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Cash v. Winn

Elder Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime wages brought by an in-home caretaker who was not a licensed or trained nurse, judgment in favor of the plaintiff is reversed,...

Sulla v. Board of Registered Nursing

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
In a case in which the Board of Registered Nursing took disciplinary action against a licensee who was convicted of a misdemeanor after he caused a...

Bush v. Horizon West

Elder Law, Injury & Tort Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action in which one plaintiff sued the operators of a skilled nursing facility for elder abuse based on their alleged neglect in providing her...

Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action by a restaurant's hourly nonexempt employees claiming that the restaurant failed to provide them required rest and meal...

Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. v. Branin

Securities Law, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a suit alleging improper solicitation of a client's account where that account and its associated "good will" had earlier been transferred to the...

New York State Psychiatric Ass'n, Inc. v. New York State Dep't of Health

Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit by an association of psychiatrists seeking a declaration that the 2006 amendment to the Social Services Law found in a budget bill...

Ovitz v. Bloomberg, L.P.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Media Law
In a suit stemming from the attempted cancellation of a recurring two-year subscription agreement with the defendant to lease a desktop terminal,...

California Ass'n for Health Service at Home v. State Dep't of Health Care Services

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a case challenging the Department of Health Care Services review of Medi-Cal reimbursement rates paid to providers of home health agency services,...

Scharer v. San Luis Rey Equine Hospital, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
In a suit against a veterinary hospital and veterinarians for malpractice arising out of the death of the plaintiff's horse, the district court's...

California Society of Anesthesiologists v. Superior Court (Brown)

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
On petition for writ of mandate and request for declaratory relief contending that the governor acted contrary to California laws when he exercised...