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Hu v. XPO Logistics: Court of Appeal offers a roadmap for defending California “broker-as-carrier” negligence claims
In serious-accident litigation arising out of contractor-heavy supply chains, plaintiffs rarely stop with the driver and the motor carrier. They…
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Tuufuli v. West Coast Dental Administrative Services: If You Want Federal Arbitration Act Enforcement, Just Say So
Employment and commercial agreements often treat the governing-law paragraph as boilerplate—something copied, pasted, and rarely revisited. Tuufuli is a reminder…
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California Specific Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor: Climate Litigation Comes for the “Middleman”
California’s latest climate decision, In re Fuel Industry Climate Cases, pushes the law of specific personal jurisdiction another step…
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California Court of Appeal Blesses Santa Barbara’s Move to Turn Disney+ Into a Local Tax Collector
When a city decides to tax streaming, the first reaction from many platforms is: you can’t really treat us like…
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Rodriguez v. WNT: When Years of Discovery Abuse Kill Your Case, Section 473(b) Can’t Bring It Back
When a case gets dismissed as a discovery sanction, the first instinct for many litigants—and many lawyers—is to reach…
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Shayan v. Shakib: California Lawyers Continue to Hallucinate, and the Court of Appeal Doesn’t Care How
Just two weeks ago, we posted a summary of what was then the latest in a growing series of appellate…