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Appellate court overturns $20.8 million award in dog attack case

Written on 8 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An appellate court overturned a decision by a San Luis Obispo County jury that awarded $20.8 million to the elderly woman injured and the family of a man killed in a 2016 Grover Beach dog attack.  On... (Continue reading)

Federal court upholds California’s restrictions on concealed carry

Written on 10 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that California counties may impose restrictions on the issuance of concealed carry permits. The court ruling states that the 2nd Amendment does not include the right to concealed carry. [LA Times] In... (Continue reading)

SLO judge appointed to California appellate court

Written on 24 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed San Luis Obispo Judge Martin Tangeman to a state appellate court. Tangeman, a 62-year-old resident of Cambria, was awarded the role of associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, according to a... (Continue reading)

Appellate court nixes Sprint’s suit against SLO County

Written on 20 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By STEW JENKINS A California Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that Sprint Telephone companies cannot sue for reimbursement of $9 million in taxes on property that had been over assessed in 50 California counties including San Luis Obispo County, because... (Continue reading)

Harley-Davidson thumps California’s Franchise Tax Board

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By STEW JENKINS A California appeals court ruled last week, in a lawsuit brought by the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company against the California Franchise Tax Board, that part of California’s statutory income tax scheme is unconstitutional because it discriminates against out... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail procedures deemed unconstitutional

Written on 20 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By STEW JENKINS California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal recently upheld a ruling barring a county jail from requiring glass partitions between inmates and lawyers, a more than 40 year practice of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. In... (Continue reading)

Achadjian to lead effort to change rape law

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Central Coast Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian plans to introduce a bill that would expand the definition of rape to include impersonating the victim’s boyfriend, fiancé or significant other. [LA Times] Last week, a California state appeals court overturned the rape conviction... (Continue reading)