• Harrod v. Country Oaks Partners, LLC (2024) 15 Cal.5th 939, pending cert. petition: Consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, may the California Legislature prohibit a patient’s appointed agent who is acting under the patient’s advance medical directive from agreeing to arbitrate disputes with medical providers?

• Jarman v. HCR Manor Care (2020) 10 Cal.5th 375 (amicus): Health & Safety Code provides only a limited private remedy of $500 “per lawsuit” for nursing home’s alleged violations the CA Patient Bill of Rights.

• Parrish v. Latham & Watkins LLP (2017) 3 Cal.5th 767 (amicus): Malicious prosecution action by former employees against their employer’s counsel was barred by the “interim adverse judgment” rule based on denial of a pretrial motion, even though the trial court later found employer’s action was in bad faith.

• Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, Inc. (2016) 63 Cal.4th 148 (amicus): Aggravated “neglect” within the meaning of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Care Act requires plaintiff to show that the defendant health care provider had a “custodial relationship” with the elder patient.

• Lee v. Hanley (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1225 (amicus): Defining when the one-year statute of limitations for actions against an attorney (Code Civ. Proc. § 340.6) applies to a former client’s claims relating to performance services encompassed within a lawyer’s “professional obligations.”

• Crane v. R.R. Crane Invest. Corp. (2022) 82 Cal.App.5th 748: Disgruntled shareholder is entitled to receive the appraised value for his shares under Corp. Code § 2000, but not prejudgment interest.

• Healthsmart Pacific, Inc. v. Kabateck (2016) 7 Cal.App.5th 416: $60 million media defamation suit was a SLAPP suit against opposing counsel barred by the “fair report privilege” under Civil Code§ 47(d).

• Thayer v. Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 141: Action by a client’s spouse claiming her husband’s attorneys mishandled a class action settlement was barred as an improper SLAPP suit.

• Prospect Medical Group v. Northridge Emergency Medical Group (2009) 45 Cal.4th 497: California law prohibits hospitals from “balance billing” their patients for medical fees owed by the patient’s HMO.

• Mayer v. L&B Real Estate (2008) 43 Cal.4th 1231: Property owner’s Due Process right to set aside invalid tax sale does not expire until possession is “disturbed” by a valid notice of sale from the tax collector.

• City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP (2008) 2008 WL 5274631: Adopting the team name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim did not violate contractual arrangements with the City of Anaheim.

• Cohn v. Corinthian Colleges, Angels Baseball LP (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 523: Mother’s Day tote bag giveaway at Angels’ baseball game was not unlawful discrimination against men.

• Kibler v. No. Inyo County Hosp. Dist. (2006) 39 Cal.4th 192 (amicus): A hospital peer review committee’s disciplinary decisions are protected under the First Amendment.

• Jarrow Formulas Inc. v. La Marche (2003) 31 Cal.4th 728: Lawyers may challenge claims for malicious prosecution under the anti-SLAPP statute and recover their legal fees if they prevail.

• Viner v. Sweet (2003) 32 Cal.4th 1232 (amicus): A client suing for legal malpractice must prove that a more favorable outcome would have resulted “but for” the lawyer’s negligence.

• Musser v. Provencher (2002) 28 Cal.4th. 274 (amicus): Attorneys may sue co-counsel for indemnification arising from errors they committed during the joint representation of their mutual client.

• Summit Financial Holdings Ltd. v. Continental Lawyers Title Co. (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1160 (amicus): Escrow agents owe no duty to protect the financial interests of third parties outside of the transaction.

• Shade Foods, Inc. v. Royal Ins. Co. of America (2000) 78 Cal.App.4th 847: $14 million bad faith and punitive damages verdict reversed for insufficient evidence of malice.

• Potvin v. MetLife Ins. Co. (2000) 22 Cal.4th 1060: Case-by-case analysis is required to determine if Due Process precludes the at-will termination of a medical provider by a health plan.

• Temple Community Hosp. v. Superior Court (1999) 20 Cal.4th 464, Cedars-Sinai Med. Center v. Superior Court (1998) 18 Cal.4th 1 (amicus): No tort remedy exists for “spoliation of evidence” under California law; other evidentiary, criminal and regulatory sanctions suffice.

• Parsons v. Crown Disposal Co. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 456: Waste disposal company has no liability to a horseback rider for noises made during a garbage truck’s routine trash collection operations.

• Rubin v. Green (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1187: Absolute litigation privilege bars private actions against attorneys under Business & Professions Code §17200 based on their communications relating to litigation.

• Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. v. Lawyers’ Mut. Ins. Co. (1993) 5 Cal.4th 854 (amicus): Insurance policy limits available for “related” claims requires a common sense reading of the contract.