Recent Articles
Suits

9751 articles

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

$1.6 million awarded to 3 girls molested by ex-school aide

California | Local | By Jason Song | October 22, 2008
A Los Angeles County Superior Court civil jury Tuesday awarded nearly $1.6 million to three students molested by a former school aide. Read more
 

Friday, October 17, 2008

Mortgage rates rise across the board

Business | October 17, 2008
THE ECONOMY Mortgage rates rise across board Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.46% this week, up from 5.94% last week, mortgage company Freddie Mac said. Read more
 

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Villaraigosa vetoes contract for legal help in skid row lawsuit

California | Local | By Phil Willon | October 16, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has vetoed a $96,000 contract for outside legal help to defend the city against allegations that it discriminates against the disabled on skid row. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Discover settles with rivals

Business | October 15, 2008
Discover Financial Services, the fourth-biggest U.S. credit card company, settled an antitrust suit in which it sought $18 billion from larger rivals Visa Inc. Read more
 

Friday, October 10, 2008

Inmate alleges drug use by Broadcom duo

Business | By Christine Hanley and E. Scott Reckard | October 10, 2008
A Folsom Prison inmate who claims to have supplied drugs to Broadcom Corp. Read more
 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Court seeks advice on food labels

Business | October 7, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Justice Department on Monday for advice on a bid by the nation’s largest grocery chains to block customers from suing over violations of government food-labeling rules. Read more
 

Justices won’t hear Dish case

Business | October 7, 2008
The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74-million judgment against Dish Network Corp. Read more
 

Sunday, October 5, 2008

After deadly Metrolink crash, aggressive lawyers swoop in

California | Local | By Carol J. Williams | October 5, 2008
The phone rang at a rare moment between Angie Akins’ frantic drives from her home and her husband’s bedside in an intensive-care unit, between shuttling to her job and driving her 14-year-old daughter to after-school sports and ballet. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tesoro sues air regulators over ethanol rule

Business | By Elizabeth Douglass | October 1, 2008
Fuel maker Tesoro Corp. Read more
 

Firefighters’ suit against San Diego goes to jury

California | Local | By Tony Perry | October 1, 2008
A six-man, six-woman jury is set to begin deliberations Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by four San Diego firefighters who allege they were subjected to sexual harassment when they were ordered to participate in the 2007 gay pride parade. Read more
 

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Insurer sued for payout in actor’s death

Business | By Marc Lifsher | September 30, 2008
A trust representing the 3-year-old daughter of movie star Heath Ledger, who died Jan. Read more
 

Friday, September 26, 2008

Shareholders give assent to Delta-Northwest deal

Business | September 26, 2008
Delta Air Lines Inc. Read more
 

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Claim of genocide denied in suit

California | Local | By Carol J. Williams | September 25, 2008
Nearly 700 Ivory Coast farmworkers alleging that they became sterile from exposure to a U.S.-made pesticide can’t claim to be victims of genocide because the producers didn’t intend harm, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

14 construction workers sue home-building firm

Business | By Tiffany Hsu | September 24, 2008
A group of construction workers has filed suit against a San Francisco-based home-building company, claiming that they were coerced for years into working unpaid overtime. Read more
 

Suit accuses Auto Club of Southern California of replacing batteries needlessly

Business | By Martin Zimmerman | September 24, 2008
Members of the Automobile Club of Southern California who call for roadside help when they have a dead battery are often sold new batteries when only a jump-start is needed, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. Read more
 

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Jury awards LAPD officer $3.1 million in retaliation case

California | Local | By Victoria Kim | September 23, 2008
A Los Angeles jury granted a $3.1 million verdict today to a Los Angeles police officer who said he was retaliated against for reporting that his superior used racial epithets and may have been involved in embezzlement of department funds. Read more
 

Parts of Rather’s lawsuit against CBS thrown out

Entertainment | By Matea Gold | September 23, 2008
A New York state Supreme Court judge Monday limited the scope of Dan Rather’s $70-million lawsuit against CBS Corp., tossing out his claims that the network committed fraud and unlawfully interfered with his contract in his final months at the news division. Read more
 

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Lawsuit blames disappearance of disabled man on hospital

California | Local | By Jessica Garrison | September 18, 2008
A downtown Los Angeles hospital accused of recruiting homeless people and putting them through unnecessary procedures to collect millions in fraudulent Medi-Cal and Medicare payments is now under fire for the disappearance of a mentally disabled 76-year-old man in failing health. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Lawsuit filed over tuition break can proceed

California | Local | By Anna Gorman | September 17, 2008
A state appellate court has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a California law granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants can move forward. Read more
 

Firefighters in court over parade

California | Local | September 17, 2008
Four firefighters who are suing the city were humiliated by taunts and sexual gestures from parade watchers after being forced to participate in last year’s gay pride parade, their attorney told jurors Tuesday. Read more
 
Email This | Print This | Text Size: Increase Decrease