Donald Wilson entered a plea of no contest on a charge of felony child abuse in
connection with events culminating in the death on his infant son. He and his wife
(plaintiffs) then sued several individuals and entities who undertook to provide lifesaving
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services for the infant, asserting causes of action for medical malpractice, professional
negligence, and intentional infl

“Pursuant to constitutional mandate, the Legislature has
vested the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) with
exclusive jurisdiction over claims for workers’ compensation
benefits. (Cal. Const., art. XIV, § 4, Lab. Code, § 5300.)” (La
Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
(1994) 9 Cal.4th 27, 35.) Thus, in an action involving a worker
injured dur

Health and Safety Code section 1418.8 (section 1418.8) sets forth procedures to be
followed for nursing home residents who lack capacity to make their own health care
decisions. Most of the affected residents are elderly, many are poor, and all may be
described as “unbefriended” in the sense they are without family members, friends or
other legal surrogates to make health care deci

The Government Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 810 et seq.)
authorizes plaintiffs to bring certain tort claims against public
entities, while also immunizing public entities from liability in
particular circumstances. One of the act’s immunity provisions
bars any statutory liability that might otherwise exist for
injuries resulting from the condition of firefighting equipment
or f

Billy F. May, a former federal prisoner, brought this action in federal district
court under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Mr. May
claims he was denied his due process rights as a prisoner when he was quarantined
without a hearing during a scabies infestation at the prison. The magistrate judge
granted Mr. Segovia summary judgment on two issues: first, th

LeRoy Guillory and 11 other plaintiffs appeal from the court’s denial of
their 42 U.S.C. section 1988 (§ 1988) motion for attorney fees as prevailing parties in
their civil rights claim against defendant Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Investigator Michele Hill. Plaintiffs contend the court abused its discretion when it
denied their request for attorney fees.
Section 1988 au

Brandon M. was taken to Riverside County Medical Center by the Corona Police
Department for an involuntary hold, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section
5150. He was released before 72 hours had elapsed, and he returned home, where he
bludgeoned three people to death with a baseball bat. Surviving family members, who
are successors in interest or heirs, (collectively Res

Appellants Uber Technologies, Inc., Raiser-CA, LLC, and Rasier, LLC
(collectively, Uber) challenge an order directing them to comply with administrative
subpoenas issued by the City Attorney of San Francisco (the City Attorney) for reports
and data submitted to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC).1
We find that it was within the City Attorney’s investigative powers

On August 16, 2017, Smith was tried in Lincoln County Circuit Court on a two-count
indictment. Count I of the indictment charged Smith with possession of marijuana in the
Lincoln County jail. After the jury deadlocked on Count I, the State requested and was
granted a nolle prosequi order on that count. Count II of the indictment charged Smith with
unauthorized possession of a cel

Tobias Kahan purchased property in Richmond, California at a foreclosure sale.
Shortly before the sale, the City of Richmond (City) had recorded a “special assessment”
lien against the property for unpaid garbage collection fees, pursuant to a municipal
ordinance. When Kahan later sold the property, he had to pay the delinquent garbage
fees as well as administrative charges and esc