The California Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of Blue Origin’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that the company’s employment agreement was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
A published California Court of Appeal ruling holds that a skilled nursing facility's three-document arbitration package was enforceable, rejecting a trial court's findings of no mutual assent and unconscionability.
A California appellate court rejected Second Amendment facial challenges to five state firearms statutes, holding that assault weapons, short-barreled shotguns, large-capacity magazines, and silencers fall outside the Amendment's protection, and that a...
A published California Court of Appeal opinion holds that a trial court abuses its discretion when it denies misdemeanor diversion based solely on facts inherent in the charged offense without tying those facts to the statutory purposes of rehabilitation...
The California Court of Appeal reversed a trial court’s denial of class certification in a wage-and-hour dispute, holding that the named plaintiff’s claim regarding the exclusion of “EMS Bonuses” from overtime calculations was typical of the proposed class.
A published ruling from California's Sixth Appellate District holds that trial courts cannot find satisfactory completion of mental health diversion when a defendant has violated the program's core requirements, even if the defendant later demonstrates...
A divided California Court of Appeal panel vacated a nearly $21 million arbitration award against real estate fund managers, holding that the standing of the purported liquidating trustees who brought the case remains unresolved and must be tested at an...
The California Court of Appeal ordered Riverside County Superior Court Judge Samah Shouka removed from presiding over a Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in a capital murder case, holding that her prior role as a homicide prosecutor in the same...
The California Court of Appeal has rejected The Retail Property Trust's bid for property tax reassessment regarding the Brea Mall, ruling that pandemic-related closures do not constitute the physical damage required under state law. The Fourth District...
The California Court of Appeal held that a juvenile ward’s placement in a relative’s home can satisfy the statutory definition of a "less restrictive program" under Welfare and Institutions Code section 875, subdivision (f), provided the arrangement...
The California Court of Appeal reversed the sexual assault conviction of Jose Gerardo Espiritu and ordered a new trial after determining that the trial court failed to properly evaluate whether a prosecutor's peremptory challenge against a nurse was...
A unanimous California Court of Appeal panel reversed summary judgment for Victor Valley Community College District, holding that a postsecondary nursing student completing required clinical rotations qualifies as an unpaid intern with standing to sue under...