California Business Litigation Blog
Discussion of California case law and legal issues of interest to clients and practitioners.
Author: Richard Oppenheim practices at Sylvester, Oppenheim & Linde is in Encino, Calif.
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Recent Posts from California Business Litigation Blog
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Vallejo City Unified School District Agrees to Pay $25,000 to Harassed Lesbian Student
In addition to revamping school district anti-discrimination policies, Vallejo City USD has agreed to pay student Rochelle Hamilton $25,000. The agreement was made in response to Ms. Hamilton’s complaints, prior to any lawsuit being filed.
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Lawsuit Claims Costco Employee Repeatedly Held Against Her Will
A lawsuit which seeks class action status was filed against Costco Wholesale Inc. claiming violations of California wage and hour laws. Mary Pytelewski, a full time employee at a San Diego area Costco store for…
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UCLA Settles Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Student Tasered by Campus Police in Library
When US citizen Mostafa Tabatabainejad, then a 23 year old senior at UCLA, went to the library in November 2006, he didn’t expect any of the following to take place: He didn’t expect to be…
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Lawsuit Filed Between Sex Toy Party Business Rivals
Brown Bag Party of Costa Mesa, California filed a lawsuit in California Federal Court against competitor Pure Romance of Loveland, Ohio. The lawsuit accuses Pure Romance of false advertising, unfair competition, libel and ...
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Los Angeles Unified School District Fails to Protect Children, Ordered To Pay
The Los Angeles Unified School District has been ordered to pay some $1.6 million to families of three girls who were molested by a teacher's aide, a man named Ricardo Guevara. The man is now…
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ACLU Wins Prayer Ruling
In Pensacola, Florida, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has won a case that has been in the courts for several months now. The case was filed on behalf of two students at Pace High…
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Lawsuit Filed Against New York Law Firm Chadbourne & Parke Over Legal Research Fees
California attorney Patricia Meyer has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former Chadbourne & Parke client alleging overcharging of fees related to legal research. The complaint alleges unfair business practices, unjust enrichment, fraud and…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against KB Home Alleges Inflated Appraisals
While this lawsuit is newsworthy, the allegations against residential developer KB Homes are echoes of previous lawsuits. Most recently, this lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Phoenix claims the builder conspired with Countrywide Financial ...
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California Attorney General Jerry Brown Files Suit in Property Tax Reassessment Scam
Earlier this week, the following lawsuit was filed in San Diego Superior Court “PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA VS. SEAN MCCONVILLE” by the California Attorney General’s office. The lawsuit alleges that brothers Sean and…
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Graduation In Churches Not Okay, Says Wisconsin Students, Families
A group of parents and students have sued the Elmbrook School District in Waukesha County Wisconsin to stop the district from holding graduation ceremonies in a Christian church