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Social Media and Hostile Work Environment Claims

By Kellen Crowe on August 02, 2024
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently continued a trend of courts finding that employee posts on their personal social media accounts contributed to hostile work environments. Lindsay... Continue Reading

Voila: Converting School Liability Lawsuits to Worker’s Compensation

By Peter O. Glaessner on May 02, 2024
The case of Perez v. Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, 96 Cal.App.5th 150 (2023) is an important reminder of how strategic planning can limit civil lawsuit legal exposure, when... Continue Reading

Property Owner Not Responsible for Assault Away from Bar

By Dana K. Oium on April 12, 2024
Glynn v. Orange Circle Lounge, Inc., is a good reminder of the general principle and case law that property owners are generally not responsible for injuries that occur off premises.  In... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation Remains Exclusive Remedy for City Worker Injured By Fellow City Worker

By Nicholas D. Syren on February 27, 2024
In Matthew Vann v City and County of San Francisco, the California Court of Appeal, First District, rejected a plaintiff’s attempt to do an end run around the exclusive remedy rule,... Continue Reading

Ninth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Section 1983 Excessive Force Case

By Ameet D. Patel on January 26, 2024
In a recent decision, Waid v. County of Lyon, 87 F4th 383 (9th Cir. 2023), a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling granting qualified immunity on Section 1983 claims to two... Continue Reading

Free Speech Activities May be Limited at State-Owned Fairgrounds

By Kelsey J. Moe on January 23, 2024
In Camenzind v. California Exposition and State Fair, et al. a divided Ninth Circuit  panel recently held that an enclosed, ticketed portion on the state fairgrounds is a non-public forum,... Continue Reading
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