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California court: Plaintiffs' arguments lack merit in wage dispute suit against Certified Tire and Service
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California 4th Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division One affirmed a trial court’s judgment in a certified wage and hour class action suit, concluding that the plaintiffs’ arguments lack merit. -
California court upholds judgment in wrongful death suit against YMCA over AED usage
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court affirmed that a superior court’s judgment “correctly declined to impose an additional common law duty of care,” which would require the defendant and the respondent YMCA of San Diego County to provide hands-on usage instruction of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) to its employees. -
Calif. court denies GameStop's motion to change venue in district attorneys' Secondhand Dealers Law case
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California court denied defendant GameStop Inc.’s petition for a change of trial venue on Aug. 22 in a case brought against it by two California district attorneys over allegations that the video game store violated the Secondhand Dealers Law (SDL). -
California court orders new trial on former AutoZone worker's sexual harassment claims
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who claimed she was sexually harassed while working as an employee with a major auto parts company has been granted a new trial by a California appeals court. -
Calif. court reinstates lawsuit against Home Depot filed by former employee claiming wrongful termination
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – On May 31, Justice Douglas P. Miller of the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division Two announced reversal of a dismissal of case concerning the claims of a former Home Depot employee who sued over allegations of disability discrimination, wrongful termination and eight other related claims. -
Court rules no inverse condemnation for California water districts in copper pipe case
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three has shot down the appeal of a resident of Laguna Niguel that claimed the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California damaged her copper piping. -
Woman suffers aneurism at Calif. hotel; Company faces lawsuit over not finding her
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Appeal of the State of California, 4th Appellate District Division Three reversed an Orange County summary judgment in favor of maintenance staffing company whose employee allegedly was negligent in checking on the welfare of a hotel guest who later was found to have suffered an aneurism, according to an opinion entered on Jan. 31. -
Adding 'alter ego' claims when suing companies gets risky, following Calif. decision
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A defendant has been awarded attorneys’ fees even though summary judgment in the case was awarded to the plaintiff, an Orange County law firm. -
Calif. court remands Ralphs Grocery Co. anti-SLAPP suit filed by petition signature gatherers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has sent back an anti-SLAPP motion based on violation of First Amendment rights brought against a big-brand grocer by the operators of petition-signature-gathering companies. -
California appeals court vacates overruling demurrer in crane accident suit involving Oregon State
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California 4th Appellate District Court on Nov. 8 granted a writ of mandate petition vacating an earlier San Diego County Superior Court judgment in a lawsuit brought by a California man who was severely injured in a crane tip-over accident against Oregon State University. -
California appellate court affirms judgment in case involving potential discipline of physical therapist
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – California 4th Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division One on Oct. 16 upheld a Superior Court decision that an Orange County woman who practiced as a physical therapist could be disciplined by the Physical Therapy Board of California for misdemeanor property damage after she had allegedly misused alcohol. -
Calif. appeals court rules health care providers OK to allow employees to waive meal breaks
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Workers hoping to hit their employer with a class action over meal breaks have been dealt an adverse ruling by a California appeals court. -
Certification issue not dead in class action against Wackenhut
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – On Nov. 21, a California appeals court reversed a trial court’s previous class action decertification on Lubin v. Wackenhut Corp.