January 14, 2026
Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District
The Rule of Zenith Insurance Company v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is that equitable tolling of the 60-day deadline under former Labor Code section 5909 cannot justify the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's 20-month delay in issuing a decision on reconsideration after granting a petition for "further study," under circumstances where the Board failed to demonstrate reasonable and good faith conduct in attempting to comply with statutory procedures.
5/27/26
Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
The Rule of The People v. Murray Rifat is that a petition to seal arrest records under Penal Code section 851.91 must be denied when there is a causal nexus between the arrest and a subsequent conviction, under circumstances where the defendant pleaded guilty to charges in a separate case filed as part of a plea agreement to dismiss the original charges and the conduct underlying both cases occurred during overlapping time periods.