California Court Of Appeal
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Lawyers can't sue over cost of copies of medical records
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers upset with photocopy fees won’t be happy with a ruling from a California appeals court. -
Struck fan who'd been to hundreds of games can sue over failure to warn of foul balls
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sat in an open field behind the third-base dugout can sue a small California college for failing to warn her she could be hit by a foul ball, an appeals court ruled, widening exceptions to the state’s longstanding “baseball rule” protecting teams and stadium owners against lawsuits over errant balls. -
California's $250K med-mal cap won't apply to 'Rapey Juan' multimillion-dollar verdict
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California’s strict medical-malpractice law with a one-year statute of limitations and limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000 doesn’t apply in the case of a mental hospital accused of allowing one of its workers to sexually abuse patients, an appeals court ruled. -
School not liable for suicide of student during summer break
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California school district alleged to have failed to act on high-school bullying won’t be liable for the suicide of a sophomore who suffered from Tourette’s syndrome. -
Attorneys avoid liability for losing couple's lawsuit against home contractor
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A couple whose home remodeling project turned into a multi-year litigation nightmare lost their bid to collect damages from attorneys they accused of botching their lawsuit against the contractor and his insurer. -
Woman who swallowed dozens of pills after death of pet loses lawsuit over fall in ER
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A distraught woman who ingested 60 pain reliever pills then fell in an emergency room has to claim her injuries were the result of medical negligence, a California appeals court has ruled. -
School district can use plaintiff's history of sex abuse by others to reduce its own liability
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued a Los Angeles school district over sexual abuse she suffered from her fourth-grade teacher can be required to provide evidence about subsequent abuse she suffered as a teenager, a California appeals court ruled. -
Court allows sexual abuse case against Los Angeles Archdiocese to go forward
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A man who was allegedly molested as a boy by a priest can argue to a jury that the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles failed to warn him of the dangers posed by its clergy. -
Plaintiff experts escape hearsay trap in talc-asbestos lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff experts who cited evidence that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contained asbestos, without actually performing tests themselves, can nevertheless offer their opinions the powder caused a man’s cancer, a California appeals court ruled. -
Video game legend accused of cheating at Donkey Kong can push lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – One of the greatest video game players of all time can continue his defamation lawsuit against a company that removed his scores from its leaderboard. -
Alleged cover-up not grounds for extra money for student who says janitor molested him
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Victims of sexual assault can’t pursue damages in court against public agencies above what would compensate them for their injuries. -
Settlement offer didn't tell defendant how to accept, as court rules against sex assault victim
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A victim of sexual assault has failed in her effort to collect even more money than the $3.9 million she recovered at trial. -
Calif. judges can strike PAGA claims when plaintiffs get carried away
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Judges can decide claims made under California’s Private Attorneys General Act are too broad and throw them out. -
Trying to 'cancel' a business on Instagram isn't protected speech; 'Celebrity jeweler' faces defamation case
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A self-described “celebrity jeweler” who brought the wrath of his Internet followers down on a cake shop he accused of botching his son’s birthday cake can’t hide behind a law designed to protect statements made in the public interest, a California appeals court has ruled. -
$4.3M verdict stands against rehab clinic after man jumps off roof to his death
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California drug rehabilitation clinic lost all of its arguments after appealing a $4.3 million jury verdict against it over the death of a patient who committed suicide by leaping from a roof just minutes after a staff member checked in on him. -
Actors stormed by SWAT team during fake robbery for NCIS: New Orleans lose lawsuit against CBS
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Actors instructed to rob a jewelry shop for an episode of NCIS: New Orleans but were instead taken down by a real-life SWAT team won’t be able to sue CBS. -
$87 million Roundup verdict stands despite 'clearly improper' conduct by plaintiffs lawyers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court rejected Bayer’s challenge to an $87 million award to a husband and wife who claimed they contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from spraying Roundup herbicide, saying the jury heard ample evidence to support findings the product not only causes cancer but that the conduct by Bayer’s Monsanto unit deserved punitive damages. -
Jury will have to decide how long asbestos lingered in the air 48 years ago
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A victory for a defendant in an asbestos lawsuit has been overturned by a California appeals court. -
80 companies showed up to an asbestos deposition; Calif. court declares 14-hour limit on questions
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – No matter how many defendants an asbestos plaintiff names, he or she can’t be subjected to more than 14 hours of deposition time. -
Model filmed topless can sue Bravo for footage shown on reality show
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A model who is suing Bravo and Ryan Seacrest Productions received a favorable court ruling in her lawsuit that alleged the reality series “Shahs of Sunset” showed her nearly naked body without her permission.