Taxpayers Paying Former Sacramento County Employee To Stay Home
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento County taxpayers are paying a county employee a six-figure salary to … Continue reading
Date Published:08/31/2012
ONE ANIMAL AT A TIME
After her first case involving vulnerable pets, Jill Telfer couldn’t say no Published in 2019 … Continue reading
Date Published:Monday, 15 July, 2019
Former St. Francis athletic director settles lawsuit against diocese
Kolleen “Koko” McNamee sat in her lawyer’s office Saturday and talked about the lasting scars … Continue reading
Date Published:Monday, 30 November, 2015
Former athletic director sues St. Francis, claims bias in firing
Kolleen “Koko” McNamee was an unlikely candidate for banishment from the campus of her beloved … Continue reading
Date Published:Saturday, 4 April, 2015
Judge won’t overturn $2M ruling against S.J.
STOCKTON — A federal judge has denied motions from San Joaquin County to overturn a … Continue reading
Date Published:Wednesday, 24 September, 2014
S.J. wants $2M jury award overturned
STOCKTON – San Joaquin County has filed motions for a federal judge to overturn a … Continue reading
Date Published:Sunday, 13 July, 2014
Ex-county employee wins $2M in lawsuit
STOCKTON – District Attorney James Willett retaliated against an investigator, making San Joaquin County liable … Continue reading
Date Published:Wednesday, 2 April, 2014
Taxpayers Paying Former Sacramento County Employee To Stay Home
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento County taxpayers are paying a county employee a six-figure salary to … Continue reading
Date Published:Friday, 31 August, 2012
Sacramento County animal shelter chief wins wrongful termination appeal
Carl Simpson had built a reputation for never backing down from a challenge. So when … Continue reading
Date Published:Monday, 20 August, 2012
Stay issued in animal neglect case
The defense attorney for a Big Oak Valley rancher found guilty of misdemeanor animal cruelty has asked the appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision to grant legal standing in the case to Sammie’s Friends. Continue reading
Date Published:Saturday, 18 August, 2012
Silva case draws out animal rights activists
Several dozen animal rights activists carrying cut-outs of farm animals protested outside the Nevada County Courthouse Thursday morning, then packed the courtroom during a hearing for a Big Oak Valley rancher found guilty of misdemeanor… Continue reading
Date Published:Friday, 27 July, 2012
Grass Valley rescue group sues over euthanization of dog that bit child
Within hours after they arrive at animal shelters, healthy cats and dogs of all descriptions … Continue reading
Date Published:Tuesday, 10 July, 2012
California correctional officer battling cancer nears victory in fight to keep her job
Hours after a needle fed another round of toxic chemotherapy into her veins, Sandra Knott wondered aloud whether she would survive to don the crisp uniform of a state correctional officer again. Continue reading
Date Published:Sunday, May 27, 2012
Pit bull owner, mobile home park settle rift
Bela the pit bull terrier has been permanently banished from her human companion’s North Sacramento mobile home park. Continue reading
Date Published:Tuesday, 1 May, 2012
Telfer Named in the Top 75 Plaintiff and Defendant Employment Lawyers in California
Telfer said that she hopes each of her wins, either in court or through settlement, effects some change in the workplace. “I try to take the cases that are cause-driven,” she said. Continue reading
Date Published:Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Woman Wins Her Suit Over Firing by CCC
A woman who spoke up for female California Conservation Corps members who were the targets of alleged sexual transgressions won a retaliation lawsuit Tuesday from the state agency that had fired her. Continue reading
Date Published:Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Fighting Back for a Retaliation Victim
James Rodriguez, a special agent for the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement of Justice’s Division of Law Enforcement, was denied promotion on more than eight occasions… Continue reading
Date Published:Friday, 1 October, 2010
Merced Woman Sues Bank and Wins Jury: Employee not given proper help after robbery
Time stood still when the robber pointed the gun at Laressia Carr’s face. Continue reading
Date Published:2006
Garbage Worker Takes on the City
Former Sacramento garbage collector Michael Asberry is proof you can fight city hall, but he would be the first to say it’s not easy. Continue reading
Date Published:Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Disabled Worker Wins $230,000.00 in Bias Case
A federal court jury has awarded $230,000 to Sacramento garbage collector Michael Asberry, finding that his 1999 termination violated federal and state laws protecting the employment rights of disabled persons. Continue reading
Date Published:Tuesday, December 23, 2003