the Judgment

Assuming he denies the stay, the order would go back to the appeals court for an expedited hearing while it conducts what could be a lengthy review of the remainder of the judgment, Rosenbaum said.

Leigh Day, the law firm representing the claimants, said the judgment confirmed "gig economy operators cannot continue to falsely classify their workers as independent contractors... to avoid providing the rights those workers are properly entitled to".

"The judgment brings into focus a flawed understanding of the interplay between climate change, biodiversity and development issues," ecologist Debadityo Sinha wrote in a column.

In a statement, Beverly Hills current Mayor Lester Friedman said that the judgment contained no admission or finding or wrongdoing.

The city wasn’t subject to any fines or penalties as a result of the judgment.