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EBulletins

As a free service to the legal community, Horvitz & Levy LLP regularly sends e-Bulletins to its clients and other interested parties regarding important California law developments. For example, past e-Bulletins have provided alerts regarding issues on which the California Supreme Court has granted review, and regarding important decisions, published and unpublished, from the California Courts of Appeal.

• Court Expands Howell [Corenbaum v. Lampkin] (May 2013)
  
• Physician Who Cancels Surgery Due to Patient's HIV Status Violates Unruh Act [Maureen K. v. Tuschka] (April 2013)
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal Wage and Hour Action Is Moot [Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk] (April 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court Grants Review in Primary Assumption of Risk Case [Gregory v. Cott] (April 2013)
  
• California Court of Appeal Interprets Howell Cap on Medical Expense Damages [Luttrell v. Island Pacific] (April 2013)
  
• California Court of Appeal Holds an Intervening Criminal Act Does Not Cut Off a Manufacturer's Liability for a Defectively Designed Windshield [Collins v. Navistar, Inc.] (April 2013)
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Impact of Damages Evidence on Class Treatment [Comcast Corp. v. Behrend] (March 2013)
  
• Class Action Lawyers May Not Stipulate to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction [Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles] (March 2013)
  
• Court of Appeal Reverses JNOV for Asbestos Supplier in Failure to Warn Case [Webb v. Special Electric Company, Inc.] (March 2013)
  
• Court of Appeal Holds MICRA Inapplicable in Actions Regarding Unsafe Hospital Premises [Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital] (March 2013)
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Class Treatment of Securities Fraud Claims [Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds] (February 2013)
  
• Insurance Law: California Supreme Court to Review Advertising Injury Case [Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. Swift Distribution, Inc.] (February 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court To Decide Arbitration and Employment Issues [Richey v. Autonation, Inc.] (February 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court Clarifies Impact Of Mixed Motives On Discrimination Claims [Harris v. City of Santa Monica] (February 2013)
  
• Horvitz & Levy's Annual Review: Highlights of Legal Developments (February 2013)
  
• Court of Appeal Holds Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine Applies to Home Caregivers [Gregory v. Cott] (January 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for UCL Statute of Limitations [Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc.] (January 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court Overturns Prior Case Law Regarding Fraud Exception to Parol Evidence Rule [Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Association] (January 2013)
  
• Ninth Circuit Addresses Application of California's Anti-SLAPP Statute in Federal Courts [DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corp., et al.] (January 2013)
  
• Supreme Court Issues Important Opinion Regarding Speech on Private Property [Ralphs Grocery Company v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8] (January 2013)
  
• Supreme Court Applies Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine to Amusement Park Rides [Nalwa v. Cedar Fair] (January 2013)
  
• California Supreme Court Holds That Prevailing Defendant in Disability Access Action is Entitled to Mandatory Award of Attorney Fees [Jankey v. Lee] (December 2012)
  
• Ninth Circuit Certifies Question to California Supreme Court re Scope of a Business Owner's Duty [Verdugo v. Target Corp.] (December 2012)
  
• U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Another Class Arbitration Case[Oxford Health Plans, LLC v. Sutter] (December 2012)
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Applies Preemption Rules Set By AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion [Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard] (November 2012)
  
• California Supreme Court Confirms Trial Court's "Gatekeeping" Role in Evaluating Admissibility of Expert Testimony [Sargon v. Univ. of Southern California] (November 2012)
  
• Claim Against Insurer Properly Rejected on Summary Judgment Based on Insureds' False Statements [Hodjat v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.] (November 2012)
  
• California Supreme Court Grants Review in Medical Staff Whistleblower Litigation [Fahlen v. Sutter Center Valley Hospitals] (November 2012)
  
• Post-Howell Evidentiary Issues Cropping Up [Howell/Bison Builders/Shimabukuro] (October 2012)
  
• California Repudiates the Common Law Release Rule [Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hosp.] (August 2012)
  
• Whistleblower Claim Allows Physicians to Avoid Medical Staff Peer Review [Fahlen v. Sutter Center Valley Hospitals] (August 2012)
  
• Horvitz & Levy's MICRA Manual (2012 Edition) Is Now Available [MICRA Manual - 2012 Edition] (August 2012)
  
• Important Coverage Decision in Continuing Loss Case [State of California v. Continental Insurance Company] (August 2012)
  
• Court of Appeal Addresses Whether Claims Adjusters are Exempt Employees [Harris v. Superior Court] (July 2012)
  
• Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Insurer's Duty to Settle [Du v. Allstate Insurance Co.] (June 2012)
  
• California Supreme Court to Review Criteria for Wage and Hour Class Actions [Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association] (May 2012)
  
• Court of Appeal Sets Requirements for Allocation of Fault to Non-Party Physician [Chakalis v. Elevator Solutions, Inc.] (May 2012)