News from April 2018
Judge dismisses age discrimination case against Stanford University
SAN JOSE – A federal judge has dismissed an age discrimination lawsuit against Stanford University because the plaintiff failed to state "a plausible claim."
Former Vendor Direct Solutions employee alleges he was not notified of right to take leave
SAN FRANCISCO – A man alleges he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for needing to take a leave to care for his family.
Man seeks damages after he was struck by vehicle while riding bike in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – A cyclist is seeking damages over alleged injuries he sustained after he was struck by a vehicle in San Francisco.
Tenants alleges San Francisco unit was fraudulently marketed as legal
SAN FRANCISCO – Two individuals allege the unit they rented in San Francisco was illegal and that their landlord failed to make repairs.
Pedestrian struck in San Francisco crosswalk alleges driver was negligent
SAN FRANCISCO – A pedestrian is seeking damages from a driver after a collision in San Francisco.
GNC customer alleges shelving injured foot
SAN FRANCISCO – A customer at an O'Farrell Street, San Francisco store alleges she was injured when shelving fell on her.
Female employee alleges she was videotaped in locker room at work without knowledge
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco County woman alleges that she was filmed without her knowledge in a locker room.
1st District Court of Appeal denies arbitration in ArcheAge case
The 1st District Court of Appeal has denied a petition to compel arbitration between Aaron Van Fleet and Trion Worlds Inc. over a computer game Van Fleet and two other plaintiffs created and how discounts and subscriptions in the game would be represented.
Kiss My Face: Stop letting class action plaintiffs try to fix their lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for the cosmetics company Kiss My Face have asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss the complaint alleging its use of the term “natural” misleads customers, stating the plaintiffs have “largely disregarded” the court’s previous orders to amend their complaint.
Proposition 65 benefits private activists, lawyers, Cato Institute fellow says
Following a court ruling based on a voter proposition requiring cancer warnings on coffee, a senior fellow for Constitutional Studies at Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center has said California voter initiatives should come with better warnings.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art guard alleges window caused injuries
SAN FRANCISCO – A security guard working at a museum alleges a window caused him injuries.
Couple seeks damages from Tiger Lines, others over Highway 37 collision
SAN FRANCISCO – A couple has filed suit against the owners and operators of a tractor-trailer after a collision on Highway 37.
California Supreme Court says Heller Ehrman law firm can't profit after bankruptcy
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – In a ruling made on March 5, the Supreme Court of California ruled that Heller Ehrman LLP can’t profit from unfinished hourly work that remained after the firm folded.
Adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings settles copyright infringement case
OAKLAND – The internet spurs copyright infringements cases in the adult entertainment industry. Consider a recent example.
Foster Wheeler's request for summary judgment in asbestos suit rejected
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has denied a shipyard company's request for summary judgment in an asbestos exposure lawsuit brought by the estate of a worker who worked in the company's boiler rooms.
Judge: California health care department exempt from dormant Commerce Clause
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has reversed a district court's decision in a lawsuit brought by hospitals outside but near the California border against the state Department of Health Care Services.
Fitbit, Nike, others win lawsuit over data uploading patent
OAKLAND —A federal judge has thrown out lawsuits against Fitbit, Garmin, GoPro, Nike and other companies alleging they had infringed a data uploading patent, saying the technology described in the patent were abstract ideas and not inventive concepts.
Winning attorney discusses debt collection settlement in Sayad case
SAN FRANCISCO – Attorney and former debt collection executive Michael Cardoza of Cardoza Law Corp. in San Francisco said illegal debt collection is par for the course.
ACE program lets students see 'firsthand what a court of appeal looks like and what it actually is,' officer says
LOS ANGELES – The Appellate Court Experience, a program that gives high school students a chance to learn about the judicial system, held its most recent event on March 14 at the Court of Appeals for the 2nd Appellate District.
Cyberharassment victim highlights fee Verizon charges to block stalker
After suffering cyberharassment, one California woman has to pay to keep her stalker from contacting her.