John Alexander Kelly's Legal Cases (4)

Litigation

William Fitchett v. Agilent Technologies, Inc., Sonoma County Case SCV-243189, California Court of Appeal Case No. A122955

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OUTCOME: Mediation (confidential).

Represented head of security of Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s Sonoma County facility in employment action based on wrongful termination. Security chief had detected theft of over $1,500,000 worth of com ... pany property, but was terminated for his whistle blowing. Employer sought temporary restraining order and immediate inspection of all of Plaintiff's computers, and Plaintiff's home, insisting confidential documents had been purloined; Sonoma County Superior Court issued injunction but ultimately denied motion, after which employer petitioned California Court of Appeal, which stayed proceedings but denied the writ petition after briefing. Matter settled after mediation.

Litigation

Susan Ileen Blue v. Equifax Information Services, LLC et al., Sonoma County Case No. SCV-236984

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OUTCOME: Settlement (confidential).

Represented individual who was reported, by a national credit-reporting agency, as having declared bankruptcy, when she had never done so. Credit Reporting Agency refused to correct record for over sev ... en years. Defendant National Data Retrieval, LLC settled separately before any adjudication of the matter; eve of trial summary judgment motion of defendant Equifax was denied by Sonoma County Superior Court, whereupon plaintiff and defendant Equifax entered into a settlement agreement.

Estate planning

In the Matter Of The Herbert Ashworth Trust, Marin County Probate Case No. PR-094379

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OUTCOME: Settlement in Mediation (confidential).

Represented heirs of deceased in elder abuse action against caregiver, who procured bequests and acquired property through his position of trust. After discovery, where medical records were retrieved t ... hat demonstrated the vulnerable elder's lack of testamentary capacity, the matter settled after mediation.

Estate planning

In the Matter of the Estate of Herbert Lane, Sonoma County Probate Court Case No. SPR-078155

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OUTCOME: Probate homestead in favor of widow.

Represented surviving spouse regarding intestacy proceedings; children of deceased husband from prior marriage attempted to force sale of marital home and evict 70-year old widow. After bench trial, co ... urt imposed a probate homestead, allowing widow to continue living in marital home for the remainder of her natural life.

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