Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B196235
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Lee v. Dynamex Inc.
Denial of motion to compel disclosure of contact information for putative class members is reversed. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2008 | |
06-56380
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Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2008 | |
06-16981
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Klemm v. Astrue
Notice of appeal from denial of benefits is timely filed when clerk receives document, despite deficiencies in form that violate local rules. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2008 | |
B202457
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Anthony v. City of Los Angeles
Prevailing party in FEHA action is not required to claim expert witness fees within 15-day period under rule for filing memorandum of costs. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 15, 2008 | |
D051408
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Dornbirer v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Ambiguous disclosure by arbitrator is insufficient to vacate arbitration award. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 11, 2008 | |
D050305
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Platypus Wear Inc. v. Goldberg
Court abuses its discretion in granting defendant's application to file late anti-SLAPP motion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 8, 2008 | |
06-56380
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Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 5, 2008 | |
07-35795
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Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development
Dismissal without prejudice does not confer prevailing party status upon defendant for purposes of awarding attorney fees. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 4, 2008 | |
06-56562
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Nationwide Life Insurance Co. v. Richards
Where wife seeks murdered husband's life insurance proceeds, court properly draws adverse inference from her assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 29, 2008 | |
C053428
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Barba v. Perez
Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offer of settlement is deemed reasonable where offeror ultimately receives judgment exceeding offer. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 29, 2008 | |
B195416
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Winfred D. v. Michelin North America Inc.
Evidence of injured plaintiff's illicit affairs should have been excluded in personal injury action against tire manufacturer. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2008 | |
D050838
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Gogri v. Jack in the Box Inc.
Plaintiff's voluntary dismissal is timely where filed before trial court's tentative ruling granting summary judgment to defendant. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 27, 2008 | |
G040091
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Freedman v. Superior Court (Charbonneau)
Plaintiff is barred from asserting punitive damages claim based on medical malpractice where motion for leave to amend is made after deadline. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 26, 2008 | |
B196321
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Chinn v. KMR Property Management
Settlement proceeds from defendant in exchange for dismissal is not 'net monetary recovery' for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure Section 998. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 26, 2008 | |
G038314
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Mark v. Spencer
Failure to disclose fee-splitting agreement to court prior to approval of class action settlement bars future enforcement of agreement. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 26, 2008 | |
06-55297
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State of California v. Altus Finance S.A.
Court errs in issuing post-verdict order prohibiting Insurance Commissioner from proffering evidence on his principal damages theory. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 26, 2008 | |
B202448
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Medrazo v. Honda of North Hollywood
Court improperly denied class action certification where it relied on merits of case. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 25, 2008 | |
06-16595
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Boschetto v. Hansing
Sale of automobile over eBay does not provide sufficient minimum contacts to support personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendant in buyer's forum state. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 20, 2008 | |
07-15310
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. KXD Technology Inc.
Appeal is dismissed where district court's contempt order against defendants is plainly civil. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 20, 2008 | |
D052267
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Mahdavi v. Superior Court (Portofino Beach Inn)
Defendant previously declared vexatious litigant may file appeal without permission from presiding judge. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 20, 2008 | |
C055449
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Pelton-Shepherd Industries Inc. v. Delta Packaging Products Inc.
Trial court prejudicially abuses its discretion in granting motion to compel documents after discovery cutoff date absent motion to reopen discovery. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 19, 2008 | |
B203726
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Alch v. Superior Court (Time Warner Entertainment Co.)
Trial court improperly sustains objections to disclosure on privacy grounds where subpoenaed information was essential to resolution of writers' age discrimination claims. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 17, 2008 | |
06-36040
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Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Hoen
Innocent intervenor that materially assisted defendants is not liable for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988(b). |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 17, 2008 | |
06-36020
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Bertelsen v. Harris
Attorney misconduct involving breach of professional conduct rules does not require disgorgement of reasonable attorney fees. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2008 | |
B201128
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Kempton v. City of Los Angeles
Leave to amend complaint is granted where it may reasonably be amended to allege valid cause of action. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2008 | |
B195416
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Winfred D. v. Michelin North American Inc.
Evidence of injured plaintiff's illicit affairs should have been excluded in personal injury action against tire manufacturer. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 8, 2008 | |
A119514
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Melbostad v. Fisher
Notice of appeal must be filed 60 days after court grants defendant's motion to strike and dismisses entire complaint with prejudice. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 6, 2008 | |
B206714
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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. v. Superior Court (Brar)
Foreign corporation is subject to specific personal jurisdiction where employees solicited investors in California regardless of alter ego requirements. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 6, 2008 | |
B206854
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Jogani v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Jogani)
Right to jury trial is determined where quantum meruit is deemed action at law as form of common law action of assumpsit. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 5, 2008 | |
06-16301
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Hilao v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos
Court improperly extends judgment where request to extend was not made within 10 years of original judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 1, 2008 |