Motion to change venue of Plains All American Pipeline criminal case denied
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Jean Dandona denied Plains All American Pipeline’s request to move its criminal case to Kern County. Plains was indicted on 46 felony counts for the May 2015 oil spill that soiled the Gaviota Coast. Plains did not prepare nor maintain its pipelines properly and did not notify the proper Read More →
Santa Barbara attorney Renee Fairbanks opens new law firm
Santa Barbara attorney Renee Fairbanks recently opened a new law firm, the Law Office of Renee Fairbanks, at 226 E. Canon Perdido St., Ste. F. Fairbanks was formerly a principal of Ehlers & Fairbanks who represents clients in divorce, custody, support and domestic partnerships proceedings on the Central Coast. Fairbanks is on the State Bar Read More →
Bookkeeper in Santa Maria gets year in jail for embezzlement
A former employee of Abacus Premier Property Management in Santa Maria was sentenced to a year in jail for embezzling $163,750 from her former employer, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced on Jan. 11. The former Abacus bookkeeper, Melissa Reynoso, pled to one count of grand theft by embezzlement and one count of Read More →
Amgen shares climb after judge upholds Repatha patents
A ruling in a patent law case regarding a new anti-cholesterol drug involving Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen has skyrocketed Amgen shares. Amgen filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sanofi and Regeneron in the U.S. District Court of Delaware in October 2014 to block the development and sale of the drug Praluent, which was developed Read More →
Yardi to get day in court over software piracy
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Santa Clara Waste Water faces another lawsuit
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Santa Maria agents arrested for alleged real estate scheme
A Santa Maria real estate sales associate was arrested on five counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced on Dec. 15 that Angelo Naemi allegedly conspired with Steven Gonzales to falsify documents regarding a number of short-sale transactions. Gonzales, owner Read More →
