Scooters have been showing up in great numbers in cities throughout America, including San Diego. However, the major scooter companies are beginning to face some legal pushback. A federal lawsuit has been filed against companies such as Lime, Bird and Razor—some of the most popular scooter companies out there—claiming discrimination against people with disabilities. What’s […]
Aside from certain legal tax avoidance issues, a “defective” will or trust sometimes is a will or trust document with legal insufficiencies and errors that would otherwise make the content null and void and ultimately un-actionable for the deceased. This could be a result of carelessness and human error, often occurring due to DIY estate […]
Recently New York and Montana have chosen to resist the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repeal of net neutrality, and now California is joining their ranks as the state legislature with a potential law that is closer than the others to reinstating net neutrality. It directly defies the FCC ruling by forcing ISPs to follow net […]
San Diego women drive more safely than men, according to data released by San Diego County. From 2000 to 2009, men died in car accidents three times more often than women did. The driver who survived the crash was four times more likely to be a man as well. Men are more likely to commit […]
In a trademark infringement case, a plaintiff does not have to prove profit loss to win his case. If he can prove customer confusion and damage to his brand, he is still eligible to collect damages. In 2008, Pom Wonderful accused Coca Cola of unfairly marketing their pomegranate juices. Coca-Cola’s pomegranate-blueberry drink was mostly apple […]
San Diego and several other cities are investing in cycling-specific infrastructure while encouraging residents to ride bikes as a way to reduce traffic and air pollution, promote fitness and discourage sedentary lifestyles. Cycling already leads to numerous health benefits, but some critics are wondering if cycling is a good investment. To find the answer, researchers […]
A San Diego military mom was returning from Afghanistan when she received the tragic news that her daughter had been found dead in Ocean Beach just four days after she arrived. Investigators believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Police found the young woman’s body in the brush alongside Nimitz Boulevard, dead from […]
A suspected drunk driver caused two fatalities when he lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 8. On Saturday, April 19, the 26 year old was traveling west on the highway in the early morning hours when he drifted onto the center median. Traveling at about 70 mph, the driver overcorrected and lost control, swerving […]
Apple is currently suing Samsung for patent infringement over features in several Samsung phones. Apple is seeking two billion dollars in damages over technological innovations like slide-to-unlock, word correction and contextual links. Samsung is countering with claims that the features mentioned in the suit were not Apple innovations at all, rather that they were developed […]
A column in the Los Angeles Times recently explained how employers across the country are attempting to save money by quibbling with low-wage employees. The column, by Michael Hiltzik, explained that a survey done by UCLA discovered that respondents lost an average of 12.5 percent of their pay, or $2,070 annually out of average pay […]
A California logistics company must pay $2.2 million to several short-haul truck drivers it misclassified as independent contractors. According to ThinkProgress.org, the California state labor board ruled last month that by labeling the drivers as contractors, Pacer Cartage, Inc. was able to avoid paying the workers for things like time spent waiting at the port […]
In the ongoing patent infringement suit between Apple and Samsung, the latter has just changed the balance considerably through its expert witness testimonies. Most of their witnesses were computer science academics who claimed that the allegedly infringing technologies were, in fact, developed independently of Apple before their patent registration. “In my opinion, they do not […]
In the ongoing patent infringement suit between Apple and Samsung, the latter has just changed the balance considerably through its expert witness testimonies. Most of their witnesses were computer science academics who claimed that the allegedly infringing technologies were, in fact, developed independently of Apple before their patent registration. “In my opinion, they do not […]
“I was asleep and next thing you know I was jumping out for my life,“ said a survivor of a horrific bus crash on Thursday, April 10. A FedEx box truck crossed a median and collided with a charter bus filled with students. The bus was part of a caravan of prospective college students headed […]
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has filed a lawsuit that claims that a group of male deputies sexually harassed female trainees and demanded sexual favors as part of an initiation. According to NBC News, the lawsuit, filed by Guadalupe Lopez, who was assigned to the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s station in Boyle Heights starting […]
A lot of valuable evidence hidden within a company’s website code can be used as evidence in a trademark infringement case. For example, FenF, LLC is currently suing Smartthingz, Inc. for trademark infringement. The former’s attorneys found infringing evidence in Smartthingz metadata, which is the information used by search engines to classify and rank a […]
A new bike lane will connect Oceanside Boulevard to Wisconsin Avenue. The corridor is a dream come true for bike commuters wishing to travel from downtown to the Oceanside Transit Center. “A lot of people want to be able to bike to the transit center,” said Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood. “We’re working to make the […]
A judge has a set a trial date in the sexual harassment case filed for a longtime aide to city council member Joe Huizar. According to the Los Angeles Times, the trial is expected to begin on November 10. Huizar is accused of harassing former aide Francine Godoy, whose attorneys are reportedly looking to call […]