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USC football kicker had no right to confront accuser, California Supreme Court says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A former USC football kicker who was expelled over a charge he physically assaulted his sometime girlfriend had no right to confront his accuser in person or on video, the California Supreme Court said, overruling an appeals court decision that USC’s Title IX disciplinary process was unfair. -
CAL Supreme Court: USC didn't violate football player's rights by expelling him over assault without chance to face witnesses
Private schools aren't required to conduct in-person hearings with cross examination, even with expulsion on the line, when dealing accusations of sexual misconduct or intimate partner violence, the state high court said -
Appeals court ends lawsuit over workplace Covid infections which threatened dangerous 'deluge' of future lawsuits
A federal appeals panel followed guidance provided by the California Supreme Court, which had ruled they couldn't allow a couple to sue a man's employer over his wife's Covid infection because the lawsuits that would follow would swamp the courts and endanger society -
California Supreme Court says California Medical Association may sue Aetna over in-network referral mandate
Unanimous ruling holds lower courts' summary judgment for Aetna was improper -
CA Supreme Court ruling against liability expansion in “take-home” Covid cases a big win for CA employers
The California Supreme Court has ruled employers cannot be held liable in court if a worker passes COVID-19 to a member of their household, helping answer questions that arose at the outset of the pandemic, including what is the scope of responsibility for a company to stop a highly contagious virus from spreading. -
Employers can't be sued if their workers' spouses catch Covid: California Supreme Court
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process -
CA Supreme Court agrees to review if courts can demolish UC Berkeley student housing plans over 'noise'
Attorneys hopeful state high court will recognize the legal and societal implications of an appellate ruling expanding interpretation of CEQA to allow lawsuit to stop UC's housing plan over environmental concerns related to "noisy" students -
California High Court says state law may shield police from lawsuits involving prosecutions, but not investigations
The California Supreme Court has ruled the state's Government Claims Act provides immunity for officials in lawsuits alleging wrongful prosecutions, not investigations, in a suit asserting Riverside County sheriff's deputies left a partially nude murder victim in public view for eight hours while they investigated. -
California Supreme Court says public entities can't be sued for tripled damages in sex abuse suits that involve cover ups
The California Supreme Court has ruled public bodies are exempt, under the Government Claims Act, from facing enhanced punitive damages in sex abuse suits allegedly involving cover-ups, saying compensatory damages are adequate to satisfy such plaintiffs. -
Lawsuits over warning signs on streets are fair game, California Supreme Court says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California law provides broad immunity from lawsuits over how cities design their streets but plaintiffs can still sue over a lack of warning signs, the state’s highest court ruled, upholding a 50-year-old precedent against arguments it was illogical. -
Ninth Circuit asks Cal Supreme Court to decide if French Laundry can win Covid insurance coverage
Exclusive Napa restaurant - cite of infamous Covid-era dinner party that helped spark recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom - is asking courts to order Hartford Insurance to reimburse it for losses suffered under Newsom's Covid shutdown orders -
Cal Supreme Court: Defendants sued under state political transparency law must show suit was 'frivolous' to net atty fees
The state high court said Redondo Beach's mayor and others who beat a lawsuit over claims they didn't properly disclose their identities when pushing a referendum over a waterfront development must do more to get $897K attorney fees from the people who sued them -
Ethics Committee Advice on Requests for a Judge’s Declaration in a Habeas Matter
Ethics Committee Advice on Requests for a Judge’s Declaration in a Habeas Matter. -
Bankruptcy trustee accuses two New York litigation funding firms of enabling Girardi Keese fraud conveyance
Counsel Financial Services and California Attorney Lending II are accused of being implied in-fact partners and insiders of the embattled Girardi Keese law firm -
Parents won't have to pay for son's motorcycle wreck on their property
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Parents won’t be liable for injuries their 18-year-old son’s friend suffered when the two rode motorcycles on their property. -
COVID liability protection for businesses would mitigate See's Candies-type litigation
Worker’s Compensation is not enough to protect employers from liability when it comes to COVID-19 exposure -
Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for February 2, 2022
Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for February 2, 2022. -
Amendment to California Supreme Court E-Filing Rules
Amendment to California Supreme Court E-Filing Rules. -
Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for January 12, 2022
Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for January 12, 2022. -
Former judge reacts to new rules on lawyers requesting courtroom performance feedback
Although former Judge Ladoris Cordell recalls providing feedback to young lawyers who asked about their courtroom performance, she wouldn’t comment today if asked.