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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 6th, 2013 / Columns, Law & Goverment, Technology / Comments Off on How Impulse fought the patent trolls and won
Impulse, a service provider, was flabbergasted when it was sued over patents related to DSL services.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 5th, 2013 / Latest news, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Jury sides with Sientra in Mentor lawsuit
Breast implant firm Sientra has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by competitor Mentor Worldwide over allegations that Sientra engaged in unfair business tactics by hiring more than a dozen of Mentor’s sales staff shortly after Sientra’s implants were approved in 2012. The suit stems from a heated race among implant makers to bring new teardrop-shaped Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Law & Goverment, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Better pro bono systems in SLO, Ventura counties
Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties have more robust systems than Santa Barbara County for helping poor people who cannot afford legal help find a lawyer willing to take on their case. In both counties, local bar associations oversee systems that take in requests from the poor and, if the issue can’t be resolved, assign Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Employee wellness programs get more complex with new rules
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / 2 Comments
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was collaboratively adapted from Mission and State, a new nonprofit, public-interest journalism initiative in Santa Barbara. To read the full version, click here. The Business Times will publish a second installment looking at the state of pro bono legal services in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties in a future issue.] [See Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Tracking NCHC attorneys as they land new gigs in the region
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 / Latest news, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Eight arrested at Oxnard firm on mortgage fraud charges
Eight people were arrested this morning on suspicion of carrying out a mortgage fraud scheme of filing bogus loan applications that generated hefty fees and commissions for the suspects while causing $11 million in losses for lenders when the homes went into foreclosure. The Ventura County District Attorney’s office began the investigation into Oxnard-based New Read More →