News from March 2024
Court rules against booted USC football player in his fight against disciplinary process
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - It's more bad news from California courts for a University of Southern California player kicked off the team who claimed the disciplinary process to hear intimate violence charges against him was unfair.
From Office Gallery to Ivy League: Rich Reinis' Print Collection Finds Home at Princeton
Rich Reinis’ office was once a museum of sorts. His huge collection of framed prints papered the walls of his Los Angeles workspace, their evocative black-and-white imagery depicting various aspects of 20th century America.
Class action lawsuit accuses Kohl's of misleading customers about thread counts on bedsheets
The lawsuit claims Kohl's advertises thread counts of 600 or more in its 100% cotton bedsheets, but such thread counts are allegedly actually impossible and don't make for better bedsheets
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on March 5
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on March 5 in the suits below:
State of California Superior Court - Kern County: Actions Taken on March 5
The State of California Superior Court - Kern County reported the following activity on March 5 in the suits below:
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on March 5
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on March 5 in the suits below:
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on March 4
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on March 4 in the suits below:
Attorney General Bonta Urges Immediate Action by Meta to Prevent Account Takeovers
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, today sent a letter to Meta expressing deep concern regarding the increase in account takeovers and lockouts on Facebook and Instagram and the inadequacy of the company’s response to prevent and address consumer harm from these takeovers.
California utility agrees to pay federal government $80 million to resolve wildfire litigation
Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to the federal government to compensate for firefighting costs and property damage resulting from a 2017 fire that charred more than 100,000 acres of National Forest lands in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
PAGA lawsuit accuses Katmai Technical Services of alleged violations of CA labor law
The lawsuit against the Native-owned government services firm was filed under California's Private Attorneys General Act
America National Insurance is the latest to leave California market over profitability concerns
American National Insurance is the latest insurer to announce it is either exiting California or limiting its property insurance business due to decreased profitability in the wake of devastating wildfires and state regulations that critics say are excessive.
State of California Superior Court - Kern County: Actions Taken on March 4
The State of California Superior Court - Kern County reported the following activity on March 4 in the suits below:
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on March 4
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on March 4 in the suits below:
Vardui Asiryan sues Medical Staff of Glendale Adventist Medical Center for suspension without due process
In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division One, plaintiff Vardui Asiryan has filed a lawsuit against the Medical Staff of Glendale Adventist Medical Center and Glendale Adventist Medical Center et al., with case ID B316313 and B317728 respectively.
Rich Reinis Appointed to California Fast Food Council
Thompson Coburn Los Angeles partner Rich Reinis has been appointed to the California Fast Food Council (FFC) by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on March 2
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on March 2 in the suits below:
Class action accuses ClarityRX skincare products maker over marketing text messages
The lawsuit claims Clarity Clinical Skincare of allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Class action accuses TMobile of allegedly misleading customers into agreeing to fees added onto monthly bills
The lawsuit accuses T-Mobile of allegedly gaining hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized fees from California customers.
Federal judge compares litigation about social-media addiction to landmark tobacco lawsuits
A California federal judge who is overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging that social media companies’ platforms lead to addictive behavior among youths has likened these cases to the multibillion-dollar tobacco settlement of 1998.
Lawsuit challenging Santa Monica elections sent back to L.A. Superior Court
A California appeals court has tossed a Santa Monica voting rights case back to a lower court that previously ruled Latino residents’ ability to elect their preferred candidates was hampered by the city’s at-large City Council elections, in one of the most high profile lawsuits under California's Voting Rights Act