Fast Cash, a payday loan company with offices in Arcadia and Eagle Rock, faces allegations of deceptive business practices and fraud in a complaint filed by the California Attorney General's office.
Officer Troy Hernandez, now with Arcadia Police Department, formerly of South Gate Police Department, along with three other South Gate Police officers, is taking a racial discrimination and retaliation case against the City of South Gate to trial.
Former assistant principal of Arcadia High School Deborah Baroi, 54, will sue the Arcadia Unified School District for $1.25 million in compensation, alleging she was not hired for the principal's position because of age and gender discrimination.
A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.
The Arcadia Police Department has been hit by 4 separate claims of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment in the last year. Those making accusations include Beverly Hayden, owner of the Burger Palace; Gus and Alicia Alfavo, who claim their son was harassed because he is Latino; Deborah Piere, a former probationary officer who filed a discrimination lawsuit; and a woman cadet who claimed sexual harassment and discrimination.
Dajin Tang, 52, employee of Arcadia-based Millennium Trucking Company filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer and his supervisor Xu Chen. Tang was involved in a crash near Rockwood, Tennessee. The suit alleges his employer forced him to wait a week to get medical care, after he was seriously hurt.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Arcadia developer MUR - SOL Construction to pay damaged related to the sale and remodeling of a home at 2780 E. California Blvd. in Pasadena, owned by Scott and Suzanne Bern.
A judge dismissed nine lawsuits brought by Trevor Law Group against automobile repair shops. Arcadia Ultimate is one of the auto shops that is involved.
Arcadia Ultimate Automotive has been served with a lawsuit from Trevor Law Group accusing the shop of operating without a license. The law firm based in Beverly Hills is filing frivolous suits with mainly small, minority-owned businesses especially automobile repair shops that lack resources to have a legal battle but will settle instead.
Black employee settles race case. Worker at Arcadia store alleged discrimination when demoted and transferred by Forever 21, the clothing retail store. Plaintiff Monica Fowler held position of team lead at Arcadia store in Westfield Santa Anita mall from September 2018 through September 4, 2020 when she was demoted and transferred. Araz Berberian is co-defendant.
A Los Angeles County firefighter, 41-year-old Richard M. Burk of San Dimas, is suing Arcadia Police Department for $500+ in damages, citing false arrest, defamation and emotional distress. He was arrested April 4 at the Derby Restaurant for fighting and public drunkenness.
The FBI will settle a lawsuit brought by Josh Connole for $100,000. He was wrongly jailed for the SUV (sport utility vehicle) arson attacks in the San Gabriel Valley, including a dealership in Arcadia, in August 2003.
The family of sheriff's Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian settled a wrongful-death suit against former Arcadia police officer James Allen Beck who shot Kuredjian while he was helping serve a search warrant.
Priyanka Patel, 17, of Upland, was seriously injured and her friend, Alice Zhang, 16, of Arcadia, was killed, when they were hit by a car driven by Bowen Du, in the crosswalk in the 600 block of West Duarte Road. Patel is suing the City of Arcadia and the driver, citing negligence and dangerous conditions. She is suing for more than $25,000 in damages. The teen has incurred nearly $200,000 in medical expenses so far.
Ya-May Christle of Arcadia sued the city of Los Angeles and former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michael Berkow in May, 2006, claiming she was demoted three levels for objecting to Berkow's alleged sexual misconduct with other LAPD officers. No settlement has been reached.
An adult cabaret, its owners and ten dancers, have filed a civil complaint suit against the city of Arcadia, stemming from an investigation by police into code compliance.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been accused of dumping homeless patients on Los Angeles' Skid Row. A hospital representative said it is compliant with the anti-dumping law, Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, and has done nothing illegal. The two alleged dumping incidents involve homeless patients Hector Salazar and Therese LaBossiere.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has filed 2 lawsuits against Anthem Blue Cross, one in Superior Court and one in federal court, alleging the insurer underpays for emergency room visits by Blue Cross members.