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California court lets teacher claim wi-fi burns her skin in lawsuit against L.A. schools
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court restored a teacher’s lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District, saying she adequately claimed the district failed to accommodate her disabling sensitivity to microwave radiation. -
Public intoxication arrest of disoriented man turns into $6.3 million verdict against San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court recently affirmed a $6.3 million verdict against San Diego County in the case of a man who suffered permanent brain damage after sheriffs’ deputies waved off paramedics and took him to jail for public intoxication. -
Auto loan company must face lawsuit in open court; Arbitration clause doesn't pass test
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California auto title loan company faces claims its interest rates are unconscionable, and a California appeals court has just ruled that the arbitration clause in its contracts is. -
Calif. court lets mom keep pushing wrongful death suit over bicycle accident
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A woman whose son was killed while riding his bicycle in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., will get a chance to prove the city failed to warn riders about the lack of a bicycle lane in the area of the accident. -
Calif. court approves attorneys fees 8x more than client recovered
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Lemon Law defendant will have to pay almost $170,000 to plaintiffs attorney despite the client only recovering $22,000. -
Wrongful death lawyers crossed line during closing, $30M verdict way too high, court rules
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A $30 million verdict in noneconomic damages is a miscarriage of justice, a California appeals court has ruled. -
California court: 'Reasonably prudent' sexual assault victims wouldn't wait to sue
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – An alleged sexual assault victim won’t be granted extra time to sue, even after arguing people in her position often need more time to come forward. -
California court: Clock paused on bringing class action while others were pending
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – It’s not too late to sue your employer from four years ago, a California appeals court has ruled. -
Court: Ohio firm wrongly pushed out of California case for representing witnesses
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for Big Lots can continue fighting lawsuits after a scuffle with plaintiffs lawyers over whether they could also represent witnesses in the case. -
Couple who wanted to bury dog next to daughter gets to sue over ashes screw-up
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A pet cremation company that advertised the emotional solace their services would provide must face a lawsuit alleging it gave random ashes to a couple who had hoped to bury their daughter’s beloved dog next to her. -
Live Nation can be sued over concertgoer's drug overdose
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Concert promoter Live Nation can be sued by the parents of a young woman who died after overdosing on drugs during its “Hard Fest” electronic music festival, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting Live Nation’s argument it had no duty to protect the woman from the consequences of ingesting illegal substances. -
Law of the sea bars daughter from seeking damages for father's diving accident in French Polynesia
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court has deep-sixed a Hawaii woman’s attempt to sue a movie production company over injuries her father suffered while diving in French Polynesia, saying maritime law doesn’t allow her to collect money for loss of consortium or punitive damages. -
Company has to pay $400K to class action lawyers despite fixing problem before case was filed
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Though the maker of Ken’s salad dressings fixed the misleading claims on its bottles before it was sued over them, they must still pay class action lawyers nearly $400,000. -
'Get over yourselves': High school counselor can't get job back after Facebook comment goes viral
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A high school guidance counselor's “Get over yourselves” Facebook comment to students who boycotted school to protest President Trump’s immigration policy appears to have cost her her job. -
L.A. deputy on hook for $8M verdict after arrest killed Black man who was chasing woman
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – An officer involved in the fatal arrest of a Black man who chased a woman who claimed he was trying to kill her is on the hook for the entire $8 million verdict despite being found to be only 20% at fault. -
Family of man burned alive at work loses suit against property owner
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Property owners aren’t at fault for the nightmarish death of a man who was burned alive at work in 2016. -
Ongoing sexual harassment has pool company in hot water
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California pool company can’t escape a former employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit by claiming she had stopped reporting the conduct because nothing would have been done about it anyway. -
Deputy sheriff to be fired for not reporting excessive force; Said she didn't want to be a rat
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy will be fired after all, because she failed to report a colleague’s excessive force for fear of being labeled a rat. -
Private Attorney General claims trump arbitration agreement, Calif. court rules
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – An employer can’t defeat one of California’s Private Attorney General Act lawsuits by relying on an arbitration agreement its former employee signed. -
Nursing home not to blame for volunteer hitting, killing 14-year-old with car
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The family of a 14-year-old boy who was hit by a car and died can’t sue the health care facility where the driver volunteered, a California appeals court has ruled.