California 1st District Court of Appeal
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Appeals court: Not too late for Mendocino County to subject completed Ukiah gun club project to enviro review
A state appeals panel has ruled Mendocino County wrongly let a gun club in Ukiah move forward with a project to build a new gun range without environmental review under state CEQA law, so a nearby resort can continue to sue to force the club to make potentially costly changes -
SF residents OK to resume class action vs waste hauler Recology over bribes to secure inflated rates in 2017
A California appeals panel ruled that the class action lawsuit doesn't amount to an illegal attempt to challenge rates set by the SF Rate Board, nor is it an attempt to make Recology pay twice, after the company paid $94M to settle prosecutors' earlier enforcement action over the alleged bribes -
Facebook faces suit over not putting insurance ads on some users' feeds
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Most people would probably pay money not to be subjected to ads featuring quacking ducks and apron-clad insurance agents. But a California appeals court has decided Facebook must face a class action over claims it discriminates against users by allowing insurance companies to select their audience based on age and gender. -
'Paid' means check in hand, court rules in case of arbitration fees
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A company whose check to the arbitrators arrived several days late can’t claim it “paid” its fees within a statutory deadline, a California appeals court ruled, reviving a former employee’s chances at pursuing her sexual-harassment claim in court. -
Appeals court: More work to do before In-N-Out can top off settlement of mass actions over worker pants
A state appeals panel says a Sonoma County judge wrongly blocked lawyers for other plaintiffs from getting a seat at the table in court proceedings over a possible settlement to end PAGA actions over claims the fast food chain broke California labor law by not repaying workers for their required white work uniform pants. -
Appeals panel: Plaintiff can't 'borrow' insurer BCBS' financial loss to sue drug maker over dose sizes
A California appellate court has ruled an unscathed plaintiff cannot "borrow" an injury from his insurance company, to press a suit against a San Francisco area pharmaceutical company for allegedly selling unnecessarily large dosages of anti-cancer drugs. -
Appeals panel rules Alameda schools' special tax doesn't violate state law
The court tossed out a lower court's ruling that the special tax illegally allowed owners of larger properties to pay a lower effective tax rate -
California court says new law gives more time to lodge sex assault suits, in case vs Massage Envy franchisees
A California appeals panel has ruled a new state law extends the statute of limitations for sexual battery suits, in a case involving a group of women whose suits alleged they were molested at massage spas, but which had been dismissed because they were filed late. -
California appeals court's ban on towing cars with parking tickets seen as setback for public safety
A California appeals court has barred municipal government agencies from towing vehicles that have been the subject of multiple unpaid traffic tickets, provided the car is parked legally and is not causing a safety hazard. -
Appeals panel says Ring's arbitration agreement doesn't apply to customers' class action over doorbell footage fees
Video doorbell maker allegedly failed to properly tell consumers about monthly per-device footage access fee -
Appeals panel says environmental concerns won't derail plans for new A's ballpark plan
Activists challenged several aspects of impact study hoping to halt massive port redevelopment at Jack London Square -
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 agrees state law can't force Prop 65 warning onto generic drug labels
Proposition 65 dictate doesn't square with federal pharmaceutical label guidelines, a California appeals court ruled -
Appeals court: Employees can't get around workplace arbitration agreements by claiming they don't remember signing them
Amid a host of recent court decisions on arbitration, a state appeals panel has found that claiming not to recall signing an arbitration agreement doesn't stand up in court. -
California appeals court says alleged debtor, by simply using credit card, didn't agree to arbitrate dispute with collection agency
A California appellate panel has ruled a collection agency came up broke in arguing an alleged debtor, by using his credit card, implied he would arbitrate, rather than sue the agency for allegedly breaching debt collection law. -
One-year limit doesn’t apply to woman suing over stillbirth, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A hospital that argued a woman was a day late in suing over the death of her fetus lost on appeal, as a California court ruled a judge or jury might decide she didn’t suspect medical malpractice until later. -
Court affirms jury verdict in case over closure of San Francisco's apartment courtyard to use by children
SAN FRANCISCO – A state appeals court recently affirmed a lower court jury's verdict in a tenant harassment lawsuit filed by residents of an upscale San Francisco apartment complex over the use of a courtyard. -
Appeals court sides with lawyer to have her wrongful termination claim heard in court
SAN FRANCISCO – California's 1st District Court of Appeal recently ordered that lawsuit involving an attorney who alleges that she was denied advancement and work opportunities be sent back to San Francisco County Superior Court for review. -
Appellate court affirms that $5 million should be paid to class members in Wells Fargo suit, not law firm
SACRAMENTO – The 1st District Court of Appeal, Division Three affirmed an earlier judgment from a trial court, ruling that $5 million in settlement proceeds could not be paid to a legal group for representing homeowners who sued Wells Fargo Bank concerning home mortgages. -
California judge grants motion to quash in a dispute between businesses seeking to provide Indonesian pay TV service
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Kathleen M. Bank has ruled in favor of a motion to quash and threw out the claims of another in a dispute between D-Rock Holdings and Axxis Financial of California.