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Freeman v. Schack
Anti-SLAPP statute does not apply to attorney's activity where class action settlement was merely incidental to breach arising from his adverse representation. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 29, 2007
Mileikowsky v. West Hills Hospital Medical Center
Hearing officer cannot prematurely terminate hearing on hospital's extension of staff privileges as sanction for physician's failure to produce requested documents. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 29, 2007
Catholic Mutual Relief Society v. Superior Court (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Diego)
Church's nonparty liability insurer is not required to provide discovery of reinsurance agreements in childhood abuse case. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2007
Butler-Rupp v. Lourdeaux
Trial court retains jurisdiction to award attorney fees incurred on appeal even when appellate court orders parties to bear their own costs. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2007
Peterson v. John Crane Inc.
Expert witness fees are properly awarded to prevailing party who presented valid settlement offer to single plaintiff in her multiple legal capacities. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 27, 2007
The Cadle Co. II Inc. v. Sundance Financial Inc.
Lawsuit is barred by statute of limitations where it is filed more than ten years after entry of stipulated judgment. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 27, 2007
Azizian v. Federated Dept. Stores Inc.
Appellant is not required to secure appellate attorney fees where appellees are not entitled to recover such fees if successful on appeal. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2007
Dependable Highway Express Inc. v. Navigators Ins. Co.
District court's stay order is abuse of discretion where it is unclear whether company agreed to arbitrate dispute in England. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2007
Vasquez v. State of California
Plaintiff is excused from any prelitigation settlement requirement under futility principles. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2007
Philipson & Simon v. Gulsvig
Trial court errs denying anti-SLAPP motion where law firm fails to demonstrate probability of success on claims of fraud and negligent misrepresentation. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 22, 2007
Marlin v. Aimco Venezia LLC
SLAPP motion is not proper where terminating tenancy is not activity taken in furtherance of rights of petition or free speech. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2007
Babasa v. LensCrafters Inc.
Notice of removal is untimely where mediation letter sent nearly one year earlier clearly showed damages sought exceeded federal jurisdictional amount. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 16, 2007
McGarry v. University of San Diego
Trial court properly strikes former coach's defamation claims based on university official's statements regarding his abrupt termination in newspaper and parent meeting. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 15, 2007
Rohde v. Wolf
Attorney's allegedly defamatory messages accusing plaintiff of fraud are protected under anti-SLAPP statute and litigation privilege for purposes of striking plaintiff's complaint. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 14, 2007
Totten v. Hill
Complete preemption divests trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over state law claim by trustees of employee benefit plan. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 14, 2007
AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Roden
'Younger' abstention is not proper where district court should have stayed federal suit pending completion of California action. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2007
Giles v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
District court errs in applying Nevada's preclusion law with respect to contract claims by car dealerships against General Motors. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 12, 2007
McElmurry v. U.S. Bank National Association
Collateral order exception does not apply where order denying notice to potential plaintiffs is not 'effectively unreviewable on appeal from final judgment.' 		Civil Procedure Aug. 8, 2007
Smith v. Exxon Mobile Oil Corp.
Collateral estoppel improperly applied where absence of expert testimony in prior action deprived oil company of opportunity to defend against asbestos claim. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 6, 2007
People ex rel. Brown v. Powerex Corp.
Filed rate doctrine bars Attorney General’s claims challenging energy wholesaler’s malicious conduct during California energy crisis. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 6, 2007
E-Fab Inc. v. Accountants Inc. Services
Trial court errs in finding time-barred plaintiff's claims against staffing agency over accountant who embezzled nearly $1 million. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2007
Payan v. Aramark Management Services LP
Title VII action is time-barred where litigant is presumed to receive notice three days from issuance of right-to-sue letter. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 2, 2007
Valenzuela v. California State Personnel Board (Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Corrections officer's dismissal is not proper where notice prohibiting foreign diet pills was not sufficient for due process purposes. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2007
Chosak v. Alameda County Medical Center
Medical malpractice action is properly dismissed where optometry student is deemed 'health care provider' protected by one-year statute of limitations. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2007
McOwen v. Grossman
Medical malpractice action is not time-barred where amputee was ignorant of facts and theory of liability when he filed complaint. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2007
City of Los Angeles v. Glair
Court lacks jurisdiction to hear time-barred appeal, even if defendant only challenges denial of motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2007
Societe Civile Succession Richard Guino v. Redstar Corp.
California Court erroneously denies enforcement of French judgment for 3 million francs. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 25, 2007
Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy)
Individual must bring representative claims as class action pursuant to Unfair Competition Law but not Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 25, 2007
Wang v. Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust
Anti-SLAPP does not apply to Wal-Mart's 'protected' permit activities, which were only incidental to private transaction at heart of seller's complaint. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 25, 2007
Advantec Group Inc. v. Edwin's Plumbing Co. Inc.
Answer containing general denial of material allegations sufficiently controverts contractor's allegation of licensure, requiring proof by production of verified certificate. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2007
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