| | | | The news for Saturday, October 22, 2022
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Judge Mulls Consumer Watchdog Public Records Case After listening to additional arguments in Consumer Watchdog’s legal action against California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance, a judge says he wants to ponder the organization’s claim that the defendants failed to produce records related to an alleged pay-to-play situation involving insurance companies with business pending before the agency. Los Angeles […]
  
Judge Holds Hearing to Discuss OC-Santa Ana Homeless Shelter Dispute The federal judge who oversees disputes in the settlement governing homeless shelters in Orange County is pushing local officials to find a solution for walk-up facilities for transients during the fall and winter. “It’s just inhumane to have people sit in the rain,” U.S. District Judge David O. Carter told officials from the county and […]
COVID Deaths Down in 2022, But Impact of Associated Deaths Called `Concerning’ While COVID-19 mortality is down this year, the impact of COVID-associated deaths remains “significant and concerning,” according to an analysis by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The study found that a vast majority of increases in all-cause mortality were due to COVID-associated deaths, the department said. The agency said Friday it reviewed […]
Six Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed in Orange County Six birds have tested positive for avian influenza A, also known as bird flu, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported. “Avian flu is present in Orange County and while the risk of transmission to humans is low, residents should stay away from any dead birds.,” said Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Orange County’s health officer and […]
Man Found Fatally Wounded in Compton A man in his late 20s was fatally wounded in Compton, authorities said Saturday. The shooting was reported about 7:05 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of East Elm Street, near Willowbrook Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responding to the location reported the shooting victim was found in the street […]
Cardi B Wins Federal Lawsuit Over Tattoo Image Jurors took about an hour to find that singer Cardi B did not violate the privacy rights of a marketing employee of the Costa Mesa-based clothing company RVCA when she used an image of his tattoo on her debut album. After the jurors rendered their verdict Friday rejecting the claims of Kevin Michael Brophy Jr., […]
Judge Dismisses Three of Four Claims From Former HFPA Member’s Suit A lawsuit brought by a former member of the board of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, alleging his membership was wrongfully terminated, has been sharply pared down by a judge. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang heard arguments Thursday on the HFPA’s motion to dismiss plaintiff Magnus Sundholm’s amended lawsuit on grounds it is […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Numbers Trend Downward As of Friday, 113 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Orange County with 9 of them being treated in intensive care. Meanwhile, officials said the county’s COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations had declined since last week, according to data released Thursday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county, which provides weekly updates on […]
Person Killed in Traffic Crash on Freeway in Anaheim A person was killed Saturday morning in a traffic crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Anaheim, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4 a.m. on the southbound freeway at Ball Road, the California Highway Patrol reported. It was not known whether the fatality died at the scene or at a hospital. There was […]
Family of Security Guard Plans Excessive Force Claim Against LASD The family of Blake Anderson, whose violent arrest at an Inglewood hookah bar over the weekend was captured on cellphone video, plans to file an excessive force claim against Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies. Anderson’s family made the announcement during a Friday news conference. The arrest occurred Sunday while Anderson reportedly was working as […]
One Year Ago Today (October 22, 2021)…Death Row Records Figure Settles Defamation Suit Against Former Flame One Year Ago Today (October 22, 2021)…A man whose $1.5 million contribution was key to the successful start of Death Row Records and who received a pardon during the waning days of the Trump administration settled a lawsuit he brought against a woman in which he alleged she defamed him in a website referred to […]
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