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Chief Counsel summarizes extensive litigation docket, including Metropolitan News Company judgment

California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board · July 22, 2026
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Summary

Chief Counsel Aaron Jackson updated the Board on litigation: a trial court denied Employer’s motion for reconsideration in Metropolitan News Company (1689021) on July 17, 2026; demurrers have been filed in Fontenoy Engineering (1847651) and MCM Construction (1666933); briefs and filings are due on several other matters, and the Board is scheduled to appear August 20 on the Los Angeles Police Department writ of mandate (1599318).

Chief Counsel Aaron Jackson provided a detailed litigation update during the July 22 meeting. Jackson reported that on July 17, 2026, the trial court denied an employer’s motion for reconsideration and entered judgment denying the employer’s petition for a writ of mandate in Metropolitan News Company (case no. 1689021). The Board has filed demurrers in Fontenoy Engineering, Inc. (1847651) and MCM Construction, Inc. (1666933), and staff are preparing appellate briefs in L&S Framing, Inc. (1692964) and Employbridge Holding Company (1499134).

Jackson noted scheduling and filing deadlines: statements of decision were ordered due July 27, 2026, in Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc. (1420923), and supplemental briefing is due July 30, 2026, in Waterproofing and Roofing Solutions, Inc. (1690885). The Board is set to appear August 20, 2026, at a hearing related to a writ of mandate in the Los Angeles Police Department matter (1599318).