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Oil Industry Workers & Businesses Could Be Part of Class Action Lawsuit

The following is being released by the law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Keller Rohrback LLP, Cappello & Noël LLP, and Audet & Partners LLP about the lawsuit Andrews v. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., No. 2:15-cv-04113. A class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ("Plains Pipeline") has been certified as a class action for another [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:31-07:00November 5th, 2018|Class Actions, News, Santa Barbara Oil Spill & Plains All American Pipeline Class Actions|
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Parents Demand Answers After Son Pricked By Needle

By Alys Martinez, Oct 23, 2018 KEYT-TV The parents of a 4-year-old boy pricked by a discarded hypodermic needle at a Santa Barbara park are demanding action from city leaders. It happened on Sept. 23, 2018, at Plaza de Vera Cruz, when Hayes Parrish found a used needle on the play structure. He pricked his hand and was bleeding. Since [ More... ]

By |2020-08-18T14:11:33-07:00October 24th, 2018|News|
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SMHS Ed Behrens Files Lawsuit Over ‘Malicious’ Demotion

Suit claims that superintendent, several school board members made false charges against Behrens, and that he has been made a 'scapegoat' By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | May 22, 2018 | 8:58 p.m. Ousted San Marcos High School principal Ed Behrens has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara Unified School District, alleging a violation of his constitutional rights, [ More... ]

By |2025-06-17T13:57:48-07:00May 25th, 2018|Labor Law, News|
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A. Barry Cappello Named UCLA School of Law Donor of the Year

UCLA School of Law celebrated A. Barry Cappello ’65 as its Donor of the Year at a gala dinner on April 19, honoring him for his achievements as a top litigator and for his support of trial advocacy education at the law school. Cappello is a founding partner of Cappello & Noël in Santa Barbara and one of the pre-eminent [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:36-07:00April 24th, 2018|Firm News, News|
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Judge Certifies Real Property Class in Oil Spill Litigation

A U.S. District Court judge certified a real property class in a case against Houston, Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline arising out of the May 2015 oil spill that discharged hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean and onto beaches along the California coast. Class members are owners and lessees of residential beachfront properties and residential [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:31-07:00April 19th, 2018|Class Actions, News, Santa Barbara Oil Spill & Plains All American Pipeline Class Actions|
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Consolidated Thomas Fire Cases to Be Heard in Los Angeles County

A Ventura County judge issued a court order today recommending that Los Angeles County Superior Court be the site for coordinated pretrial proceedings for the 36 currently filed legal actions against Southern California Edison involving the Thomas Fire and the resulting Montecito mudslides. In the ruling, Judge Vincent O'Neill stated that "Oversight by one judge can streamline discovery and ensure [ More... ]

By |2018-04-25T12:26:17-07:00April 18th, 2018|Firm News, News, Thomas Fire & Montecito Mudslides Class Actions|
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Montecito Home Destroyed in Mudslides, Family Sues SC Edison

A family whose home was destroyed by the January 9, 2018 Montecito mudslides filed a lawsuit today against Southern California Edison (SCE). The lawsuit alleges the company knowingly and continually violated safety procedures, which lead to the Thomas Fire and the resulting mudslides that tore through their home (William Levy et. al vs. Southern California Edison, Edison International, Santa Barbara [ More... ]

By |2018-04-25T12:32:23-07:00March 1st, 2018|Firm News, News, Personal Injury|
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Cappello and Noël Selected to 2018 So. Cal. Super Lawyers List

A. Barry Cappello and Leila Noël, partners in the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP, have been selected to the 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list. No more than 5 percent of lawyers receive this honor. Cappello has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2007. Cappello represents plaintiffs in lender liability matters, complex business litigation, [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:16:32-07:00February 12th, 2018|Firm News, News|
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So. Calif. Edison Class Action–Thomas Fire & Montecito Mudslides

A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Southern California Edison alleging the company knowingly and continually violated safety procedures, which lead to the devastating Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslides. The named plaintiffs are individuals and small businesses who suffered property damage and lost income because of the Thomas Fire.

By |2018-04-25T12:30:18-07:00January 25th, 2018|Class Actions, Firm News, News|
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Shift in offshore drilling policy is a step back

When will America learn that offshore oil drilling in the waters off our coast is a disaster certain to happen again? It seemed our nation was coming to its senses about the pristine nature of our coastal waters; just as the world was beginning to reduce its dependence on oil; we take two giant steps back.

By |2024-09-27T05:29:36-07:00January 19th, 2018|Class Actions, Firm News, News, Santa Barbara Oil Spill & Plains All American Pipeline Class Actions|
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