Category: Publications
By editor on May 08, 2025
EARLY ADR
New CCP section 871.26(d) will require a mandatory mediation process with the option for in-person or remote attendance. It requires that within 90 days after the filing of... Continue Reading
By editor on May 08, 2025
Scott v. Smith discusses the right to familial association and whether qualified immunity applies in a Fourteenth Amendment claim brought by the daughter of the decedent. This case also... Continue Reading
By editor on March 05, 2025
Lately, it feels like artificial intelligence is taking over every aspect of our lives. One area where this is increasingly true is in Human Resources. Machine-driven Human Resources sounds... Continue Reading
By editor on January 13, 2025
When is a school district police officer not on duty but on duty? This was the question by a California appellate court (Fourth Dist., Div. One) addressed in Juarez v. San Bernardino City... Continue Reading
By editor on December 23, 2024
In a recent decision, Spencer v. Aaron Pew, et al., 117 F.4th 1130 (9th Cir. 2024), a Ninth Circuit panel partially overturned a lower court’s ruling granting qualified immunity on... Continue Reading
By editor on August 27, 2024
Summary Plaintiffs, Kierra and Merek Stufkosky sued the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for dangerous condition of public property after their father died in a car... Continue Reading
