Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Accused Murderer Stanley Elkus from Selling or Transferring Orange County Real Property

Orange County Superior Court Judge David McEachen has issued a broad Temporary Restraining Order against accused murderer Stanley Elkus in a lawsuit brought by the wife and children of Dr. Ron Gilbert.  The Court Order prohibits Defendant Elkus from transferring real property that he owns in Orange County. In a shocking crime that made worldwide…

Callahan & Blaine Announces $30 Million Settlement of Orange County Register Class Action

Callahan & Blaine announced today that a final settlement in the Orange County Register class action case (Gonzalez, et al. v. Freedom Communications, Inc., et al., Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 03CC08756) has been reached.  In the settlement, the directors and officers of Freedom Communications, the parent of the OC Register, agreed to pay…

California Environmentalists Bring Suit against Fish Oil Manufacturers for Violations of California Product Labeling Law

Two private California environmentalists and the Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation have joined forces to bring a lawsuit against manufacturers of several popular brands of fish oil. The Plaintiffs argue that the fish oil manufacturers are in violation of California’s Proposition 65, which requires that consumers be warned about chemical exposures. The lawsuit, which was filed…

Understanding California Standards for Labeling “Extra Virgin Olive Oil”

While there are many organizations that oversee olive oil quality around the world, the US follows the USDA 1948 classification system. In California, the 2008 California State Senate Bill SB634 made olive oil labeling requirements much stronger for products sold in California. According to California Law, olive oil labeled as “’Extra Virgin Olive Oil’ means…

Orange County, California Olive Oil Manufacturers and Retailers Found to Have Misrepresented Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Callahan & Blaine recently filed a class action lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against some of California’s largest distributors and retailers of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  The defendants are olive oil manufacturers, distributors and retailers who sell their product in the state of California and have been knowingly misleading and defrauding California consumers for…

Orange County, California Extra Virgin Olive Oil Class Action Lawsuit Led by Prominent California Chefs and Restaurateurs

Callahan & Blaine recently filed a class action lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against some of California’s largest distributors and retailers of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  For years, chefs and home cooks have shared anecdotal tales of extra virgin olive oil that just did not taste right.  It has now become clear that these…

Orange County, California Extra Virgin Olive Oil Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Well-Known Olive Oil Brands and Retailers

The California law firm of Callahan & Blaine recently filed a class action lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against some of California’s largest distributors and retailers of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  A comprehensive study by the UC Davis Olive Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of…