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Cases Marsh USA et al v. SHAC USA et al [Case No. CV 807095] Animal Activist Defense Case - Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty (SHAC) is an organization whose mission is to end animal torture and cruelty in Huntington Life Sciences, a corporation that practices vivisection, the dissection of living animals, and kills 300 animals each day. Marsh USA, the insurance broker of Huntington Life Sciences, is suing animal activists for various reasons, but primarily, harassment of these vivisection supporting insurance brokers. Bingham McCutchen represents Marsh Insurance Brokers.* Update: Marsh Insurance has stopped supporting Huntington Life Sciences and settlement is pending. Jacobson v. Cram [Case No. CGC 02-411443] Cat Abduction
Case -
Defendant Cram, trapped and abducted his neighbor's, Ms. Jacobson's,
cats, Mittens and Persia, one at a time. Ms. Jacobson has never seen
her cats again. Barri Kaplan Bonapart from Bonapart and Associates in
Mill Valley, California represents Robert Cram.*
Dittmeier v. Mendocino County Animal Care and Control Unconstitutional
Takings and Wrongful Death Case - All of Ms. Dittmeier's animals were
taken by the Mendocino County Animal Care and Control and subsequently
euthanized, instead of put up for adoption, even though they were all
healthy. Additionally, her goats were attacked and killed by "wild
dogs" says Animal Care in Control, while they were in Animal Care
and Control's custody.* Sehnol v. StainSafe Guard Products Liability and Wrongful Death Case - Ms. Sehnol was assured by Hansen's Furniture Store that the StainSafe Guard used to protect her couch would not harm her parrot, Squigmund. The product caused her Squigmund's death.* Reid v. Grossi Farms Wrongful
Death Case - Mr. Grossi trespassed upon Ms. Reid's land and intentionally
shot and killed Ms. Reid's dog, Cloudy, without provocation from Cloudy.* Faucett v. PetCo Wrongful
Death Case - The Vallejo PetCo Grooming center poisoned Ms. Faucett's
cat Serena to death out of gross negligence and recklessness on a routine
grooming visit.* Ghnaim v. Berkeley Police Department Wrongful
Shooting Case - Berkeley Police Officer Marin trespassed over a
fence and shot Mr. Ghnaim's dog, Trigger, immediately. The dog neither
aggressed nor barked.* Mount v. Napa County Sheriffs Wrongful
Shooting Case - The Napa County Sheriffs entered, pepper sprayed
and shot the mother and father of a litter of puppies without provocation.
Floyd, the male dog, survived the attack. Luciel, the female, was killed.* Dixon v. Yolo County Sheriffs Wrongful Shooting Case - The Yolo County Sheriffs shot both a 6-month old puppy and a black Labrador retriever, Moe, several times stating that the dogs attacked. The puppy survived the wrongful discharges of a firearm, but Moe died after much suffering and many bullets.* Bailey v. Hairy Hound Groomers Professional
Negligence and Wrongful Death Case - Hairy Hound allegedly "lost"
a dog, Cubby, in less than one hour after being left in their care.* Comedy v. Sacramento Police Dept. Abuse of Discretion and Civil Rights Infringement Case - The Sacramento Police entered Comedy's land without a warrant, and beat one of Comedy's dogs, Mafi, without provocation. Mafi was found in a bloody room with broken teeth.* Rowe v. Lake County Animal Care and Control Abuse of Discretion and Civil Rights Infringement Case - The Lake County Animal Care and Control entered Rowe's land without a warrant, took all of her cats and euthanized them in violation of the Hayden bill.* |