In this interlocutory appeal of a preliminary injunction, the dispositive issue is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23) gives Medicaid patients a right to challenge, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a State’s determination that a health care provider is not “qualified” within the meaning of § 1396a(a)(23). Our decision rests primarily on two independent bases: (1) the Supreme Court’s decision in O’Bannon v. To... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

The plaintiff in this matter, Parkford Owners for a Better Community (Parkford),
appeals from a judgment entered in favor of defendants, Placer County and Placer County
Community Development Resource Agency (collectively, the County), and real parties in
interest, Silversword Properties, LLC (Silversword), K.H. Moss Company, and Moss
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Equity (collectively, Moss). Silversword ... More...   $0 (09-17-2020 - CA)

Section 7031 of the Business and Professions Code1 was enacted to
deter unlicensed building contractors by (1) preventing them from
bringing or maintaining an action to collect compensation for
performance of any work for which a license is required (§ 7031, subd.
(a)), and (2) allowing any person who utilizes the services of an
unlicensed contractor to bring an action for disg... More...   $0 (08-30-2020 - CA)

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Lori Loughlin and Mossino Giannulli charged with with fraud.

Loughlin, 56, of Los Angeles, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to two months in prison, two years of supervised release during which time she must complete 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay a fine of $150,000. Giannul... More...   $0 (08-22-2020 - MA)

A neighborhood organization and a resident sued the City
of Santa Monica, which uses at-large voting to elect its City
Council. The plaintiffs claimed this system discriminated against
Latinos, which is the term all parties use. After a bench trial, the
trial court agreed and ordered the City to switch to district-based
voting. We reverse and enter judgment for the City because... More...   $0 (07-10-2020 - CA)

This matter arises out of an alleged mortgage fraud scheme
designed to defraud mortgage lenders and involving numerous
realtors, loan brokers, loan officers, and real estate brokers. One
defrauded lender is Milestone Financial d/b/a Alviso Funding
(Alviso), the original plaintiff in this case.
The operative complaint alleges that various defendants set
up a sham transaction... More...   $0 (07-08-2020 - CA)

Robert Cundall, the beneficiary of a living trust established
by John W. Martin on February 11, 2009 (the February Trust),
appeals from an order finding that the trust was properly
revoked and is therefore invalid. Martin revoked the February
Trust just a few months after he signed it after he had a falling
out with Cundall. He established a new trust in May 2009 (the
May T... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - CA)

Health and Safety Code section 127677, enacted as part of
Senate Bill No. 17 (Stats. 2017, ch. 603, § 4), requires
pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide 60-days’ notice to
public and private registered purchasers, including state entities
and health insurers, before increasing the wholesale acquisition
cost of a drug (we will refer to the notice as a “price increase
notic... More...   $0 (04-11-2020 - CA)

Health and Safety Code section 127677, enacted as part of
Senate Bill No. 17 (Stats. 2017, ch. 603, § 4), requires
pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide 60-days’ notice to
public and private registered purchasers, including state entities
and health insurers, before increasing the wholesale acquisition
cost of a drug (we will refer to the notice as a “price increase
notic... More...   $0 (04-11-2020 - CA)

Bonnie Ducksworth and Pamela Pollock are customer service
representatives at Tri-Modal Distribution Services. Tri-Modal promoted
others but, for decades, never promoted them. Ducksworth and Pollock
believed this was due to discrimination against African-Americans. They
sued.
In addition to her discrimination claim, Pollock also sued about sexual
harassment. Tri-Modal�s ex... More...   $0 (04-09-2020 - CA)

In this marital dissolution proceeding, the trial court entered judgment denying
appellant Mary Kay Brewster’s (Mary Kay) request for spousal support orders because
she suffered criminal convictions for acts of domestic violence against respondent Chris
Clevenger (Chris). In doing so, the trial court determined Mary Kay had not overcome
the rebuttable presumption set forth in Famil... More...   $0 (03-09-2020 - CA)

A citizens’ taxpayer organization sued to invalidate
certain contracts allegedly made in violation of Government
Code section 1090. The question is whether Government Code
section 1092 gives plaintiff the statutory standing to do so. We
hold that section 10921 does not provide plaintiff a private right
of action because it was not a party to the contracts. The Court
of Appe... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - CA)