News from February 2025
Plaintiff Alleges Restaurant Chain Violated Multiple Labor Laws
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against C & H 888 Inc., operating as IHOP in California courts over allegations including unpaid wages and failure to provide mandated breaks according to state labor laws.
Plaintiff alleges Prometheus Real Estate Group violated labor laws
A former employee has launched a class action lawsuit against Prometheus Real Estate Group for alleged violations of California labor laws including unpaid overtime and minimum wages.
LA school district gets new chance to shut down lawsuit over Covid vax mandate
The full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out their colleagues' earlier holding that had allowed L.A. public school workers to sue L.A. Unified School District over its Covid shot mandate, because the Covid shots don't prevent infection. LAUSD said the effectiveness of the shot shouldn't matter to the court
California Residents Sue Volvo Car USA Over Defective Vehicle Lease
Bamboo Fish Inc., alongside Kyung Sun Kim has filed a lawsuit against Volvo Car USA citing multiple violations related to a defective leased vehicle.
American Tree Medics Inc., former employer accused of labor law violations
Katelyn Lanini has taken legal action against her former employer American Tree Medics Inc., accusing them of multiple labor law violations including failure to pay overtime wages and provide necessary breaks during her employment as a Utility...
Prometheus Real Estate Group accused of violating California labor laws by former employee
Anselmo Plancarte has filed a class-action lawsuit against his former employer Prometheus Real Estate Group in Santa Clara County Superior Court on January 24th.
Plaintiff Alleges Former Employer McLane Foodservice Violated Wage Laws
A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against McLane Foodservice alleging multiple labor code violations including unpaid wages and failure to provide meal breaks.
Judge: Profs can't challenge CA community college DEI rules, because rules haven't been enforced yet
A federal judge has rejected, for now, a lawsuit brought by Fresno-area community college instructors challenging California's community college DEI regulations. The instructors said the rules are an unconstitutional threat vs professors who could be found to be insufficiently 'anti-racist'
Estonia Opens Honorary Consulate in San Francisco, Deepening Ties with the Bay Area
The Republic of Estonia announces the opening of its new Honorary Consulate in San Francisco, California, and the appointment of Ms. Christine Marie Morgan, an intellectual property and commercial trial lawyer at Reed Smith, as Honorary Consul of Estonia in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.
Plaintiff Alleges Assault by Defendants in Violent Parking Lot Dispute
A violent confrontation over a parking dispute has led to serious allegations against two individuals in San Francisco.