Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye
Recent News About Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye
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1872 state law doesn't assign liability in accidental fire that damages trees on others' property, CA Supreme Court rules
SAN FRANCISCO — An 1872 California law that provides for double or triple damages doesn't assign liability in accidental fires that damage or destroy trees on other peoples' property, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled last month. -
Friant Ranch development further delayed in California Supreme Court decision over air quality concerns
The development of the 942-acre Friant Ranch, as approved by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors about eight years ago, met yet another delay in a split California Supreme Court finding that the proposal doesn't provide enough state Environmental Quality Act analysis. -
California Supreme Court decides procedural question about quit notice service timing
California law requires that owners who acquire titles to real property in a deed of trust's power of sale must perfect that title before issuing a three-day written notice to quit the premises, the state Supreme Court ruled last month. -
California high court says health care workers working 12-hour shifts can waive a second meal break
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court recently found that health care workers in the state who do not want to take a second meal break during shifts that exceed 12 hours aren't legally bound to do so.