Civil Justice Association Of California
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California's civil justice system ranks fifth worst in latest list of Judicial Hellholes in U.S.
California’s reputation as a proving ground for new theories of liability, its massive jury verdicts exceeding $10 million and its pushing the envelope of environmental litigation have all helped to put the state in the No. 5 spot on the new Judicial Hellholes report released this week. -
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. -
New scorecard rates lawmakers’ work to address equity in California’s civil justice system
The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) has released a new scorecard on legislators’ recent efforts to foster parity and balance in the state’s civil court procedures, by gauging how each one voted on bills involving liability and litigation. -
CJAC: 'Ballot initiative on contingency fee limits is postponed until 2024'
CJAC postpones contingency fee limitation ballot initiative until 2024 -
CJAC: 'SCOTUS ruling in Viking v Moriana provides PAGA relief but it's temporary'
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) fell short of what the business community wanted in its Viking River Cruises ruling involving the state's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) -
Proposed bill expanding pain and suffering damages advances to Senate floor
Despite opposition from a coalition of 13 organizations, a proposed bill that would expand pain and suffering damages was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week -
NFIB, CJAC, and Chamber of Commerce oppose bereavement legislation they say would adversely impact small businesses
Opposing a proposed bereavement leave on business owners is among the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s priorities for the current 2021-2022 legislative session, which ends Sept. 10, 2021 -
How these petition initiatives beat COVID-19 to land on the November 2020 ballot
November 2020 ballot initiatives to include data privacy, kidney dialysis and plastic waste regulation -
Appellate court finds Los Angeles restaurant's website violated ADA in suit filed by blind woman
LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles-based restaurant The Whisper Lounge was found to be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act not for what was on-location, but what was off. More directly, the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight recently ruled that the restaurant’s website violates ADA-based compliance regulations and that Title II of the ADA applies to a website. -
Bayer projects more Roundup lawsuits as settlement talks begin
SACRAMENTO – Legally besieged Bayer AG recently stated that it is projecting an escalation in plaintiffs seeking to sue the company over its herbicide Roundup. -
New law limits deposition time frame in some asbestos suits
SACRAMENTO – Recent legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom will limit the time plaintiffs afflicted with asbestos-related illnesses can be deposed. -
CJAC president on independent contractor bill: 'Many industries and professions remain unaddressed'
SACRAMENTO – California legislators passed Assembly Bill 5, which limits businesses’ ability to designate certain employees as independent contractors in the state, on Tuesday and is the bill is now awaiting the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom. -
Four amicus briefs filed in case appeal of bellwether Roundup trial; Farmers question - 'what is the law?'
SAN FRANCISCO – Four amicus briefs have been filed in the California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, Division One in the case of Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto.