News from January 2017
Impact Confections Inc. alleges it is owed more than $100,000 for products
SACRAMENTO – A Wisconsin-based corporation alleges it was not paid for product it delivered to a company with an office in Fairfield.
Ebaum's World alleged to have posted Jukin Media videos without permission
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles digital media company alleges its videos have been posted on a website without its authorization.
Gold's Gym Southern California Group accused of sending unwanted texts
LOS ANGELES – A Washington state man has filed a class action against a Southern California gym chain over calls and texts he alleges he received without his permission.
Man files suit seeking decision on benefits claim from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Clayton man alleges his insurer has not made a decision on a claim for disability benefits he submitted almost three years ago.
Eqyss Grooming Products Inc. alleges Pet+Me mark infringes its marks
LOS ANGELES – A Vista corporation alleges three companies are using a mark similar to its own to market pet grooming products.
Zhanyou Inc., Shoptiques Inc., others accused of copyright infringement over design use
LOS ANGELES – A textile converter alleges one of its designs was unlawfully used for garments.
Stress Free Funds accused of contacting consumer registered on Do-Not-Call registry
LOS ANGELES – An Oxnard consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a business over its alleged telemarketing practices.
La Main Connection Inc., Ross Stores alleges to have used copyrighted design without permission
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles company claims its fabric design was used in clothing without permission.
Woman alleges Citibank continues to call despite her revoking consent six times
LOS ANGELES – An Alhambra consumer alleges she has been contacted more than 200 times by a debt collector.
M. Media accused of selling counterfeit Microsoft software online
LOS ANGELES – Microsoft claims a Walnut business is selling counterfeit copies of its software online.
Class action filed against Worldwide Capital Management over allegedly unlawful calls
LOS ANGELES – A Shell Beach individual has filed a class-action lawsuit against a loan provider over its allegedly unlawful marketing calls.
BMO Harris Bank alleges it is owed for loan for purchase of Freightliner tractor
SAN DIEGO – A national banking association alleges an Oceanside man and a Phoenix company defaulted on a loan.
Trabuco Canyon attorney suspended following deceit conviction
LOS ANGELES — The State Bar Court of California recently ruled to suspend Trabuco Canyon attorney David Robert Cohn from the practice of law for two years.
Murrieta attorney disbarred following convictions
LOS ANGELES — Murrieta attorney Fredrick Jacob Todd was disbarred from practicing law in California in the wake of his September 2014 convictions on two felony charges.
Beverly Hills lawyer disbarred for misappropriating funds
LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills attorney Roger William Shpall has been disbarred after a California Supreme Court order, according to the State Bar of California website.
Greenberg Traurig's Birenbaum elected to CalChamber board
SAN FRANCISCO — The newest member of the California Chamber of Commerce's board of directors has pledged to make working against legislation that adversely affects the labor market one of the primary goals of his term.
Nation's first undocumented lawyer set to release book in March
CHICO – Soon, the first undocumented lawyer in the nation will release his book that tells the story of his journey.
Consumer files suit over collection calls from Charter Communications Inc.
SACRAMENTO – An Alturas individual alleges a debt collector continued to call her after she requested the calls stop.
Commission: Payday lender ruling 'a win for California consumers'
LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Business Oversight is “extremely pleased” with a Dec. 22 California Supreme Court ruling in a nearly decade-long case related to payday lenders’ ties to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska.
Fitness International, others accused of withdrawing funds without authorization
LOS ANGELES – A New Jersey man has filed a class-action suit against a gym over allegations it falsely advertised the content of a membership agreement.