Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on July 13, 2021.

Collins v. County of San Diego, S267878

Opposition to request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on April 26, 2021.

Morgan v. J-M Manufacturing Company, S268321

Request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Brian P. Barrow on April 19, 2021.

Lopez v. Ledesma, S259216

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Steven B. Stevens on February 16, 2021.

B. (Brennon) v. S.C. (West Contra Costa Unified School District), S266254

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on January 27, 2021.

Serova v. Sony, S260736

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Micha Star Liberty and David M. Arbogast on January 8, 2021.

Miles v. City of Los Angeles, S265883

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on December 7, 2020.

Williams v. County of Sonoma, S265723

Opposition to request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on December 3, 2020.

Berroteran v. S.C. (Ford Motor Company), S259522

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on November 23, 2020.

Conyer v. Hula Media Services, S264821

Request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by David T. Mara on October 22, 2020.

Bolger v. Amazon, S264607

Opposition to request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Benjamin I. Siminou on October 22, 2020.

Serova v. Sony Music Ent.,S251822

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on October 18, 2020.

Brown v. USA Taekwando, S259216

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast, Benjamin I. Siminou, Ian I. Herzog and Steven M. Bronson on October 14, 2020.

Felisidila v. FCA, S264619

Depublication request filed with the Supreme Court of California by Jerusalem Beligan and Marina Pacheco on October 13, 2020.

Margeson v. Ford Motor Company, B287445

Letter requesting publication filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on October 10, 2020.

Ghazarian v. Magellan Health, S264763

Opposition to request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on October 11, 2020.

Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank, S258019

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast and Gerson H. Smoger (with significant assistance from Berkeley Law student William Liang) on September 25, 2020.

Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, B295742

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Ricardo Echeverra, Steven Schuetze and Kristin Hobbs on September 1, 2020.

Albarracin v. Fidelity National Financial Inc., B292895

Letter requesting publication filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Steven B. Stevens on September 2, 2020.

Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, S258966

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on August 7, 2020.

Davidson v. O’Reilly, Docket No. 18-56188

Amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by David T. Mara on August 3, 2020.

Marez v. Lyft, S262555

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast and Steven M. Bronson on June 23, 2020.

Downey v. Public Storage, S261212

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on May 4, 2020.

Serova v. Sony, S260736

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Kimberly A. Kralowec on March 17, 2020.

Williams v. County of Sonoma, A156819

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District by Sharon J. Arkin on March 10, 2020.

Association for Accessible Medicines v. Xavier Becerra, No. 20-15014

Amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by David M. Arbogast on March 5, 2020.

Bolger v. Amazon, D075738

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1 by Benjamin I. Siminou on March 4, 2020.

Cacho v. Eurostar, S260295

Request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by David T. Mara on February 21, 2020.

McColl v. City of Los Angeles, S260761

Request for publication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Benjamin I. Siminou on February 19, 2020.

Brown v. USA Taekwando, S259216

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Holly N. Boyer on January 15, 2020.

Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company, S252035

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on December 18, 2019.

Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases, S259005

Request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Timothy G. Blood on November 27, 2019.

B. (O.), Conservatorship of, S254938

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Gretchen M. Nelson on October 30, 2019.

Romero v. Fullerton Surgical Center LP etc. G056433

Request to publish filed with the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 by Steven B. Stevens on October 28, 2019.

Sandoval v. Qualcomm Incorporated, S252796

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on October 10, 2019.

Hart v. Keenan Properties, S253295

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on October 2, 2019.

Brennon B. v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa, A157026

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on August 30, 2019.

Roche v. Ram’s Gate Winery A150459, A150462

Request for publication filed with the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District by David M. Arbogast on August 26, 2019.

Lomeli v. Dept. of Health Care Services, S257294

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Donald M. de Camara on August 15, 2019.

Schildknegt v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation, S257170

Request for publication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Richard Grant and Christine Ann Renken on July 30, 2019.

B. (B.) v. County of Los Angeles, S250734

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Sharon J. Arkin on May 10, 2019.

Abbott Laboratories v. S.C. (Rackauckas), S249895

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Valerie T. McGinty on March 1, 2019.

Kim v. Reins International California, S246911

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Cynthia L. Rice on January 31. 2019.

Gonzalez v. Mathis, S247677

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on January 24, 2019.

The People of the State of California v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, B292416

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Gretchen Nelson on December 3, 2018.

Pryor et al. v. Fitness International LLC et al, B287329

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on November 28, 2018.

Sonner v. Premium Nutrition, Docket No. 18-15890

Amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by David T. Arbogast and Steven M. Bronson on October 18, 2018.

Jarman v. HCR Manorcare, S241431

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Matthew Borden on October 18, 2018.

Noel v. Thrifty Payless, S246490

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Matt Malone, Gretchen M. Nelson, David M. Arbogast on October 10, 2018.

Willhide-Michiulis v. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC, S250776

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on September 26, 2018.

Schulz v. Jeppesen Sanders, Inc., B277493

Publication request filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate by Gretchen M. Nelson on September 25, 2018.

B. (B.) v. County of Los Angeles, S250734

Letter in support of review filed with the Supreme Court of California by David M. Arbogast on September 24, 2018.

Scott v. McDonald, S251994

Depublication request filed with the Supreme Court of California by Kevin Patrick Urbatsch on September 20, 2018.

Southern California Gas Leak Cases, S246669

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Gretchen M. Nelson on September 5, 2018.

Frlekin v. Apple, S243805

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by David T. Mara on July 9, 2018.

Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection District, S242250

Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of California by Alan Charles Dell’Ario on May 16, 2018.

Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District v. S.C. (Jane Doe), S247975

Request for depublication filed with the Supreme Court of California by Valerie T. McGinty on May 15, 2018.

Fierro v. Landy’s Restaurant Inc., D071904

Publication request filed with the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1 by Kimberly A. Kralowec on May 10, 2018.

Nicolas S., a Minor v. Herzog, Yuhas, Ehrlich & Ardell, APC, B277493

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Gretchen M. Nelson on April 13, 2018.

Lampe v. Queen of The Valley Medical Center, S247335

Publication request filed with the Supreme Court of California by Kimberly A. Kralowec on March 20, 2018.

Vega v. Carmax Auto Superstores California, LLC et al. B278249

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Brian P. Barrow on February 23, 2018.

Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc., et all B264944

Amicus brief filed with the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District by Edie Mermelstein on February 8, 2018.

Scholes v. Lambirth Trucking, S241825

• Reyes v. Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (pdf) - CAOC's letter urging the California Supreme Court to issue a grant and hold pending the outcome in Iskanian.  Iskanian will determine whether state contract defenses survive in the wake of the United States Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (2011) 131 S.Ct. 1740.
• Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC S204032 (pdf) - CAOC's letter urging the California Supreme Court review.  Iskanian  addresses the scope of the United States Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (2011) 563 US ___ with regard to employment agreements that contain representative and class action waivers.
• Pinnacle Museum Tower Ass'n v. Pinnacle Market Development, LLC, S186149 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether arbitration clauses in CC & R's are unconscionable.
• Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., LLC, S199119 (pdf)
• Sonic-Calabasas v. Moreno, S174475 - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court, co-authored with the California Employment Lawyers Association, addressed the issues of whether, in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in AT& T Mobility v. Concepcion, provisions in an arbitration agreement that waived an employee's right to seek an administrative “Berman” hearing before the Labor Commissioner were valid.
• Wisdom v. AccentCare, Inc., S200128 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an arbitration clause in an employment agreement that provides “I agree to submit to binding arbitration all disputes and claims arising out of the submission of this application” is unenforceable as substantively unconscionable for lack of mutuality.

• Aryeh v. Cannon Business Solutions (pdf) - CAOC's successful brief to the California Supreme Court urging the Court to hold that where the facts and evidence warrant its application, the delayed discovery rule should apply to delay the accrual of UCL causes of action.
• In re Tobaccco II Cases, S147345 (pdf) - CAOC's Amicus Curiae brief to the California Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether it was sufficient, in a UCL action, under Proposition 64, for only the class representative to have standing, or whether each and every class member must show standing in order to bring an action.
• Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court, S171845 (pdf) - CAOC’s Amicus Curiae brief to the California Supreme Court in Kwikset, focuses on additional UCL standing issues, post- Proposition 64.
• Rose v. Bank of America, S199074 (pdf) - CAOC's Amicus Curiae brief to the California Supreme Court speaks to the issue of whether a UCL “unlawful” prong claim could be predicated on an alleged violation of the Federal Truth In Savings Act despite the fact that Congress had repealed the private right of action initially provided for in the act.
• Yabsley v. Cingular Wireless, S176146 (pdf) - CAOC requested depublication of Yabsley based on the errors that we believe it contained regarding proper UCL analysis.  
• Medrazo v. Honda of North Hollywood, B230410, 2nd DCA (pdf) -  CAOC's requested publication of this decision based on its post-Proposition 64 interpretation of many important UCL related issues.
   

• Braun v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., B234212 2nd DCA, Div. 5 (pdf) - CAOC’s amicus brief addressing whether the trial court abused its discretion by terminating plaintiff’s action after he violated the court’s discovery order by deleting files from his personal computer’s hard drive. The Court of Appeal concluded that while the lower court had not abuse its discretion by ordering discovery of the data storage files in the first place, it did abuse its discretion in terminating the action altogether.  
• Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, S166350 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court addressed important employment law issue of whether an employee must actually in fact relieve a worker from all work-related duties during the meal breaks that they are entitled to under California law.  
• Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection, Inc. S181004 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court discusses the issue of whether Labor Code Section 226.7 premium wages are encompassed within the broad language of Labor Code Section 1194.
• Duran v. US Bank, S200923 (pdf) - CAOC's letter in support of review or a grant and transfer.  Duran addresses class trial procedure in employment class actions.
• Harris v. Liberty Mutual, S156555 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief addressed the issue of whether insurance claims adjusters fall into the “administrative exception” from California laws requiring payment for overtime, minimum wage, and mandatory meal and rest breaks.

• Corenbaum v. Lampkin (B236227) (pdf) - CAOC's brief seeks to narrow the application of Howell's evidentiary limitation on the reasonable value of medical services.
• Howell v. Hamilton Meats, S179155 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court discusses the issue of whether discounts, negotiated by health insurers on behalf of their insureds, are subject to the collateral source rule.
• Bison v. Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp., A131622, 1st DCA (pdf) - CAOC's letter urged the Court to publish this post-Howell decision, which described the evidentiary value of the reasonable value of medical services.

• Barker v. Hennessy, B232316, 2nd DCA, Div. 2 (pdf) - Barker held as a matter of law that a brake grinder manufacturer cannot be liable for asbestos exposure occurring from the use of the grinder on asbestos-containing brakes.  CAOC letter requested depublication of the case based on it being in direct conflict with two published decisions from the First District.
   
• Vanhooser v. Superior Court, B239677, 2nd DCA (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief supporting an extraordinary writ to the 2nd DCA addressed the issue of whether a spouse of a plaintiff diagnosed with mesothelioma who was married after exposure to asbestos but before diagnosis can claim loss of consortium. 

• Cabral v. Ralphs Grocery Co., S178799 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief to the California Supreme Court discusses issues of duty and causation in negligence cases and to what extent a court has the ability to decide as a matter of law that no duty existed.
• Ennabe v. Manosa, S189577 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief in Ennabe addresses issues surrounding social host liability and whether charging an “entry fee” to a party and serving alcohol to obviously intoxicated minors begets liability.
• Beckwith v. Dahl, G044479, 4th DCA, Div. 3 (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief, requested by the 4th DCA, discusses the issue of whether interference with an expectancy should be recognized as a new tort in California.
   

• Stinnett v. Tam, F057784, 5th DCA (pdf) - CAOC's amicus brief in the Stinnett case argues that California's $250,000 cap on non-economic damages (Civil Code Section 3333.2) is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause.