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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
B291600	Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms Plaintiff's causes of action challenged defendant's federally-approved labels and effectively sought to impose additional labeling requirements; thus, those claims were preempted.	Torts	2DCA/5	L. Rubin	Feb. 24, 2021
D075648	Area 55 v. Nicholas & Tomasevic For purposes of anti-SLAPP statute, trial court erred in ruling that Appellants did not demonstrate probability of prevailing on merits of their malicious prosecution claim.	Anti-SLAPP	4DCA/1	J. Irion	Feb. 24, 2021
20-54	Bridge Aina Le'a, LLC v. Hawaii Land Use Commission Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-542	Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-31	McCoy v. Alamu Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-683	Wilke v. PCMA Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-429	American Medical Assn. v. Cochran Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-454	Cochran v. Mayor and City Council Baltimore Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-539	Oregon v. Cochran Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-449	Dept. of Homeland Security v. New York Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
20-5279	Wooden v. U.S. Order		USSC		Feb. 23, 2021
D076921	Gerwig v. Gordon Showing any violation of title 17 does not rebut Evidence Code Section 664's presumption that chemical blood tests were properly conducted, yielding reliable results.	Administrative Agencies	4DCA/1	W. Dato	Feb. 23, 2021
B295163	Souliotes v. California Victim Compensation Board 'Schlup v. Delo' gateway finding of 'actual innocence' is not equivalent to finding that person is 'factually innocent,' under Penal Code Section 1485.55(a), thus requiring compensation.	statutory_interpretation	2DCA/4	T. Willhite	Feb. 23, 2021
A153583	Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board Regional Water Quality Control Board's order imposing civil penalties was sufficiently supported by its finding that respondents' activities violated environmental laws and regulations.	Water Rights	1DCA/3	P. Siggins	Feb. 23, 2021
G057714	Guastello v. AIG Specialty Insurance Company Triable issue of fact existed regarding when insurer's obligation to provide coverage was triggered under an occurrence policy.	Insurance	4DCA/3	E. Moore	Feb. 23, 2021
G058539	Modification: City of Duarte v. State Water Resources Control Bd. Water boards' numeric effluent limitations permit was upheld based on boards' consideration of factors under Water Code Section 13241.	Administrative Agencies	4DCA/3	R. Fybel	Feb. 23, 2021
19-16591	U.S. v. Olson District court properly denied defendant's 28 U.S.C. Section 2255 motion seeking to vacate his sentence under claim of ineffective assistance of counsel because right to counsel had not yet attached.	Criminal Law and Procedure	9th	P. Curiam (9th Cir.)	Feb. 23, 2021
B306909	In re Nathan E. Having children present for incidents of domestic violence creates substantial risk of serious harm for children left in that environment and thus supports removal.	Dependency	2DCA/1	V. Chaney	Feb. 23, 2021
C089228	People v. Figueras 'Wende' procedure does not apply to appeal from order denying postconviction petition seeking relief pursuant to Penal Code Section 1170.95.	Criminal Law and Procedure	3DCA	V. Raye	Feb. 23, 2021
B294240	Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. Plaintiff adequately pled cause of action for failure to provide reasonable accommodation for her disability.	Employment Law	2DCA/8	M. Stratton	Feb. 22, 2021
B297393	Morgan v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc. Punitive damage award reversed because plaintiff failed to establish that someone responsible for defendant's corporate policy had the requisite state of mind to support such an award.	Torts	2DCA/1	V. Chaney	Feb. 22, 2021
A151468	Keading v. Keading Probate Code Section 859 authorizes double damages for elder financial abuse without requiring separate finding of bad faith.	probate_and_trusts	1DCA/3	C. Fujisaki	Feb. 22, 2021
20-55058	DiCarlo v. MoneyLion Inc. Litigants proceeding in individual lawsuits may request public injunctive relief without becoming private attorneys general; thus, arbitration provision was valid because public injunctive relief was available.	Arbitration	9th	A. Thapar	Feb. 22, 2021
D077063	Collins v. County of San Diego Jury's negligence verdict was not foreclosed by its rejection of plaintiff's false arrest claim.	Torts	4DCA/1	J. McConnell	Feb. 19, 2021
A160523	Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Superior Court (Fragoza) In action under Private Attorneys General Act, venue was proper in county where company allegedly committed Labor Code violations against some of its employees.	Civil Procedure	1DCA/5	G. Burns	Feb. 19, 2021
G058568	People v. Valliant Penal Code Section 1170.91(b) resentencing relief for military veterans suffering from PTSD or substance abuse is limited to persons sentenced prior to January 1, 2015.	statutory_interpretation	4DCA/3	T. Goethals	Feb. 19, 2021
20-1182	In re Lance B. Haynie Washington Supreme Court would follow last-in-time rule, giving preclusive effect to last judgment despite prior inconsistent judgment.	Bankruptcy	BAP	R. Faris	Feb. 19, 2021
20-50248	U.S. v. Repp Because defendant's motion was not a final or appealable collateral order, there was no jurisdiction over his appeal.	Criminal Law and Procedure	9th	R. Tallman	Feb. 19, 2021
17-17508	U.S. v. Orona Order		9th		Feb. 19, 2021
18-71515	Chacon v. Wilkinson Petitioner was ineligible for asylum because his conviction under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(a)(1)(A) qualified as 'aggravated felony' under Immigration and Nationality Act.	Immigration	9th	D. Bress	Feb. 19, 2021