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 evi...
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 distric...
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 Cour...
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 include...
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 presump...
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...