Cases of Interest

Trial court erred in determining, as a matter of law, that all video footage from a police drone program was exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act.

The Civil Discovery Act is not a substitute for the Public Records Act, nor an expansion of the information the Public Records Act entitles the public to demand of a public agency.  A public entity was not required to produce explanatory information in response to Public Records Act requests.

Unless containing threats of violence, all communicative acts performed by attorneys as part of their client representation are per se protected petitioning activity.

A corporation that facilitates the sexual abuse of children by one of its employees is not excused from an affirmative duty to protect those children merely because it is solely owned by the perpetrator of abuse.

Under California’s Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act (Veh. Code, § 34600 et seq.), a commercial automobile insurance policy does not continue in full force and effect until the insurer cancels the corresponding Certificate of Insurance on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles, regardless of the insurance policy’s stated expiration date.