Fourth Appellate News Today

On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 699 into law, prohibiting employers from entering into or attempting to enforce noncompete agreements...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Appellate District provides further support that plaintiffs do not lose representative standing once their individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration.

Judge Lorna Alksne stepped in to lead the court in early 2020, two months before COVID-19 shutdowns began

Court battles are coming to a head for Chris Ross, who says his refusal to look the other way on evidence exonerating a murder suspect wrecked his career as a prosecutor in California. While Riverside County contends his exit stemmed from concerns about his health, the man Ross helped free has seized on the allegations of prosecutorial misconduct as part of his own legal fight.

The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, recently handed a potentially significant website accessibility win to the business community...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Calif. High Court Says All Recorded Cell Calls Need Consent Law360 (April 1, 2021, 10:49 PM EDT) -- Both parties and nonparties must get consent from everyone on a cellular or wireless phone call before making a recording, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, reversing an appellate courts finding that only third-party eavesdroppers must get consent. The unanimous decision, penned by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, agreed with plaintiff Jeremiah Smith th...