Cases of Interest
J.N. et al., v. Jeffrey GOLDBERG (2026) No. B345334 Court of Appeal, Second District, California
Section 128.7 sanctions motion was defective for failing to specify a hearing date due to CRS limitations on reserving dates within the 21-day safe harbor period.
READ MOREChang v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 1, California.
The trial court ruled that there was no dispute that Dr. Doremus was commuting to work when she turned into a parking lot for a personal errand and therefore the going and coming rule clearly applied and no exception was met.
READ MORELAOSD Asbestos Cases (Chapman v. Avon Products, Inc.) 118 Cal.App.5th 1041 (Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that Avon waived its Kelly/Frye challenge entirely and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Dr. Longo's testimony under the Sargon reliability standard.
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