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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Doe v. Damron
Specific personal jurisdiction is established where tort occurs in state even though defendant is just a visitor. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Oct. 22, 2021
McKinney-Drobnis v. Oreshack
The trial court erred in finding that vouchers offered as part of a class-action settlement were not "coupons" under the Class Action Fairness Act. 		Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 21, 2021
In re Walsh
Mandamus relief was denied because a district court did not commit clear error when it ordered the Secretary of Labor to reveal the identities of informant witnesses by a specified date. 		Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 20, 2021
Carachure v. Scott
Because plaintiff's counsel admitted authorization to offer to settle during opening statements, a partial nonsuit on the issue of settlement was proper. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Oct. 8, 2021
Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
Because the grounds for removal were not unequivocally clear until plaintiff served amended discovery responses, defendant's notice of removal was timely. 		Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 4, 2021
Findleton v. Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians
A party's appeal was dismissed under the disentitlement doctrine because it had repeatedly refused to comply with trial court orders. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/2 Oct. 1, 2021
Lake v. Ohana Military Communities
Because Congress has allowed Hawaii to assert concurrent legislative power over a Marine Corps base, there was no federal question jurisdiction over plaintiffs' state law claims. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 28, 2021
Vulk v. State Farm General Ins. Co.
A mere stipulation that facts are "sufficiently similar" to another case considered in the same appeal results in an inadequate record for the court to review the judgment. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Sep. 27, 2021
DotConnectAfrica Trust v. Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers
Because plaintiff waived its right to sue in court and was declared the prevailing party in arbitration, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in applying judicial estoppel. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 Sep. 22, 2021
Lawson v. Grubhub
Because Proposition 22 does not apply retroactively, the prior ABC test applies to claims arising before it was passed. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 21, 2021
Finlan v. Chase
Written offers that merely reference Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 without providing specific acceptance instructions are invalid. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Sep. 16, 2021
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Superior Court
Because applications for search warrants are ex parte determinations, they do not foreclose on peremptory challenges under Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/5 Sep. 15, 2021
Wolstoncroft v. County of Yolo
Reverse validation proceedings may be subject to equitable tolling by parties' agreement. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Sep. 1, 2021
Swenberg v. Dmarcian
Foreign defendant purposefully availed himself to California when he presented himself as a leader of a California corporation and participated in business phone calls regarding day-to-day operations in California. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/2 Sep. 1, 2021
Rozanova v. Uribe
Photocopies of exhibits for a vexatious litigant motion are recoverable under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1033.5(a). 		Civil Procedure 6DCA Sep. 1, 2021
Reddish v. Westamerica Bank
Because defendant might ultimately recover costs as a prevailing party, an order requiring the parties to split deposition costs was not appealable before a final judgment. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Aug. 31, 2021
Jacqueline B. v. Rawls Law Group
Plaintiff's malpractice claim was not sufficiently related to law firm's and its lawyers' contacts with California. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Aug. 30, 2021
Ayla LLC v. Alya Skin
Because overseas business's operations showed significant focus on United States and plaintiff's claims arose from those operations, business had minimum contacts with United States. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 30, 2021
Holman v. County of Butte
Because the discovery rule applies to actions based on liability by statute, plaintiff was not barred from pursuing his claim by the statute of limitations. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Aug. 27, 2021
LeBrun v. CBS Studios Inc.
California-based television producer's alleged fraudulent misrepresentations were made in Louisiana and his conduct in California in producing show was not independently wrongful; thus, case time-barred by Louisiana statute of limitations. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/4 Aug. 26, 2021
BNSF Railway Company v. Columbia River Gorge Commission
Local county code is not exempt from preemption under Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 25, 2021
Allison v. Tinder
Settlements that occur before class certification are subject to high procedural standards. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 18, 2021
Meridian Financial Services, Inc. v. Phan
For purposes of issue preclusion, trial judge's decision remained final notwithstanding stipulated order partly vacating it. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Aug. 12, 2021
Moser v. Benefytt, Inc.
Defendant did not have 'available' personal jurisdiction defense to claims of unnamed putative class members who were not yet parties to case at motion to dismiss stage. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 11, 2021
Daly v. San Bernardino County Bd. of Supervisors
Court's order requiring local legislative body to remove and replace its member due to board's violation of open-meeting requirements was a mandatory injunction; thus, order should be stayed for pendency of appeal. 		Civil Procedure CASC Aug. 10, 2021
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc.
Expert's declaration showed triable issue as to asbestos exposure under re-entrainment theory, even if he neglected to mention that phenomenon during his deposition. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Aug. 5, 2021
Rivelli v. Hemm
Claim must arise out or or relate to forum-related activities to satisfy personal jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure 6DCA Aug. 4, 2021
Berg v. Pulte Home Corp.
After insurer's equitable subrogation entitlement was adjudicated in insurer's favor by trial court sitting in equity, defendant was entitled to jury trial on legal claims by insurer. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Aug. 3, 2021
Braganza v. Albertson's LLC
Party who seeks continuance must show why discovery necessary to oppose motion for summary judgment could not have been completed sooner. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Aug. 2, 2021
Bailey v. MacFarland
Domestic relations exception to federal diversity jurisdiction applied because plaintiff was seeking modification to existing divorce decree. 		Civil Procedure 9th Jul. 29, 2021
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