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Wonderful Nurseries, LLC v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board et al.
Trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Agricultural Labor Relations Board union certification orders because they are not "final orders" eligible for judicial review. 		Labor Law 5DCA Dec. 1, 2025
People v. Woodward
Trial court's downgrading of felony child pornography possession conviction to misdemeanor did not "de facto" reduce his later conviction for failure to register change of address to a misdemeanor. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Dec. 1, 2025
Agustin v. Golden Empire Transit District
Where the evidence shows the plaintiff's negligence was the sole proximate cause of an injury, comparative negligence need not be submitted to a jury. 		Torts 5DCA Dec. 1, 2025
Modification: Taking Offense v. State of California
By regulating discriminatory conduct rather than suppressing protected expression, the statute safeguarding long-term care residents from repeated misgendering survived constitutional challenge. 		Constitutional Law CASC Dec. 1, 2025
People v. Gallardo
Assault with intent to commit rape is not a lesser included offense of rape of an unconscious person because the latter does not require the jury to find the defendant intended to use force. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Dec. 1, 2025
Amended Opinion: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Williams
Religious organization that was denied grant funding based on government rule prohibiting religious discrimination was not entitled to a preliminary injunction because the rule likely withstood rational-basis review. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 1, 2025
Marriage of Strong
Ex-husband's copyright in Michael Jackson collaboration was subject to monetization in order to satisfy over $2 million in delinquent support obligations. 		Remedies, Copyright 2DCA/1 Nov. 26, 2025
People v. The North River Ins. Co. (Bad Boys Bail Bonds)
Because appearance periods may be extended for good cause, trial court had authority to grant a good-cause continuance allowing prosecutors to decide whether to extradite fugitive. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Nov. 26, 2025
Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc.
Where competing factual inferences existed as to whether employer Jack in the Box's overdeductions for state benefits fund was willful, district court's granting of summary judgment on that issue was improper. 		Employment Law 9th Nov. 26, 2025
Dennis v. Monsanto Co.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act did not preempt plaintiff's state-law claim that Monsanto failed to warn consumers about pesticide dangers. 		Consumer Law 4DCA/1 Nov. 26, 2025
Deol v. Cal. Veterinary Medical Bd.
Statute authorizing discipline for veterinarians in cases of unprofessional conduct covers more than just substance abuse. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/3 Nov. 26, 2025
Modification: Kings County Farm Bureau v. State Water Resources Control Bd.
Remand was appropriate for trial court to reconsider its weighing of relative harm caused by preliminary injunction where its analysis of likelihood of success on the merits was flawed. 		Water Rights 5DCA Nov. 26, 2025
Modification: People v. Cervantes
Trial court had inherent authority to correct unauthorized sentence and erred in ruling it lacked jurisdiction to do so. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Nov. 26, 2025
Modification: State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Superior Court (Kings County Farm Bureau)
Pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, State Water Resources Board actions in designating a probationary basin and implementing related procedures were exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act. 		Water Rights 5DCA Nov. 26, 2025
Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi
Order 		9th Nov. 26, 2025
County of Los Angeles v. Lugo
Trial court err by denying plaintiff's request to set aside a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity for fraud as untimely, where the declaration was executed before statutory amendment shortening filing deadline. 		Family Law 2DCA/1 Nov. 25, 2025
Roe v. Smith
Defamation plaintiffs suing for events that occurred when they were minors could not proceed pseudonymously where no overriding interest overcame the public's right of access to court records. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Nov. 25, 2025
People v. Murphy
Trial court erred by relying on defendant's nonpayment of restitution fine when denying her request for expungement and reduction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Nov. 25, 2025
Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center
Despite being a Zen Buddhist minister, former employee's wage-and-hour claims were not barred by First Amendment's Religious Clauses' ministerial exception. 		Employment Law, Constitutional Law 1DCA/5 Nov. 25, 2025
Sproul v. Vallee
Trial court abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs leave to amend the complaint to more clearly allege their negligent misrepresentation claim. 		Torts, Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 Nov. 25, 2025
Federal Trade Commission v. Noland
$7.3 million civil compensatory sanction for pyramid schemers' contumacious violations of consumer protection laws was proper. 		Consumer Law 9th Nov. 25, 2025
Clark v. Sweeney
Fourth Circuit transgressed the party-presentation principle by granting relief on a claim that the habeas petitioner never asserted and that the state never had the chance to address. 		Habeas Corpus USSC Nov. 25, 2025
Pitts v. Mississippi
Sixth Amendment's face-to-face confrontation right required case-specific findings that screening child witness from defendant in sexual assault case was necessary despite state statute mandating screens in such cases. 		Criminal Law and Procedure USSC Nov. 25, 2025
Beck v. U.S.
Order 		USSC Nov. 25, 2025
Onetaste Incorporated v. Netflix, Inc.
Wellness company failed its anti-SLAPP burden to show that Netflix published defamatory statements in its cult documentary. 		Anti-SLAPP, Torts 2DCA/3 Nov. 24, 2025
Park v. Guisti
Because courts must ensure that all litigants have their day in court, trial court abused its discretion in not ensuring that incarcerated plaintiff had meaningful access to court. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Nov. 24, 2025
Gilliland v. City of Pleasanton
Trial court applied an incorrect legal standard in finding that vehicle collision occurred during a qualifying police "pursuit," which would immunize the city from liability. 		Torts, Immunity 1DCA/1 Nov. 21, 2025
Dobarro v. Kim
Appellate court issued attorneys a stark and pointed reminder not to ignore binding precedent when forging their legal arguments in case involving missing a statutory deadline. 		Attorneys, Employment Law 1DCA/5 Nov. 21, 2025
Brown v. Dave & Buster's of California
Settlement of previously-filed Private Attorney General Act action that had been amended to include encompass all claims asserted in subsequent, separate PAGA suit triggered claim preclusion for the second suit. 		Employment Law, Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 Nov. 21, 2025
State of Oregon v. Trump
Order 		9th Nov. 21, 2025
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