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CPC Patent Technologies v. Apple, Inc.
Discovery petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 are case-dispositive decisions to be reviewed de novo by the district court. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 19, 2022
People v. Nance
Defendant was not entitled to the standard of review for a directed verdict since the denial of his application for outpatient treatment was not made by a jury. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA May 16, 2022
Pacific Fertility Cases
A petition for a writ of mandate is the exclusive means to obtain appellate review of a court's good faith settlement determination. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/1 May 13, 2022
Evans v. Synopsys
Notwithstanding the district court's statements that intervenor's time to file a notice of appeal was preserved, intervenor's failure to formally request an extension mandated dismissal of the appeal. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 13, 2022
Amato v. Downs
Trial court erred by deeming plaintiff's failure to follow a local court rule as a waiver of a jury trial. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 May 10, 2022
Bock v. State of Washington
Plaintiffs were judicially estopped since they agreed to the statutorily mandated forfeiture of property by signing a Stipulation to Police Reports and Order of Continuance. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 10, 2022
Bullock v. City of Antioch
Issue preclusion did not bar retired employees' claim against city because the record provided no basis for concluding that retirees should reasonably have expected to be bound by union's prior grievance proceeding. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 May 9, 2022
Kubiak v. County of Ravalli
Plaintiff's acceptance of a Rule 68 offer of judgment prevailed over the court's grant of summary judgment for defendant that was granted while the offer was pending. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 4, 2022
Grove v. Juul Labs, Inc.
Former employee could not bring shareholder class action in California since forum selection provision in Juul's corporate charter was only voidable by an employee, not a shareholder. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 Apr. 29, 2022
Hahn v. New York Air Brake LLC
In an asbestos suit, a manufacturer was properly substituted for a Doe defendant where plaintiff did not discover facts to establish a cause of action against the manufacturer until after the complaint was filed. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Apr. 27, 2022
Lincoln v. Lopez
Appellant's claim of electioneering was denied since the legislature did not intend an absolute 100-foot prohibition on electioneering near drop boxes and the other candidate's violation, if any, was inadvertent. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/2 Apr. 27, 2022
State of California v. Superior Court (Paniagua)
Descendants of man killed by a vehicle on an allegedly dangerous roadway had right to unredacted accident reports since the other accidents occurred in the same location under similar circumstances. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/6 Apr. 27, 2022
Divino Plastic Surgery, Inc. v. Superior Court
Statutory deadline for leave to include punitive damages in a health care provider negligence claim demanded strict compliance where plaintiffs were aware of facts necessary to move to amend. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Apr. 26, 2022
County of San Mateo v. Chevron
Federal courts did not have jurisdiction over counties' global-warming-related state law claims against several energy companies. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 20, 2022
Ross v. Superior Court (County of Riverside)
Trial court erred by granting county's motion to quash subpoena of district attorney for deposition regarding county lawyers' alleged attempt to alter testimony about a material witness' credibility. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Apr. 20, 2022
HiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act did not preempt plaintiff's state law claims since plaintiff showed serious questions as to whether access "without authorization" was inapplicable to public LinkedIn profiles. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 19, 2022
Trendsettah USA v. Swisher Int'l
Plaintiff's presentation of misleading financial documents did not constitute fraud on the court since there was no clear and convincing evidence that it was intentional or aimed at the court. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 18, 2022
Shoner v. Carrier Corp.
Federal court lacked jurisdiction because while attorneys' fees are not "costs" under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and may be included in the amount in controversy, they were unavailable under plaintiff's claims. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 15, 2022
SK Trading International v. Superior Court (People)
Trial court did not err in denying South Korean corporation's motion to quash service of summons because its contacts with gasoline firms in California were sufficient to support specific jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/4 Apr. 14, 2022
Olean Wholesale Grocery v. Bumble Bee Foods
District court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that economist's statistical regression model, along with other expert evidence, was capable of showing that a price-fixing conspiracy caused a class-wide antitrust impact. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 11, 2022
Mendoza v. Amalgamated Transit Union Intl.
Nonparty board members to a prior action against their union were subject to the bar against claim splitting because the members were adequately represented in the prior action. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 8, 2022
Teacher v. California Western School of Law
Law school violated expelled student's right to fair process by denying him the right to cross-examine witnesses as guaranteed by the school's procedures. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Apr. 6, 2022
A.B. v. Hawaii State Dept. of Education
District court abused its discretion in concluding that female student athletes had not met the numerosity requirement for class certification because it failed to give appropriate weight to the large size of the proposed class. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 5, 2022
Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn.
Absent abuse of discretion, trial courts are to be allowed broad discretion in determining who was the prevailing party when awarding attorney's fees, especially where there is thorough and comprehensive analysis. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/2 Mar. 31, 2022
Scheer v. Regents of the University of California
The McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis is not the proper test for whistleblower claims under the Labor Code and Government Code, and the test under Labor Code Section 1102.6 should be used instead. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/3 Mar. 30, 2022
Modification: Monterey Coastkeeper v. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Bd.
A claim requesting the court to order the State Water Resources Control Board to review regional boards' actions did not allege a dispute amenable to resolution through declaration. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Mar. 30, 2022
Mac v. Minassian
Trial court abused its discretion when it entered judgment against a party based on the post-trial fifth amended complaint after treating him as a non-party under the fourth amended complaint. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 Mar. 21, 2022
Riskin v. Downtown L.A. Property Owners Assn.
A court has discretion to find that a plaintiff was not the prevailing party when they obtain documents under the California Privacy Rights Act that are minimal or insignificant. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/3 Mar. 18, 2022
Jauregui v. Roadrunner Transportation Services, Inc.
District court erred in zeroing out rather than replacing defendant's faulty assumptions when attempting to meet its $5 million amount in controversy CAFA removal burden. 		Civil Procedure 9th Mar. 18, 2022
Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale
In determining the dispositive nature of a writ of mandate, even if the writ resembles an order, when it determines the rights of the parties it is considered a final judgment and is therefore appealable. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Mar. 11, 2022
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