News from 2018
State bar court recommends stayed suspension, probation for Beverly Hills attorney
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Beverly Hills attorney Tristram Thomas Buckley faces possible stayed suspension and probation following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over allegedly unreported sanctions.
State bar court recommends stayed suspension, probation for L.A. attorney
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Los Angeles attorney Lottie Wolfe Cohen faces a possible stayed suspension and probation following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over multiple allegations of misconduct in two separate client matters.
Buyers of The Pita Pit Willow allegedly failed to pay amount due under agreement
FRESNO – A Fresno individual alleges buyers of business failed to honor contract.
State bar court recommends stayed suspension, probation for Forestville attorney
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Forestville attorney Lisa Lynn Gygax faces stayed suspension and probation following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over three counts of misconduct in a single client matter.
State bar court grants Altadena attorney relief from actual suspension
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Altadena attorney Andrew Michael Vogelbach, suspended for nearly three years, has been granted relief from suspension following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation.
State bar court recommends disbarment for New Mexico attorney disbarred in home state
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — New Mexico attorney David Chipman Venie faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation after he was disbarred in his home state in January 2017.
State bar court recommends stayed suspension, probation for former Solano County prosecutor
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco attorney and former Solano County prosecutor Andrew Michael Ganz faces possible stayed suspension and probation following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over alleged prosecutorial misconduct in a homicide case.
State bar court backs disbarment for Arvada attorney suspended in Colorado for abusing prostitute
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Arvada attorney Sean Gardner Saxon faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation and his three-year suspension handed down by the Colorado Supreme Court almost two years ago.
Disbarment recommended for Arcata attorney who failed to comply with reproval requirements
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Arcata attorney Gregory P. Allen faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation after he allegedly failed to comply with conditions of a previous public reproval.
Longtime Long Beach attorney faces possible disbarment by default over multiple misconduct counts
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Long Beach attorney Stephen Robert Kilstofte faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation after seven counts of misconduct.
Attorney: 'There are no minimum safety standards for scooters right now'
LOS ANGELES – Following the introduction of electric scooters to the Los Angeles area, lawsuits have been plentiful, with plaintiffs alleging that the scooter companies are to blame for damages caused, as well as alleging that the scooters incite civil unrest and more.
State bar court recommends disbarment for La Habra attorney convicted of identity theft
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — La Habra attorney Sanam Alicia Nikkhoo, practicing in California about four years, faces possible disbarment following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation following her conviction for identity theft.
State bar court recommends attorney who admitted misappropriating more than $127,000 be disbarred
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Auburn attorney Rick L. Raynsford faces possible disbarment following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation after he was found culpable in 11 counts of misconduct in a single client matter.
Two allege damages after driver failed to stop at red light at Stockton intersection
STOCKTON – A mother and daughter allege they were injured in Stockton when another driver failed to stop at a red light.
Consumer alleges Subaru WRX has defects, seeks restitution
FRESNO – A Fresno County man is seeking to replace or restitution of a Subaru vehicle he purchased over allegations it has defects.
Court rejects late complaint against the Carmel-by-the-Sea
A resident’s complaint against the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea over a permit to develop land adjacent to her property has been rejected because she did not file her complaint within 90 days.
State appeals court reverses $1.2 million 'catalyst theory' attorney's fee award to Ag Land Trust
A Salinas-based land trust will not receive the more than $1.2 million in attorney's fees that it had been awarded in a dispute over a defunct water desalination project, following a state appeals court's ruling earlier this month.
Santa Cruz not liable for woman’s injuries from Davenport Beach tunnel
A court of appeal affirmed that the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is not liable for injuries to a woman who fell while walking through a rock tunnel.
California High-Speed Rail Authority settles lawsuit with city of Shafter
SACRAMENTO – California's High-Speed Rail Authority recently settled a lawsuit with the city of Shafter over the alleged lack of efforts from the rail authority to mitigate environmental effects that the route through the city would cause.
Judge reduces punitive damages by nearly $200 million in Roundup case
SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, a California judge greatly reduced the amount of punitive damages awarded in lawsuit against Monsanto by a man who alleged that the use of its herbicide Roundup caused him to contract non-Hodgkins lymphoma.