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Category Archives: Law
It’s Not Every Day You See A Judge Getting Sued
Case Type: Other PI/PD/WD (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC403639 CASE NAME: ANNIE HALL ET AL VS JUDGE AVIVA K BOBB ET AL Parties: BOBB AVIVA K. JUDGE – Def/Res,BOHLMAN MAGGIC – Def/Res,BRAR VIKRAM – Def/Res,CHEN JACKSON – Def/Res,HALL ANNIE – Guardian,HALL … Continue reading
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Tagged annie hall, case name, case type, isaac lee, jurisdiction case, scott adam
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The Demise Of A Once-Powerful Law Firm
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner was the biggest in LA. No longer. It is getting evicted from its office space and is closing shop. Case Type: UD/Commercial (not Drugs/Evict) (General Jurisdiction) Case#: SC100700 CASE NAME: CENTURY PARK, L.P. VS … Continue reading
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Tagged case name, case type, century park, jurisdiction case, space case, thelen reid brown raysman
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ARTIN CAR CARE CENTER INC ET AL VS SHOMER INSURANCE AGENCY
Case Type: Breach Contract/Warnty-Negligence (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC402409 CASE NAME: ARTIN CAR CARE CENTER INC ET AL VS SHOMER INSURANCE AGENCY. Parties: ARTIN CAR CARE CENTER INC. – Plaintiff & Plaintiff In Pro Per,ARTIN INVESTMENT COMPANY INC. – Plaintiff & … Continue reading
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Tagged breach contract, car care center, car care center inc, case name, insurance agency inc, jurisdiction case
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Jennifer Garner Files Restraining Order, Young Israel of Beverly Hills Sues Sue & Lawrence Mischel
Case Type: Civil Harassment (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BS117785 CASE NAME: JENNIFER GARNER AFFLECK VS STEVEN R BURKY Parties: BURKY STEVEN R. – PL/PET Attorneys: BERK BLAIR ESQ. – Attorney for PL/PET Date Filed: 11/07/2008 Case Type: Quiet Title (General Jurisdiction) … Continue reading
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Tagged attorney law office, civil harassment, jennifer garner affleck, jewish resource, jurisdiction case, national council of young israel, resource center inc, santa monica ca
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There’s Got To Be A Great Story Here
Case Type: Other Intentional Tort-notPI/WD/PD (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC401663 CASE NAME: BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC VS MARK WHITE Parties: BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA – PL/PET,DOES 1-10 – Def/Res,WHITE MARK – Def/Res Attorneys: KAUFMAN RON S. … Continue reading
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Tagged case name, case type, intentional tort, jerusalem foundation, jurisdiction case, town jerusalem
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President Sued For Racketeering
Case Type: Racketeering Case (General Jurisdiction) Case#: SC100434 CASE NAME: HELEN M. HARRIS-SCOTT VS. GEORGE W. BUSH (GWB) ET. AL. Parties: BUSH GEORGE W. (GWB) – Defendant,HARRIS-SCOTT HELEN M. – Plaintiff,HARRIS-SCOTT HELEN M. – Plaintiff & Plaintiff In Pro Per,MUKASAY … Continue reading
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MOSHE ZAGA VS 10563 ASHTON LLC ET AL
LA Superior Court case BC399616. More on 10563 Ashton. Moshe Zaga is CEO of YMI Jeanswear.
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Whatever Happened To Lara Bazelon?
In 2001, I was taken to lunch and interviewed by freelance writer and Los Angeles public defender Lara Bazelon (the granddaughter of the famed judge David L. Bazelon). She then got into a tempestuous email exchange with my alter-ego Chaim … Continue reading
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This Sounds Like A Great Lawsuit
Case Type: Other Commercial/Business Tort (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC396450. CASE NAME: BOB M COHEN & ASSOCIATES VS AMERICAN AIRLINES INC ET AL Parties: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. – Def/Res,AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC. – Def/Res,BOB M. COHEN & ASSOCIATES – PL/PET,DOES 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged american airlines, american eagle airlines, business tort, case name, jurisdiction case
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