Articles by Greg Risling

Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California

Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos in Los …

Deutsche Bank Exec Files $50M Claim Against LA

A senior executive at Deutsche Bank has filed a $50 million claim against the city of Los Angeles, alleging he was beaten by two officers during a bizarre incident after they dropped him off at a motel where they ordered …

Metlife, California Reach Settlement Near $500M

MetLife Inc. will pay nearly $500 million in a settlement involving more than 30 states that claimed it didn’t provide life insurance benefits to some of its policyholders, the company said Monday. The largest life insurer in the United States …

Judge Awards Iphone User $850 In Throttling Case

When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, took the country’s largest telecommunications company to small claims court. And won. His award: $850. Pro-tem Judge Russell Nadel found in …

California Arson Suspect Also Faces German Fire Probe

The man who allegedly ignited more than 50 fires that terrorized Los Angeles last week is also under investigation in Germany for a house fire near Frankfurt. U.S. investigators also disclosed that a search of Harry Burkhart’s Hollywood apartment turned …

Suit Filed in Boy’s Fatal Fall After Lakers Game

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of a 2-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a skybox after a Los Angeles Lakers game in November, alleging there are unsafe conditions at Staples Center that must …

CVS To Pay Record Fine for Selling Meth Ingredient

CVS, the nation’s largest operator of retail pharmacies, announced it has agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of pseudoephedrine that led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking. In order to comply with federal …

Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty in Nude Videotaping Case

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and the man accused of secretly making nude videos of her will come face-to-face next week in a Los Angeles courtroom when the Illinois insurance executive enters an expected guilty plea. “This entire process has been …

Lawsuit Against AIG Seeks Return of Bonuses, Perks

A lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of American International Group Inc. is demanding company executives return millions of dollars in bonuses, dividends and other perks. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, also seeks unspecified damages as well as the …

Water Pressure Hampered Firefighters’ Efforts at Universal Studios

California authorities will try to determine whether the blaze that destroyed some of Hollywood’s most famous backdrops was made worse by low water pressure and an overwhelmed sprinkler system. At one point, the June 1 fire was two city blocks …