Uber MDL Non-Delegable Duty Ruling Reshapes Rideshare PI Liability in 2026
Federal Judge Charles Breyer presided over split bellwether outcomes in Uber Sexual Assault MDL No. 3090: an $8.5 million Arizona verdict i…
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Case Law & Settlements
Appellate decisions, verdicts, and notable settlements from California courts.
Hosan v. Patel: Second Department Reaffirms Plaintiff Liability Summary Judgment Without Defeating Comparative-Fault Defense
The Second Department's April 22 decision in Hosan v. Patel grants partial summary judgment on liability to an e-bike rider struck by a veh…
Michigan COA Affirms $20.6M Pedestrian Verdict on Unpreserved-Error Grounds
A unanimous Michigan Court of Appeals panel affirmed a $20.6 million verdict for a pedestrian struck while snow-blowing his driveway, holdi…
Social-Media Product-Liability Verdict in K.G.M. v. Meta Anchors MDL 3047
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury on March 25, 2026, returned a $6 million verdict in K.G.M. v. Meta and Google, the first social-media pro…
Sargenti v. City of Long Beach: Constructive Notice on the Scooter-and-Bike-Lane Transition
Division Eight of the Second District affirmed summary judgment for Long Beach in a published opinion that maps how California public-entit…
J&J Talc MDL Advances on 67,376 Claims as $1.5B Craft Verdict Sets Trial Value Floor
Johnson & Johnson confirmed in early 2026 it will not appeal the Third Circuit's LTL bankruptcy dismissal, unblocking MDL-2738 and its 67,3…
Murray v. Punina: NJ Supreme Court Bars PIP-Collectible Future Medicals
The New Jersey Supreme Court's May 6, 2026 unanimous decision in Murray v. Punina holds that future medical expenses falling within the $25…
California Business & Professions Code §6147 in 2026: Contingency Fee Agreement Compliance
Section 6147 is the single piece of statutory housekeeping that protects the contingency fee on every California PI matter. A retainer that…
Top California PI Verdicts H1 2026: Pattern Analysis for Case Valuation
Pattern analysis of California personal injury verdict trends through the first half of 2026 — soft-tissue floor moving upward, catastrophi…
Howell v. Hamilton Meats: The 2011 Ruling That Still Caps Past-Medical Damages in California
Fifteen years on, Howell still shapes how every California PI past-medicals number gets calculated. Here is what the case actually held, ho…
Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics: Why Insured Plaintiffs Can Still Choose Lien-Based Care
Pebley is the case that kept California's lien-medicine market alive after Howell. Here is what the 2018 Court of Appeal actually held abou…