News from November 2016
First ruling handed down in legal dispute between Varian Medical Systems, Elekta
PALO ALTO -- A preliminary decision was made Oct. 27 in the legal patent dispute between popular medical companies Elekta and Varian Medical Systems.
Supreme Court rules Eureka police arrest video should be available to public
EUREKA -- According to a ruling by the California Supreme Court, police arrest videos must be made available to the public and cannot be considered part of confidential officer personnel records.
Court ruling limits charter schools' expansions with satellite campuses outside their territory
SAN DIEGO — A California appellate court recently ruled that charter schools cannot expand throughout their home county by opening satellite campuses outside of the district that granted them authorization.
AT&T heads back to court for impending class-action suit over data-throttling
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether or not a group of consumers can continue with their class-action lawsuit against telecommunications giant AT&T. The consumers seek to hold AT&T legally responsible for their "data-throttling" practices.
10-year-old entrepreneur crowdfunds permit, equipment costs
A 10-year-old entrepreneur facing the shut down of her popular lemonade stand because of permit costs has crowdfunded enough to pay to go legitimate.
Lawsuit alleges Facebook ads are discriminatory
SAN FRANCISCO — A lawsuit has been filed against Facebook alleging civil rights violations in its ads.
San Bernardino resident accused of defaulting on student loan
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino resident is alleged to have defaulted on a student loan in 1991.
Citibank NA accused of calling woman more than 100 times after revoking consent
LOS ANGELES – A woman alleges a debt collector called her more than 100 times after she revoked her consent for it to contact her.
Woman alleges Prudential violated ERISA with denial of disability benefits
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County woman alleges she is disabled and her claim for disability benefits was wrongfully terminated.
Man allegedly owes more than $21,000 on student loan
LOS ANGELES – The federal government is seeking more than $21,000 from a Los Angeles County man.
Bad Boy, Bad Girl owner alleges UK companies breached license agreement
SAN DIEGO – A Nevada corporation that licenses Bad Boy and Bad Girl products alleges a license agreement between it and several United Kingdom companies was breached.
K T A Construction Inc. accused of trespassing on property, harming shrimp habitat
SAN DIEGO – An Alaska company alleges an Alpine construction business trespassed on its property and harmed wildlife.
Swage Gage maker claims it has not infringed San Diego man's patent
SAN DIEGO – A Virginia corporation that manufactures tools for firearm reloading alleges a San Diego resident has wrongfully accused it of patent infringement.
Adobe alleges eBay seller offers pirated software
SAN FRANCISCO – A software developer alleges that a Tennessee man obtained profit through the use of infringing trademarks.
Shiloh Group facility accused of violating environmental laws by nonprofit
SAN FRANCISCO – A nonprofit corporation in Stockton alleges a Windsor industrial park is discharging contaminated water.
Former Supermedia Inc. employee alleges disability benefits were wrongfully terminated
SANTA ANA – A disabled woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated from receiving disability benefits.
Man alleges Barclays Bank Delaware harassed him with hundreds of calls
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego County man alleges a debt collector harassed him with hundreds of calls after he revoked his consent for it to contact him.
Glowbys makers alleges competitor used copyrighted photo on packaging
SAN DIEGO – A La Jolla company claims a Los Angeles individual and his company copied its hair accessories and used its copyrighted photo on the packaging.
Aetna Life Insurance accused of wrongfully denying disability benefit claim
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County woman alleges she is disabled and that her claim for disability benefits was wrongfully denied.
Los Angeles County man alleged to have defaulted on student loan
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County resident is alleged have defaulted on a student loan.