The Ninth Circuit found class certification should have been granted in favor of plaintiffs when defendant debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act’s [15 U.S.C. §1692c(b)] prohibition on communication with third parties by mailing debt collection notices in care of debtors’ employer. Evon v. Law Offices of Sidney Mickell (Ninth Circuit; August 1, […]
Play Discovery Games And Ignore A Court Order From A Federal Judge, And There Will Be Consequences.
The judge denied the first motion to compel production of documents because the parties had not met and conferred, but granted the second motion to compel, ordering the defendant to produce the documents. At a pretrial conference, the court was told the documents had not been produced, and again ordered their production. The day after […]
No Fourth Amendment Protection In Hotel Registry Records.
City ordinance requires hotel operators to maintain certain registry information concerning guests, including their names, addresses and vehicle information, and to make the information available to police officers upon request. Motel operator challenged the ordinance, arguing it amounted to an unreasonable invasion of his private business records without a warrant. Both the trial court and […]
Frosted Mini-Wheats’ Class Action Settlement Reversed And Vacated.
A false advertising class action was filed against Kellogg Company after the company marketed Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal claiming it was scientifically proven to improve children’s cognitive functions for several hours after breakfast. When the action was settled with the trial court’s approval, there was a provision that any funds remaining would be donated to charities […]
Interpleader Proper When Two Colorable Claims To Policy Proceeds.
Husband and wife bought life insurance on their minor child, and then they divorced, but the policy was not distributed in the dissolution proceedings. After the divorce, the wife removed the husband as a beneficiary. Then their daughter died. Both the husband and wife claimed the proceeds. The life insurance company interpleaded the policy proceeds […]
No Qualified Immunity For Police Officers Who Caused Injury.
Injured U.C. Davis student brought an action for violation of his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizure after police fired pepperball guns in an attempt to disperse a crowd and the student suffered serious eye injuries and a loss of his athletic scholarship. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s finding the […]
No Duty On Manufacturer Of Taser Gun To Warn Of Risks Not Knowable .
After report of a disturbance, police went to a scene and found a man “either really high or crazy.” The man struck the police vehicle with his hand and continued on his way. The situation deteriorated with the man breaking a fence, assuming a batter’s position and swinging a two by four at officers. After […]
Whistleblowers Beware. . . Disclosures Made In The Course Of Official Duties Outside Protection Of First Amendment.
A detective reported that another officer engaged in abusive interrogation tactics. He was told to stop sniveling and was thereafter placed on administrative leave. He filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The trial court granted summary judgment and the Ninth Circuit affirmed. Dahlia v. Stehr (Ninth Circuit; August 7, 2012.) Case […]
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