| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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C100037
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Sceper v. County of Trinity
County was not bound by agreement regarding valuation of an individual assessment entered by its board of supervisors when it was not sitting as a board of equalization. |
Tax, Government |
|
A. Feinberg | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
B338370
|
Frankland v. Etehad
No Elder Abuse Act violation against nursing facility physician when physician's interaction with patient was limited, not amounting to a "robust" caregiver relationship as required by the statute. |
Health Care, Torts |
|
B. Hoffstadt | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
B340986
|
Ramirez v. McCormack
Because plaintiff's claims against defendant attorney involved litigation-related speech, trial court erred in denying defendant attorney's anti-SLAPP motion. |
Attorneys, Anti-SLAPP |
|
J. Wiley | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
F086484
|
Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC
Former landowner was not entitled to floodwater following land foreclosure, as it was part of the real property. |
Water Rights |
|
D. Franson | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
23-2699
|
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Barry
Sales agents' actions--in promoting and selling life settlements' fractional interests--met the Security Exchange Act's definition of "securities" and thus violated securities laws. |
Securities |
|
R. Clifton | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
24-1243
|
The Satanic Temple v. Labrador
Religious group lacked either associational or organizational standing when it failed to identify specific members injured by Idaho's anti-abortion law. |
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law |
|
M. McKeown | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
S284498
|
Hohenshelt v. Superior Court (Golden State Foods Corp.)
While the FAA does not preempt CCP section 1281.98 (governing payment of arbitration fees), the statute does not abrogate longstanding principles preventing unjust forfeitures of contractual rights, e.g., excusable neglect. |
Arbitration |
|
G. Liu | Aug. 12, 2025 |
|
S283614
|
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com.
Public Utilities Commission's interpretation of the Public Utilities Code was no longer entitled to uniquely deferential standard of review given legislation expanding judicial review of most Commission decisions. |
Utilities |
|
L. Kruger | Aug. 8, 2025 |
|
24-1152
|
In re TBH19, LLC
Bankruptcy court properly granted chapter 7 trustee's fee application even though the requested compensation exceeded the proposed distribution to unsecured creditors. |
Bankruptcy |
|
R. Faris | Aug. 11, 2025 |
|
F087362
|
Camarillo Sanitary District v. State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Board could not utilize Test of Significant Toxicity introduced, but not adopted, by the Environmental Protection Agency to measure water toxicity. |
Environmental Law |
|
B. Hill | Aug. 7, 2025 |
|
B315836A
|
People v. Fleming
Where trial court's language did not "clearly indicate" that it would have imposed the upper sentence, case was remanded for resentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Aug. 7, 2025 |
|
D084252
|
People v. Harlow
Defendant was eligible for mental health diversion even though his diagnoses came three years after offense because the diagnoses were made within the window established by the Legislature. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
W. Dato | Aug. 7, 2025 |
|
A171410
|
Munoz v. The Regents of the University of California
Hypothetical risk of federal prosecution did not justify University of California's facially discriminatory policy of prohibiting employment of undocumented students. |
Employment Discrimination, Education |
|
J. Goldman | Aug. 7, 2025 |
|
24-1899
|
Powell v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Exchange Commission's policy that it will not settle a civil enforcement action unless defendant agrees not to publicly deny the allegations against him does not facially violate the First Amendment. |
Securities, Constitutional Law |
|
D. Bress | Aug. 7, 2025 |
|
D084304
|
Hirdman v. Charter Communications, LLC
Because plaintiff's "exempt employee" status was based on a specific Labor Code section, calculating his sick pay using Labor Code section 246(l)(3)'s method for exempt employees was proper. |
Employment Law |
|
M. Buchanan | Aug. 6, 2025 |
|
24-3259
|
McMahon v. World Vision, Inc.
Ministerial exception barred plaintiff's employment discrimination claims because she, as a customer service representative, performed a "key religious function" when interfacing with potential donors. |
Employment Discrimination, Constitutional Law |
|
R. Tallman | Aug. 6, 2025 |
|
25-4312
|
Perdomo v. Noem
Order |
|
Aug. 5, 2025 | ||
|
25-4014
|
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump
Order |
|
Aug. 5, 2025 | ||
|
23-55737
|
Platt v. Sodexo, S.A.
Employer's email linking to lengthy document with hidden arbitration agreement was insufficient to establish that ERISA participant agreed to arbitrate. |
Arbitration, ERISA |
|
R. Desai | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
23-4111
|
U.S. v. Bradford
Indictment was not duplicitous where its counts merely described multiple means by which the defendant could commit a single crime rather than including multiple offenses in a single count. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
B. Bade | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
24-2287
|
Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson
Newspapers' Joint Operating Agreement was unlawful and thus unenforceable under the Newspaper Preservation Act because it lacked prior approval by the Attorney General. |
Antitrust |
|
D. Collins | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
24-3933
|
Lister v. City of Las Vegas
Despite jury's inconsistent verdict finding defendant City not liable for employment discrimination yet awarding plaintiff employee damages, district court was not required to resubmit verdict to clarify decision. |
Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination |
|
J. Brown | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
S280572
|
In re Ja.O.
Assembly Bill No. 81 clarified that county welfare department's duty to perform extended-family inquiry into child's possible native heritage under the Indian Child Welfare Act is required in all cases. |
Dependency |
|
M. Jenkins | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
S283924
|
People v. Dain
The proper remedy for errors in a trial court's order dismissing a strike under the Three Strikes Law is a remand that allows for further proceedings-- not remand with directions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
L. Kruger | Aug. 5, 2025 |
|
E083543
|
Patz v. City of San Diego
City failed to provide substantial evidence that its water tier-rate system imposed on residential customers but not on non-residential customers was cost-proportional. |
Utilities |
|
R. Fields | Aug. 1, 2025 |
|
B339028
|
In re Hunter V.
Juvenile court violated incarcerated Father's statutory right to be present at dependency hearings by removing custody despite his court absences. |
Dependency |
|
G. Feuer | Aug. 1, 2025 |
|
B334720
|
Kim v. Airstream
Forum selection clause was enforceable where contract was not tainted by unconscionability and illegal choice of law provision seeking to waive unwaivable rights was severed by the trial court. |
Consumer Law |
|
F. Rothschild | Aug. 1, 2025 |
|
G064170
|
Wimber v. Scott
Plaintiffs, as nonvoting members, failed to meet statutory requirements allowing them to pursue fraud claims on behalf of their church against former pastor. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Sanchez | Aug. 1, 2025 |
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22-55908
|
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho
LAUSD's COVID-19 vaccination policy, which required all employees to be fully vaccinated, survived rational-basis review and thus defeated plaintiffs' constitutional challenge. |
Constitutional Law |
|
M. Bennett | Aug. 1, 2025 |
|
24-6256
|
In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Issue preclusion was not triggered by separate antitrust litigation by same plaintiff against a different defendant that concerned different market definition and alleged different harms. |
Civil Procedure, Antitrust |
|
M. McKeown | Aug. 1, 2025 |
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