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Lawsuit: Retired, former LA cops say city should pay for long delays in paying 'banked' comp time owed
A group of former and retired Los Angeles police officers have sued the city of Los Angeles, claiming the city wrongfully delayed or denied them payment of "banked" comp time.
Class action: Keto+ product contains artificial flavors, misleads consumers
A class action lawsuit accuses the makers of Keto+ dietary supplements products of allegedly mislabeling their products and misleading consumers, because the products contain artificial flavors.
Class action accuses Forever 21 of exposing workers' info amid data breach
Retailer Forever 21 has been hit with a class action, claiming the company allowed current and former workers' personal information to be exposed when it suffered a data breach.
Fresno man says cops falsely charged, jailed him after he refused warrantless search of his shop
A Fresno man is suing the city and police, saying he was wrongly arrest on allegedly trumped up gun charges and suffered other violations of his rights, allegedly in retaliation for refusing to allow police officers to enter and search his bicycle repair shop without a warrant.
Lawsuit accuses makers of Wiley Wallaby candy of misleading customers with natural flavors claim
A class action lawsuit accuses the makers of Wiley Wallaby licorice candies of misleading the public by advertising its products are naturally flavored, when they allegedly contain artificial ingredients.
Class action: Orgain protein shakes don't contain enough grass-fed protein
A class action lawsuit claims Orgain misled consumers about how much protein is actually in its line of protein shake product
Class action: California Dairies has allegedly shorted worker pay
A class action lawsuit accuses top dairy processor California Dairies of shorting its workers' pay and other violations of California labor law.
Class action: Porn site payment processer Gammabilling deceives customers with allegedly false promo offers
A class action lawsuit accuses Gammabilling, an online payment processor for porn sites, of allegedly misleading consumers with false promotional offers to persuade them
Woman sues LAPD for gunpoint search of rented U-Haul
A woman is suing Los Angeles Police officers, claiming they violated her rights when they pulled over and searched at gunpoint a U-Haul she had rented, because the police believed the van had been stolen.
Lawsuit: Reliant Life Shares allegedly schemed to deceive investors about life settlement returns
A group of investors have sued troubled investment brokerage Reliant Life Shares LLC, claiming the company misled investors about their expected annual returns from so-called life settlement investments, and then allegedly engaged in a scheme to use past returns for other investors to pay for the current and future returns of newer investors.
Park Service thinning growth to protect Sequoia, other National Parks from fire; Environmentalists suing to stop it
Environmental activists have filed a suit in federal court, seeking to halt plans by the National Park Service to thin forest overgrowth to prevent forest fires and ensure the safety of nationally treasured natural areas, like the redwoods in Sequoia National Park.
Family sues Hyatt over toddler's nine-story fall, death at Puerto Vallarta resort
The family of a toddler who fell nine stories to his death while on vacation at a Hyatt resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has filed suit against the hotel and resorts giant
Women seek hundreds of millions of dollars from Pornhub over 'Girls Do Porn' videos
A group of women who were victims of the "Girls Do Porn" scam have filed suit potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars against Aylo, which operates Pornhub and a large collection of other pornography sites
Greenberg Traurig Elevates 3 Los Angeles Office Attorneys
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated three attorneys to shareholder in its Los Angeles office: Ann Brigid Clark, Blakeley S. Oranburg, and Ruben Sislyan.
Amber Finch named to Lawyers of Color's Power Issue
Reed Smith is proud to announce that Amber Finch, a partner in firm’s Insurance Recovery Group and managing partner of its Los Angeles office, is being featured in Lawyers of Color’s Power Issue.
Anthony R. Callobre, Shadi Enos Jahangir, and Kevin M. O'Malley Named 2023 Banking and Finance Visionaries by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing
Blank Rome partners Anthony ("Tony") R. Callobre, Shadi Enos Jahangir, and Kevin M. O'Malley were named 2023 Banking and Finance Visionaries by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing's Banking & Finance Magazine.
Diverse Representation in the Entertainment Industry & TOAST Presentation of STARS Award on March 30, 2023
The Summit will feature over 100 diversity executives, thought leaders and experts in the sports and entertainment industries.
Weed at Work – Can Employers Control Employee Use of Cannabis Inside or Outside Work? on March 30, 2023
Dean Rocco (Partner-Los Angeles, CA) will explore “Weed at Work – Can Employers Control Employee Use of Cannabis Inside or Outside Work?”
Nicole Buffalano Named Labor & Employment Litigator of the Year and Impact Case Recipient
Benchmark Litigation honors partner Nicole Buffalano with two awards by naming her Labor & Employment Litigator of the Year and an Impact Case Award winner as part of its 2023 USA Awards.
Blank Rome’s Stacy D. Phillips and Kristina Royce Named 2023 Top Family Lawyers by Daily Journal
Blank Rome partners Stacy D. Phillips and Kristina Royce, who also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law practice group, have been named 2023 Top Family Lawyers by the Daily Journal.