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By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Law, South Coast / Comments Off on Class action lawsuit against Plains All American expanding
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 / Latest news, Law / Comments Off on Thomas fire lawsuit expanded to include mudslide victims
Attorneys for victims of the mudslides in Montecito have joined an earlier lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Thomas fire, blaming actions by the giant utility and the Montecito Water District for the devastation that killed at least 20 people. The lawsuit claims that the fire originated from two separate pole-mounted transformers owned and Read More →
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By Robert Shutt / Friday, December 8th, 2017 / Central Coast, Latest news, Law, Real Estate / Comments Off on Class-action lawsuit filed over code violations at The SLO
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, September 2nd, 2016 / Energy, right, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Plains oil spill plaintiffs seek class certification
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By Staff Report / Monday, September 14th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Law / Comments Off on Oil workers file lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline
A lawsuit representing oil industry workers who were laid off following the Refugio oil spill was filed against Plains All American Pipeline, Santa Barbara-based law firm Cappello & Noel recently announced. Richard Lilygren, who has worked on the offshore oil platforms near Santa Barbara for more than a decade, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Law, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Litigation, criminal probe could put squeeze on oil pipeline operator
When Barry Cappello litigates, people listen. Which is why his June 23 lawsuit seeking class action status and unspecified damages against Plains All American Pipeline may prove to be a turning point in the sorry history of the Refugio oil spill. “It was a disaster waiting to happen again and again,” is the way Cappello Read More →
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ex-managers at Santa Barbara mattress firm sue over pay
In a suit filed Feb. 18, former Ergomotion executives claim they were promised departing wages prior to the company’s sale in late September.
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