News from August 2018
BUCHALTER NEMER: Buchalter Welcomes Two New Shareholders in Los Angeles
Buchalter is pleased to announce that both Peter V. Hogan and Dennis E. Raglin have joined the firm as Shareholders in the Los Angeles office.
Receivables Performance Management alleged to have ignored woman's request to stop calling
LOS ANGELES – A Carson consumer alleges a Washington-based debt collector ignored her cease-and-desist request.
Casual Male Store alleges landlord overcharged more than $90,000 for rent
LOS ANGELES – A tenant of a Northridge shopping center alleges it was overcharged more than $90,000 in rent.
JONES DAY OFFICE: Jones Day welcomes intellectual property litigator 'Michael Hendershot' to Silicon Valley Office
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Michael Hendershot has joined the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in its Silicon Valley Office.
DeMaio defends Prop B following Supreme Court ruling on public employee union measure
A prominent San Diego politician promised a vigorous fight to defend a 2012 measure that cut workers' retirement benefits following a California Supreme Court ruling sending the matter back to a lower court.
Vo-IP.Pal.com vs. Twitter.com moved from Nevada to Northern California
LAS VEGAS — The United States District Court of Nevada granted a change of venue request by Twitter. Inc to the Northern District Court of California in a ruling signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware II on July 23.
Ruling on Trump's sanctuary city executive order premature, dissenting judge says
An August ruling declaring President Donald Trump's executive order withholding money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional was too hasty, a dissenting federal judge wrote in an opinion.
Plaintiff in Monsanto-Roundup bellwether trial seeks $373 million; Defense maintains product did not cause man's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys for a California man, spending some of his final days locked in a bitter dispute with chemical giant Monsanto over what caused his deadly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, asked jurors during closing arguments on Tuesday to render a verdict that would “actually change the world.”
Court denies NRI, Decton's motion to compel arbitration in FLSA case
LOS ANGELES – A California judge has denied a motion from a temporary staffing agency to compel arbitration in a Fair Labor Standards Act suit filed by a former employee.
Tata Consultancy granted arbitration and bifurcation motions in discrimination case
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has granted a motion to divide a plaintiff's claims in a class action suit over discrimination claims against a consulting company.
Judge awards Boeing $2.8 million in attorneys' fees in breach of contract case
LOS ANGELES – A California judge has issued an order allowing airplane manufacturer Boeing to receive nearly $3 million in attorneys’ fees stemming from a breach of contract case.
Wheelchair user alleges Little Damage did not have accessible facility
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles ice cream shop is alleged to have an inaccessible facility to patrons with wheelchairs.
Professor alleges U.S. Department of Homeland Security failed to comply with FOIA request
LOS ANGELES – A University of California, Irvine professor alleges a federal organization has failed to make a final determination on her request for documents.
Insurance company alleges negligence of Emerick Machine Sales caused property damage
FRESNO – An insurance company alleges the negligence of company doing business in Fresno County caused property damage to its insured.
Deerpoint Group alleges tank not built according to purchase agreement
FRESNO – A Fresno County company is alleged to have failed to construct a steel reactor tank according to a purchase agreement.
Consumer alleges Jeep has defects, seeks replacement or restitution
FRESNO – A consumer is seeking either a replacement of or restitution for a vehicle she alleges has defects.
ThyssenKrupp alleged to have terminated employee over false accusations of drinking on the job
FRESNO – A man alleges he was terminated from his job of more than 20 years because of false accusations that he had been drinking on the job.
City of Fresno seeks subrogation from individual who allegedly injured officer
FRESNO – The city of Fresno is seeking subrogation from an individual who allegedly injured one of its police officers.
Santa Ana attorney 'fine' with possible disbarment by default
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Santa Ana attorney Scott Bunker Hayward faces disbarment following a California State Bar Court recommendation after he allegedly failing to comply with conditions of a prior disciplinary probation and he's "fine" with it.
Convicted murderer's attorney faces disbarment
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Hemet attorney Laura Anita Ozols, counsel to a now-convicted murderer in a Riverside cold case, faces disbarment following a California State Bar Court recommendation and she says she doesn't want to be "bugged" about it.