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Santa Barbara Oil Spill Class Action Legal Counsel Agree to Consolidate; Cappello & Noël and A. Barry Cappello Named Lead Trial Counsel, Lieff Cabraser and Keller Rohrback, Co-Lead Counsel

Five law firms representing the six class action cases currently filed against Plains All American Pipeline stemming from the May 19, 2015 oil pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County have agreed to consolidate their efforts in a September 15, 2015 motion made to the United States District Court in Los Angeles. The five firms, acting as [ More... ]

Class Action Filed Against Plains All American Pipeline By Oil Industry Workers Affected By Santa Barbara Oil Spill

A class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline was filed September 4 on behalf of oil industry workers who were laid off as a result of the company’s May 19, 2015 oil pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. (Richard Lilygren v. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, [ More... ]

Santa Barbara Independent: Refugio Oil Spill Likely Far Larger Than Projected

Refugio Oil Spill Likely Far Larger Than Projected By Tyler Hayden ( Contact )Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Paul Wellman (file) Refugio Oil Spill (May 19, 2105) New Information Released by Plains All American Shows 40 Percent Jump in Volume Estimates The size and scope of the Refugio Oil Spill may have been far larger than originally reported, according to documents released today [ More... ]

Oceanfront Real Property Owners Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Plains All American Pipeline Over Santa Barbara Oil Spill

A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Houston, Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline arising out of  the May 19, 2015 oil pipeline spill that discharged over 100,000 gallons of toxic crude oil onto beaches and into the ocean along the Santa Barbara County coastline. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of over 3,000 beachfront property owners from Point Conception [ More... ]

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Final Court Orders Push Wells Fargo Borrower Discrimination Award to $9.8 million

A judge awarded nearly $5 million to the attorneys representing plaintiffs in a lending discrimination class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank

Class Action Suit Accuses Wells Fargo of Discrimination by Neighborhood – The Washington Independent

Just a year ago, the theory that poor and minority borrowers were to blame for the housing crisis took hold with a vengeance, and so did the belief that the government forced lenders to make subprime mortgages to meet affordable housing goals.

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