Practices
In a published opinion, California Court of Appeal holds there is no common-law duty to run criminal background checks on passengers before they can be permitted to use the Lyft rideshare app.
Horvitz & Levy successfully defends summary judgment in a premises liability case.
Horvitz & Levy successfully secures writ relief ordering summary judgment in favor of hospital in wrongful death.
Horvitz & Levy successfully secures writ relief protecting medical center from discovery order compelling it to release psychiatric patients’ contact information.
Horvitz & Levy successfully defends judgment in favor of The UC Regents in an employment case involving an employee who voluntarily transferred to a lower-ranked position to avoid facing possible termination.
California Court of Appeal affirms summary adjudication for tire manufacturer in $99.7 million products liability case.
California Court of Appeal rejects challenge to longstanding operating practices of water rights entity.
California Court of Appeal holds that private universities disciplining students for sexual assault or intimate partner violence may employ an investigatory model in which the same university official acts as investigator and factfinder.
Washington Court of Appeals affirms defense summary judgment in product liability action.
Horvitz & Levy persuaded the Court of Appeal to issue a published opinion that rejects a commonly used tactic to inflate attorney fee awards in lemon law cases.