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Lawyer Sues Microsoft Over Surface Tablet Storage

A California lawyer is suing Microsoft Corp., claiming the Surface tablet he bought doesn’t have all the storage space the company advertised. Andrew Sokolowski, a lawyer in Los Angeles, claims that he bought a Surface with 32 gigabytes of storage …

Teacher Sues California School District Over Breastfeeding

A former Carmel school teacher accuses school officials in a lawsuit of failing to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule. The Monterey Herald reported that Sarah Ann Lewis Boyle has sued the Carmelo School, where she worked, and the Carmel Unified School …

San Diego to Pay $675,000 Over Police Sex Case

San Diego in Southern California will pay $675,000 to a woman who claimed she was groped by a former police officer. U-T San Diego reported the City Council approved the payment on Tuesday. The woman claimed Anthony Arevalos touched her …

California Prison Doctor Wins $3M Wrongful Termination Suit

A California prison doctor who was abruptly fired without explanation has won a $3.3 million wrongful termination lawsuit. The Fresno Bee reported Dr. Muhammad Anwar signed a state contract in 1990 to provide surgical services to inmates and the Central …

Genstar In Hunt for Another Confie-like Brokerage

Now that it has sold its equity stake in Hispanic-focused auto insurance broker Confie Seguros, Genstar Capital LLC appears to be on the hunt for another insurance concern. The San Francisco, Calif.-based private equity firm on Friday sold off its …

Los Angeles County Settles Bus Accident Suit For $3.5M

An attorney says Los Angeles County’s transit agency has paid $3.5 million to a California woman whose foot was crushed by a bus. Jenny Lopez sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority after she stepped into a crosswalk in 2010 and a …

Northern California City Evacuations Underway Following Water Pipe Break

Evacuations are underway in Daly City after several blocks were flooded and mudslides occurred in the area of the Northern California town, a local news outlets are reporting. The flooding was caused by a shear break of an 82-year-old water …

Californians Lump Props. 32 and 33; a Referendum on the ‘B’ Word

The “B” word may have been the most lethal weapon against an automobile insurance portable persistency initiative put to Californians, the second such initiative in the last two years to be defeated. California’s Proposition 33, the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount …

Calif. Broker Charged With Defrauding Tom Hanks, Ex-‘Police’ Musician

A Southern California insurance broker was arrested Wednesday on allegations he overcharged Tom Hanks, musician ex-Police band member Andy Summers and others hundreds of thousands of dollars for insurance premiums. Jerry B. Goldman, who was arrested at his Thousand Oaks …

Calif. Prop. 33 Defeated

Update: Californians Lump Props. 32 and 33; a Referendum on the ‘B’ Word The second automobile insurance persistency initiative put to Californians in the last two years was defeated. California’s Proposition 33, the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act, was defeated …