A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco, heard oral arguments on Monday, December 6, on an attempt by the Proponents of California Proposition 8 and the Deputy Clerk of Imperial County, California, to appeal U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker

An unanimous panel of the California 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in _Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board_, 2010 WL 3936050 (Oct. 8, 2010) (not reported in Cal.Rptr.3d), that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board erred in ordering a hospital to provide statistical data drawn from patient files on the possible presence of HIV+ infants at the hospital during the years 1981-1999 as part of discovery in a Workers' Compensation … <Read More>

Four San Diego, California, firefighters who were required over their protest to operate a fire engine as part of the San Diego Gay Pride Parade in 2007 have prevailed against the City in their suit alleging workplace sexual harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Code (FEHC).  On October 14, the California 4th District Court of Appeal ruled in Ghiotto v. City of San Diego, 2010 Westlaw 4018644, that a jury verdict … <Read More>