The California Supreme Court held yesterday that a statute providing a cause of action for disclosures of confidential medical records only requires a showing that a leak exposed a user’s information to “a significant risk of unauthorized access,” disapproving a line of cases saying that a plaintiff must prove that the information was “actually viewed.”

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court must approve the plan to administer the NextGen test in 2028, which would mark a significant pivot from the bar's previous efforts to launch a remote, California-centric exam.

(Subscription required) California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero on Wednesday praised Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised 2026-27 budget proposal, saying the governor's continued support for the judicial branch would help preserve access to justice even as the state confronts mounting fiscal pressures.

Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has held that a notation on the memo line of a check made out to the plaintiff that references a loan between the parties for which repayment was years overdue is insufficient to qualify as a clear, unconditional written acknowledgement of an ongoing obligation to revive the promise to pay in the face of an expired statute of limitations.