Thomas Aquinas sues over birth-control mandate
Santa Paula-based Thomas Aquinas College has joined with several other Catholic educational institutions in a lawsuit against the federal government over a mandate that the school provide coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed in Washington D.C. The college’s co-plaintiffs are the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, The Catholic University Read More →
Name dispute boils over: Julia Child foundation sues Williams-Sonoma
The late Julia Child’s charitable foundation is suing cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma over allegedly misappropriating the cooking legend’s name to drive traffic to its stores. Child, whose television shows and books inspired millions to try their hand at crafting French cuisine at home, founded the Montecito-based Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Read More →
Warner pleads guilty to tax evasion, faces $53M penalty
Ty Warner, the Chicago billionaire and part-time Santa Barbara resident who owns the Four Seasons Biltmore, has been charged with federal tax evasion and plans to pay a $53 million penalty. Warner, the mind behind the wildly successful Beanie Baby toys, was charged with allegedly failing to report income he earned in a secret offshore Read More →
Jeff Dinkin to lead employment law practice at Stradling Yocca
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has reorganized its employment practice group and put Jeff Dinkin of the Santa Barbara office in charge of it.
How Impulse fought the patent trolls and won
Impulse, a service provider, was flabbergasted when it was sued over patents related to DSL services.
