Attorney General goes after Distenfield venture in N.Y.
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 23rd, 2014 / Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Attorney General goes after Distenfield venture in N.Y.
The New York State Attorney General has sent a cease and desist letter to a legal documents business run by a member of Santa Barbara’s Distenfield family, alleging the firm is illegally practicing law in the Empire State. The order is the first deep scrutiny of the newest document filing venture by a new generation Read More →
Court upholds InTouch Health’s patents
By Staff Report / Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Court upholds InTouch Health’s patents
A federal appeals court has handed down a mixed result in the legal battle InTouch Health is waging against a lower-priced competitor, finding that the Goleta company’s patents were valid but had not been infringed.

CenCal-USC dispute highlights Medi-Cal pricing issues
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 16th, 2014 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CenCal-USC dispute highlights Medi-Cal pricing issues
A USC hospital is demanding $2 million for a surgery performed on a Medi-Cal patient from Santa Barbara County, more than 25 times as much as Santa Barbara County officials believe the procedure should have cost.

Court certifies class-action suit over Santa Barbara insurance scam
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 9th, 2014 / Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Court certifies class-action suit over Santa Barbara insurance scam
A class-action lawsuit over whether a Santa Barbara insurance agent’s employers knew about the “churning” scam he was running and let it continue because it boosted profits is headed to trial after its class certification was upheld at the California Supreme Court in March.

Carpinteria oil firm seeks $17M in malpractice suit
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 2nd, 2014 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Carpinteria oil firm seeks $17M in malpractice suit
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Neurovision wins $30M jury verdict in trademark suit against NuVasive
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 11th, 2014 / Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Neurovision wins $30M jury verdict in trademark suit against NuVasive
The Neurovision case was unusual in that the jury agreed that the registration of the trademark was fraudulent. In order to prevent lawsuits over simple mistakes in trademark filings, the courts have set a high bar for finding fraud in registering a trademark. Errors or even negligence are not enough.

Cappello lends his clout to reshaping Santa Barbara politics
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 11th, 2014 / Columns, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cappello lends his clout to reshaping Santa Barbara politics
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