News from June 2016
Exclusively Doors Inc. accused of not paying contributions
SAN FRANCISCO – A labor group trust funds allege an employer failed to pay contributions earlier this year.
Appeals court rules that Delta Air Lines app doesn't need to comply with state privacy law
SAN FRANCISCO – A California appeals court last month sided with Delta Air Line against the state's attorney general, ruling that the California Online Privacy Protection Act (OPPA) is superseded by the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) and thus Delta can't be forced to post its privacy policy within the app itself.
Civil rights attorney Arce gains momentum in District 9 race
SAN FRANCISCO – Local civil rights attorney Joshua Arce, who is vying for the District 9 supervisor seat, has recently secured several key campaign endorsements as he seeks to bring change to the Board of Supervisor’s representation of the Mission District, an area where the city’s affordable housing issue has taken center stage.
Class action filed against city of Sacramento over overtime wage allegations
SACRAMENTO – A California city is facing a class-action lawsuit from a man who alleges he was not paid overtime while working for it.
Hireforce files suit against former employee alleging he deleted information
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco corporation alleges that a former employee deleted and took with him copies of secret information.
Corporate Construction Services Inc. accused of not paying contributions
SAN JOSE – Several labor group funds allege a California business did not pay contributions.
Quicklegal Inc., et al accused of not paying former employee
SAN FRANCISCO – A former in-house consultant for an online legal corporation based in San Francisco alleges he was not properly paid.
ITRenew Inc. files suit over patent infringement allegations
SAN FRANCISCO – A Newark company is seeking declaratory judgment from the court over allegations from a Georgia company of patent infringement.
City of Tracy employee alleges he was not paid overtime, files class action
SACRAMENTO – A man has filed a class-action lawsuit against a city over allegations he was not paid overtime.
Watchdog group publishes PUC Papers website
SANTA MONICA – California citizens' rights group Consumer Watchdog recently created an online portal where it published more than 100,000 emails and other digital documents chronicling alleged misdeeds and corruption among utility executives, attorneys, Wall Street investment bankers and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration.
Uber driver files class action after closure of Texas operation
SAN FRANCISCO – An Austin, Texas Uber driver has filed a class-action lawsuit against the car service alleging it shut down operations in the city without properly warning its employees.
Company alleges former employee shared trade secrets with competitor
SAN FRANCISCO – A New York-based company alleges that a former Novato employee misappropriated confidential information from it and provided the information to a competitor.
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated from Caithness companies
SAN FRANCISCO – A Marin County resident alleges she was wrongfully terminated after voicing complaints of gender discrimination.
Insurer files suit against Muir Wood National Monument for reimbursement
SAN FRANCISCO – An insurance firm is suing federal national park and unknown defendant seeking reimbursement for a workers' compensation claim.
Suit filed against Lyft after closure of Texas operations
SAN FRANCISCO – A Texas man has filed a class-action complaint against a San Francisco-based company alleging it shut down operations without adequately warning its workers.
Suit filed against Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation over man's death
SACRAMENTO – A mother alleges her son was fatally wounded during a riot at a correctional institution.
California Supreme Court reinforces constitutionality of independent medical reviews
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court recently decided not to consider a challenge to the state's independent medical reviews (IMRs) for injured workers as part of workers' compensation appeals and in doing so supported a prior ruling by the California 1st District Court of Appeal, which said that such medical reviews are constitutional.
Appellate briefs latest step in battle over California carbon auctions
SACRAMENTO – Six supplemental appellate briefs were filed on May 23 in the latest leg of a four-year lawsuit filed by manufacturers in connection with California’s carbon market auction system.
Name change at Walter and Wilhelm Law Group reflects Bauer’s contributions
FRESNO – The decision to rename the Walter and Wilhelm Law Group to Walter Wilhelm Bauer earlier this year both recognizes the contributions that shareholder Paul J. Bauer has made to the firm, and highlights the fact Bauer brings years of experience in employment and labor law to the table.
Attorney says judge's decision leaves questions in serving dissolved corporations
MINNEAPOLIS – In Core Distrib. v. Xtreme Power (USA) Inc., a case filed in a Minnesota court, a judge there wrestled with whether or not a California corporation's former directors or officers were properly served with a court summons to appear, and a California securities attorney says this leads to problems of accountability.