A neighborhood organization and a resident sued the City
of Santa Monica, which uses at-large voting to elect its City
Council. The plaintiffs claimed this system discriminated against
Latinos, which is the term all parties use. After a bench trial, the
trial court agreed and ordered the City to switch to district-based
voting. We reverse and enter judgment for the City because... More...   $0 (07-10-2020 - CA)

Defendant and appellant Bauer Media Group USA, LLC,
an entertainment magazine publisher, appeals from the denial of
its special motion to strike the first amended complaint of
plaintiffs and respondents Richard Simmons and Teresa Reveles
(i.e., an anti-SLAPP motion under Code of Civil Procedure section
425.16.).
The well-known Simmons describes himself as “a health
and ... More...   $0 (06-22-2020 - CA)

In August 2014, Jurenovich was sued for Medicare fraud, and the case was
eventually settled and dismissed. Jurenovich did not inform the hospital about the
settlement, and it first became aware of the settlement three months later, when an article
appeared in a local newspaper. The hospital immediately terminated Jurenovich’s staff
privileges based on a bylaw violation.

Ju... More...   $0 (06-07-2020 - OH)

Plaintiffs Matthew Matson and Matson SDRE Group, LLC (collectively plaintiffs)
purchased a deed of trust at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale. S.B.S. Trust Deed Network
(SBS) was the trustee and Bank of Southern California, N.A. (BSC) (referred to
collectively as defendants) was the beneficiary of the deed of trust. Matson, relying on a
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software application called PropertyRadar... More...   $0 (03-07-2020 - CA)

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for a writ of mandate to challenge an order
of the Superior Court of Tulare County, Bret D. Hillman, Judge.
McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, Steven M. McQuillan,
Todd W. Baxter and Laura A. Wolfe for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Todd B. Barsotti and Peter Sean Bradley for Real Party in Interest.
-ooOooReal party in i... More...   $0 (01-06-2020 - CA)

This lawsuit arises out of an altercation between plaintiff
David Bernstein, a bartender, and defendant Shia LaBeouf, an
actor. LaBeouf confronted Bernstein and called him a “racist”
after Bernstein refused to serve LaBeouf and his companion
alcohol. Video footage of the incident was later posted on the
internet and broadcast on television. Bernstein sued LaBeouf for
assaul... More...   $0 (12-08-2019 - CA)

Julia Correia sued Glenn Jones, the President of Henderson State University,
for employment discrimination following her termination. The district court1 granted
1The Honorable P.K. Holmes III, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Arkansas.
Jones’s motion for summary judgment. Concluding that Correia was an at-will
employee at the time of her termination, we... More...   $0 (11-27-2019 - AR)

We must decide in this case whether portions of the
recently enacted Presidential Tax Transparency and
Accountability Act (Elec. Code, § 6880 et seq.) (the Act) conflict
with article II, section 5, subdivision (c) of the California
Constitution (article II, section 5(c)) and are therefore invalid.
At issue are the Act’s provisions that prohibit the Secretary of
State from p... More...   $0 (11-24-2019 - CA)