Punitive Damages in California PI After Roby: Ratios, Proof, and Due-Process Review
A punitive award you win at trial is only half the fight. Between Civil Code § 3294's proof gate, the managing-agent rule, and de novo due-…
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Case Law & Settlements
Appellate decisions, verdicts, and notable settlements from California courts.
The Five-Year Clock That Killed a UM Arbitration
In Prahl v. Allstate, the Third Appellate District held that a UM arbitration must conclude within five years, and that pandemic emergency…
NEC Formula MDL Bellwether Clears Daubert as $625M in State Verdicts Mount
Jury selection in Inman v. Mead Johnson, MDL 3026, opens July 6, 2026, making it the first NEC federal trial where plaintiff causation expe…
Where California Juries Are Putting the Fault Line on Plaintiffs
California's pure comparative negligence rule lets a jury cut a recovery without zeroing it out — and the allocation number is doing more w…
SCOTUS FIFRA Preemption Wipes Out Glyphosate Failure-to-Warn Claims
The Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell (June 25, 2026) holds FIFRA preempts state failure-to-warn claims on Roundup labels,…
Social Media Addiction Bellwether Verdict Sets MDL-3047 PI Floor
A Los Angeles jury returned a $6 million verdict on March 25, 2026 in KGM v. Meta Platforms, the first social-media-addiction bellwether tr…
Ferlic v. Lovelace: New Mexico Supreme Court Extends MMA Cap to Hospital Vicarious Liability for Nurse Conduct
The New Mexico Supreme Court's June 8 decision holds that the Medical Malpractice Act's $500,000 per-occurrence cap applies to a qualified…
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…
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…