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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 9th, 2011 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on A roundup of hires, promotions and events at region’s law firms
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 2nd, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / 4 Comments
Santa Barbara-based Select Staffing plans to appeal a $50 million decision against it in a lawsuit that alleged the firm underpaid its workers compensation insurance premiums by $30 million and underreported its payroll to state officials. The lawsuit was filed in state court in San Francisco by the State Compensation Insurance Fund, a quasi-public nonprofit Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories / 3 Comments
General contractor Melchiori Construction Co. has faced 31 claims from subcontractors and suppliers that it did not pay them for their work on Santa Barbara County’s $4.5 million Emergency Operations Center. Melchiori’s subcontractors and suppliers filed 31 so-called “stop notices” with county officials for $1.5 million worth of work. In public works projects, a subcontractor Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Court rulings shake up Santa Barbara media world
The two biggest print news organizations in Santa Barbara could change for years to come as a result of legal decisions in early August.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Features, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Fire remnants smolder: Tea, Jesusita litigation flares anew
The attorneys trying to recover millions of dollars in damages for the Tea and Jesusita fires are focusing their litigation on defendants with the resources to pay.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 22nd, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Software firm asks court to let it sue China
A Santa Barbara firm’s case that determine whether U.S. firms can sue the Chinese government and its contractors.
