Animal law In this case, the plaintiff sued a veterinarian for botching the euthanasia of her cat, alleging fraud, deceit, conversion, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The trial court…
APPELLATE UPDATE March 2023 Arbitration An arbitration agreement, like any contract, requires the mutual consent of the parties. An elderly man suffered a stroke and entered a skilled nursing…
February 2023 appellate case update Immunity to mandated reporter for false report The Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (“the Act”) provides absolute immunity for mandated reporters…
Arbitration Last month, in DeLeon v. Juanita’s Foods (2022) 85 Cal.App.5th 740, the Second District held that a party’s failure to timely pay its arbitration fees was a material breach…
Arbitration In this case, Kail DeLeon sued his former employer, Aerotek, Inc. and Juanita’s Foods. The parties had an arbitration agreement. The Superior Court granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration.…
Trusts and estates “Personal property” as used in Probate Code §850 does not mean communications and documents from the administration of a temporary conservatorship estate. Section 850 is not to…
Contractor liability Generally, a worker injured on the job may only sue his or her employer for workers’ compensation benefits; the business which hired the employer usually may not be…
Arbitration Agreement An employee signed an arbitration agreement with his employer, Cisco. Subsequently, the employee filed a discrimination claim with the Department. After investigation, the Department brought suit against Cisco.…
A public enforcement action was not subject to an arbitration agreement: The San Diego City Attorney brought an enforcement against against Maplebear for misclassification of its employees. The 4th District…
Mendoza v. Trans Valley Transport Docket no. H044372 (Sixth Appellate District) Opinion Date: March 1, 2022 Arbitration agreements, enforceability Plaintiff applied for a job as a truck driver. Does not…