California Supreme Court Watch

#25-142 Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services LTD., LLC, S290182. (D083400; 109 Cal.App.5th 69; Imperial County Superior Court; ECU002252.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed an order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a civil action. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Leeper v. Shipt, Inc., S289305 (#25-91), which presents the following issues: (1) Does every Private Attorneys General Act (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.) (PAGA) action necessarily include both individual and non-individual PAGA claims, regardless of whether the complaint specifically alleges individual claims? (2) Can a plaintiff choose to bring only a nonindividual PAGA action?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 5/14/2025

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.

In the news: Freedman, Calif. Panel Won’t Send Class Wage Suit To Arbitration, Law360 (Feb. 27, 2025).

In the news: Wallin, et al., California Appeals Court Holds Plaintiff May Escape Arbitration in PAGA Claims, National Law Review (Mar. 18, 2025).