Court Schedules April Trial for Santa Barbara District Elections Case By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk News Editor | @magnoli 01.28.2015 The question of whether Santa Barbara has violated the California Voting Rights Act by holding at-large City Council elections is scheduled to be heard by a Superior Court judge in April. Judge Donna Geck set an April 6 trial date [ More... ]
Dec 23, 2014 2:00 PM by Katie Ferber, KSBY News A Product Liability and Wrongful Death lawsuit was filed against Toyota in the death of a woman from Buellton. In December of 2013 Linda Wall, 68, was killed when she was rear-ended on Highway 246 near Casino Drive in Santa Ynez. Wall then hit the car in front of her. [ More... ]
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... ]
UCLA Law - The Magazine of UCLA School of Law, Fall 2014 In October, Barry Cappello ’65 and Leila Noël of Cappello & Noël LLP discussed trial tactics and shared courtroom strategies during a talk as part of the Cappello Courtroom Series: The Art of the Trial. Cappello and Noël, who represent plaintiffs in complex litigation and have obtained jury [ More... ]
Barry Cappello recently prepared an article that takes a look at the history of "at large" and "in district" voting in Santa Barbara as well as the legal challenges to the "at large" system. The article appeared in the October 17, 2014 issue of CASA Magazine. Here's the link: Protecting Voters' Rights
A. Barry Cappello, managing partner with the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP, was named one of the "Top 100 Lawyers" in California by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals. Cappello was one of only two attorneys selected for the honor between the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. The list of attorneys appeared [ More... ]
By Jean Merl Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2014 Santa Barbara on Tuesday joined the ranks of California cities to be sued over their method of electing public officials. Five Spanish-surnamed registered voters in the city of more than 88,000 filed suit in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, claiming the city is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act. [ More... ]
