News from November 2018
Federal appeals court reverses dismissal of class action over Intel putting employee retirement savings in allegedly risky investments
A plaintiff must have actual knowledge, rather than constructive knowledge, to trigger a three-year limitation in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claim, a federal appeals court ruled earlier this week.
Appeals court returns class action to lower court after only $225,000 paid out to class members, but $12M awarded to attorneys and third-party universities
Attorneys involved in a class-action lawsuit must return to a lower court to renegotiate close to $9 millon in fees awarded, the Federal Ninth Circuit Court has ruled, following an objection that affected class members only received $225,000 out of a $12-million settlement.
Driver seeks damages over Chico auto accident
OROVILLE – A driver alleges she was injured in a rear-end collision in Chico.
Ford Mustang has electrical system defects that haven't been repaired, consumer alleges
FRESNO – A Fresno County woman is seeking restitution for a vehicle she purchased two years ago over allegations defects haven't been repaired by the auto manufacturer.
Fresno property buyer alleges broker, others concealed facts about solar panels
FRESNO – A Sherman Oaks resident alleges the ownership status of solar panels on a Fresno property she agreed to buy was misrepresented by a real estate broker.
Family of woman killed as result of state Route 41 crash seek damages from driver, vehicle owner
FRESNO – Family members of a woman killed as the result of an auto accident on a state highway are seeking damages from the driver who struck their vehicle.
Fruition, investors ordered to pay more than $7 million over stock price manipulation allegations
SAN DIEGO – A court has ordered two individuals and a corporation to pay more than $7 million in penalties and interest in a ruling in a stock manipulation civil enforcement action.
Court clears PCI Iron of EEOC claims tied to alleged treatment of pregnant worker
SAN DIEGO – A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has not met its burden in a pregnancy discrimination suit against a fabricator and erector of structural steel and iron for construction projects.
John Russo Industrial Sheetmetal awarded attorney's fees over 'junk claim' filed by LA World Airports
SAN FRANCISCO – A state appellate court has upheld a ruling granting attorneys' fees in a claim a lower court called a "junk claim."
9th District court reinstates class action against USA Water Polo over athlete's concussion-related injury
SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. appeals court this week resuscitated a case against USA Water Polo for allegedly failing to protect a teenage athlete who was allowed to return to play despite suffering a concussion during a tournament in 2014.
Rock bank RATT's general partnership wins dismissal of counterclaims in trademark infringement case
LOS ANGELES – A federal court has dismissed counterclaims in a trademark lawsuit involving a band known for the 1984 song "Round and Round."
Jacobs Engineering contact breach lawsuit dismissal request partially granted
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal court has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a complaint between a nonprofit association and an engineering firm over the construction of a hospital.
Record $2.25 million settlement reached for violation of San Francisco short-term rent law
A San Francisco couple accused of violating the city's short-term rental law has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit taken against them by the city.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Adds White Collar Litigator and Former Federal Prosecutor Byron McLain in Los Angeles
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Byron McLain has joined the firm’s Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
Driver alleged to have failed to yield to stop sign at Fresno intersection before crash
FRESNO – A driver alleges he was injured in a Fresno collision caused by the negligence of another motorist.
Oakland, San Francisco switch lawyers as climate change lawsuits face possible reckoning
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The cities of Oakland and San Francisco have replaced the private lawyers representing them in climate change litigation as a series of lawsuits against ExxonMobil, Shell and other oil companies head toward what could be their final challenges in appeals courts on either coast.
Newstar Fresh Foods alleged to owe more than $110,000 for products
FRESNO – A Fresno County corporation is alleged to have failed to pay for products purchased in full.
Individuals allege San Francisco collision caused injuries
SAN FRANCISCO – Damages are sought from a Hillsborough man over a San Francisco auto accident.
Camp Fire victim seeks damages from PG&E
SAN FRANCISCO – A Paradise residence whose home was lost in the Camp Fire wildfire is seeking damages from the companies she alleges are responsible for the wildfire.
Lawsuit claims Greyhound violating law by allowing border patrol officers to board buses
A lawsuit filed in a California court is accusing Greyhound Lines of violating state law by allowing border protection officers to board its buses and demand information from passengers.