California 4th District Court of Appeal
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Police training videos at issue in lawsuit over motorcyclist’s crash
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Family members of a motorcyclist who crashed after leading police on a 100 m.p.h. chase might win money from the City of San Diego because police officers didn’t spend a required hour a year watching videos on how to conduct vehicular pursuits. -
California court dismisses man's suit over neighbor's demolition of Laguna Beach house
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A man’s attempt to have his case over a house demolition heard in court instead of a local commission was denied by the Court of Appeal of the State of California in the 4th Appellate District, Division Three on Feb. 13. -
California court upholds $4 million sex abuse judgment against Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower organization
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has affirmed a more than $4 million judgment against the nation's leading body of Jehovah's Witnesses in favor of a woman who claims she was molested as a child in by a church elder. -
San Bernardino judge improperly applied attorney-fee award to lemon law recovery, appeal panel rules
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A largely concluded lemon law case is on its way back to San Bernardino Superior Court after an appeals court panel found the lower court was wrong to apply a negative multiplier to the plaintiff's $500,000 request for attorney fees. -
Calif. court reverses ruling against Morris Cerullo World Evangelism regarding attorneys' fees
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal 4th Appellate District Division Three has reversed a trial court’s decision against Morris Cerullo World Evangelism Inc., saying there was a failure of proof of the amount of damages. -
California court: AMN Healthcare contract injunction protects nurse recruiters
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District said in a Nov. 1 opinion that the Superior Court of San Diego County was right to rule in favor of four former AMN Healthcare Inc. temporary nurse recruiters in connection with enforcement of a confidentiality and non-disclosure provision (CNDA) in AMN’s contract. -
Calif. court: Property owner's loss of ability to operate as nightclub after shooting is property damage
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has reversed a previous decision in an insurance claim involving the owner of the property that housed the former El Sombrero nightclub in Colton, California. -
It mattered if woman on phone who caused crash was discussing work or personal matters; Employer escapes liability
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California court has upheld a lower court's judgment in a personal injury case filed against a court reporting agency. -
California court backs anti-SLAPP motion amid worker's claims about former employer
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Appeal of the State of California, 4th Appellate District, Division Two sided with a lower court that granted a company’s former employee's anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) motion, or special motion to strike the company’s first amended complaint (FAC) against the worker. -
California court rules for man suing because he has to take two One A Day Vitracraves instead of one
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of Bayer Corp. in a case over the company's One A Day gummy vitamins. -
California court rules WinCo employees' bargaining agreement 'clear and unmistakable' regarding meal breaks
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) ‒ California’s 4th District Court of Appeal, Division Two on Aug. 13 upheld a judgment in a case involving WinCo Foods LLC and some of employees who claimed unfair break-time practices. -
Calif. trial judge and appeals court reject jury's elder abuse verdict in $1.6M case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) ‒ The state of California’s 4th District Court of Appeals, Division Three has upheld a judgment in a case involving a large care facility group and the estate of a man who died while in its care. -
Retired California employees must pay back pension overpayment, court rules
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California 4th District Appellate Court, Division One affirmed a trial court decision that two retired officers must pay the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System more than $30,000 combined, finding that the overpayments had been a mistake, albeit a costly one for the former officers. -
California court overturns summary judgment for Target in former employee's discrimination case
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court reversed the decision of a lower court that ruled in favor of Target Corp. in a lawsuit filed by former employee in a discrimination case. -
Court rules Calif. labor, wage suit against restaurant not barred by statute of limitations
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal for the 4th Appellate District, Division One has reversed a decision in a wage and labor suit against a restaurant. -
California court rules plaintiffs could not show probability on prevailing on claims in anti-SLAPP suit
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has upheld a lower court’s order in a whistleblower case regarding alleged Medicare fraud. -
California court rules mortgage companies can be considered debt collectors under Rosenthal Act
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – On March 13, California’s 4th Appellate Court, Division One issued a ruling that reversed the San Diego County Superior Court's decision that favored a mortgage servicer, finding that mortgage companies can be considered debt collectors under the state's Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. -
HSBC will again have to defend self in case over recorded calls
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court last month reversed a decision issued earlier in a San Diego County court, effectively reinstituting a consumer’s complaint against a financial services company for allegedly illegal phone call recording. -
California appeals court upholds judgment in favor of children's hospital in wage dispute
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California court of appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a wage case against Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, affirming the order for summary judgment. -
U-Haul loses appeal to compel arbitration in negligence case
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California court of appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling against U-Haul, denying its motion to compel arbitration in a negligence lawsuit.