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Compressor maker liable for 60% of huge asbestos verdict despite 14 other defendants
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court upheld a jury verdict assigning 60% of the responsibility for a man’s mesothelioma to a compressor manufacturer even though the plaintiff identified 14 other defendants including the U.S. Navy that allegedly contributed to his disease. -
Google Drive subscriber can't sue under automatic-renewal law, California court finds
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A Google Drive customer with hopes of leading a class action over violations of California’s automatic-renewal law has no case, a California appeals court has ruled. -
Court affirms $9.3M verdict for unauthorized penis surgery
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court on Sept. 10 upheld a multimillion-dollar damage award to a man who was left impotent by surgery on his penis that he never authorized, finding the state’s $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases doesn’t apply to claims of intentional misconduct. -
Calif. decision shows it's probably better to put your dog on a leash
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The risk that a hiker assumed on a trail that allows dogs to be off-leash doesn’t apply to a personal injury lawsuit, a California appeals court has ruled.The First Appellate District ruled July 17 to let Diane Wolf’s case against Alexander Weber proceed. -
Man who broke hip on waterslide loses negligence claims
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A man who got turned around on a waterslide and broke his pelvis when he splashed down has lost his negligence claims against the waterpark. -
Court rules law firm's suit against Chuck Yeager, wife does not meet anti-SLAPP criteria
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A law firm and lawyers who briefly represented a record-setting test pilot and his wife were denied motion to strike a suit on anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) grounds, according to a May 16 opinion in the court of appeal of the 3rd Appellate District of California.