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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Perdomo v. Noem
Order 		9th Aug. 5, 2025
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump
Order 		9th Aug. 5, 2025
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 9th Aug. 5, 2025
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 9th Aug. 5, 2025
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 9th Aug. 5, 2025
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 9th Aug. 5, 2025
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 CASC Aug. 5, 2025
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 CASC Aug. 5, 2025
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 4DCA/2 Aug. 1, 2025
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 2DCA/7 Aug. 1, 2025
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 2DCA/1 Aug. 1, 2025
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 4DCA/3 Aug. 1, 2025
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 9th Aug. 1, 2025
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 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Gutierrez v. Tostado
General negligence's two-year statute of limitations, not the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act's statute of limitations, applied to driver's claim from being rear-ended by an ambulance. 		Health Care CASC Aug. 1, 2025
People v. Faial
Probation could not be revoked where ameliorative legislation operated retroactively to shorten probationer's term such that it terminated before the revocation occurred. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Aug. 1, 2025
In re: Terry L. Wike
Costs and fees assessed against attorney-debtor while he was twice suspended from practicing law in Nevada were not exempt from discharge. 		Bankruptcy 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Amended Opinion: Lapadat v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals erred in concluding that asylum petitioners' experiences did not rise to the level of persecution and that the Roma are not a disfavored group in Romania. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Sonoma County Human Services Department v. K.P.
Statutes authorizing juvenile courts to order visitation between dependent child and non-dependent sibling were not facially unconstitutional. 		Dependency 1DCA/3 Aug. 4, 2025
Amended Opinion: In re: Joshua Davis
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act permitted victims to seek amended restitution order where they discovered the original order did not include losses that were unclaimed due to government error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 11, 2025
Cheairs v. City of Seattle
Use of less-lethal ammunition that seriously injured bystander filming protest was not unreasonable force because reasonable officers could have concluded the protesters posed an immediate threat to property and police. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 4, 2025
John Doe 1 v. Twitter Inc.
Twitter's delay in removing minors' pornographic images allowed continuance of plaintiffs' negligence per se claim because it had a duty to report the pornography violation as soon as it knew. 		Cyber Law, Immunity 9th Aug. 4, 2025
King v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Plaintiff's state law unfair competition claims against Navy Federal Credit Union were expressly preempted by federal regulations. 		Banking 9th Aug. 4, 2025
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
Regardless of whether the fee was legislatively or administratively imposed, *Nollan/Dolan* test for takings applies--in this case, leading to the conclusion that a traffic impact mitigation fee did not violate the takings clause. 		Real Property, Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 31, 2025
Kiely v. Hyph (USA), Inc.
Granting stay on forum non conveniens grounds was proper where most evidence was in Sweden, which was a suitable alternate forum, and California had almost no connection to the claims. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Jul. 31, 2025
In re Huerta
Alleged racial disparity in gang enhancements, standing alone, did not qualify as an eligible "offense" for purposes of habeas petitioner's Racial Justice Act claim. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus 5DCA Jul. 31, 2025
Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
Reports describing racial, sexual, and ethnic composition of Department of Labor contractors' workforces contained no "commercial" information, and thus did not fall within FOIA exemption. 		Government 9th Jul. 31, 2025
People v. Christensen
Sentence of life without the possibility of parole imposed on kidnapper who was 18 years old at the time of the offense did not violate the Eighth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Jul. 31, 2025
Marriage of R.K. and G.K.
Father in custody proceedings forfeited due process claims on appeal because he never raised them before the trial court. 		Civil Procedure, Family Law 2DCA/6 Jul. 30, 2025
Michael K. v. Cho
Attorney's rebuttal contesting client's husband's chargeback challenge to her legal fees was protected by litigation privilege under the anti-SLAPP statute. 		Attorneys, Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/5 Jul. 30, 2025
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