Thirty-five families from Paradise, CA, which was almost completely wiped out by the Camp Fire, have filed suit against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), alleging that the fire was caused by substandard maintenance of power equipment. Although investigators have not named an official cause of the fire that devastated Paradise, this is not the first…
Whitney Houston’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown, and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate, have filed a lawsuit against BBC and Showtime over the documentary, “Whitney: Can I Be Me.” They allege that the defendants violated their rights by improperly using footage from the production of the 2005 reality series “Being Bobby Brown.” The lawsuit seeks $2 million…
We previously wrote about an interesting case in which a couple (Mark D’Amico and Kate McClure) started a GoFundMe for a homeless man (Johnny Bobbitt Jr.) which went viral and grossed around $400,000 in donations. Things seemed to take a bad turn though when the three ended up in court with Bobbitt claiming that D’Amico…
Although a ruling was expected from Judge Timothy J. Kelly today on CNN’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration, both sides have now been told that they will have to wait until the next hearing scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. CNN is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would see their reporter,…
Motel 6 has settled a nation-wide lawsuit and agreed to pay as much as $7.6 million to guests whose private information was given to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by the hotel chain. The lawsuit which was filed this year by former guests of Hotel 6 claimed that their privacy had been violated by Motel…
Ady Barkan is willing to give his last breath to bring about change in our managed health care system. With a ruling today by United States District Court Judge Michael Fitzgerald, denying Health Net’s motion to compel arbitration of Mr. Barkan’s class action lawsuit, the change sought by Mr. Barkan will be litigated in federal…
If you’ve flown domestically in the last seven years there is a very good chance that you are eligible to participate in a massive airline collusion class action lawsuit. Specifically, eligibility is open to anyone who purchased a domestic flight between July 1, 2011 and June 14, 2008 with American, Delta, Southwest, United, Continental or…
Senior Trial Attorney, Scott D. Nelson, who leads Callahan & Blaine’s Labor and Employment Department, recently published an engaging article on the Dynamex case in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. In the article, Nelson proposes four key ramifications of the decision and concludes that the Dynamex case is about more than Wage Orders, since it provides significant guidance…
On Wednesday Walmart Inc. settled a nine-year-old case for $65 million to almost 100,000 current and former California Walmart cashiers. The cashiers accused Walmart of not providing them with sufficient seating during their shifts. The settlement, which includes the provision that Walmart will start ensuring adequate seating be available for its California cashiers, still requires…
Callahan & Blaine sponsored the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) annual golf tournament held yesterday at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club. Playing for the firm was their very own Founding Partner, Daniel J. Callahan and Supervising Trial Attorney, Edward Susolik. The pair tied for first place with 18 under par, although they…