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B.Q. v. Dekok (9th Cir. 2020) 825 Fed.Appx. 533

Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for teacher sued by student for violation of the Establishment Clause

Hawkins v. Southern Cal. Edison Co. (Oct. 8, 2020, B295675) 2020 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6587

Court of Appeal confirms that the Public Utilities Commission still has exclusive jurisdiction over claims alleging injury from electromagnetic fields

Rosenthal v. City of Oakland (Aug. 27, 2020, A156881) 2020 WL 5051440

Court of Appeal affirmed grants for summary judgment for GMSR’s private landowner client

In re Marriage of DeSouza (2020) 54 Cal.App.5th 25

The trial court’s finding that an ex-husband breached his fiduciary duty by failing to disclose material information about his bitcoin investments to his ex-wife was supported by substantial evidence

Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc. (2020) 9 Cal.5th 1130

GMSR wins landmark decision on unfair competition, tortious interference with contract

Durment v. Burlington Insurance Company (9th Cir. 2020) 820 Fed.Appx. 561

The Ninth Circuit affirmed, concluding that the district court correctly applied California law to reject Plaintiff’s argument that he could recover for settlement amounts from GMSR’s insurer clients without establishing coverage

Pankey v. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. (June 24, 2020, D072779) [previously published at 51 Cal.App.5th 61]

The Court of Appeal held that a live pet animal sold in its unaltered state is not a product subject to the design defect consumer expectations theory of strict products liability

8451 Melrose Property, LLC v. Akhtarzad (May 28, 2020, B288963) 2020 WL 2765575

Plaintiff sued Defendant for breach of a commercial lease.  Defendant argued the lease was unenforceable because it required he occupy an unlawful building and use it for an illegal purpose.  His defense was premised on a theory that a portion of the building’s second story

Quincy Jones v. MJJ Productions, Inc. (May 5, 2020, B285986) 2020 WL 2140759 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR wins reversal of $6.8 million award in litigation between MJJ Productions and Quincy Jones