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Recent News About California Supreme Court
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CA law repealing stiffer sentences for murders committed by gang members can apply to some past crimes
Supreme Court rules convicted murderer's prosecution wasn't 'final' -
CA Supreme Court: Law doesn't force hospitals to disclose all fees
Hospitals aren’t obligated to provide best possible notice in order to avoid liability for fraud -
Gilead Sciences: Potential court redefinition of product liability could 'weaponize innovation'
The future of litigation over the HIV drug Truvada remains in the hands of the California Supreme Court, whose future actions include a review of lower court decisions on how product liability lawsuits challenging the medication may proceed. -
Two legal aid groups urge state Supreme Court to expand electronic recording in courtrooms
Two legal aid groups have petitioned the California Supreme Court to require that litigants in several types of civil lawsuits have access to verbatim electronic recordings of court proceedings whenever court reporters are unavailable. -
Man may escape felony charge for fighting with cops because Ventura judge, D.A. mishandled case: CA Sup. Ct.
The California state Supreme Court agreed a Ventura County judge had exceeded authority in unilaterally reducing a man's felony charge for fighting with police officers. But they said the charges may yet be dismissed altogether, because of further missteps by the judge and Ventura County district attorneys in the case -
California Supreme Court’s Outreach Session Draws Fresno Students of All Ages
On Wednesday, October 9, students from Fresno County public schools and area law schools arrived at the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District in downtown Fresno, eager to witness the California Supreme Court at work. Several students remained outside memorizing questions they prepared for this day. -
CA Supreme Court says used cars with unexpired warranties aren't "new" cars
'Huge win for all automakers,' attorneys for FCA US said, in praise of the decision declaring used car buyers must also purchase an original manufacturer's warranty to demand coverage under a California consumer protection law -
L.A. must pay PricewaterhouseCoopers $2.5M for impeding PWC's efforts to uncover scheme in water billing lawsuits
The California Supreme Court said a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge didn't exceed his authority to order the city of Los Angeles to pay $2.5 million to PWC for attempting to conceal collusion with lawyers to settle a class action lawsuit over city utility billing overcharges and make PWC foot the bill -
California high court: Prop 22 gig-worker measure doesn't conflict with state Constitution
California’s high court has upheld Prop 22, a voter-approved initiative that allows certain gig workers to remain independent contractors rather than become traditional employees. Unions sought to overturn Prop 22, in part, because it blunts their ability to force rideshare companies to unionize -
PAGA plaintiffs can't block other PAGA plaintiffs' settlement deals, CA Supreme Court says
A California Supreme Court majority says the state's controversial Private Attorney General Act, which empowers workers and their lawyers to sue employers for labor law violations in the name of the state, doesn't give them the right to stop other workers from settling similar claims, if they believe the deal is too small -
California Supreme Court unanimously upholds Prop 22
The California Supreme Court issued an opinion on July 25 unanimously upholding Proposition (Prop) 22, which classifies app-based gig workers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as independent contractors rather than employees. -
One racial slur could be enough to let worker sue employer for 'hostile workplace,' CA Supreme Court says
The California Supreme Court says the city of San Francisco can't escape a hostile workplace lawsuit brought by a black female SFDA employee who claims a coworker called her the N-word once and then her supervisor friend allegedly retaliated against her for reporting it -
Prop 22 wins again; CA Supreme Court says protections for Uber, other gig services not unconstitutional
The California Supreme Court turned back an effort by labor unions to strike down Prop 22, which voters had overwhelmingly approved to prevent unions from using a new state labor law to try to force Uber and other app-based services to unionize or potentially go out of business in California -
CA Utilities Commission wrongly flushed water companies' 'decoupling' programs, Supreme Court says
The state high court ruled the California Public Utilities Commission didn't provide proper notice before eliminating so-called rate decoupling programs. The programs allow utilities to assess surcharges to customers to cover shortfalls when customers use less water -
CA high court: Patients can accuse med makers of 'failure to warn,' even if doctors recommended treatment
The California Supreme Court imposed limits of the so-called "learned intermediary doctrine," which largely shields the makers of medication and medical devices from personal injury lawsuits accusing them of failure to warn of risks from their products, so long as doctors have been warned and still OK treatment -
'Threat to direct democracy:' CA Supreme Court ruling preserves Dem power over CA taxes, fees
The California Supreme Court has kicked off the fall 2024 ballot the so-called Taxpayer Protection Act, a citizen initiative that would have required state and local governments to get voter OK before hiking taxes and fees. The court agreed with Gov. Gavin Newsom that the initiative exceeded citizen initiative power -
CA Supreme Court hands win to primary insurers in fight vs excess insurance providers over asbestos claims
The California Supreme Court said lower courts were wrong to block a primary insurer saddled with massive claims resulting from asbestos-related lawsuits vs Kaiser Gypsum from seeking additional coverage from Kaiser's excess liability insurance providers -
CA Supreme Court clears way for UC Berkeley housing project; Law says student noise can't stop new developments
The California Supreme Court has ruled a new state law indeed pulls the rug out from under opponents of the People's Park student housing project at UC Berkeley, who had scored a win on appeal to force the school to include concerns over 'student-generated noise' in their environmental review -
CA Supreme Court: LA assessor right, State Board wrong on when corporate owned properties can be reassessed
The California Supreme Court says property transfers of corporate-owned property can trigger a reassessment under Prop 13, even if the property remains essentially under the same control throughout. "Stock" refers to real ownership interests, not who controls a company, the high court says -
Appeals court: CA Supreme Court ruling makes Macy's next retailer unable to escape PAGA class action
A panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said a recent ruling from the California Supreme Court makes it impossible for Macy's to escape a class action under California's controversial Private Attorney General Act, even though the lead plaintiff's "individual claims" must go to arbitration