Keeping you informed. A few noteworthy news items about the law and the people it impacts.
Congrats to our summer law clerk (and eventual Attorney-in-Waiting), Megan Robertson on having her article, “Drug Testing in the workplace, Can you test?” appear in the Fall 2020 update of the Public Cemetery Alliance Newsletter. …
read moreShareholders Stephen Horan and William Camy obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Butte and its Sheriff’s Department against Plaintiffs’ civil rights and wrongful death claims arising out of an incident in Chico. …
read moreShareholders Steve Horan, Will Camy, and Associate Matt Gross obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Butte against Plaintiff’s alleged Retaliation/PAGA claims brought pursuant to Labor Code Sections 98.6 and 1102.5. The Court …
read moreThere is a wonderful article about our partner Nancy Sheehan in this month's Sacramento Lawyer Magazine (Winter 2020). www.sacbar.org/ The firm still misses Nancy every day.
read moreShareholders Carl Fessenden and Will Camy obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Sacramento on an alleged dangerous condition of public property case. A bicyclist was struck and killed by hit-and-run motorist on …
read moreShareholder Chad Tapp and associate Joceline Herman won a Motion for Summary Judgment involving a statute of limitations defense on behalf of a law firm client. Attorneys Tapp and Herman were also successful in obtaining …
read moreShareholder Chad Tapp is quoted by KCRA3 as attorney for the discount store Falling Prices. The store is being sued by neighboring businesses. Click here to watch the report and read the full article.
read moreDavid Melton and Tomi Aina obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a national retailer in an action brought by a customer alleging the retailer violated the Product Safety Recall and Protection Act when it …
read moreOn July 5, 2019 our recently retired partner Norm Prior passed away while enjoying a trip to Mammoth with his family. Norm joined our firm in 1985 as a law clerk. After passing the bar …
read moreA summary judgment was obtained by David Norton on behalf of the County of Tehama in a civil rights case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Tehama County Sheriff’s Department conducted an undercover investigation …
read moreDavid Norton successfully defended a challenge to a County of Tehama ordinance that bans the outdoor cultivation of marijuana. The petitioner, a medical marijuana patient association, sought an order from the Tehama County Superior Court …
read moreThe court sustained the demurrer to plaintiff’s first amended complaint without leave to amend filed by David A. Melton and Lauren Bakke. The court agreed that plaintiff’s causes of action were not timely filed within …
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