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SZ Huang, et al. v. Tesla, Inc., d/b/a Tesla Motor
San Jose, California personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on product liability wrongful death theories Thirty-eight year old Apple engineer Walter Huang was killed when his Tesla Model X ran off Highway 101 and crashed when on auto pilot. Tesla took the position that it was the driver's fault. Elon Musk said: “Tesla policy is never to give in to f... More... ( 04-09-2024 - CA) |
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Heidi Lynn Gentry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
San Jose, California insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the contract and may be liable for damages. A bad-faith breach of contract claim, generally, must be brought within four years from ... More... ( 03-19-2024 - CA) |
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Angelina Serrain v. Blazin Wings, Inc.
San Jose, California personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory. This case was filed in the Santa Clara County Superior, 21CV392500, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Premises liability laws in California are based on negligence, which is represented under Civil Code §1714(a). In a premises liability claim... More... ( 03-01-2024 - CA) |
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Maria Greves v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
San Jose, California personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory. The elements of a premises liability claim in California are: 1. That Defendant owned/leased/occupied/controlled] the property; 2. That Defendant was negligent in the use or maintenance of the property; 3. That Plaintiff was harmed; and 4. ... More... ( 02-16-2024 - CA) |
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Davina Gibson v. Stanford Health Care
San Jose, California personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligent data breach theory. Plaintiff Davina Gibson (&ldquo ;Gibson”) filed this putative class action against Defendant Stanford Health Care (“Stanford”) in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, asserting three state law privacy claims on behalf of California residents who have use... More... ( 12-09-2023 - CA) |
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In re the Marriage of V.S. and V.K.
San Jose, California family law divorce lawyers represented the parties. An out-of-state marriage is "valid" in California if it "would be valid by laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was contracted." (Fam. Code, § 308.) In this appeal from the trial court's bifurcated determination of the parties' date of marriage, we consider whether the trial court erred by conclu... More... ( 11-15-2023 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Kishore Kethineni
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and for his failure to pay over more than $2 million in employment taxes. Kishore Kethineni, the CEO of multiple software development and IT services companies in the Bay Area, pleaded guilty to the charges on February 21, 2023. In pleading guilty, Kethineni admitted that he co... More... ( 08-28-2023 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Scott Shaw
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with deprivation of the rights of another under color of law. Scott Shaw, a former San Jose State University (SJSU) director of sports medicine pleaded guilty in the Northern District of California for unlawfully touching female student-athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment. As part of t... More... ( 08-16-2023 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Dhirendra Prasad
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Apple, Inc., of millions of dollars and for related tax crimes. Dhirendra Prasad, age 55, from Mountain House in San Joaquin County, was charged by Information with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count One); two counts of co... More... ( 04-29-2023 - CA) |
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Peter Alexander v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
San Jose, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident in one of Defendant's stores. MoreLaw Legal News For San Jose... More... ( 12-16-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Elizabeth Holmes
San Jose, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Elizabeth Holmes, 38, of Woodside, Calif., founded Theranos in 2003 and held the positions of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. Theranos, now defunct, was a blood testing company based in Palo Alto and Newark, Calif. Evidence at ... More... ( 11-18-2022 - CA) |
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The People v. Laurie Smith
San Jose, California civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant charged with civil corruption. Former Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith was accused of corruption and willful misconduct. A grand jury alleged that she illicitly steered concealed-carry weapons permits to donors and supporters, undermined state gift-reporting laws, and stifled a civilian auditor’s probe in... More... ( 11-04-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Peter Kisang Kim
San Jose, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of trade secrets. Kim, 51, a resident of Ben Lomond, pleaded guilty to the crimes on May 10, 2022. According to documents filed in the case, Broadcom is headquarted in San Jose and its products include networking chips used in equipment sold worldwide, including for enterprise and data center networking... More... ( 09-20-2022 - CA) |
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The People v. Curt Laron Cosey, Jr.
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexual assault. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant Curt Laron Cosey, Jr., pleaded no contest to six of the thirteen sexual assault counts alleged against him (count 1, Penal Code, § 286, subd. (c)[2]; count 3, § 289, subd. (a)(1); count 4, § 245, subd. (a)(1); and counts 10, 11, and 12, § 261, su... More... ( 07-18-2022 - CA) |
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Deborah Whiting v. City of San Jose, et al.
San Jose, California civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants claiming injury as a result of the use of excessive force by Office Jenni Byrd. On July 10, 2019, Ms. Whiting attended a Paul McCartney concert at the SAP Center in San Jose, where defendant Officer Byrd was working security. Dkt. No. 41-1 ¶¶ 2-3, Exs. A (Byrd Depo. at 61:10-14) & B (Whiting Depo. a... More... ( 07-13-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud against investors and wire fraud. A federal jury found Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani guilty of two counts of conspiracy and ten counts of wire fraud though a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors and patients in connection with the operations of Theranos, Inc., announced... More... ( 07-07-2022 - CA) |
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Michelle Mondragon v. City of Fremont, Jose Hernandez, Jeremy Miskella
San Jose, California personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation wrongful death theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of the death of Elena Mondragon. Ebbie Mondragon was a passenger in a car driven by Rico Tiger, age 19, who was trying to avoid arrest by officers Jose Hernandez and Jeremy Miskella on Marc... More... ( 06-24-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Vincent Gerald Garcia and Jorge Jasso
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with engaging in multiple conspiracies involving gang membership and gang violence. Vincent Gerald Garcia, 55, of Salinas, and Jorge Jasso, 29, of Soledad, were charged along with thirteen co-defendants on September 26, 2018, and are the last defendants pending in the case. At trial, Garcia and Jasso each faced thr... More... ( 06-07-2022 - CA) |
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The People v. Thomas Andrew Triplett
Santa Clara, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder. A jury found defendant Thomas Andrew Triplett guilty of second degree murder and found he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon in commission of the offense. The trial court found he had suffered two prior serious felony convictions. The court sentenced Triplett to an aggr... More... ( 05-24-2022 - ca) |
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Derrick Monet v. Tesla, Inc.
San Jose, California plaintiff personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a product liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident caused by a defective and unreasonably dangerous product designed, manufactured and/or sold by Defendant. This case was initially filed in the Santa Clara... More... ( 04-19-2022 - CA) |
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Alicia Avila v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
San Jose, California personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident in one of Defendant's stores. The claims made and defenses asserted are not available for this case. This case was initially filed in the Santa Clara Coun... More... ( 03-23-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. John Giacomini
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual battery. Cardiologist John Giacomini pleaded to one count of felony abusive sexual contact. Giacomini, 73, of Atherton, had practiced medicine and cardiology for over 30 years and from 1985 until 2018 was the Chief of the Cardiology Section at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. According to... More... ( 03-09-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Elizabeth A. Holmes
San Jose, CA: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud against Theranos Investors criminal defense lawyers are represting Defendant, Elizabeth A. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, Inc. The Governments charged Ms. Holmes with: 18:1349 - Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud against Theranos Investors (1) 18:1349 - Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Against Theranos Investors (1s) ... More... ( 01-04-2022 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Kishore Kumar Kavuru
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with making false statement in foreign worker visa applications. Kishore Kumar Kavuro, age 48, was charged with one count of visa fraud on May 24, 2021. In his plea agreement, Kavuru stated he owned, operated, and was CEO of four different staffing companies. His companies specialized in obtaining H-1B visas for ... More... ( 11-23-2021 - CA) |
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United States of America v. Araceli Mendoza
San Jose, CA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy and sex trafficking children. Araceli Mendoza, 29, of San Jose, conspired with three co-defendants to operate an unlawful prostitution venture in cities throughout the South Bay, including San Jose and Santa Clara. Between September 2014 and January 2016, these four individuals collaborated to sell the se... More... ( 10-08-2021 - CA) |