lawsuits

U.S. Justice Department joins lawsuits alleging Kaiser Medicare fraud

Lawsuits allege Kaiser Permanente defrauded the government in a years-long Medicare billing scheme.

3 years ago

City settles on campus developments in place of People’s Park, rent-controlled housing

The Berkeley City Council approved a $82.6 million settlement with the University of California, Berkeley that drops lawsuits challenging long-term…

3 years ago

Superintendent agrees to postpone retirement as anchor to district in crisis

Amid growing crises within the San Francisco Unified School District and among its board members, Superintendent Vincent Matthews said Monday…

3 years ago

Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows

All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to…

3 years ago

Justice Department joins three lawsuits against company hired to clean SF shipyard

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified a federal court in San Francisco that it plans to take over three…

6 years ago

Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E

Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was burned in the…

6 years ago

Quake won’t topple tilting tower, engineers say

Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are dissatisfied with efforts to fix the sinking skyscraper.

7 years ago

Appeals court advances two Samsung class-action lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that two consumer lawsuits filed over Samsung smartphones can't be forced…

7 years ago

Balcony collapse victims sue building owner

Survivors and family members of those who died in the collapse of a balcony at a Berkeley apartment filed lawsuits…

8 years ago

Court upholds California death penalty

California's death penalty was left in place by a federal appeals court in San Francisco Thursday.

8 years ago

Class action lawsuit seeks end to monetary bail

A class action lawsuit claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.

9 years ago

Fifth-grade teacher sentenced for molesting students

A former Morgan Hill teacher who sexually abused four children was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison.

9 years ago

Sleep clinic faces whistelblower lawsuit

The U.S. government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the owners of a chain of 16 Bay Area sleep…

9 years ago

Five men charged with conspiring to hack emails

Two private investigators and three other men have been charged in federal court in San Jose with conspiring to hack…

9 years ago

Red and Gold accused of being too white

Civil rights attorneys are threatening to sue over a lack of minority-owned companies building the new 49ers stadium.

11 years ago

Cable car wrecks make The City write checks

When the mechanical engineering of yesteryear meets the mayhem of today's gridlock, accidents are bound to follow.

11 years ago

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