Jan 31, 2020
The class action will determine if Plains will be prevented from using the old easements for its new easement across the properties. If Plains is prevented, it can get its new pipeline but it will have to pay for it.
Dec 17, 2019
Cappello was singled out as one of the school's five "Top Trial Lawyers." The magazine highlighted Cappello's career as a successful litigator and his financial contributions that resulted in the founding of the school's Trial Advocacy Program.
Dec 06, 2019
Owners of High Sierra Grill, a restaurant and bar at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport from 2015 until 2019, filed a claim for damages against the City of Santa Barbara alleging the City constituted numerous contractual breaches.
Oct 18, 2019
Behrens was reassigned as a junior high school teacher. It came with a salary cut of over $50,000 per year. The school board approved the demotion during a 2018 school board meeting despite 300 community members coming out to support Behrens.
Aug 26, 2019
UCLA Law alumnus A. Barry Cappello (class of 1965) has pledged to donate an additional $500,000 to UCLA School of Law's Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy. The gift raises Cappello's total donations to UCLA Law to $2.75 million.
Feb 14, 2019
On February 13, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson found that the 2017 decision to take the land known as "Camp 4" into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians was unlawful.
Feb 11, 2019
No more than 5 percent of lawyers receive this honor across the country.
Jan 30, 2019
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Santa Barbara Surgery Center (SBSC) claiming wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation and age discrimination have retracted these and all other claims in full.
Apr 24, 2018
A gift he made in 2009 led to the creation of the A. Barry Cappello Courtroom at the law school. The facility is used by faculty and students for lectures and mock trial competitions, and it has hosted proceedings of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Mar 01, 2018
On the night of January 9, the family awoke to the bright lights of a gas explosion and through their windows could see a river of water and mud raging through their neighborhood.