Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Author: Phyllis W. Cheng
• Publication year: 2022
• Citation: Vol. 36 No. 4

CASES PENDING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

AUTHOR^*

Phyllis W. Cheng

ARBITRATION

Ramirez v. Charter Communications, Inc., 75 Cal. App. 5th 365 (2021), review granted, 2022 WL 2037698 (Mem) (Jun. 1, 2022); S273802/B309408

Petition for review after affirmance of order denying petition to compel arbitration. Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that a provision of an arbitration agreement allowing for recovery of interim attorney's fees after a successful motion to compel arbitration, was so substantively unconscionable that it rendered the arbitration agreement unenforceable? Review granted/brief due.

DISCRIMINATION / HARASSMENT / RETALIATION

Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney's Office, nonpublished opinion, 2020 WL 5542657 (2020), review granted (Dec. 30, 2020); S265223/A153520

Petition for review after affirmance of judgment. Did the Court of Appeal properly affirm summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff's claims of hostile work environment based on race, retaliation, and failure to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation? Fully briefed.

Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group, (9th Cir. 2022) 28 F.4th 968 (mem), review granted, (Apr. 27 2022); S273630/9th Cir. 21-55229

Request under California Rules of Court, rule 8.548, that this court decide a question of California law presented in a matter...