On Friday, July 22, 2011, the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that 4,000 Sacramento Bee newspaper carriers are entitled to proceed as a class against the Sacramento Bee on claims that they were mislabeled as independent contractors when they truly were employees. Kathleen Dunham of Callahan & Blaine, which represents the carriers, noted that, “Certification of…
A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $731,450 to Callahan & Blaine client AMI Services, Inc. of Huntington Beach, California, in its suit against Dominion Advertising for breach of contract. AMI was forced to sue Dominion Advertising, a Virginia-based company owned and operated by Brien Johnson, for breach of contract after Dominion refused to…
Callahan & Blaine, California’s premier litigation firm, has debuted a litigation news channel on YouTube that will feature periodic video feeds from founding partner Daniel J. Callahan on contemporary legal topics. Today, Daniel has posted a feed on things you should consider when forming a business: Check back here often for more video feeds from…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that vaccine manufacturers are shielded against certain types of personal injury lawsuits due to a 1986 law that established a no-fault compensation system for injuries linked to childhood vaccines. The case of Brueswitz v. Wyeth LLC involved a Pennsylvania family that sued drug manufacturer Wyeth, alleging that their daughter…
California-based Hewlett Packard has settled two separate but related whistle-blower lawsuits. The suits alleged that HP violated competitive bidding rules for federal programs providing internet services to public schools. HP company contractors reportedly bribed Texas school officials with expensive gifts such as Super Bowl tickets and rides on fancy yachts. In exchange, the school officials…
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has settled the case of two SCUBA diving business owners that ganged up on a competitor. Two Avalon SCUBA outfits attempted to drive competitor Ron Moore of Dive Catalina out of business by fixing prices for diving tours. According to the D.A.’s office the textbook collusion resulted in unfair…
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has settled the case of two SCUBA diving business owners that ganged up on a competitor. Two Avalon SCUBA outfits attempted to drive competitor Ron Moore of Dive Catalina out of business by fixing prices for diving tours. According to the D.A.’s office the textbook collusion resulted in unfair…
California-based Hewlett Packard has settled two separate but related whistle-blower lawsuits. The suits alleged that HP violated competitive bidding rules for federal programs providing internet services to public schools. HP company contractors reportedly bribed Texas school officials with expensive gifts such as Super Bowl tickets and rides on fancy yachts. In exchange, the school officials…
Two doctors and a medical assistant at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center say at least one patient has died because of sub-standard care brought on by the negative work environment at the center’s cardiology department. The employees claim they were ignored, embarrassed and in one case- terminated for complaining to administrators about the situation that…
We won’t know what the Supreme Court has to say until some time next year, but most attorneys and consumer advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after recent arguments heard by the court. For now it doesn’t appear that the line of questioning by the justices will lead them to prohibit the state of…
