2nd District Court of Appeal

2nd District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Litigation

Microsoft Corp. v. Superior Court — Nondisclosure Order Barring Notice to USC Survives CalECPA and First Amendment Challenge

automatic / January 14, 2026

Second District denies Microsoft's writ petition challenging a court-issued nondisclosure order that barred Microsoft from notifying its enterprise customer, USC, that the LAPD had served a search warrant on a USC graduate student's email account.

2nd District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law

People v. Washington — Inmate Released on Parole Before Resentencing Still Eligible for Section 1172.75 Relief

automatic / January 13, 2026

Second District holds an inmate identified by CDCR as eligible for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.75 does not lose that eligibility by being released on parole before the resentencing hearing occurs.

2nd District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation

Tuufuli v. West Coast Dental Administrative Services — Federal Arbitration Act Governs When the Parties Said It Does

automatic / January 13, 2026

Second District affirms an order compelling arbitration of an employee's individual wage claims and dismissing her class claims, holding the parties' arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act because they expressly said so.

2nd District Court of Appeal, Business Transactions, Litigation

Chong v. Mardirossian Akaragian LLP — Client’s Ratification of Unauthorized Settlement Triggers Full Contingency Fee

automatic / January 8, 2026

Second District holds that a personal-injury client who ratifies an unauthorized settlement after firing his lawyer must pay the agreed contingency fee, not just quantum meruit, because his ratification was truly voluntary.