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Myres v. Board of Admin. for CalPERS
Because CalPER's member's criminal conduct did not arise out of nor was in the performance of her official duties, pension forfeiture under Government Code section 7522.72(b)(1) was unsupported. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/1 Dec. 30, 2025
Rinker v. Rinker
Trial court erroneously denied domestic violence restraining order, where husband provided ample evidence of wife's stalking and was not required to establish her intent to intimidate. 		Family Law 2DCA/4 Dec. 30, 2025
Milliken v. Bank of America, N.A.
Bank of America credit card agreement with variable rate did not violate the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act. 		Consumer Law 9th Dec. 30, 2025
Khatibi v. Hawkins
Order 		9th Dec. 30, 2025
Wilkins v. U.S.
Because public use of government's easement over plaintiff private landowners' property provided objective notification, their Quiet Title Claim Act was time barred. 		Real Property 9th Dec. 30, 2025
InSinkErator, LLC v. Joneca Co., LLC
District court properly granted preliminary injunction for false advertising claim where garbage disposal horsepower labels likely influenced consumer purchasing decisions. 		Consumer Law 9th Dec. 30, 2025
Employees at the Clark County Government Center v. Monsanto Company
Because principal injuries from defendants' alleged nationwide toxic chemical sale and manufacture were not incurred in Nevada, Class Action Fairness Act local controversy exception was inapplicable. 		Civil Procedure 9th Dec. 30, 2025
Amazon.com Services LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
District court lacked jurisdiction to preliminarily enjoin NLRB proceedings, as the Norris-LaGuardia Act stripped it of power to issue injunctions in labor disputes. 		Labor Law 9th Dec. 30, 2025
People v. Kopp
Ancillary costs waiver for indigent civil litigants, but not indigent criminal defendants, violated equal protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Dec. 30, 2025
Mendoza v. Board of Retirement of the Ventura County
Deputy Sheriff's unreasonable failure to mitigate damages--refusing necessary back surgeries--barred his entitlement to disability retirement benefits. 		Employment Law, Government 2DCA/6 Dec. 30, 2025
People v. Salstrom
On resentencing, Penal Code section 1465.9 required the trial court to vacate a restitution fine originally imposed more than ten years earlier. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Dec. 30, 2025
Allen v. Patel
Trial court did not err by granting motion for a new trial due to attorney misconduct. 		Civil Procedure, Attorneys 4DCA/2 Dec. 29, 2025
Iloff v. LaPaille
Trial court should have imposed personally liability on officer of corporation that violated wage laws when plaintiff-employee elected to pursue such a remedy. 		Employment Law 1DCA/1 Dec. 29, 2025
In re J.L.
Because amended Welfare and Institutions Code section 730.6(b)(3) applies prospectively only, juvenile offenders were not entitled to retroactive apportionment of their restitution obligations. 		Juveniles 1DCA/2 Dec. 29, 2025
In re K.G.
Expressly disagreeing with other Divisions' holdings, Division Eight of the Second Appellate District held Department of Family Services inquiry under ICWA adequate where some known extended family members were not contacted. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Dec. 29, 2025
LaCour v. Marshalls of California
Denial of motion to compel arbitration was proper where parties' pre-*Viking River* PAGA waiver did not encompass mutual intent to "split" individual and non-individual PAGA claims. 		Arbitration 1DCA/4 Dec. 29, 2025
Ammari v. Ammari
Despite defendant's failure to answer amended complaint, default judgment was not appropriate where answer to the initial complaint denied allegations repeated, and necessary for claims asserted, in the amended complaint. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/4 Dec. 29, 2025
Thakur v. Trump
Amending_order 		9th Dec. 29, 2025
Powers v. McDonough
District court did not abuse its discretion by ordering the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct permanent and temporary housing units for disabled veterans in its West Los Angeles campus. 		Veterans' Affairs 9th Dec. 29, 2025
Industrial Park Center v. Great Northern Insurance Co.
Order 		9th Dec. 29, 2025
Trump v. Illinois
Order 		USSC Dec. 29, 2025
Eng v. Opperman
Homeowner's association board was entitled to judicial deference, i.e., the "business judgment rule," in denying homeowners' request to build an accessory dwelling unit. 		Real Property 1DCA/2 Dec. 26, 2025
Fancourt v. Zargaryan
Trial court abused its discretion by allowing a tardily disclosed expert witness to testify at trial. 		Evidence 2DCA/8 Dec. 26, 2025
Wise v. Tesla Motors, Inc.
Arbitration agreement was enforced where allegedly unconscionable terms were collateral to and severable from the agreement, and it did not secure an advantageous forum for the drafter. 		Arbitration 1DCA/5 Dec. 26, 2025
Towns v. Hyundai Motor America
Under Song-Beverly Act, only vehicle's buyer--not driver or responsible party--has standing to pursue a claim. 		Consumer Law, Civil Procedure 2DCA/4 Dec. 26, 2025
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Holmes
Restitution for property lost as a result of company's fraud was the monetary value invested where there was no reasonable opportunity to sell shares after the fraud came to light. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Dec. 26, 2025
Marriage of Patel
Family court acted within its authority in dismissing appellant's petition for legal separation under Family Code section 2345 when respondent's lack of consent made a judgment legally impossible. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Dec. 23, 2025
Amaro v. Weber
Secretary of State improperly denied applications for restitution from corporate fraud fund as resubmissions without proper evidence and was required to properly evaluate them. 		Corporations 3DCA Dec. 23, 2025
Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of California
Plaintiffs were not "successful parties" under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 where their temporary appellate victories were abrogated by legislation and reversed by the Supreme Court. 		Fees and Costs 1DCA/5 Dec. 23, 2025
Faiaipau v. THC-Orange County, LLC
Trial court erred by not ordering individual plaintiffs' wrongful death claim to arbitration, where death was allegedly caused by medical facility's disconnection of decedent's ventilator, not lack of custodial care. 		Arbitration 1DCA/4 Dec. 23, 2025
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