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Anthony Bouyer sues Simi Entertainment Plaza LLC for alleged violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and ADA
In the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, plaintiff Anthony Bouyer has filed a lawsuit against Simi Entertainment Plaza LLC and Does 1-10 (Case No. 2023CUC RO6637) on March 10, 2023.
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Josefina Bonilla Ordonez sues Lidia Pineda for negligence
In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Ventura, plaintiff Josefina Bonilla Ordonez has filed a lawsuit against defendants Lidia Pineda and Lidia Raquel Castro.
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Alicia Stone sues Gabrielle Zierer for negligence and negligent entrustment
In the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, a lawsuit has been filed by Alicia Stone against Gabrielle Zierer and Richard Zierer.
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Travis Martin sues Pastor Andrew Carroll for negligence and respondeat superior
In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Ventura, Travis Martin has filed a lawsuit against Pastor Andrew Carroll, Andrew Carroll, Crystal Carroll, Kathleen Misewitch, Novo Mission Inc., and International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
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Ayden Oliveras sues St. John's Regional Medical Center for medical negligence
The lawsuit, filed in the Ventura Superior Court on December 14, 2023, under case number 2023CUMMO17549, involves Ayden Oliveras, a minor represented by his guardian ad litem Katya Castro, against St. John's Regional Medical Center and several doctors including Calvin Lin, Terry Cole, and Chris Chauhan.
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Pre-trial jail inmates aren't entitled to minimum wage for jail kitchen work, CA Supreme Court says
A class action lawsuit claimed that, since state penal laws don't explicitly limit their earning abilities in jail, people not yet convicted of crimes should still be protected by California's minimum wage laws while working in the jail for private services vendors. Not so, California Supreme Court said.
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No cash for woman in case of exploding showerhead
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newline) - A woman who claimed she was injured by an exploding shower nozzle failed to muster any evidence a hotel was to blame, an appeals court ruled, rejecting her argument a maid must have damaged the device while she was out shopping.
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Steve Wozniak and 17 individuals sue YouTube, LLC and Google for a cryptocurrency scam
In the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, plaintiffs Steve Wozniak and 17 others have filed a lawsuit against YouTube, LLC and Google (Case ID: H050042, Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 20CV370338) on April 2, 2024.
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Monique Howard sues Accor Management US for negligence and premises liability
Monique Howard, the plaintiff, filed a lawsuit against Accor Management US, Inc., the defendant, in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight.
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Jasmin Vazquez sues SaniSure Inc. for inaccurate wage statements
In the case of Jasmin Vazquez vs SaniSure, Inc., filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six (2d Civil No. B3829219), on April 3, 2024, the plaintiff alleges that her former employer failed to provide accurate wage statements during her second stint of employment.
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Gail Dee Lew-Williams sues Sevana Petrosian and associates for alleged embezzlement
In the case of Gail Dee Lew-Williams et al. versus Sevana Petrosian et al., filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California (Case ID: 20STCV15998) on April 2, 2024, the plaintiffs are appealing an order that dismissed their claims against the defendants.
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State of California sues Energy and Policy Institute for non-disclosure of calendar entries under the California Public Records Act
In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, a case was filed on April 5, 2024, with the court case ID B330847.
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Parks group sues over proposed gondola transit project to link Union Station, Dodger Stadium
A group advocating for the protection of Los Angeles-area parks is suing the county’s MTA over the agency’s approval of an environmental impact report for a downtown, high-wire gondola project.
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Appeals panel: Local density caps OK'd by voters don't defeat state law allowing denser housing
California appeals judges said Senate Bill 10, which allows cities and counties to approve certain higher-density housing developments, don't violate the state constitution by overriding local voter initiatives setting housing density caps.
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Southern California school district updates parental-notification policy after being sued by state
A San Bernardino County school district has revised its parental notification policy in the wake of California’s attorney general suing the district over alleged violations of the state constitution and state law, resulting in alleged discrimination against transgender students.
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Steve Wozniak sues YouTube LLC and Google for alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency scam
In a lawsuit filed on March 15, 2024, in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District (Case ID: H050042), plaintiffs Steve Wozniak and 17 other individuals are suing YouTube LLC and Google for their alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency scam.
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Disney accused of underpaying Southern California hotel workers in class-action lawsuit
Southern California hotel maintenance workers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida-based Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, alleging Disney violated the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and evaded the minimum pay rate.
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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.
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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.
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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