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In Harland v. City of West Hollywood, published June 2, 2026, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8 affirmed dismissal of the action after demurrer. The plaintiff alleged she tripped and fell due to a sidewalk condition. Two days before the six-month claim-presentation period expired, plaintiff’s counsel mailed a claim for damages to the… Keep reading →
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In A.B. v. County of San Diego, published June 26, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed summary judgment for the defendant county, sheriff, and sheriff's deputies. Responding to a report that the plaintiffs' decedent was acting erratically, sheriff's deputies struggled with the decedent, using tasers and blows as he resisted restraint. Eventually… Keep reading →
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In Animal Protection and Rescue League, Inc. v. County of Riverside, published June 5, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed judgment entered after the county's demurrer was sustained and summary judgment was granted to the county. The plaintiff and others demonstrated near a pet store in a shopping mall, protesting the store's… Keep reading →
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In Tindall v. County of Nevada, ordered published June 18, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant county. The plaintiff slipped on a layer of ices as she walked to her car in the parking lot of the county jail where she worked. She sued the county for maintaining a… Keep reading →
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In E.I. v. El Segundo Unified School District, published June 13, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8 affirmed a jury verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff who was a middle-school student who was subjected to extensive online and in-person bullying by two classmates. The plaintiff, her parents, and schoolmates repeatedly reported the bullying… Keep reading →
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In Restivo v. City of Petaluma, ordered published May 20, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed summary judgment for the defendant city. The plaintiff was injured when her skateboard's wheel caught in a crack or pothole on the street surfaces that she described as 6-9" in length, 1-2" deep, and 4-7" wide. … Keep reading →
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In Estate v. Soakai v. Abdelaziz, published May 16, 2025, a divided panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed denial of the police officer defendants' motion to dismiss the action at the pleading stage based on qualified immunity. According to the complaint's allegations, the defendant officers spotted a person they believed had participated in… Keep reading →
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In Barnes v. Felix, published May 15, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reversed summary judgment granted to the defendant police officer in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case. The defendant officer pulled a suspect's car over for outstanding toll violations. During the stop, the suspect stated he did not have his license with him, and… Keep reading →
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In County of Nevada v. Superior Court (A.C.), published May 12, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal issued a writ directing the trial court to grant summary judgment to a sheriff's deputy defendant and his agency. Multiple individuals called 911 about an erratically-acting woman walking along a street with two small children. The defendant sheriff's… Keep reading →
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