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CA labor rules requiring employers to reimburse work expenses don't apply to CA public universities
California's state university system doesn't have to reimburse a professor's Covid work-from-home expenses, a state appeals said, despite a state law that requires private employers to do so and doesn't explicitly exclude public employers, like universities
Movie theaters can't be sued for sharing customer purchase info via Facebook
A federal appeals panel said lawyers can't use a federal law regulating video rental and streaming providers to pursue movie theater chains for allegedly improperly sharing customer information with Facebook.
CHP can be sued after officer misinterpreted man's stroke for drug intoxication, delayed medical care
2-1 appeals ruling holds regardless of underlying reason, officer should've ordered prompt medical attention
Appeals panel: Family of volunteer killed at school event can't bring lawsuit against district
Ruling holds district extended Workers' Compensation Act benefits to volunteers, and that limits the ability of the family to sue the school district for wrongful death.
Appeals court says LA city workers aren't entitled to 'reciprocal' pension benefits, despite past agreement
Change affects employees who transfer between departments in or after 2014
CA Supreme Court: Public workers hurt on the job may not get 50% multiplier on disability leave pay
State law distinguishes between broad temporary disability and public worker industrial disability leave
Growers can't avoid taxes by plowing proceeds from losses on one farm into a different kind of farm
State appeals panel say payout for crop damage only is legally distinct from purchase of trees and acreage
CA appeals court: Coachella Valley Water District illegally charged homeowners much more for water than farmers
State appeals judges agreed that nonfarm customers in the Coachella Valley Water District could be in line for $17.5M in refunds, as they were significantly overcharged compared to agricultural water users
Appeals court: CalPERS OK to take pension action vs. retired worker still working for cities
Regional Government Services, a company that specializes in connecting retired government workers and other contractors to work for cities and other local governments, plans to seek state Supreme Court intervention, noting the appellate decision holds "enormous public policy ramifications" for taxpayers and workers
Lawsuit claims UCSF Health high school internship program discriminates vs white students
The lawsuit asserts the CHAMPS program at Oakland's Benioff Children's Hospital is open only to minority applicants, which they said violates federal civil rights law and the constitutional rights of white applicants to equal protection.
CA law repealing stiffer sentences for murders committed by gang members can apply to some past crimes
Supreme Court rules convicted murderer's prosecution wasn't 'final'
Appeals court: Ex-USC linebacker's family can't sue NCAA over player's CTE, death
Panel rejects widow's attempt to invoke assumption of risk doctrine
Judge partially reboots class action vs Google over YouTube kids' data collection
Amended complaint alleged company targeted younger users with main website's tracking protocol
Appeals court revives landowner class action vs Humboldt County over using drones in marijuana-related code enforcement
Landowners say fine structure violates Eighth Amendment protections. The appeals court said a McKinleyville federal magistrate judge wrongly tossed the suit by finding the landowners couldn't sue because they hadn't yet paid the tens of thousands of dollars in fines assessed by Humboldt County.
Walgreens flushes consumer fraud lawsuit over UTI pain drug
Medicinal use of PhenAzo predates 1938 federal drug licensing law
CA Supreme Court: Law doesn't force hospitals to disclose all fees
Hospitals aren’t obligated to provide best possible notice in order to avoid liability for fraud
Lawsuit OK to continue accusing Amazon of using user agreement to squelch bad reviews
Tech giant sought to send users' complaint to arbitration
Face scans class action vs Google mostly tossed, because Google didn't 'profit,' judge says
Complaint accuses Google of using biometric data to improve smartphone technology
CA Supreme Court: Two-year time limit to vacate judgments doesn't apply if party improperly served
Litigant said he only learned of default judgment when wage garnishment started a decade later
Retirement plan contributions can be excluded from Chapt 13 income: Appeals panel
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that contributions to a qualified retirement plan through an employer can be excluded from "disposable income" reported by people seeking to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy