Lawsuit

Two Los Angeles women filed a lawsuit against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy [FSHA] on Wednesday morning, claiming federal labor laws were violated when they were required to work night and weekend shifts without pay. "We are completely unaware of any lawsuit that has been filed," Sister Caroline Mc Cormack, president of FSHA, said yesterday. "We have no comment at this time." Francesca Texidor and Farida Merchant were hired as resident supervisors in the FSHA's dormitory hall.

The La Cañada Flintridge Country Club filed a lawsuit Monday claiming the U.S. Forest Service caused nearly $50,000 in damage to its grounds while fighting the August 2009 Station fire. Firefighting helicopters responding to the blaze drained golf course ponds , damaging irrigation pumps, us ing thousands of gallons of water billed to the club and scatter ing sand, tree branches and other debris, according to club President Randy Dreyfuss. The club filed suit in federal court after the Forest Service denied a 2009 administrative claim in November, said club attorney Burton Mark Senkfor.

The workplace serving of a lawsuit against state Sen. Carol Liu’s district director was nothing more than a “bigoted publicity stunt,” the Council of American-Islamic Relations said Monday. Tahra Goraya, a former national director for the council, was served with the suit in her Glendale office last week. The federal lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia, claims the Council of American-Islamic Relations allowed a manager to claim he was an attorney and provide bogus legal advice to the organization’s clients, costing at least one of them their job. Morris Days allegedly took money from those clients, but did not file any claims on their behalf.

I read with disappointment that parents of two kids are suing LCHS for alleged wrongs done to their children. We also learn that one of these cases is for actions taken over three years ago! Unfortunately it seems all too easy for attorney David Diamond to make these allegations in our local paper rather than just making his case in court. What a shame that our administration has to spend their time and energy in depositions and meeting with attorneys rather than helping our kids learn.

A long-running animal nuisance dispute between two La Cañada property owners on Palm Drive has escalated into a lawsuit, both parties confirmed. Ron and Nancy Garret, who live in the 5400 block of Palm, filed suit against their neighbor directly to the south, Jennifer Merkel, on April 28 alleging that Merkel?s dogs bark loudly and incessantly, waking them at odd hours and prohibiting them from enjoying their backyard. The most egregious of the animals, the Garrets said, is Merkel?

It?s still only a paper road, but an attorney for Dr. Philip Merritt, the La Cañada Flintridge resident who wants to use the city property sketched as Windermere Place for access to Merritt?s private property, is claiming a victory this week in what he sees as a reversal of a previous City Council action to leave the road on paper only. ?What does it mean? It means we won,? Arnold Graham, an attorney with Graham Vaage & Cisneros in Glendale, said Tuesday concerning a letter he received last week from La Cañada?

to reduce number of layoff notices for fall By Ralph Saenz In the end it came down to money and what was best for the students of La Cañada Flintridge. The La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board soon realized it was in a tight spot when it convened a special meeting on Tuesday in Room 41 of the former Foothills, Intermediate School. The purpose of the special meeting was to give the board an opportunity to discuss and vote on modifying an administrative law judge ruling made earlier this month concerning the implementation of certificated (teacher)

You could say this started in August, when Arasky Avakian, asked her Flintridge neighbor, Jacqueline Chen, to trim her oak tree as it continued to encroach upon her property. You could also say this started nine years ago, when the two became neighbors and that same oak tree presented itself as a problem in the first place. But whenever it started, it escalated to new heights when Avakian hired workers to trim the tree off of her property and perhaps broke a few rules in doing so. The tree was noticeably slimmer on the south side, where it encroached Avakian?

A hearing is scheduled to be held Sept. 24 for a lawsuit brought by 27 scientists and one engineer from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center against NASA/JPL who object to a new background check requirement, saying it is an invasion of privacy. “These scientists [and the engineer] work in non-sensitive, unclassified areas,” said attorney Dan Stormer, a partner at Hadsell and Stormer who represents the plaintiffs. A Bush administration directive requires new background checks for all government employees.

The La Cañada Flintridge Country Club filed a lawsuit Monday claiming the U.S. Forest Service caused nearly $50,000 in damage to its grounds while fighting the August 2009 Station fire. Firefighting helicopters responding to the blaze drained golf course ponds , damaging irrigation pumps, us ing thousands of gallons of water billed to the club and scatter ing sand, tree branches and other debris, according to club President Randy Dreyfuss. The club filed suit in federal court after the Forest Service denied a 2009 administrative claim in November, said club attorney Burton Mark Senkfor.

You could say this started in August, when Arasky Avakian, asked her Flintridge neighbor, Jacqueline Chen, to trim her oak tree as it continued to encroach upon her property. You could also say this started nine years ago, when the two became neighbors and that same oak tree presented itself as a problem in the first place. But whenever it started, it escalated to new heights when Avakian hired workers to trim the tree off of her property and perhaps broke a few rules in doing so. The tree was noticeably slimmer on the south side, where it encroached Avakian?

The workplace serving of a lawsuit against state Sen. Carol Liu’s district director was nothing more than a “bigoted publicity stunt,” the Council of American-Islamic Relations said Monday. Tahra Goraya, a former national director for the council, was served with the suit in her Glendale office last week. The federal lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia, claims the Council of American-Islamic Relations allowed a manager to claim he was an attorney and provide bogus legal advice to the organization’s clients, costing at least one of them their job. Morris Days allegedly took money from those clients, but did not file any claims on their behalf.

A long-running animal nuisance dispute between two La Cañada property owners on Palm Drive has escalated into a lawsuit, both parties confirmed. Ron and Nancy Garret, who live in the 5400 block of Palm, filed suit against their neighbor directly to the south, Jennifer Merkel, on April 28 alleging that Merkel?s dogs bark loudly and incessantly, waking them at odd hours and prohibiting them from enjoying their backyard. The most egregious of the animals, the Garrets said, is Merkel?

It?s still only a paper road, but an attorney for Dr. Philip Merritt, the La Cañada Flintridge resident who wants to use the city property sketched as Windermere Place for access to Merritt?s private property, is claiming a victory this week in what he sees as a reversal of a previous City Council action to leave the road on paper only. ?What does it mean? It means we won,? Arnold Graham, an attorney with Graham Vaage & Cisneros in Glendale, said Tuesday concerning a letter he received last week from La Cañada?

A Flintridge property owner has filed a more than $2.1 million lawsuit against the city of La Cañada Flintridge alleging the City Council is denying the man access to his property through a public road. This after the March 17 council meeting when the council in a split 2-to-2 vote decided against allowing Philip Merritt to develop the ?paper road? Windermere Place as a driveway to access his property. The council at that meeting suggested Merritt modify his plans to access the property from Hampstead Road, which connects with the other side of his property, or return to the city?

A hearing is scheduled to be held Sept. 24 for a lawsuit brought by 27 scientists and one engineer from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center against NASA/JPL who object to a new background check requirement, saying it is an invasion of privacy. “These scientists [and the engineer] work in non-sensitive, unclassified areas,” said attorney Dan Stormer, a partner at Hadsell and Stormer who represents the plaintiffs. A Bush administration directive requires new background checks for all government employees.

Pleasant Care Corp., a La Cañada-based company, filed for bankruptcy late last month in the midst of elder abuse and wrongful death allegations related to its operations. Pleasant Care CEO Emmanuel I. Bernabe owns or has interest in more than 30 nursing homes throughout California. Numerous attempts to contact him for this article were unsuccessful. The company has a history of lawsuits and fines against a number of its facilities. A year ago the company pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of elder abuse and agreed to pay $1.35 million to the state to resolve a suit that alleged negligent care.