Cases of Interest

Courts can have specific personal jurisdiction over foreign litigants if there is sufficient contact with the forum, even if negotiations occur abroad.

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health may subpoena records to determine whether Uber driver was an employee and investigate fatal workplace accident without first proving jurisdiction.

Counsel may be sanctioned under section 128.7 for filing a brief containing fabricated legal authorities, even where the inaccuracies come from generative AI or outsourced drafting to contracted attorneys.

Filing suit before satisfying the Government Claims Act’s claim-presentation requirements is considered a fatal defect, BARS RECOVERY COMPLETELY.

Inadmissible evidence could not create a triable issue of material fact at summary judgement stage, so plaintiff failed to show City had constructive knowledge of dangerous condition on its property.