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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 9th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cappello seeks $12M from Klein estate
A Santa Barbara law firm is suing a deceased hedge fund manager’s estate for as much as $12 million in allegedly unpaid contingency fees. Cappello & Noël filed a lawsuit against the estate of Michael Klein, the fast-rising financial star who died in an airplane crash in Panama in 2007, along with Pacificor, the hedge Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 2nd, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / 4 Comments
Santa Barbara-based Select Staffing plans to appeal a $50 million decision against it in a lawsuit that alleged the firm underpaid its workers compensation insurance premiums by $30 million and underreported its payroll to state officials. The lawsuit was filed in state court in San Francisco by the State Compensation Insurance Fund, a quasi-public nonprofit Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Features, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Fire remnants smolder: Tea, Jesusita litigation flares anew
The attorneys trying to recover millions of dollars in damages for the Tea and Jesusita fires are focusing their litigation on defendants with the resources to pay.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 12th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Court orders China to face lawsuit claims
A federal judge has said that Chinese firms being sued by a Santa Barbara software company cannot escape court proceedings in the United States after allegedly stealing the California company’s code.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 22nd, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bryan Cave case could land in L.A. court
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could decide whether Bryan Cave’s case is heard in federal court.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 8th, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on Capping counterfeits: Vapur goes after knockoffs
Foldable water bottle startup Vapur is going after makers of alleged knock-offs.
