September 1, 2009
Senior Partner Gil Purcell Gives Presentation on the Status of Tobacco Litigation to Members of the NorCal American Lung Association September 1, 2009 — On Monday, August 17, board members from the Northern California offices of the American Lung Association (ALA) came to Brayton Purcell as part of their summer retreat for a presentation on the tobacco [...]
August 26, 2009
Contaminated Bleed Air System Fills Cabin with Toxic Engine Fumes, Flight Attendant Suffers Serious Side Effects August 26, 2009 — On April 11, 2007, flight attendant Terry Williams, a 17-year veteran of the skies, was working first-class aboard a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Memphis to Dallas. During the flight, she experienced difficulty breathing, [...]
August 5, 2009
Brayton Purcell Triumphs in Copyright Infringement Case On Wednesday, August 5, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court that Northern California was the proper venue for Brayton Purcell’s copyright infringement suit against the law firm of Recordon & Recordon. In May 2006, an arbitrator decided [...]
July 14, 2009
The Brayton Purcell Summer Fellowship at the East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA — July 14, 2009 — The East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is pleased to announce the awarding of the third-annual Brayton Purcell Summer Fellowship at EBCLC. The partnership between the law firm of Brayton Purcell LLP and EBCLC is part of a three-year commitment [...]
June 25, 2009
Bank of America Offers to Modify 100K Countrywide Mortgages June 25, 2009 — Bank of America Corp. has offered to modify over 100,000 Countrywide sourced home loans over a four-month period. This is double the amount required under the settlement between California and other states against Countrywide Financial Corp. for accusations of predatory lending. Bank [...]
June 24, 2009
Horizon Blue Cross Expands Eating Disorder Coverage in Settlement June 24, 2009 — Horizon Blue Cross of New Jersey has agreed to a class action settlement that expands medical benefits for patients with eating disorders. The settlement includes reimbursements of medical expenses for close to 500 patients whose payments for anorexia and bulimia treatments were [...]
June 19, 2009
Chrysler Bailout, Bankruptcy and Sale – The Aftermath: Effect on Those Injured by Defective Products and Asbestos-Containing Brakes June 19, 2009 — After a flurry of legal activity in the Chrysler bankruptcy to try and halt the sale of Chrysler to Fiat SpA, Chrysler was sold to Fiat on June 10th creating a “new” Chrysler [...]
June 9, 2009
Sulfur Byproduct from Chinese Drywall Damages Homes, Causes Health Problems June 2, 2009 — Consumers that purchased new homes in south Florida thought they were moving into the home of their dreams. Unfortunately for some, their dream homes quickly became nightmares as the walls started off-gassing sulfur, wreaking havoc and causing premature failure of appliances, [...]
June 4, 2009
Bankruptcy Judge Relieves Chrysler of Accountability to Consumers–National Consumer Groups File Appeal June 4, 2009 — In a move to protect consumer rights, national consumer groups filed an appeal late Tuesday in response to the bankruptcy court’s May 31st ruling in the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings. The bankruptcy ruling concerned the sale of assets to the [...]
