The Record – Business Section August 23, 2000 Stockton homeowner Judy Herum claims Behr Process Corp., the maker of Behr Paints, sells a wood sealer that, instead of resisting mildew as advertised actually promotes mildew growth. Herum’s attorney, James B. Brown of Stockton, said Behr’s own tests found that the sealer, sold as Super Liquid...Read More
Volume 15, Number 1 By Jeanne M. Zolezzi Summer 2000 When federal sovereign immunity is superimposed upon state law providing a statutory right to judicial review, litigants can be caught between competing public policies. Recently, public agencies in California that contract with the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) for water service from the massive...Read More
The Record – Business Section By Bruce Spence May 27, 2000 In one of the largest lawsuit settlements in Central Valley history, Weyerhaeuser Company has guaranteed cash payments of $105 million to buyers of faulty roof tiles known as Cemwood shakes. The settlement, given final approval Friday by San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Carter...Read More
The Record – Local Section By Jim Nickles May 25th, 2000 Ten women have filed a lawsuit against the San Joaquin Medical Society, accusing the manager and her husband of sexual harassment and intimidation. The women, all from the Lodi and Stockton areas, worked as telephone operators at the society and a related business, the...Read More
The Record – Front Page By Jeff Hood March 25, 2000 ACAMPO – Donald Filomeo looks to the northeast, beyond his green pasture dotted with purple and yellow wildflowers, and motions toward his neighbors beyond Jahant Road. “They’re all hungry for money,” the 74-year-old Filomeo grumbled. “I can use it, but I don’t need it.”...Read More
The Record – Front Page By Jeff Hood March 25, 2000 LODI – Higher energy costs for Californians would be the ultimate result if a recommendation to reject a natural-gas storage plan for northern San Joaquin County is upheld, attorneys for the project argued. A denial of the Lodi Gas Storage project by the California...Read More
The Record – Business Section March, 6 2000 Karna E. Harrigfeld has been named a partner in the Stockton law firm of Herum Crabtree that she joined when the firm was formed in September 1997. Harrigfeld holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a law degree from the McGeorge School...Read More
Water District Says There Aren’t Any Steelhead in Calaveras River, But Anglers Beg To Differ The Record – Sunday Edition By Jim Nickles March 5, 2000 Steelhead don’t exist in the Calaveras River – never have, never will. That’s Stockton East Water District’s story, and officials are sticking with it. “There is no evidence to...Read More
The Record – Front Page By Bill Cook December 24, 1999 A class-action lawsuit initiated by a Stockton homeowner irked because his new, 50-year roof of cement-and-wood-fiber shakes began deteriorating in less than five years is about to pay off with substantial damages. Damage payments totaling $105 million are guaranteed by Weyerhaeuser Ltd. Under negotiated...Read More
The Record – Business Section June 18, 1999 Jennifer Scott has joined the Stockton law firm of Herum Crabtree as an associate attorney. A graduate of UOP’s McGeorge School of Law, Scott holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis, in environmental policy analysis and planning. At McGeorge, Scott was a comment writer...Read More
