Judge tosses suit against Long Beach auto shop over senior’s fall before his death
The judge’s ruling was “without prejudice,” meaning the plaintiffs can resume with the case with a proper explanation.
Council calls special meeting to fix procedural error in ‘hero pay’ ordinance, discuss lawsuit
The Long Beach City Council will hold a special meeting Friday morning to discuss the lawsuit filed against the city in response to the council’s vote for a “hero pay” ordinance earlier this week.
Grocers file lawsuit alleging Long Beach’s new ‘hero pay’ ordinance is unconstitutional
The suit claims the emergency ordinance singles out grocery stores despite other sectors like public safety, transportation and restaurants also employing essential front line workers but not being mandated to pay them extra money.
Long Beach logistics company sues ex-Uber exec alleging theft of trade secrets
The lawsuit alleges fraud, theft of trade secrets, deceptive business practices and other violations, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Lawsuit alleges officers with history of violence beat unconscious man with flashlights
The lawsuit alleges police beat him with flashlights, kicked him and Tasered him even after an officer had already knocked him unconscious.
LBPD police chief added as defendant to lawsuit alleging racial profiling
The ruling comes on the heels of newly released data which show that Black riders in Long Beach were disproportionately stopped by the LBPD on suspicion of fare evasion last year.
Man sues city, claims he got typhus from feral cats the city failed to remove
An animal control worker says the agency told the plaintiff they could not take away the felines because they were not yet eight weeks old nor weighed at least two pounds, the suit states.
Man found buried in Long Beach yard had been left to die in bathtub, lawsuit says
After his death, Zach Kennedy’s family spent more than six months searching for him before police finally uncovered his body encased in concrete in a yard, the lawsuit says.
California files suit against feds over fracking plan
The federal government’s “decision to advance this half-baked proposal isn’t just misguided, it’s downright dangerous,” California’s attorney general alleged in a statement.