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Three review grants, including one to resolve an issue that’s a law school staple

At the Lectern

A partially divided Fourth District, Division One, Court of Appeal, published opinion reversed the dismissal on demurrer of a mother’s action for the distress she suffered when speaking on the phone with her daughter as the daughter was involved in a car crash allegedly caused by the defendants’ negligence. Tacardon (2022) 14 Cal.5th

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Gang enhancements, union protections, racially biased prosecutions, the Second Amendment, Michael Jackson, and more at the Supreme Court’s conference

At the Lectern

Alexander (2023) 91 Cal.App.5th The Second District, Division Eight, published opinion reversed the sustaining of a demurrer and a summary judgment grant. Mumin (2023) 15 Cal.5th In Yeh , the First District, Division Four, picking sides in a split of authorities (see here ), answered “no” in a published opinion.