In Roe v. Hesperia Unified School District, ordered published November 4, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 2 reversed dismissal of a case after a demurrer was sustained without leave to amend. An elementary school custodian allegedly molested multiple six-year-old students. The plaintiffs sued the school district, alleging negligence in supervising the students…
In Gorlick v. State of California, published September 8, 2022, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 3 affirmed dismissal of a defendant county, county sheriff’s office, and deputy sheriff after demurrer was sustained without leave to amend. A disgruntled former resident of a veteran’s home entered the home, armed, and took hostages. The defendant…
In Doe v. Anderson Union High School Dist., published May 4, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant school district, principal, and superintendent. A teacher at a high school in the district had a sexual relationship with the plaintiff student, then 17. The relationship included sexual activity in his classroom. …
In Russell v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, published December 16, 2021, the Third Appellate District reversed a trial court’s denial of judgment notwithstanding the verdict after a jury trial. The plaintiff was the son of a woman who was raped and murdered by her grandson, a parolee who suffered from severe mental illness and…
In Frausto v. Department of the California Highway Patrol, published August 21, 2020, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 2 affirmed a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs in a wrongful death case. Officers conducted a traffic stop of the decedent. They suspected he was using drugs. They observed him put something in his mouth…