Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc., 2026 WL 2420555 (9th Cir. 2026)
After her termination, former CFO Dr. Ding Ding filed an arbitration demand, alleging discrimination and harassment based on national origin and her status as a domestic-violence victim. Discovery revealed
Stallion Springs Med. Services v. Superior Court, 2026 WL 2593327 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
An emergency-room physician (Kuljit S. Hundal) worked at a hospital under an independent-contractor agreement with Stallion Springs, a medical staffing company. After a patient complained about
Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden, 183 F.4th 1149 (9th Cir. 2026)
Multiple Energy Technologies (MET) previously settled a false-advertising lawsuit against competing manufacturer Hologenix, which agreed to pay $2.5 million and restrict claims that its product had been approved
Adelanto Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Krause, 121 Cal. App. 5th 699 (2026)
A school district obtained a workplace-violence restraining order (WVRO) on behalf of three female employees against a former superintendent (Michael Krause) who had become an elected member of
Damak v. Superior Court, 121 Cal. App. 5th 792 (2026)
Self-represented litigant Aziz Damak sued his former employer for a variety of wage and hour and wrongful discharge claims. After defendants ignored multiple discovery requests and communications from Damak, he
Del Biaggio v. Bansen, 121 Cal. App. 5th 831 (2026)
Daniel Del Biaggio sued Pete and Mary Bansen for breach of a personal services contract when they allegedly failed to provide the full benefit of the bargain under the contract
Krzesni v. Wellpinit Sch. Dist., 182 F.4th 1147 (9th Cir. 2026)
David Krzesni, a school-district project director, claimed his fixed-term contract was not renewed because he reported that federal grant money had been used for a trip to Hawaii without
Weiss v. The Permanente Med. Grp., Inc., 182 F.4th 1139 (9th Cir. 2026)
Permanente initially granted employee Mimi Weiss a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, then requested supplemental information after learning that some employees had submitted insincere requests.
Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. XP Power, LLC, 181 F.4th 988 (9th Cir. 2026)
Three senior engineers left Comet Technologies for competitor XP Power and allegedly misappropriated thousands of confidential files concerning Comet’s products, research strategy, and technology. Comet contended
Glick v. City of Los Angeles, 121 Cal. App. 5th 151 (2026)
Two male LAPD officers (Stephen Glick and Alfred Garcia) obtained a jury verdict for gender discrimination and retaliation after they were treated more harshly than their female partners
