By Wadi Reformado |
LOS ANGELES — An Australian has filed suit against two California businesses, claiming the owners allegedly blocked him from being named a patent owner.