Civil Procedure – Case Law Wire

California Civil Procedure Environmental Litigation

1st District Court of Appeal

Baker v. Bay Area Toll Authority — CEQA Challenge to Bay Bridge’s Bay Lights 360 LED Installation Is Time-Barred and Precluded

/ June 5, 2026

The First District affirms that a CEQA challenge to the Bay Bridge’s Bay Lights 360 LED installation is time-barred, holding that a subsequent Caltrans encroachment permit does not create a new project or restart the limitations period, and issue preclusion bars relitigating questions resolved

California Civil Procedure Employment Litigation

1st District Court of Appeal

Uncategorized

Askins v. CRST Expedited — California Courts Do Not Require Concrete Injury for Standing Under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act

/ June 4, 2026

The First District Court of Appeal held that California plaintiffs may pursue statutory damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act without proving concrete injury, departing from the Fifth District’s Limon decision and reversing a class decertification order.

California Civil Procedure Litigation

1st District Court of Appeal

Uncategorized

Zand v. Sukumar — Court of Appeal Sanctions Frivolous Appeal Attacking Anti-SLAPP Fee Award Already Affirmed in Prior Appeal

/ April 14, 2026

First District affirms a $41,580 attorney’s fee award and imposes sanctions for a frivolous appeal where a self-represented litigant attempted to use a second appeal to attack the underlying anti-SLAPP ruling already affirmed in a prior appeal.