In 1984, the AIDS epidemic was raging and some officials in San Francisco thought that if the city closed bathhouses, which were frequented by gay men, the spread of the disease could be slowed. Others felt that bathhouses provided venues for safer sex education, and the owners of the establishments, naturally, wanted to remain open for business. The issue came to a head in October of that year, when Dr. Mervyn Silverman, then the health director, ordered the baths closed; they would reopen hours later, as the Bay Area Reporter noted. In October 1984 a San Francisco Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order that shuttered nine gay bathhouses and sex clubs. In late November of that year another judge lifted the restraining order but imposed new rules on how the bathhouses and sex clubs could operate. No longer could they rent private rooms, unless they secured a hotel license, and employees had to monitor the sexual behavior of patrons. Fast-forward 37 years, and bathh
A San Francisco Superior Court judge found that one of the parties to a 2004 marriage between two lesbians that had been declared null and void by the state nonetheless qualifies as a putative spouse.
The tentative decision in Hernandez v. King, made June 25 by Judge Victor M. Hwang, holds that because Cynthia Hernandez had a good faith subjective belief that her marriage was valid from 2004 to 2020, she qualifies as a putative spouse.
To be a putative spouse under state law, one part of a couple must have had a good faith belief the marriage was valid. It does not necessarily have to be a reasonable belief, Hwang s decision states. According to Valerie F. Horn, an attorney for respondent June King, this doctrine is normally used in situations relating to common law marriages (that is, those not solemnized) in which one of the partners has died.
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Drivers Slam Lyft s Hail Mary Attempt To Dodge PAGA Claims
Law360, San Francisco (July 7, 2021, 10:36 PM EDT) Lyft drivers claiming the ride-hailing company misclassified them as independent contractors urged a California state judge Wednesday to reject Lyft s bids to brush aside their Private Attorneys General Act and class claims while the California Labor Commissioner litigates a parallel action, saying their cases should proceed separately.
Leaving the cases tethered could result in an absurd delay to Lyft driver Brandon Olson s case given that the company is trying to compel fellow Lyft driver David Melnicoe and the rest of the class claims to arbitration, their attorney Jahan C. Sagafi of Outten & Golden LLP told San Francisco Superior Court Judge.
A San Francisco Superior Court judge found that one of the parties to a 2004 marriage between two lesbians that had been declared null and void by the state nonetheless qualifies as a putative spouse.
The tentative decision in Hernandez v. King, made June 25 by Judge Victor M. Hwang, holds that because Cynthia Hernandez had a good faith subjective belief that her marriage was valid from 2004 to 2020, she qualifies as a putative spouse.
To be a putative spouse under state law, one part of a couple must have had a good faith belief the marriage was valid. It does not necessarily have to be a reasonable belief, Hwang s decision states. According to Valerie F. Horn, an attorney for respondent June King, this doctrine is normally used in situations relating to common law marriages (that is, those not solemnized) in which one of the partners has died.
San Francisco Attorney Intends to File 400 Separate Sexual Assault and Harassment Cases Against Uber
A personal injury firm in San Francisco has filed 85 separate lawsuits on behalf of women who say they were sexually assaulted, falsely imprisoned, kidnapped, harassed, and/or stalked by Uber drivers, and they say they have over 300 more to go.
The North Beach-based firm Levin Simes Abrams has recently filed the 85 suits, most of them in San Francisco Superior Court, and they say they don t plan to file a class-action suit because the specifics and severity of the cases vary so widely. They are, however, filing to consolidate the cases for procedural purposes, as the SF Business Times reports.