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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

Winklevoss Twins Drop Their Stupid Lawsuit Against Facebook

Those greedy, seemingly quite stubborn Winklevoss twins (portrayed by the handsome and strapping Armie Hammer in The Social Network), have finally decided to throw in the towel and stop trying to undo the

Five San Bruno Families, One Burlingame Lawyer, Bring New Suits Against PG&E

Five new lawsuits were brought against PG&E in San Mateo County Superior Court yesterday, with five families affected by the September 9 inferno suing the utility for unspecified damages as well

Peninsula Wealthy Don't Want No Stinkin High-Speed Rail

The cities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Atherton, along with five environmental and citizens groups, filed suit Monday to stop the proposed high-speed rail that will rip through their quiet enclaves, if

Ranked Choice Voting System Passes Judge's Muster

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg ruled last week in favor of San Francisco's ranked choice voting system, which has been in effect since 2004. Sunset district resident Ron Dudum filed the suit,

That Temporary Transbay Terminal? It Has No Toilets.

For the next seven years, as a new Transbay Terminal is constructed, commuters gathering at the temporary, mostly al fresco transit hub downtown will be going without restrooms -- or just finding a

Apple Hit With iPhone Lawsuits

Due to poor reception on the new iPhone 4, angry customers are hitting Apple with legal action "Apple is engulfed in at least four different federal lawsuits over reception problems with its new

Critical Mass Ruling in NY May Have Implications Here

While Critical Mass isn't quite the city-crippling force in New York as it is in SF, Bicycle Coalition types on the opposite side of the country have been in a court battle that

Litigious Lawyer Sues SFO For Causing His Divorce

Local kook Stanley Hilton is suing San Francisco International Airport for $15 million for creating noise and smog that led to his divorce. He's also suing the real estate agent for selling him

Woman Sued Over Libelous Twittering

Be careful what you say about corporations and public entities on Twitter, dear readers! This is not your personal IM and someone might just try to sue your ass. Case in point: a

Bye-Bye, Cosco Busan!

Bon voyag-ee, Cosco Busan! And don't come back! The leaky Cosco Busan ship that contaminated our beautiful bay with oil is expected to get clearance to get the heck outta Frisco, setting sail

Day Around the Bay

-- Girl fight! [KGO] -- Barney's -- like its irritating X-Mas holiday window display this year -- is full of green, self-righteous crap. [Curbed SF] -- Mark Zuckerberg might be the next Bill