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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 Singh v. City of Phoenix, published December 26, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment granted to a police officer in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case. The defendant and another officer responded to a report of an attempted robbery with a knife, and that the knife-wielder was chasing the victim with… Keep reading →
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In Wiley v. Kern High School District, ordered partially published on December 20, 2024, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a demurrer to a claim under Civil Code section 52.1, the Bane Act. The plaintiff alleged that she engaged in a verbal altercation with various students, staff members, and a school district police officer when… Keep reading →
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In Puente v. City of Phoenix, published December 19, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a summary judgment order in a lawsuit brought against police officers, supervisors, and the defendant city. Then-President Trump held a rally at a city convention center. Before the event, the police designated a… Keep reading →
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In Kabat v. Department of Transportation, ordered published December 19, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 3 affirmed summary judgment for Caltrans. A bicyclist was riding or walking her bike across a non-signalized marked crosswalk that crossed a freeway onramp when a motorist hit and fatally injured her. There was a pedestrian crossing sign… Keep reading →
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In Napouk v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, published December 10, 2024, a divided panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the defendants. Officers received calls of a man with a "slim jim," "long stick," or "machete" acting suspiciously. When the defendant officers arrived in the neighborhood, the plaintiffs' decedent came… Keep reading →
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In Murphy v. City of Petaluma, published November 25, 2024, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant city and two of its paramedics. The plaintiff was involved in a head-on collision. The defendant paramedics responded to the scene. They asked the plaintiff questions to determine her involvement… Keep reading →
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In Juarez v. San Bernardino Unified School District, published November 25, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed the trial court’s decision sustaining demurrer to the plaintiffs’ complaint and dismissing the case. The plaintiffs alleged that one of the plaintiffs found a cellphone on the ground, and placed it in his truck. … Keep reading →
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In McCurdy v. County of Riverside, published November 21, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed a trial court decision denying a petition for relief from the claim requirements under Government Code section 946.6. The plaintiff was on probation. At an October 2020 hearing, his public defender allegedly committed malpractice that resulted in… Keep reading →
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In Maksimow v. City of South Lake Tahoe, published November 4, 2024, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant city. On the morning of March 26, 2020, the plaintiff slipped on a patch of ice, 3' x 4', in a public parking lot. The ice was located near a car in… Keep reading →
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