News from July 2018
Caregiver alleges she was terminated by Amdal In-Home Care for refusing to help dispose of cats
FRESNO – A woman alleges she was terminated from her position as a caregiver after she refused to help a client illegally dispose of cats.
Tri-County Medical Transport driver alleges she was wrongfully terminated
FRESNO – A Reedley corporation is alleged to have terminated a driver over her complaints regarding overtime wages.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance seeks more than $35,000 from Fresno County residents
FRESNO – An insurance company alleges two Fresno County residents owe it nearly $40,000 for damages from an auto accident.
Motorist seeks damages from CBS Construction Clean Up over collision
FRESNO – A woman is seeking damages over alleged injuries sustained in a Fresno County collision.
San Joaquin property interest owners seek declaration over allegedly unenforceable lease
FRESNO – Two plaintiffs with an interest in a San Joaquin property allege a lease was executed on it without their consent.
San Jose police officers do not have immunity in lawsuit over Trump rally violence, appellate court rules
A group of San Jose police officers lost an appeal on July 27 in a case involving an attack on attendees of a Donald Trump rally in the city.
Redding man alleges Matco Tools, others infringed patent
SACRAMENTO – A Redding man alleges several companies have infringed his patent for a tool.
Female officers with Department of Corrections file suit over discrimination allegations
SACRAMENTO – Two female correctional officers for the California Department of Corrections allege discrimination has limited their career opportunities and caused economic harm.
Fresno Madera Farm Credit alleged to have failed to accommodate former employee's needs to care for son
FRESNO – A woman alleges she was terminated from her job with a bank because of her need to care for her disabled child.
Man seeks rescission of sales contract of GMC vehicle because of alleged defects
FRESNO – A Fresno County consumer is seeking the rescission of the sales contract on a GMC vehicle he alleges has defects.
Former city of Parlier employee alleges age, race factors in termination
FRESNO – A former employee for a California city alleges he was terminated because of his race and age.
Abercrombie settles employees' call-in suit for $9.6 million, but lawyers say laws haven't caught up to technology
SACRAMENTO – Following a dispute between Abercrombie & Fitch and tens of thousands of employees, the clothing retailer will be paying more than $9 million to employees who called into work and argued that it counts as reporting to work.
State's high court says Starbucks must pay workers for time it takes to close store
The California Supreme Court recently said employees must be paid for the small amount of time it takes to close up a store in ruling in a case in which a Starbucks worker filed suit claiming labor law violations.
Funds from settlement in investor-attorney dispute can be diverted to pay SEC fine in fraud case
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently denied part of a request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to have money held in a settlement of an attorney dispute related to an SEC investment fraud case diverted to pay the $2.5 million settlement of the fraud case and pay SEC fines.
Guild denied motion to add third party in dispute over writers' pay for movie 'Breaking the Girls'
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently denied a motion by the Writers Guild of America West to add Myriad Pictures Inc. as a judgment debtor in the guild's suit against BTG Productions that claimed the production company refused to pay several guild writers for the movie “Breaking the Girls.”
Johnston Contracting sued over construction of Precision Plastics in Clovis
FRESNO – A Clovis resident alleges that a contractor hired for a project failed to construct the project in a manner free of defects.
Consumer claims Buick vehicle has electrical defects, seeks rescission of contract
FRESNO – A consumer alleges a Buick vehicle she purchased has defects that still have not been repaired after taking the vehicle in for service.
Woman alleges she was injured at Park West Apartments after stepping into concealed flooded hole
FRESNO – A Fresno County woman alleges she was injured when she fell in a hole at a Fresno apartment complex.
Man seeks damages from Reedley woman over dog bite injuries
FRESNO – A man visiting his in-laws in Reedley alleges he was bitten by a dog owned by a neighbor while there.
Wheelchair user alleges Al's Mini Mart is not readily accessible to customers with disabilities
SACRAMENTO – A Porterville business is alleged to have barriers that restrict access to patrons in wheelchairs.