In Yzaguirre v. Clovis Unified School District, ordered published October 21, 2026, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a jury verdict for the defendant district. The plaintiff was a 12-year-old in seventh grade. He played basketball on the school’s junior varsity team and on a separate travel team outside school. The school required students…
Update: the California Supreme Court granted review of this case on May 15, 2024. In Whitehead v. City of Oakland, published February 13, 2024, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 3 affirmed summary judgment for the defendant city. The plaintiff participated in a multi-day group bicycle ride fundraiser from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The…
In Anselmo v. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, published August 3, 2018, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed dismissal of the plaintiff's lawsuit on demurrer. The plaintiff was a member of a community college women's volleyball team. The team traveled to the defendant district's community college's campus to participate in an intercollegiate beach volleyball…