The Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act
(POBRA), Government Code section 3300 et seq.,1 requires public
agencies investigating misconduct by a public safety officer to
complete their investigation and notify the officer of any proposed
discipline within one year of discovering the misconduct. (§ 3304,
subd. (d)(1).) If the possible misconduct “is also the subje... More...   $0 (10-26-2018 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Grapevine Man Sentenced for Hate Crime

A 64-year-old Grapevine, Texas, man was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for a hate crime.

In July, Glenn Eugene Halfin pleaded guilty to interfering with housing rights after he repeatedly threatened and intimidated an African American family living in the apartment above him because of their race.

In court do... More...   $0 (10-25-2018 - TX)

In this action for a state tax refund against the California Department of Tax and
Fee Administration (CDTFA), Plaintiff MCI Communications Services, Inc. (MCI)
appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained CDTFA's
demurrer to MCI's first amended complaint without leave to amend.
The California Sales and Use Tax Law (Rev. & Tax. Code, § 6001 et seq.)1... More...   $0 (10-25-2018 - CA)

Plaintiff Jesus Cuitlahuac Garcia filed a wage and hour lawsuit against Border
Transportation Group, LLC (BTG), its owner Erik Ortega, and BTG employee Martha
Ortega. Some of Garcia's claims are based on Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
wage orders;1 others are not. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary
judgment on all eight causes of action on the basis that Ga... More...   $0 (10-23-2018 - CA)

Michael E. Barri (Barri), Tristar Medical Group (Tristar), and Coalition for
Sensible Workers’ Compensation Reform (CSWCR) petitioned this court pursuant to
Labor Code section 5955 (all further statutory references are to the Labor Code, unless
otherwise indicated). They seek a peremptory or alternative writ of mandate, prohibition,
or other appropriate relief directing the Workers... More...   $0 (10-21-2018 - CA)

In this appeal, we are asked to
revisit a case in which the plaintiff fought tooth and nail in the
Massachusetts state courts and lost. Displeased by the result of
the state-court proceedings, she repaired to the federal district
court and sought to have that court address essentially the same
grievances. The district court rejected her importunings, and the
plaintiff now a... More...   $0 (10-19-2018 - MA)

In 1993, Maria Carada purchased an “occurrence”
life insurance policy from Farmers New World Life Insurance
Company (Farmers) and named her sons Marty and Mikel Lat
(collectively the Lats) as beneficiaries. The policy included
a rider under which Farmers agreed to waive the cost of the
insurance while Carada was disabled if Carada provided Farmers
with notice and proof of h... More...   $0 (10-17-2018 - CA)

Jefferson City, MO - Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Columbia Hotel

An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty in federal court to the armed robbery of a hotel in Columbia, Mo., on May 31, 2017.

Darrell Eugene Black, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magi... More...   $0 (10-16-2018 - MO)