Articles by CAReview Editor

Victoria’s Secret Model’s Airbnb Listing Deceived Lawyer

This place is a dump! That’s what California lawyer Christian Pugaczewski says about the “fashionable” apartment he thought he was renting on Roosevelt Island this summer from a Victoria’s Secret model. In papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Pugaczewski said the apartment offered on Airbnb was so dreadful that he fled immediately to a relative’s couch in the suburbs before finding …


LA Paying $200M to Settle Lawsuit Over Disabled Housing

Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to spend at least $200 million over a decade to provide thousands of apartments for people with disabilities. The City Council voted 12-0 to settle a federal lawsuit by several advocacy groups. They alleged the city’s redevelopment agency violated anti-discrimination laws by paying for affordable housing projects that weren’t accessible to those who …


Steel Mesh Legal Action Launched

Construction litigation specialist launches class action Last updated 13:27, August 31 2016 Four suppliers were affected by concerns about steel mesh strength this year. A specialist construction litigation law firm is hoping to deliver financial compensation to the owners of recently-built buildings, with a new class action suit. Adina Thorn is inviting registrations of interest for what it …


What the Tech: Apple Being Sued Over ‘Touchscreen Disease’

What good is a phone if the touchscreen doesn’t work? That’s the question many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners are asking as their touchscreens stopped working, turning their expensive iPhones into nothing more than a paperweight. Dubbed “touchscreen disease”, the issue has prompted a class action lawsuit that demands Apple replace damaged devices at no cost to the owners.



Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dissolution of Class Action Consent Decree Due to Plaintiffs’ Inaction

Seyfarth Synopsis: After the City of Jacksonville stopped following a class action consent decree that required it to hire a proportionate number of black and white firefighters, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the motion and dissolution of the consent decree on the grounds that the plaintiffs waiting fifteen years to bring their show …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Atmos Energy Over Waxahachie Explosion

Atmos Energy has been hit with a huge lawsuit over last year’s explosion that damaged a neighborhood in Waxahachie, and nearly 30 plaintiffs have signed-on. The lawsuit blames Atmos for not monitoring Metrobore, the contractor that allegedly cut through both gas and sewer lines. Attorney Tom Carse tells KRLD news the leak went unnoticed for …


HPE, HP Sued for Elbowing Out Older Employees

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP are facing a potential class action lawsuit brought earlier this month by four former employees. The companies engaged in widespread age discrimination during a restructuring of the legacy computer and printer manufacturer, according to their complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. HP from 2012 to 2015 made a series of discriminatory …


Penn Among Group of Elite Universities Sued Over Excessive Fees in Employee Retirement Plans

This month Penn joined a familiar list of peer universities — including Duke, Harvard and Yale — in a lawsuit over employee retirement plans. The class action lawsuit claims that University retirement plans have been charging fees that are too high for school employees. All of the schools involved are being accused on the grounds that they all use several providers, as opposed to one, to manage …