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Oracle Sued By Strip Club For Refusal To Pay For 'Services'

As Larry Ellison takes over the waterfront and OracleWorld descends upon San Francisco, one local house of modern burlesque filed a lawsuit against the megacompany after one of its employees allegedly used an

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Drakes Bay Oyster Company Will Be Forced To Close [Update: Maybe Not]

In the ongoing legal troubles of Drakes Bay, the company responsible for about 40% of California's oysters was denied an appeal that would have allowed the 2,500 acre oyster farm to stay

Marin Man Sues Blue Man Group Over 'Injury To His Nervous System'

You can't smoke a cigarette on stage in a Berkeley theater without notifying local authorities and posting many a warning placard, so it shouldn't come as a shock that we live in one

Arts & Entertainment

Zynga Is Pissed About Bang With Friends

The latest invention catering to Generation Slut, Bang With Friends, is now the subject of a lawsuit from Zynga. The company claims its trademark on the "With Friends" thing has been infringed upon,

Now Asiana Airlines Wants To Drop KTVU Lawsuit

Asiana Airlines has now decided to drop its lawsuit against KTVU for reporting false and racially insensitive names, including "Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Low," and "Ho Lee Fuk." The airline, wanting to

Oakland Settles With Injured Occupy Protesters For $1.17M

In a high-profile case dealing with police misconduct, the City of Oakland has decided to settle lawsuits brought by a dozen protesters from Occupy Oakland, all to the tune of $1.17 million.

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Returning The Favor, S.F. City Attorney Files Suit Against Monster Energy Drink

Just one week after the makers of Monster Beverage sued San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, the D.A. has struck back. Today, Herrera filed the People of the State of California v.

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Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Will Stay Open (For Now)

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Drakes Bay Co. a temporary injunction that will keep the beloved oyster farm open. Whew. Marin IJ has more: The 9th circuit court agreed

S.F. Nudity Ban Upheld; Federal Judge Says Nudity Isn't Speech

You'll recall the protest outside the federal courthouse we showed you on Thursday where a hearing was taking place about S.F.'s nudity ban? Well, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen says

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Drake's Bay Oyster Company Goes To Court

Drakes Bay Oyster Co. lost their 40-year lease on federal land back in November when U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gave them the boot and subsequent efforts to renew the lease were

PG&E Fires or Suspends 18 Employees In Scandal Over 1,200 Fraudulent Inspections

PG&E is supposed to be more vigilant and safety-oriented these days, after blowing up a cul de sac in 2010 and killing eight people in San Bruno, but as it happens,

SF General Wants LA Dodgers To Pay Up

San Francisco General wants the Los Angels Dodgers to reimburse the hospital $1.2 million for "extensive trauma care" given to Giants fan Bryan Stow. If you recall, Stow was brutally beaten by

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New Lawsuit Accuses In-N-Out Burger Of Racism, Ageism

Say it ain't so! A new lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that two black men over the age of 40 were passed over for jobs at the lily-white burger chain's

Mother of Kenneth Harding Sues SFPD Over Son Accidentally Shooting Himself

Denika Chatman, the mother of parolee Kenneth Harding who died during a chase with San Francisco police last year in which he accidentally shot himself in the neck while apparently attempting to shoot

Indybay Photographer Sues Oakland Police For Constitutional Violations

Local news photographer John Weston Osburn, who has worked primarily for Indybay Media, has filed a federal suit in Alameda County against the City of Oakland and several Oakland police officers claiming unreasonable

Just Days After Rocky IPO, Investors Sue Facebook

As Facebook's stock fell just days after trading, three investors filed suit against the company today, along with underwriters Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, accusing them of withholding damaging information about the social

Dirty DUI Cases Involving Sketchy P.I. Pile Up In East Bay

This American Life fans should recall the recent story of the 'P.I. Moms,' which aired last fall, and which was based on a story originally broken in Diablo Magazine. It involved

Woman Receives $245,000 For Falling In A Pothole (And You Can Too!)

Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors agreed to pay out a nearly quarter-million-dollar settlement to the victim of some shoddy street surfacing. The 68-year-old victim of the city's boobytrap was leaving the San Francisco

Sacramento Judge Tells Pot Advocates To Shove It

A federal judge in Sacramento has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a marijuana dispensary up there that argued that the federal government broke its promise in launching its recent crackdown on the medical

Matt Gonzalez Is Suing The City That Pays Him

Matt Gonzalez, the former Board of Supervisors President and current chief attorney in the San Francisco public defender's office, has been doing some moonlighting for a client with a $16 million lawsuit out

City Attorney Sues Tenderloin Markets For Drug Sales, Fencing Stolen Goods

Two civil lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the City of San Francisco against two Tenderloin businesses that are considered "host businesses" for drug sales and the fencing of stolen property. The

Bisexual Players OK On Gay Softball Team, But Straight Players Can Be Limited

Remember this case, in which the National Center for Lesbian Rights took on a discrimination case on behalf of three allegedly straight players on San Francisco's D2, a softball team that is part

Medical Marijuana Patients, Dispensaries File Suit Against Feds Over Crackdown

Well, the opening volley by the Justice Department going after the medical marijuana trade in California was met first with an over-net return in the form of a letter from a group of

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Racist San Jose Panda Express Sued By Feds

According to the Associated Press, a San Jose Panda Express is in a world of trouble after allegedly discriminating against Latino employees. "Federal officials are suing a San Jose Panda Express, accusing the

Someone Please Get the Winklevoss Twins a PR Agent

Perhaps because of their ongoing litigious efforts in a Massachusetts federal court, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss simply could not stay silent about some recent public remarks by former Harvard president Larry Summers in