News from 2018
MyGo alleges Mission Beach Industries camera mount infringes patent
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego company alleges another business in the city has infringed its patent for a GoPro camera mount.
Prudential alleged to have breached plan terms by failing to pay disability benefits to woman
SACRAMENTO – A woman alleges an insurance company wrongfully terminated her long-term disability benefits.
Appeals court allows preliminary injunction of SB 84
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction preventing implementation of a California law imposing railroad fees on certain hazardous materials.
Appeals court says minor's due process rights were not violated in conservatorship ruling
SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court upheld the appointment of a public guardian as a conservator of a minor, despite the minor’s arguments that the conservatorship failed to comply with the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act) as well as violated her due process rights.
Patterson Heavy Haul alleged to owe more than $6,000 to Teamsters trust
SACRAMENTO – A California corporation is alleged to have failed to pay unpaid contributions in full and failed to provide its records for an audit.
Consumer alleges Vallejo hotel is not accessible to disabled individuals
SACRAMENTO – A Vallejo hotel is alleged to have architectural barriers that interfere with a wheelchair user's ability to access the facility.
Former bus driver for First Student alleges cancer diagnosis was factor in termination
SACRAMENTO – A school bus driver alleges she lost her job earlier this year because of her medical condition.
Former Sikh Center of Pacific Coast Selma president files defamation suit
FRESNO – A Selma resident alleges he was removed from the position of president of a religious organization and defamed by false statements.
KOREIN & TILLERY: Millennials in the Court Room: Judges Ready to Hear from Younger Attorneys
Law firms are no longer the bastions of old, white men that they used to be, but most courtrooms don’t reflect the updated statistics.
3015327 Canada alleges merchandise valued at $1.3 million damaged at warehouse
LOS ANGELES – A Canadian corporation alleges more than $1 million worth of merchandise was damaged while stored at a Huntinton Park warehouse.
Wheelchair user alleges Sabroso Restaurante only had one accessible table
FRESNO – A Terra Bella restaurant is alleged to have barriers that interfered with a wheelchair user's ability to have equal access to the facilities.
GC Services alleged to have failed to disclose it was collecting debt in voicemail message
SACRAMENTO – A Visalia resident alleges a Texas-based debt collector left a voicemail message and unlawfully failed to identify the nature of the call.
California judge grants motion to quash in a dispute between businesses seeking to provide Indonesian pay TV service
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Kathleen M. Bank has ruled in favor of a motion to quash and threw out the claims of another in a dispute between D-Rock Holdings and Axxis Financial of California.
Fremont, California officials violated Constitution, lawsuit says
A Fremont resident claims the city violated his civil rights numerous times.
Widow of deceased NFL football star sues NCAA over head injuries
SAN DIEGO - The widow of former NFL and NCAA football player Jeffrey Staggs filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Aug. 27, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, naming the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as defendant.
West Sacramento's environmental lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge threw out a wide-ranging environmental lawsuit against more than 60 companies by the city of West Sacramento.
Appellate court reverses ruling in Pep Boys asbestos case over mesothelioma death of 'do-it-yourselfer'
SAN FRANCISCO – An appellate court has reversed part of a ruling in a lawsuit filed by the seven adult children of a Los Angeles man who passed away of mesothelioma.
Plaintiff's attorney asks for $28 million in damages in J&J mesothelioma trial
LOS ANGELES – The attorney for Carolyn Weirick during closing arguments asked a jury for $28 million in damages for his client, alleging Johnson & Johnson acted fraudulently, finding asbestos in its baby powder but saying it’s not asbestos to protect its business profits.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP: George Nowotny elected to ABOTA Medical Legal Committee
Los Angeles Partner George Nowotny has been elevated to the rank of Advocate within the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and elected to membership in the exclusive California Medical Legal Committee, a group limited to 60 California-based attorneys specializing in medical malpractice defense trial experience.
GORDON & REES LLP: Gordon & Rees Elevates 25 to Partnership
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has elevated 25 attorneys to partnership.