1st District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
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2nd District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Stoker v. Blue Origin — Blue Origin Arbitration Agreement Substantively and Procedurally Unconscionable; Severance Not Appropriate
4th District Court of Appeal, Civil Procedure, Litigation
Amezcua v. Superior Court — Trial Court Cannot Condition Leave to Amend Under Section 473 on Payment of Attorney’s Fees
California Supreme Court, Administrative Law, Real Estate Law
Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission — Courts Decide Coastal Commission Jurisdiction Independently, and the Commission Cannot Take Appeals Just Because a Site Allows Multiple Principal Uses
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Business Transactions, Environmental Law
County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania — Ninth Circuit holds policy’s aggregate limit does not apply to property damage, restoring per-occurrence coverage for Chino Airport environmental cleanup
2nd District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Jessica M. v. CDCR — Penal Code Section 3051 Youth Offender Parole Hearings Constitutional as Applied to Forcible Sex Offenders Sentenced Under Section 667.6
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
Moving Oxnard Forward v. Lopez — Ninth Circuit en banc upholds Oxnard’s per-candidate and aggregate campaign-contribution limits against First Amendment challenge
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
J.R. v. Ventura Unified School District — Ninth Circuit holds IDEA’s two-year clock starts when parents reasonably suspect inadequate special education, not when a later diagnosis confirms it
2nd District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Santana v. Studebaker Health Care Center — Multiple Arbitration Documents With Minor Ambiguities Form Enforceable Agreement
2nd District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
People v. Hardy — California’s Assault Weapon, Silencer, and Large-Capacity Magazine Bans Survive Second Amendment Facial Challenge After Bruen
4th District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
Bobo v. Appellate Division of Superior Court — Trial Court Cannot Deny Misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter Diversion Based Solely on the Inherent Elements of the Charged Offense
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
United States v. State of California — Ninth Circuit grants injunction barring enforcement of California’s No Vigilantes Act ID requirement against federal officers, holding the law violates the Supremacy Clause
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
United States v. Bolandian — Ninth Circuit vacates insider-trading conviction, holding the trial court abdicated its duty to investigate a juror who said he might not be impartial
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Department of the Interior — Ninth Circuit denies en banc rehearing in dispute over BLM land exchange involving 1900 ceded reservation lands, leaving panel ruling for the tribes intact
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Business Transactions, Litigation
McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter — Ninth Circuit holds GARA’s rolling 18-year repose period restarts for replacement parts even without substantive alteration, reviving Hawaiian crash family’s wrongful-death suit against Torrance manufacturer
5th District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar — Defenses Common to All Class Members Cannot Defeat Typicality of Class Representative’s Claim
6th District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
People v. Landrine — Defendant Cannot “Satisfactorily Perform” Mental Health Diversion Without Substantially Complying with Diversion Requirements
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Gessele v. Jack in the Box — Ninth Circuit reverses key wage-and-hour rulings, restoring class claims for shortened meal breaks and shoe-cost deductions under Oregon law
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property, Litigation
Brown v. Salcido — Ninth Circuit denies untimely intervention by absent class members trying to revive damages claims after Google Incognito settlement
California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
People v. Bertsch and Hronis — Convictions Affirmed, Bertsch Death Sentence Stands, but Hronis Death Sentence Vacated Because of Later Changes to Self-Representation Law
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Business Transactions, Litigation
Panelli v. Target Corporation — Ninth Circuit revives California consumer class action over allegedly impossible 800-thread-count cotton sheets, holding a literally false claim can deceive even when its falsity is verifiable
1st District Court of Appeal, Litigation, Real Estate Law
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Assn. v. City of Santa Rosa — Penal Code Section 396 Rent Cap Locks Mobilehome Rents at Pre-Emergency Levels Throughout Declared Emergency
1st District Court of Appeal, Administrative Law, Litigation
Cleare v. Superior Court — School District Cannot Claim Impossibility Defense to Teacher Credentialing Requirements Without Exhausting State Waiver Process
1st District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
People v. C.F. — Trial Counsel’s Failure to Request Free Court Reporter Constitutes Ineffective Assistance in Antipsychotic Medication Hearing
6th District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation