Judge hands CLU win in Gallegly breach of contract lawsuit
A Ventura County Superior Court judge on Dec. 13 reversed his own intended ruling, handing California Lutheran University a win in its ongoing legal battle with former Congressman Elton Gallegly. Gallegly and his wife, Janice, have sued the Thousand Oaks-based university for breach of contract, alleging it failed to fully establish the Elton and Janice Gallegly Center Read More →
805 law: New laws affecting employers, employees coming in 2025
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Suit dismissed accusing Edison of starting Mountain Fire
A class action lawsuit alleging that Southern California Edison’s equipment sparked the recent Mountain Fire in Ventura County has been dismissed, according to the utility and the law firm which filed it. “We have confirmed that this complaint has been dismissed,” Edison said in a Nov. 19 letter to the California Public Utilities Commission. The Read More →
Updated: Oracle sues Procore over payments trade secrets
Software giant Oracle is suing Procore Technologies, alleging that the Carpinteria-based software firm used thousands of stolen trade secrets to enrich its business. Procore, a leading construction industry software company and Oracle rival, denied the allegations in an Oct. 31 statement. “We believe the claims are meritless and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves,” Procore said in its statement. Procore’s shares have largely been unaffected by the filing; Read More →
Appeals court declines to halt logging project in Los Padres National Forest
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 12 declined to halt a logging and vegetation clearing project atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in Ventura County’s Los Padres National Forest. Various environmental groups, plus Ventura County, Ojai and Patagonia Works, have sued the U.S. Forest Service to halt the project on grounds that it would violate environmental Read More →
Former SLO developer sentenced to 5 years in prison
A former San Luis Obispo County real estate developer, Ryan Wright, has been sentenced to five years for bribing a local politician nearly $95,000 in exchange for acts benefiting the company’s development projects. Wright, 38, was sentenced on Nov. 12 by United States District Judge Percy Anderson. Wright, formerly known as Ryan Petetit, has been Read More →
