News from September 2018
CalPers sued over failure to reveal whether retirees are on disability pensions
California's largest pension system is being sued over its failure to list whether its members have retired on a disability pension.
Asbestos case opinion modified by appeals court
The First District Appellate Court modified an opinion in an asbestos exposure case.
Prevailing wage laws should include ready-mix concrete drivers, federal appeals court rules
Ready-mix concrete drivers will receive the prevailing wage of other public works employees, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 20.
Photographer alleges popcrunch.com used photos of Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson without permission
LOS ANGELES – A professional photographer alleges a website registered with a Playa Del Ray address used two of his photos of entertainers without authorization.
Quest Diagnostic employee alleges LINA wrongfully denied disability benefit claims
LOS ANGELES – A woman formerly employed by Quest Diagnostics Inc. alleges her claims for disability benefits were wrongfully denied by her insurer.
Guess? alleged to have used photo published by makeup artist on Instagram without authorization
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood makeup art photographer alleges a clothing manufacturer used one of its photographs without permission on shirts.
La Puente store alleged to have too narrow travel paths for patrons with wheelchairs
LOS ANGELES – A wheelchair user alleges a La Puente furniture store was not accessible to him because the paths of travel were too narrow.
Individual alleges Freightquote.com unlawfully contacted him for solicitation purposes
LOS ANGELES – A Winnetka consumer alleges an online transportation broker of freight services unlawfully called him for solicitation purposes.
VenKee Communications alleges TRENDnet router infringes patent
LOS ANGELES – A Texas limited liability company is alleged to have infringed a patent owned by a Torrance corporation.
Creditors Adjustment Bureau seeks to collect more than $28,000 allegedly owed on insurance policy
FRESNO – A debt collector alleges that more than $28,000 is owed for the payment of an insurance policy.
Man alleges Horizon Health and Subacute terminated him over sexual harassment claims that were without merit
FRESNO – A man alleges he was wrongfully terminated by an Orange County facility over a terminated employee's allegations of sexual harassment that were without merit.
Pit Stop Burgers alleged to have architectural barriers to customers with disabilities
LOS ANGELES – A quadriplegic alleges he is deterred from returning to a Torrance restaurant because of architectural barriers there that interfered with his access.
Allegedly injured motorist seeks $5 million from feds over crash with VA vehicle
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County man is seeking $5 million from the federal government over allegations he was injured in a 2015 collision with a federal vehicle.
Maxx Air alleged to owe more than $180,000 to HUG Engineering
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles company is alleged to have failed to pay a Georgia-headquartered company for products it ordered.
KSEE cameraman seeks damages from Fresno, police department over police dog bite
FRESNO – A cameraman for KSEE Channel 24 is seeking damages from the Fresno Police Department and the city after he was bitten by a police dog while on assignment.
Appeals court sides with elderly investor, remands her suit in real estate dispute to Marin County Superior Court
SAN FRANCISCO – California's First Appellate District Court of Appeal recently remanded a dispute involving a real estate investor and her lawyer and accountant to Marin County Superior Court.
Alameda County woman sues various county service agencies over CalFresh application
SAN FRANCISCO – A lawsuit was filed on Sept. 18 in the Northern District of California district court against Alameda County by an African-American woman over a CalFresh recertification application.
Suit over patent infringement allegations filed against Aeon Labs in El Cerrito
SAN FRANCISCO – A lawsuit over allegations of patent infringement was filed on Sept. 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by SIPCO LLC against defendant El Cerrito-based Aeon Labs LLC, which operates under the brand name Aeotec.
Consumer files a class action lawsuit against VPX Sports over its claims BANG drink can 'reverse mental retardation'
SAN FRANCISCO – A class action lawsuit was filed in a U.S. district court against Florida-based Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., doing business as VPX Sports, regarding many of the company’s nutritional claims about its BANG-brand products.
McDonald's customer alleges injuries after item hit her head
FRESNO – A customer at a fast food restaurant in Sanger alleges she was injured when a container fell and hit her head.