News from June 2016
Coconut water packaging subject of suit
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco coconut water distributor alleges that a New York business made the packaging of its product highly similar to plaintiff's product packaging.
Television Education Inc. files copyright suit over manual
SACRAMENTO – An educational material copyright owner alleges one of its manuals was plagiarized.
Property owners file suit against financial institutions over alleged breach of contract
SAN FRANCISCO – Martinez property owners have filed suit over their mortgage payments.
Sierra Valley Almonds files suit for allegedly unpaid shipment of nuts
FRESNO – A Madera County nut seller alleges it was not paid in full for a shipment of almonds.
Suit filed against The Wine Group over alleged use of pruning machines
SAN FRANCISCO – An Australian business alleges a Livermore wine business continued to use machines that violated its patent in a manner that violated the settlement agreement between the parties.
Judge allows part of country rapper's suit against Facebook to continue
REDWOOD CITY – A judge has allowed some claims by a self-titled “country rapper” against Facebook to survive the social media giant’s motion to dismiss.
California’s right to die law goes into effect
SACRAMENTO – California’s right to die law has recently gone into effect, giving terminally ill Californians the rights to die through life-ending medications.
California real estate broker seeks full-panel review of Nebraska free speech ruling
OMAHA, Neb. – The attorney for a California real estate broker said a full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit panel will be asked to reconsider a Nebraska court’s ruling that the broker’s free speech rights were not violated when she was barred from posting properties located in Nebraska on real estate websites.
Federal judges increasingly aware of the dangers of ‘copyright trolls,’ EFF lawyer says
SAN FRANCISCO – Federal judges are becoming more and more aware of the potential dangers that tactics known as “copyright trolling” pose to the public, according to a senior lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital rights.
Law prof: Use of armed law enforcement in voter fraud investigations rare
YREKA – The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices helped state investigators look into allegations of voter fraud in the days before the June 7 election, a move that is extremely rare, according to a law professor who studies voting rights.
Man files suit against UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. for medical coverage
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco man alleges his insurance company did not cover his medical treatment.
California Supreme Court to hear appeal of controversial drug liability case
SAN FRANCISCO – Imagine Taco Bell being sued by someone who got sick from eating food from Chipotle.
Law prof: What qualifies as a gift of public funds depends on benefit to the community
REDDING – Whether a sales tax by the city to help fund a jail expansion and other county-related services would be considered a gift of public funds depends primarily on whether it would benefit city residents, according to a law professor at the University of California-Davis.
Water supplier temporarily blocked from Delta Island purchase
SACRAMENTO – Two counties in California and an environmental group have partnered together to file an appeal against Southern California’s biggest water supplier, blocking its purchase of the Delta farm islands.
Legislators seek review of sentence, judge in Santa Clara County rape case
PALO ALTO – In the wake of the sentence given to Brock Turner, a 20-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman while she was unconscious, people across the country have called for the judge in the case to be removed from office.
Adams Group Inc., Adams Grain Co. file suit against insurers
SACRAMENTO – Two Colusa County businesses have filed suit against their insurers alleging they breached their obligations in regards to a lawsuit.
Paramount Equity Mortgage faces class-action suit over phone calls
SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento woman has filed a class-action suit against a residential mortgage lending company alleging that it contacted her in an attempt to solicit its services.
Man alleges Shredded Wheat cereal is not natural as advertised
SAN JOSE – A consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against cereal makers alleging
that they falsely advertise their products as 100 percent natural whole-grain wheat.
Cisco Systems alleged to have infringed patents
SAN JOSE – A San Jose company is being accused by a Virginia business of patent infringement.
Western Acceptance LLC files suit over allegedly unpaid debt
BAKERSFIELD – An Oregon company claims a Bakersfield resident is responsible for paying a debt owed by a company.