California Third District Court Of Appeal
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SCOTUS: CA appeal court wrong to block man from suing El Dorado County over $23K 'traffic fees' for one house
The U.S. Supreme Court took to task the California Third District Court of Appeals for ruling that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on property takings doesn't apply to permit fee schemes enacted by legislatures, like the El Dorado County Board. -
CalChamber loses bid to delay California data privacy regulations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California can begin enforcing data privacy regulations under a law voters passed in 2020, an appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments by the California Chamber of Commerce that there should be a one-year delay between the promulgation of new rules and when they can be enforced. -
Company defeats dangerous fungus allegations, but faces penalty for putting masks on workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A subcontractor on the California Flats Solar Project has defeated allegations it could have exposed workers to a fungus that causes Valley fever. -
California court affirms that Save Mart Supermarkets cannot compel former employees into arbitration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Save Mart Supermarkets Inc. was unable to convince the California 3rd District Court of Appeal to compel three individuals to arbitration in suits over alleged violation of state law statutory employment claims. -
Calif. court rules in favor of Pacific Bell, says it doesn't have to pay for technicians' commute time
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate District has affirmed a trial court’s ruling saying travel time is not compensable for certain employees of Pacific Bell Telephone Co. enrolled in an optional and voluntary program. -
State board did not forfeit review authority in California attorney's 2010 dismissal, appeals court says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California State Personnel Board could not - and did not - forfeit its authority in its review of discipline against a former corrections attorney when it initially referred the matter to an administrative law judge, a state appeals court recently ruled. -
California court rules state board must revise waiver in water code regarding agriculture discharge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A group of environmental entities has won an appeal in a case involving the state of California's water code. -
Skier allegedly injured while being transported in rescue sled loses appeal in California court
EL DORADO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A skier allegedly injured when the rescue sled she was riding hit a tree has lost her appeal over a judgment ruling in favor of the ski resort. -
California court rules fired seminary dean's breach of contract claim can proceed
SHASTA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Part of an appeal filed by a dean of a seminary at a California university over her second termination from the institution has been revived by an appellate court. -
California court says plaintiff in dust complaint did not demonstrate qualification for anti-SLAPP exemption
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District on Sept. 11 reversed a ruling by a lower court that allowed plaintiff Harmun Takhar to avoid the anti-SLAPP motion filed by Feather River Air Quality Management District over dust complaints. -
Judgment for Environmental Law Foundation's lawsuit against Siskiyou County affirmed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California superior court decision granting summary judgment on a case involving the use of waterways has been affirmed by an appellate court. -
California ordered to immediately return subprime crisis money 'unlawfully diverted' to general fund
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California must immediately return more than $300 million transferred to the state's general fund from its share of billions of dollars paid by the country's largest mortgage services companies for their alleged roles in the subprime mess. -
California court denies appeal of snowboarder whose leg was amputated after striking snowcat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Appeals for the State of California 3rd District on June 27 denied the appeal of a woman who sued the ski run where she was severely injured in a snowboarding accident. -
Coastal Pacific loses summary adjudication in case involving claims under Private Attorneys General Act
SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The judgment in a case involving Coastal Pacific Food Distributors Inc. has been reversed in part and affirmed in part. -
Calif. appeals court upholds cap-and-trade program under state’s global warming law, says it’s not a tax
In 2006, the state Legislature passed and then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the California Global Warming Solutions Act, which requires that covered entities reduce greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. The California Chamber of Commerce and Morning Star Packing Company were among those who sued the State Air Resources Board over a cap-and-trade aspect of the law.