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By Lauren Shoor In addition to refusing to hear an appeal in Harrold v. Levi Strauss & Co. , which we previously posted about, the California Supreme Court also declined to respond to a question the Ninth Circuit in Davis v. Devanlay Retail Group...

"Plaintiff sued his former employer under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.), alleging that defendant employer failed to reasonably accommodate his physical disability and refused to rehire him...

A recent decision of the California Supreme Court removed a long-standing procedural limitation on physician suits against hospitals arising from peer review actions. In the recent decision, the California Supreme Court held that a physician need not...

Administration Issues Additional Guidance Following Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling The State Department and Department of Homeland Security issued further guidance in August on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in United States...

Peter Sindhuphak, Associate, Barger & Wolen, LLP In Village Northridge Homeowners Association v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (decided August 30, 2010) (free unenhanced download), the California Supreme Court rejected an insured’s...

In recent weeks, the issue of the right to privacy has been ever-so-slightly tipping the scales against just about any other right. One of the latest cases stems from what would normally be deemed as juror misconduct. In California, an appellate court...

By Arthur Silbergeld and Christine de Bretteville California-Based Employers: Do you employ employees in other states? If so, do they occasionally come to California on business? Non-California-Based Employers: Do your employees ever come to California...

The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on February 10 holding that ZIP codes are "personal identification information" for purposes of the state's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, and therefore may not be recorded by...

The California Supreme Court has declined to review the 6 th District Court of Appeal decision in the Milpitas USD v W.C.A.B. (Guzman) decision rendering that case now final on the issue of a rebuttal to the AMA guideline portion of the AMA guidelines...

The California Supreme Court declined the defendant’s petition for review November 10, 2010 in the matter of Milpitas Unified Sch. Dist. v. WCAB (Guzman) (2010) 187 Cal.App.4th 808 [75 CCC 837] [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers...

Peter Sindhuphak, Associate, Barger & Wolen, LLP In Village Northridge Homeowners Association v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (decided August 30, 2010) (free unenhanced download), the California Supreme Court rejected an insured’s...

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The judge who overturned California's gay marriage ban was unrelenting in his repudiation of the measure, saying such laws are mean-spirited and unconstitutional to the core. It was a harsh yet carefully worded ruling that some...

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that some illegal immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities. While the ruling applies only to California...

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) California's highest court on Wednesday refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's attorney general to appeal a federal ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban. The state Supreme Court denied...

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The California Supreme Court says a former Google Inc. manager can sue the search engine on claims he was fired because of his age. The court ruled Thursday that Brian Reid's discrimination suit could go to trial. . . . Full version...