Health and Safety Code1 section 1430, subdivision (b)
gives a current or former nursing care patient or resident the
right to bring a private cause of action against a skilled nursing
facility for violating certain regulations. The available remedies
include injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees, and “up to five
hundred dollars ($500)” in statutory damages. The question we... More...   $0 (08-23-2020 - CA)

Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods tragically
perished in the September 11, 2012, attacks on United States
facilities in Benghazi, Libya. Their parents, Patricia Smith and
Charles Woods, sued former Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton for common-law torts based on her use of a
private email server in conducting State Department affairs
while Secretary of State and public sta... More...   $0 (08-19-2020 - DC)

Plaintiff Ronald Talley pleaded nolo contendre to a criminal offense for which he
was sentenced to 18 days in the Fresno County Jail. Rather than serving those days in
county jail, plaintiff was deemed eligible to serve the sentence by participation in the
Adult Offender Work Program (AOWP) administered by Fresno County’s Probation
Department. Plaintiff was injured while performing... More...   $0 (07-11-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Andrew J. Pankey (Andrew) filed a products liability claim against Petco
Animal Supplies, Inc., after his son Aidan contracted a rare bacterial infection from a rat
purchased at Petco. Aidan later died as a result of complications related to his infection.
Andrew alleged, among other things, that Petco was strictly liable for injuries resulting
from the sale of the pet r... More...   $0 (06-26-2020 - CA)