By Kelsey Brugger Tuesday, December 30, 2014 The family of retired Santa Ynez teacher Linda Wall — who was killed last December in a DUI crash — filed a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit earlier this month against Toyota, a towing company, the county, driver Rebecca Sandoval, and Sandoval's sister. Represented by Santa Barbara attorney Barry Cappello, Wall's husband and three [ More... ]
Santa Barbara, Calif.—A product liability and wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Toyota on December 19 as a result of a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a Buellton woman. (Robert Francis Wall Jr. vs. Toyota Motor Corp., LTD et al, Superior Court, Santa Barbara County, December 19, 2014, Case No. 1470003). On December 19, 2013, Linda Wall, [ More... ]
Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP is listed in the 2015 edition of "Best Law Firms," published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm received a “Tier 1” ranking in commercial litigation meaning the firm was in the highest percentile of recognized firms. The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process [ More... ]
After months of discussion and failed promises by the Santa Barbara City Council to review/reform the current election system, a lawsuit was filed against the City of Santa Barbara demanding that district-based elections replace the current at-large voting system so that Latino voters would be properly represented on the city council. The lawsuit was filed by A. Barry Cappello on [ More... ]
