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In M.T. v. Pajero Valley Unified School District, ordered published November 2, 2026, the Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant district. The plaintiff alleged that a teacher at an elementary school in the district sexually abused him in August 1997, when the plaintiff was a teenager. The plaintiff was a… Keep reading →
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In Jones v. City of North Las Vegas, published September 8, 2025, the 9th Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part summary judgment for the defendant city and two of its officers. While responding to a domestic violence call, one of the responding officers saw a person flee over the wall to the south… Keep reading →
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In Hu v. City of San Jose, published September 8, 2025, the Sixth Appellate District reversed summary judgment for the defendant city. The plaintiff was riding his bicycle on a paved rural road near recreational areas. There was a bike lane separated from the vehicle lane by a white stripe. The bike lane and stripe… Keep reading →
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In O.B. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, ordered published August 27, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed judgment on the pleadings granted to the defendant district. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit in 2021 arising out of alleged sexual assault by a teacher in 2003. The plaintiff alleged that the district… Keep reading →
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In Cheairs v. City of Seattle, published August 1, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendants. During a protest of the death of George Floyd, protesters breached police fencing surrounding a police station, ignored police orders to fall back, and advanced on the police line. Protesters shined lasers… Keep reading →
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In Egleston v. State Personnel Board (Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation), published July 15, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 6 affirmed the trial court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandate. The plaintiff worked for the Department of Corrections as a youth correctional officer. The rules and duties governing his conduct… Keep reading →
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In Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, published July 8, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed a trial court order granting the plaintiff his attorney fees. The plaintiff, a county employee, sued the county for whistleblower retaliation under Labor Code section 1102.5. He sought only damages. The jury found that the employee… Keep reading →
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In Brown v. City of Inglewood, published July 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower court of appeal, which reversed the denial of an anti-SLAPP special motion to strike. The plaintiff, the elected treasurer of the defendant city, wrote to the city and several of its officials, including the mayor and… Keep reading →
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In People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank, N.A.), published July 3, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 2, granted the People's petition for a writ reversing the trial court's ruling on a motion for protective order. The district attorneys of four counties brought a civil enforcement action against the real party credit card… Keep reading →
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In Allos v. Poway Unified School District, ordered published July 7, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant school district. The plaintiff, a senior business systems analyst for the district, started working at home when the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the district's in-person operations in March… Keep reading →
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