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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
Camacho v. Northern Mariana Islands Settlement Fund
Under Northern Mariana Islands law, because cost-of-living allowances are not mandatory, retiree was not entitled to those benefits despite settlement agreement's "Full Benefits" designation. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 21, 2025
Mora v. C.E. Enterprises
Because employer's hourly compensation system independently met minimum hourly wage requirements without tacking on bonus pay, it did not violate *Gonzalez*'s "no borrowing" rule. 		Employment Law 2DCA/6 Nov. 20, 2025
Snover v. Gupta
Trial court properly reduced jury award by calculating defendant's 15-percent fault after applying $250,000 MICRA cap. 		Torts, Remedies 1DCA/4 Nov. 20, 2025
Anton's Services v. Hagen
Subcontractor for city project was liable for liquidated damages because contractor's withholding of funds did not constitute payment of wages that the subcontractor failed to pay to its employees. 		Employment Law, Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Nov. 20, 2025
Schlichter v. Kennedy
Order 		4DCA/2 Nov. 19, 2025
Pruchnik v. JCCP4621 Common Benefit Committee
Plaintiff failed to meet his burden to prove exemption from eight-percent common benefit work product assessment imposed by court on all plaintiffs in the coordinated proceedings. 		Attorneys 2DCA/7 Nov. 19, 2025
In re C.L.
Because sufficient evidence supported juvenile court's Indian Child Welfare Act finding, it was affirmed despite not inquiring about possible Native ancestry from a previously contacted family member. 		Dependency 2DCA/3 Nov. 19, 2025
People v. NavaAdame
Failure to advise a suspect of his rights when voluntary interrogation shifted from non-custodial to custodial meant the suspect's confession was inadmissible at trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Nov. 19, 2025
Kazarian v. Bondi
Order 		9th Nov. 19, 2025
Hollis v. R&R Restaurants Inc.
With Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation claims, because the focus is on the employment relationship underlying the protected activity, district court erred in improperly focusing on the wrong employer-employee relationship. 		Employment Law 9th Nov. 19, 2025
Modification: Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage Dist. v. Dept. of Water Resources
The Delta Reform Act's certification of consistency requirement does not incorporate CEQA's whole-of-an-action requirement and prohibition against piecemealing. 		Environmental Law 3DCA Nov. 18, 2025
Hutson v. U.S.
Order 		USSC Nov. 18, 2025
U.S. v. Hutton
Stepfather's clandestine recording of stepdaughter showering violated exploitation of minors law because statute's broad definition required no causal connection between perpetrator's act and victim's actions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 18, 2025
U.S. v. Allen
Trial court did not abuse its discretion where it dismissed case without prejudice for Speedy Trial Act violation that was merely technical, resulting from improperly documented reasoning for continuance. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 18, 2025
Pritchard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Gender dysphoria insurance coverage case was remanded so district court could reexamine the relationship between gender dysphoria and sex discrimination in light of *Skrmetti*. 		Health Care 9th Nov. 18, 2025
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