California Court of Appeal reverses for new trial in asbestos case.

Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for insurer in bad faith action based on insurer’s decision not to accept policy limits settlement offer that would have released only one of two insureds.

California Court of Appeal rules that trial court’s discovery and trial-scheduling rulings did not constitute a “structural error” requiring a new trial.

California Court of Appeal reverses jury’s award of unrecoverable elements of restitution and affirms new trial on civil penalties in lemon law case.

In a published opinion, California Court of Appeal holds that noncompetition provisions are binding on partial owners of a business unless the provisions are unreasonable, reversing confirmation of a $40 million arbitration award.

Ninth Circuit relies on an amicus brief filed by Horvitz & Levy to hold that a criminal conviction vacated by a California statute cannot later trigger federal immigration proceedings.

California Court of Appeal rules that commercial landlord is entitled to a new trial in dispute with former tenant.

In partially published opinion, California Court of Appeal affirms order enforcing lemon law settlement that plaintiff’s counsel attempted to disavow.

California Supreme Court holds that plaintiffs cannot intervene in overlapping PAGA cases to challenge settlements based on their status as the State’s deputized private attorneys general.

Ninth Circuit affirms judgment for insurer in $35 million COVID-19 business interruption coverage dispute concerning production of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.