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Safety-Kleen sues Department of Toxic Substances Control for unjust violation scores
Safety-Kleen of California, Inc. (Safety-Kleen) has filed an appeal against the Department of Toxic Substances Control (the Department) in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three.
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County of Alameda sues Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association for alleged violation of article II, section 12
The County of Alameda is engaged in a legal battle with the Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association, Inc.
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Samantha Berlanga et al. sue University of San Francisco for breach of contract during COVID-19 pandemic
In a case filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Samantha Berlanga, Joseph Oliva, Jasmine Moore, and Amber Kaiser are suing the University of San Francisco (USF) for breach of contract during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Plaintiffs in JCCP No. 5043 sue Gilead Life Sciences for alleged negligence and fraudulent concealment
In the court case between Gilead Life Sciences, Inc. and The Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, identified by court case ID A165558, filed on February 1, 2024, Gilead Life Sciences is challenging the claims made by plaintiffs in JCCP No. 5043.
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Hee Shen Cemetery and Benevolent Association sues Yeong Wo Association for disputed leadership election
The lawsuit, Hee Shen Cemetery and Benevolent Association v. Yeong Wo Association et al., was filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Two.
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Ty Whitehead sues City of Oakland for injuries sustained during a training ride for the AIDS LifeCycle fundraiser
In the case of Ty Whitehead vs. City of Oakland, filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three (Case ID: A164483) on January 22, 2024, plaintiff Ty Whitehead is appealing against a summary judgment granted to the defendant City of Oakland.
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Gopal Balakrishnan sues The Regents of the University of California for wrongful termination and denial of emeritus status
In the case of Gopal Balakrishnan vs. The Regents of the University of California, filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Five (Case ID: A164480), on February 1, 2024, Dr. Gopal Balakrishnan appeals against a judgment denying his petition to set aside findings and decision to terminate his employment and deny him emeritus status for sexually abusing two women.
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Appeals court: Not too late for Mendocino County to subject completed Ukiah gun club project to enviro review
A state appeals panel has ruled Mendocino County wrongly let a gun club in Ukiah move forward with a project to build a new gun range without environmental review under state CEQA law, so a nearby resort can continue to sue to force the club to make potentially costly changes
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Appeals panel: Local density caps OK'd by voters don't defeat state law allowing denser housing
California appeals judges said Senate Bill 10, which allows cities and counties to approve certain higher-density housing developments, don't violate the state constitution by overriding local voter initiatives setting housing density caps.
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CA Supreme Court says car buyers can demand to keep trade-in credits under 'lemon law' verdicts
Automaker Stellantis/FCA had argued such a ruling would essentially allow car buyers to profit when they buy defective cars, trade them in toward the purchase of other vehicles, and then sue under the lemon law for a full refund.
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California cities can't bring class action to force Netflix, Hulu, other streamers to pay cable TV franchise fees
A state appeals court has pulled the plug, for now, on efforts by trial lawyers and California cities to force streaming entertainment services, like Netflix, to pay the fees normally levied by state law on cable TV companies
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SF sued for discrimination in transgender guaranteed income program
Lawsuit says the city illegally prioritizes biological male Black or Latino transgender people to receive up $21,600 each from city treasury every 18 months
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California Supreme Court says employers can't beat PAGA suits by claiming they are not 'manageable'
The decision narrows the ability of employers to beat the sometimes sprawling lawsuits, increasing the likelihood they will get sued and the likelihood that they will need to pay to defend or settle the actions under California's controversial PAGA law
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Appeals panel: Judge can shut down major LA shipping terminal over environmental mitigations
A state appeals court says a San Diego judge improperly restrained himself from crafting a harsher "remedy" to address alleged mishandling of environmental mitigation at the Port of L.A.'s China Shipping terminal.
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California Supreme Court says drug abuse alone not enough to justify removing kids from parents
Unanimous ruling sends father's lawsuit back to appellate court for reconsideration under new framing of legal standard that did away with the so-called tender years presumption.
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Enviros can't undo California rule intended to lessen electric bill pain for most customers
A state appeals panel says it won't second-guess a state commission's decision to reduce the amount paid to homeowners with solar power systems to hold down bills for all other customers who had been paying more to pay for others' home solar arrays
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Friend of angry ex will face lawsuit after smear campaign cost student a spot at Dartmouth
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A student who claims he fell victim to a “vengeful smear campaign” by a spurned ex-girlfriend can sue over emails to Dartmouth College officials that led the prestigious school to rescind his offer of admission.
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SF residents OK to resume class action vs waste hauler Recology over bribes to secure inflated rates in 2017
A California appeals panel ruled that the class action lawsuit doesn't amount to an illegal attempt to challenge rates set by the SF Rate Board, nor is it an attempt to make Recology pay twice, after the company paid $94M to settle prosecutors' earlier enforcement action over the alleged bribes
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Bonta under fire: Cal Policy Center asks state bar to investigate AG's use of law against parents
As parents continue efforts to push for inclusion in key decisions on how their children want to gender identify, California Attorney Gen. Rob Bonta is suing to quash it, leading to a state Bar complaint that challenges the AG’s use of the legal system against parents.
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Facebook faces suit over not putting insurance ads on some users' feeds
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Most people would probably pay money not to be subjected to ads featuring quacking ducks and apron-clad insurance agents. But a California appeals court has decided Facebook must face a class action over claims it discriminates against users by allowing insurance companies to select their audience based on age and gender.