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Leila Noël was recently honored as the Editor’s Choice in Professional Services by the Pacific Coast Business Times in its “Top 50 Women in Business” edition. [ More… ]
G. Michael Brelje, an experienced civil litigation trial attorney who specializes in complex business, real estate and construction-related litigation, has been named a partner at Cappello & Noël LLP. The firm is recognized as one of the top complex business litigation law firms in the United States. Brelje joined the Santa Barbara firm in 2022. During his career, he has [ More... ]
Brian Metcalf, a complex litigation and restructuring attorney, has joined the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP. Metcalf’s practice includes representing corporate and individual clients in complex financial litigation, civil and business disputes, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and litigation involving fraud, fiduciary duty, contractual, corporate governance, real estate, and other civil and business matters. Before joining Cappello & [ More... ]
UCLA School of Law received a $300,000 donation from alumnus Barry Cappello to support its A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy, bringing his foundation’s total contribution to nearly $3.5 million since the program’s founding in 2009. The program’s focus is on providing an immersive approach to litigation training. Prior to Cappello's financial support, the school was without an official [ More... ]
A $70 million settlement for private property owners with easements for the oil pipeline formerly owned by Plains All American is now final. The appeal period for the class action settlement expired on October 17, 2024, and settlement payments will be made in the first half of November. The settlement resolves all class claims brought by the property owners. (Grey [ More... ]
A Santa Barbara County jury found that Starr Indemnity & Liability Company acted in bad faith and with malice and oppression when it refused to pay an insurance claim submitted by Passport 420, LLC, its policyholder. (Passport 420 LLC et al vs Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. et al, Santa Barbara Superior Court, 19CV03596). Passport’s jet was seized in April [ More... ]
Nine years after the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill along the Santa Barbara coastline, a federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $70 million class action settlement to nearly 90 property owners. U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez issued his ruling May 1. It was announced May 9. If finalized in September, the settlement will be paid by Houston-based Sable [ More... ]
On May 1, 2024, nine years after a pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coastline spilling oil onto private property, Refugio State Beach and into the Pacific Ocean, U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez granted preliminary approval of a $70 million class action settlement to property owners to resolve all outstanding class claims (Grey Fox, LLC et. al v. Plains [ More... ]
Barry Cappello and Leila Noël, partners in the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP, were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm was recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Law Firms in America. Both attorneys were recognized for their legal skills in mass tort litigation and plaintiff class [ More... ]
Edison demurred to the class action claims on the grounds that a utility cannot be held liable to third parties for purely economic loss resulting from a public disaster, according to a 2019 ruling in Southern California Gas Leak Cases. Highberger on Tuesday overruled the demurrer as to claims of inverse condemnation, private nuisance and trespass, while sustaining with leave [ More... ]
