Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2026
Court of Appeal Affirms Pet Custody Order, Despite Trial Judge’s Reliance on AI-Hallucinated Case Citations Horst Legal Counsel | March 2026 Reviewing a judicial order that analyzed parties’ respective rights under AI-hallucinated case law cited and “interpreted” extensively by the parties, the Court of Appeal in Torres Campos v. Munoz felt compelled to publish its opinion in order to send …
An Employer’s Arbitration Win on Individual Claims Can Extinguish PAGA Standing Horst Legal Counsel | March 2026 Your company compels an employee’s individual wage claims to arbitration, wins on every issue, and confirms the award. But the employee also has a PAGA claim pending in court, seeking civil penalties on behalf of the state and hundreds of other workers. …
Environmental Health Advocates v. Pancho Villa’s Horst Legal Counsel | February 2026 California businesses that sell consumer products know the rhythm: a Proposition 65 notice arrives, the 60-day clock starts, and the company has to decide whether to settle, fix the alleged exposure, or prepare for litigation. For years, defendants have fought back by scrutinizing every line of the pre-suit …
What Diaz v. Thor Motor Coach Means for Your Contracts Horst Legal Counsel | February 2026 Picture this: you buy a motorhome from a California dealer. A few months in, serious defects start showing up. The manufacturer won’t fix them. So you do what you’re supposed to do — you hire an attorney and file suit in California to enforce …
Marketing “Face-to-Face” Experience Does Not Create Enforceable Contract for In-Person Classes When operations get disrupted, customers look for refunds. Students are no different. During COVID-era campus closures, many sued universities for tuition back based on an “implied promise” of in-person education. This California Court of Appeal just rejected this effort in a case involving Chapman University, finding that Chapman had …
California arbitration enforceability fights are increasingly won or lost on something that sounds almost too basic to matter: could the employee reasonably read what they were asked to sign, and do the surrounding circumstances show meaningful assent? Fuentes v. Empire Nissan, Inc. is the Supreme Court’s clearest reminder that formatting and onboarding process are not side issues—they can shape the …