News from July 2017
GC Services Limited Partnership alleged to have not verified debt
LOS ANGELES – A consumer alleges that a Texas-based debt collector failed to respond to a request to verify a debt.
Bavarian Motors Inc. accused of infringing BMW marks
SAN FRANCISCO – A Burbank corporation and its owner are accused of using an imitation of BMW's logo without the vehicle manufacturer's authorization.
Brighton Collectibles claims Macy's copied Reno Hearts jewelry design
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County company that produces women's fashion accessories alleges that one of its jewelry designs was copied without its permission.
Veronika Decides to Die Productions alleged to owe more than $1,800 for contributions
LOS ANGELES – Labor group plans administered in Studio City allege that they are owed unpaid contributions from an employer.
Individual seeks repayment of business loan made to New York man
LOS ANGELES – A California man alleges that a New York man failed to repay a business loan.
Consumer files class action over alleged spam texts from Postmates Inc.
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County individual claims that a delivery driving service company unlawfully sent him spam text messages.
Appeals court rules against First Resort in suit against San Francisco ordinance
The California Ninth District Court of Appeal recently ruled in favor of the City of San Francisco to dismiss a claim by pregnancy center First Resort that a city ordinance violates its constitutional right to free speech.
Glo Cone International alleges cotton candy wand infringes patent
LOS ANGELES – An Oceanside company one of its patents is being infringed by a cotton candy machine sold at Walmart stores.
California First District Court of Appeal rules in favor of Grist Creek Aggregates LLC in dispute over tie vote
A district hearing board’s vote resulting in the denial of the administrative appeal is now subject to judicial review.
California First District Court of Appeal reversed decision in employee compensation dispute
A California appeals court recently reversed a trial court’s decision to award an employee damages for unpaid labor instead of issuing a judgement for breach of contract and violations of federal and state labor laws.
California Supreme Court could decide question of language in Wells Fargo Bank debt collection case
The California Supreme Court may settle a question of language in a case that involves credit card collection.
Oak View attorney suspended for failing to adhere to prior court order
Oak View attorney James Andre Boles was placed on suspension Jan. 3 by the State Bar Court of California. The court said the 71-year-old attorney had failed to comply with the terms of a previous disciplinary order from 2013.
Santa Barbara attorney suspended for violating probation order
Santa Barbara attorney suspended for violating probation order
Alliance Security Inc. alleged to have failed to pay correct rate for overtime work
SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County man alleges he was not paid the appropriate rate for overtime work during his employment with a security and alarm systems company.
Hecker Law Group seeks judgment regarding sale of hh.com domain name
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles based law corporation is seeking declaratory judgment regarding the sale of a domain name.
Woman seeks reinstatement of disability benefits from Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County resident alleges that her disability benefits were unlawfully terminated.
D. Scott Carruthers, SFM-6 LLC accused of abusive debt collection practices
SACRAMENTO – A Rocklin consumer alleges that a debt collector abusively tried to collect an alleged debt from her.
Woman seeks payment of insurance benefits from Dearborn National Life Insurance Co. she alleges is due
LOS ANGELES – An Ohio woman alleges she has been denied the right to obtain the full value of benefits owed to her under her former husband's life insurance policy.
City of Azusa employees file class action over overtime pay allegations
SAN FRANCISCO – Two employees of the city of Azusa allege they were not compensated at the appropriate rate for overtime pay.