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CAL Supreme Court: USC didn't violate football player's rights by expelling him over assault without chance to face witnesses
Private schools aren't required to conduct in-person hearings with cross examination, even with expulsion on the line, when dealing accusations of sexual misconduct or intimate partner violence, the state high court said -
Appeals court ends lawsuit over workplace Covid infections which threatened dangerous 'deluge' of future lawsuits
A federal appeals panel followed guidance provided by the California Supreme Court, which had ruled they couldn't allow a couple to sue a man's employer over his wife's Covid infection because the lawsuits that would follow would swamp the courts and endanger society -
California Supreme Court says California Medical Association may sue Aetna over in-network referral mandate
Unanimous ruling holds lower courts' summary judgment for Aetna was improper -
CA Supreme Court ruling against liability expansion in “take-home” Covid cases a big win for CA employers
The California Supreme Court has ruled employers cannot be held liable in court if a worker passes COVID-19 to a member of their household, helping answer questions that arose at the outset of the pandemic, including what is the scope of responsibility for a company to stop a highly contagious virus from spreading. -
Employers can't be sued if their workers' spouses catch Covid: California Supreme Court
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process -
CA Supreme Court agrees to review if courts can demolish UC Berkeley student housing plans over 'noise'
Attorneys hopeful state high court will recognize the legal and societal implications of an appellate ruling expanding interpretation of CEQA to allow lawsuit to stop UC's housing plan over environmental concerns related to "noisy" students -
No immunity for police who left dead man's genitals exposed during shootout
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Ending a split among state appellate courts, the California Supreme Court ruled a law protecting police officers against claims of wrongful prosecution doesn’t immunize them against other claims, including one that officers had left the body of a man shot by police in the street with his genitals exposed. -
California High Court says state law may shield police from lawsuits involving prosecutions, but not investigations
The California Supreme Court has ruled the state's Government Claims Act provides immunity for officials in lawsuits alleging wrongful prosecutions, not investigations, in a suit asserting Riverside County sheriff's deputies left a partially nude murder victim in public view for eight hours while they investigated. -
California Supreme Court says public entities can't be sued for tripled damages in sex abuse suits that involve cover ups
The California Supreme Court has ruled public bodies are exempt, under the Government Claims Act, from facing enhanced punitive damages in sex abuse suits allegedly involving cover-ups, saying compensatory damages are adequate to satisfy such plaintiffs. -
Lawsuits over warning signs on streets are fair game, California Supreme Court says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California law provides broad immunity from lawsuits over how cities design their streets but plaintiffs can still sue over a lack of warning signs, the state’s highest court ruled, upholding a 50-year-old precedent against arguments it was illogical. -
California Supreme Court announces Justice Goodwin H. Liu Elected Board Chair of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu has been elected as the next chair of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Board of Directors, effective July 1. -
California appeals court decision upholding Prop 22 improves lives of Cal gig workers, consumers, attorney says
A state appeals panel recently ruled voter initiative known as Prop 22, which allows gig workers to remain classified as independent contractors under California state law, is constitutional. The case could still go to the California state Supreme Court -
Appeals panel says California Supreme Court is off limits to suit that claims bar exam illegally favors younger test takers
A California appellate court rejected a suburban San Jose lawyer's suit against the State Supreme Court, which claimed the lawyer failed his bar exams because the tests favor younger applicants, saying the Court is immune to such litigation. -
Ninth Circuit asks Cal Supreme Court to decide if French Laundry can win Covid insurance coverage
Exclusive Napa restaurant - cite of infamous Covid-era dinner party that helped spark recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom - is asking courts to order Hartford Insurance to reimburse it for losses suffered under Newsom's Covid shutdown orders -
Cal Supreme Court: Defendants sued under state political transparency law must show suit was 'frivolous' to net atty fees
The state high court said Redondo Beach's mayor and others who beat a lawsuit over claims they didn't properly disclose their identities when pushing a referendum over a waterfront development must do more to get $897K attorney fees from the people who sued them -
Vessels like marijuana water pipes not subject to Prop. 65, California Supreme Court finds
The California Supreme Court has placed some limits on the use of Proposition 65 health warnings by ruling that manufacturers of “bong pipes” used to smoke marijuana need not inform their customers about potential chemical exposure risks. -
New filing urges California Supreme Court to rein in lawsuit abuse vs employers under state's PAGA law
A new friend of the court brief seeks end to "shakedown" of small businesses under the California Private Attorneys General Act, a law that a new coalition of business advocates argues is being used merely to enrich trial lawyers -
CA Supreme Court to decide if state lawmakers need to fix PAGA law, which SCOTUS said conflicts with federal law
The state high court will decide if someone can press another person's claims in court, under the controversial Private Attorneys General Act, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying that provision doesn't comply with federal arbitration law -
CalChamber opposes AG Bonta's support for broadening PAGA
A new brief in Adolph v. Uber, a case involving California’s PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act), asks the state Supreme Court to restore a plaintiff’s ability to pursue another person’s PAGA claims in court, which the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled isn’t compatible with federal arbitration law. -
New mandates add to complex California litigation landscape
With more difficult economic news across the state and nation, there is growing concern about new California mandates increasing the cost and difficulty of doing business here.