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  T.V. Executive Claims He Was “Stiffed” For $14 Million.     In Los Angeles County Superior Court, there is quite a battle going on between a T.V. executive and the Survivor mastermind’s former partner relating to compensation allegedly owed in connection with the T.V. Survivor series.     Briefly told, plaintiff T.V. executive sued the defendant

  Bankruptcy Filing Has Postponed Trial Until February 10, 2016.     We recently posted on the L.A. County Superior Court case where Layne Britton has sued Survivor co-creator Conrad Riggs and his business Cloudbreak Entertainment Inc. for $14 million in unpaid consulting fees, with Riggs losing the argument that the fees were incurred for legal

  City Council Voted 3-2 To Approve Settlement.      In Orange County, the Kelly Thomas wrongful death lawsuit drew a lot of press, involving the police beating of a transient, mentally ill father failing to follow police commands. On November 23, 2015, Fullerton’s City Council voted 3-2 to settle the matter for $4.9 million even

  He Cites Conflict With Federal Law As Basis For His Veto.     As reported in our September 20, 2015 post, AB465—backed by labor unions–was a California bill designed to end mandatory workplace arbitration, applicable to agreements, modifications, renewals, or extensions on or after January 1, 2016.  Among other things, it also had a proposed

  Some Of The Public Opposed Based On City’s Mounting Fees And Slim Review Chances.     On August 28, 2015, we posted on Walker v. City of San Clemente, where the Fourth District, Division 3 affirmed a $10.5 million refund for unwarranted beach parking fees and a $1.5 million common fund award to counsel for

  California Rates 47 Out of 50 At Bottom of List, With West Virginia Being No. 50.     The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, through a Harris Poll, has come out with its “2015 Lawsuit Climate Survey:  Ranking the States,” based on a national sampling of 1,203 in-house general counsel, senior litigators or attorneys,

  Since 2000, About $150 Million—Two-Thirds Of Settlement Payments—Have Gone To Prosecuting Proposition 65 Attorneys.     Dr. Joseph Perrone, Chief Science Officer at the Center for Accountability in Science, has authored an OpEd article in the September 10, 2015 edition of The Orange County Register.  Among other things, he surveys the settlement payments made under