California 2nd District Court of Appeal News

Calif. Appellate Ct. Overturns WCAB Decision to Hear Petition After 60-Day Deadline Passed

A California appellate panel overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruling that “an administrative irregularity” allowed the board to waive the statutory 60-day deadline to act on an appeal from an administrative law judge’s order. The Second Appellate District issued …

Calif. Appellate Court Revives Allstate Whistleblower Suit Against Radiology ‘Broker’

A California appellate court revived two whistleblower lawsuits filed by Allstate against a Los Angeles-area business owner who has no medical license but allegedly operated medical practices that referred auto and workers’ compensation claimants to radiologists in order to send …

Michael Jackson’s Employees Were Not Legally Obligated to Prevent Sex Abuse, Lawyer Argues

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers for corporations owned by Michael Jackson had no legal obligation to protect children from the pop star, an attorney told an appeals court Wednesday. Jackson estate lawyer Jonathan Steinsapir pushed back against a tentative decision …

Calif. Court Breaks String of Insurer Wins, Scolds Peers for Premature Dismissals

A California appellate court broke from its sister jurisdictions — as well as state and federal courts across the nation — and ruled that a hotel owner’s lawsuit seeking coverage for a COVID-19 shutdown may proceed. In an opinion released …