Cases of Interest
Diamond v. Schweitzer, et al. 110 Cal.App.5th 866 Court of Appeal, Fifth District, California
The court of appeals stated that exculpatory agreements in recreational sports do not implicate the public interest and are, therefore, not void as against public policy.
READ MOREPrahl v. Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Co. Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District March 28, 2025, Opinion Filed C099904
Uninsured motorist arbitration is not an action under Code Civ. Proc., § 22, and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.6, nor is it a special proceeding under Code Civ. Proc., § 23, in the absence of a judicial remedy.
READ MOREI.C. v. Compton Unified School District Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 15, 2025, No. B322148 California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 8.
“The standard of care imposed upon school personnel in carrying out this duty to supervise is identical to that required in the performance of their other duties. This uniform standard to which they are held is that degree of care which a person of ordinary prudence, charged with [comparable] duties, would exercise under the same circumstances.” C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School Dist. (2012) 53 Cal.4th 861, 869.)
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