Other U.S. cities have also experienced boom and bust. But analysts and investors see the California city as an extreme case of fiscal mismanagement over the past two decades.
LABOR – United Teachers of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist.
OPINION – The California Supreme Court has rejected a teachers union’s bid to force the arbitration of a dispute over the Los Angeles Unified School District's plan to convert a public high school into a charter school. (Cal.)
TORTS - Shammas v. Does
COMPLAINT - A defamation complaint has been filed against authors of anonymous posting on website falsely claiming to offer plaintiff’s sexual services to members of Al Qaeda. (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles County)
CONSUMER PROTECTION – Cyphert v. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
COMPLAINT – This putative class action claims Scotts sold bird seed that it knew contained toxic levels of pesticides Storcide II and Actellic 5E. The lead plaintiffs fed the toxic bird food to 100 birds in their aviary. Within 24 hours, 92 birds were dead. Plaintiffs’ claims include breach of express and implied warranties, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. (S.D. Cal.)
The ruling is the third legal setback to Samsung in just a week, as it braces for a make-or-break patent trial later this month with Apple.
Customers had brought a civil class action suit against Toshiba alleging that it had conspired to fix prices in the LCD market.
Thousands of doctors claim the company routinely denies patients access to out-of-network doctors even when the patient has purchased a policy giving them the right to choose providers.
Italian regulators say that unless Apple complies with its request that the company offer a a free two-year warranty on its electronics, it is likely to face further fines.
The investment bank has been aggressively clawing back bonus money that it paid to brokers before its demise in 2008.
Apple has alleged that some HTC smartphones that are being imported into the U.S. infringe its patent.
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