Cesena v. So. Cal. Edison Co. CA4/1

── Cesena v. So. Cal. Edison Co. CA4/1 ── Court: California Court of Appeal Date: May 28, 2026 Category: General Filed 5/28/26 Cesena v. So. Cal. Edison Co. CA4/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PATRICIA CESENA, D084157 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 37-2019- 00059260-CU-PO-NC) v. ORDER MODIFYING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON OPINION COMPANY, AND DENYING PUBLICATION Defendant and Appellant. NO CHANGE IN JUDGEMENT THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on May 1, 2026, be modified as follows: On page 1, the counsel listing for Plaintiff and Respondent should be replaced with the following: Singleton Schreiber and Benjamin I. Siminou; Law Office of Bryan R. Snyder and Bryan R. Snyder; Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire and R. Christian Hulburt for Plaintiff and Respondent. The request for publication of the opinion filed by Andrew Spore from Horvitz & Levy on May 19, 2026, is denied.  There is no change in the judgment. BUCHANAN, Acting P. J. Copies to: All parties 2 Filed 5/1/26 Cesena v. So. Cal. Edison Co. CA4/1 (unmodified opinion) NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PATRICIA CESENA, D084157 Plaintiff and Respondent, v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2019-00059260- CU-PO-NC) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Cynthia A. Freeland, Judge. Affirmed. Brian A. Cardozo, Aneiko L. Hickerson; Muchison & Cumming, Scott L. Hengesbach; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robin Meadow and Kent W. Toland for Defendant and Appellant. Singleton Schreiber and Benjamin I. Siminou; Law Office of Bryan R. Snyder and Bryan R. Snyder for Plaintiff and Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Patricia Cesena sued Southern California Edison Company (Edison) for injuries she sustained when she fell on a ramp while working at Edison’s San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS). Cesena moved in limine to exclude on relevance grounds evidence showing there had never been an accident on that ramp in its 18-plus-year history. The trial court granted the motion in part, allowing this “safety history evidence” for th