Elvia Velasco Jimenez asserted claims under the Fair Employment and Housing
Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.)1 against her contracting employer2 U.S.
Continental Marketing Inc. (USCM), a manufacturing company that negotiated with
Jimenez's direct employer Ameritemps, Inc. (Ameritemps), a temporary-staffing agency,
for her employment.3 Jimenez's claims required a threshold sho... More...   $0 (10-20-2019 - CA)

Phoenix, AZ - Chinese National Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Military- and Space-Grade Technology from the United States to China

On October 16, 2019, United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Tao Li, a 39-year-old Chinese national, to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Li had previously pleaded guilty ... More...   $0 (10-19-2019 - AZ)

In this acrimonious dispute between neighbors over a
driveway easement, defendants Stephen and Tracy Lee appeal
the trial court’s denial of a motion pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP statute,1 directed at
three claims plaintiff Starview Property, LLC asserted for the
first time in its first amended complaint. Although the Lees’
motion was ti... More...   $0 (10-19-2019 - CA)

Two employers agreed that the general employer would
obtain workers’ compensation insurance for employees it leased
to the special employer.1
Relying on this agreement, the special
employer obtained workers’ compensation insurance for its own
employees with a “limiting endorsement” excluding coverage for
special employees. These agreements were in place for several
year... More...   $0 (10-04-2019 - CA)

Austin, TX - Former Austin Bank Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing over One Million Dollars from Customer

A federal judge sentenced 40–year-old former Austin Capital One bank employee Paola Gallego of Round Rock, TX, to five years in federal prison for stealing over $1 million from a bank customer.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitma... More...   $0 (09-25-2019 - TX)