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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / East Ventura County, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / 5 Comments
Former Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks, whose $283,000 pension is among the largest of any retired government employee in California, is suing the county for a supplemental benefit that would pay him another $75,000 a year.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Columns, Law / Comments Off on Minimum wage hike has ripple effect on exempt worker status
As fall settles and you break out the Halloween decorations, it’s time to think about the biggest fright of the season: Next year’s new employment laws.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Nordman Cormany opts for private liquidation
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 27th, 2013 / Law, Technology, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Summerland-based FindTheBest.com is fighting back against a patent troll with a $1 million commitment from its founder to defend itself and a lawsuit of its own alleging racketeering by the troll. FindTheBest operates a network of sites that compile and synthesize publicly available data to help consumers find the best of anything according to their Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Law, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas sues over birth-control mandate
Santa Paula-based Thomas Aquinas College has joined with several other Catholic educational institutions in a lawsuit against the federal government over a mandate that the school provide coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed in Washington D.C. The college’s co-plaintiffs are the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, The Catholic University Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Features, Law, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Name dispute boils over: Julia Child foundation sues Williams-Sonoma
The late Julia Child’s charitable foundation is suing cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma over allegedly misappropriating the cooking legend’s name to drive traffic to its stores. Child, whose television shows and books inspired millions to try their hand at crafting French cuisine at home, founded the Montecito-based Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 / Latest news, Law / Comments Off on Warner pleads guilty to tax evasion, faces $53M penalty
Ty Warner, the Chicago billionaire and part-time Santa Barbara resident who owns the Four Seasons Biltmore, has been charged with federal tax evasion and plans to pay a $53 million penalty. Warner, the mind behind the wildly successful Beanie Baby toys, was charged with allegedly failing to report income he earned in a secret offshore Read More →
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