News from March 2024
Class action accuses Hanes Brands of allegedly implanting spyware on devices used to access Maidenform website
The lawsuit marks the latest such class action brought by attorney Scott Ferrell and named plaintiff Miltita Casillas leveling similar accusations against online retailers.
Class action targets HopSkipDrive over 2023 data breach
Rideshare company HopSkipDrive is facing a class action lawsuit over its handling of a data breach in 2023.
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on Feb. 27
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on Feb. 27 in the suits below:
AdvaMed CEO: Plaintiff attorneys ‘use misleading advertisements’ to generate business, make money at consumers’ expense
Scott Whitaker, the President and CEO of AdvaMed, a medical trade association, has voiced concerns about the impact of misleading advertisements on patients' health. In a commentary piece, he stated that trial attorneys are luring plaintiffs to join lawsuits through deceptive ads. Reports have found that this excessive litigation is imposing financial burdens on consumers, particularly affecting low-income Californians.
Judge blocks California law allowing residents to sue gun manufacturers
A federal judge in San Diego has barred the state’s attorney general from enforcing a new California law that allows the filing of civil lawsuits against firearms manufacturers that make and market “abnormally dangerous” weapons.
Judge orders attorney Mark Geragos to pay attorney fees to L.A. Times after failed libel lawsuit
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered celebrity attorney Mark Geragos to pay $218,000 in legal fees to the Los Angeles Times as a result of a failed libel lawsuit that accused three of the newspaper’s reporters of attempting to defame him.
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.
San Diego says police would have violated murder victim's rights by entering residence without warrant
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The City of San Diego is defending its police officers' decision to leave what would become the scene of a murder without a warrant.
Analiese Danner Joins Tressler's Insurance Practice Group
Tressler is pleased to welcome Analiese Danner as an associate in our Insurance Practice Group in our Orange County office.
State of California Superior Court - Kern County: Actions Taken on Feb. 26
The State of California Superior Court - Kern County reported the following activity on Feb. 26 in the suits below:
'SEAL Team' freelance TV show writer says CBS discriminated against him as a white, heterosexual male by refusing to hire him full time
The writer, Brian Beneker, claims he has been repeatedly passed over for a post as a staff writer on the show for years, in favor of far less experienced and less accomplished writers who are black, female or LGBTQ, or a combination of all of those race, gender and sex demographics.
More Armenian Americans sue Citibank over alleged lending discrimination
The lawsuit is at least the third like it filed in Los Angeles courts accusing the financial giant of "pervasive discrimination" against borrowers with ethnic Armenian surnames
Los Angeles-area attorneys turn to billboards to expand their reach
Personal injury attorneys in Los Angeles seeking to boost their client leads have increasingly turned to freeway billboards to get their message out to captive audiences sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, recent data shows.
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on Feb. 26
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on Feb. 26 in the suits below:
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on Feb. 26
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on Feb. 26 in the suits below:
Another win for Netflix, Hulu as they fight attacks from private lawyers and local governments
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The wildly unsuccessful litigation strategy that would have streaming providers like Netflix and Hulu pay franchise fees designed for cable TV providers has failed again.
Walmart rejects idea it is responsible for woman being scammed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Your problems with scammers are not our fault, Walmart is telling a woman who filed a class action lawsuit against it over security measures.
Wolfman from Top Gun sues over inclusion in Maverick
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The actor who portrayed Wolfman in the first Top Gun movie is suing Paramount Pictures over using his likeness in the blockbuster sequel.
Webinar Series: Risky Business - Strategies & Best Practices for Risk Sharing & Transfer
Houston Partner Kristopher M. Stockberger, Lafayette Managing Partner Jenny Michel, and Los Angeles Partner Cameron Kalunian will present a webinar titled "Risky Business – Strategies & Best Practices for Risk Sharing & Transfer," on March 21, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PT.
Kamran Salour Speaks to Los Angeles Times About 2024 Cybersecurity Outlook
Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Kamran Salour was recently featured in a Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing article about cybersecurity risks faced by businesses, and privacy measures that companies can take to protect against these threats.