Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A165646
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People v. Lozano
Deceased victim's statement to her mother regarding protracted pattern of sexual abuse was not admissible under the excited utterance hearsay exception because there had been time for her to reflect. |
Evidence |
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A. Tucher | Apr. 12, 2024 |
A167246
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People v. Rafael B.D.R.
Trial court erred by denying motion for a new trial following newly discovered evidence: a confession by defendant's ex-wife that her family intentionally invented abuse allegations to deport defendant. |
Evidence |
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A. Tucher | Apr. 12, 2024 |
22-50069
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U.S. v. Jose Jimenez-Chaidez
District court's decision to admit federal agent's cellphone testimony as lay rather than expert witness was proper given that the information provided did not require specialized knowledge. |
Evidence |
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D. Forrest | Mar. 26, 2024 |
G061866
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Marriage of Lietz
Trial court properly sustained objection to questions seeking to elicit expert testimony on case-specific fact about which the expert lacked independent knowledge and had not been independently proven by evidence. |
Evidence |
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M. Sanchez | Feb. 9, 2024 |
D082229
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Garner v. BNSF Railway Co.
Exclusion of causation experts opining on diesel exhaust exposure was improper because the analytical gap in the data was caused by a lack of scientific research on the subject. |
Evidence |
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M. Buchanan | Jan. 5, 2024 |
21-10296
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U.S. v. Motley
Warrant obtained using information from a prescription-monitoring program was valid given that defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy because program was well-established and long-standing. |
Evidence |
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M. Bennett | Jan. 2, 2024 |
B306910
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Argueta v. Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
Employee complaints against plaintiff who brought a sexual harassment lawsuit were inadmissible because their substance had minimal relevance to her credibility. |
Evidence |
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M. Stratton | Dec. 7, 2023 |
A165289
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Phillips v. Gordon
Department of Motor Vehicles could not rely on Evidence Code Section 664 test reliability presumption when blood drawing procedure did not follow Vehicle Code section requirements. |
Evidence |
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T. Brown | Dec. 1, 2023 |
B321037
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Yee v. Panrox International (USA), Inc.
Trial court did not err in determining that house lien overcame general presumption of validity when evidence provided the contrary. |
Evidence |
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J. Wiley | Nov. 29, 2023 |
B321616
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Modification: Brancati v. Cachuma Village, LLC
Trial court erred in excluding medical doctor's factually-based expert testimony to testify on impact of mold in plaintiff's residence to her health. |
Evidence |
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A. Gilbert | Nov. 14, 2023 |
B321616
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Brancati v. Cachuma Village, LLC
Trial court erred in excluding medical doctor's factually-based expert testimony to testify on impact of mold in plaintiff's residence to her health. |
Evidence |
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A. Gilbert | Oct. 18, 2023 |
A163112
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People v. Bingham
Despite trial court improperly deeming victim's inconsistent statements inadmissible for impeachment purposes, reversal was not required because it was unlikely the statements would lead to a more favorable outcome. |
Evidence |
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T. Jackson | Sep. 28, 2023 |
20-15908
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Jensen v. EXC Inc.
District court erroneously allowed the introduction of hearsay opinions of a non-testifying putative expert. |
Evidence |
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D. Collins | Sep. 25, 2023 |
D081246
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People v. Jenkins
Substantial evidence did not support court's order involuntarily recommitting mentally disordered defendant to state hospital. |
Evidence |
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J. Kelety | Sep. 5, 2023 |
A164897
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People v. Castaneda-Prado
Victim's admission that she accused defendant to help her mother obtain an immigration visa was admissible to attack her credibility. |
Evidence |
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J. Streeter | Sep. 1, 2023 |
18-56414
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Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles
Excluding expert testimony on coerced confessions was error where false confessions were beyond the common knowledge of the average layperson, and it would have helped jurors better evaluate credibility. |
Evidence |
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K. Wardlaw | Aug. 7, 2023 |
S272166
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Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
Though evidence of another molestation incident involving plaintiff sexual abuse victim may be admissible, it still requires a hearing to be reviewed and scrutinized for undue prejudice. |
Evidence |
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P. Guerrero | Jul. 28, 2023 |
B315241
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People v. Portillo
Warehouse manager's testimony regarding the retail listings of stolen dumbbells was admissible non-hearsay evidence since it was circumstantial price tag testimony about the item's fair market value |
Evidence |
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G. Feuer | May 17, 2023 |
A165387
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Onglyza Product Cases
In case involving whether active ingredient in type 2 diabetes medication increased risk of heart failure, summary judgment was appropriate after trial court properly excluded experts' testimony. |
Evidence |
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J. Goldman | Apr. 21, 2023 |
A160851
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People v. Saucedo
Error was non-prejudicial where the trial court erred in admitting testimony regarding minor driving offenses committed by defendant to prove he acted with implied malice to commit murder. |
Evidence |
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M. Simons | Apr. 17, 2023 |
S267391
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In re Jenkins
Attorney Generals have a constitutional, ethical, or procedural duty to disclose certain exculpatory evidence in response to habeas petitioner's *Brady* claim. |
Evidence |
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P. Guerrero | Mar. 28, 2023 |
D080018
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People v. Gobert
Testimony regarding strangled girlfriend's trip to visit her sister prior to her death was impermissible propensity evidence, but the error was not prejudicial to the clear-cut murder charge. |
Evidence |
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W. Dato | Mar. 23, 2023 |
B318397
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Militello v. VFARM
Disqualifying counsel was proper where client failed to establish emails, which were allegedly impermissibly downloaded and used by counsel in a related proceeding, were not protected by the spousal communication privilege. |
Evidence |
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D. Perluss | Mar. 22, 2023 |
F082933
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Modification: People v. Sedano
Prosecution's testimony on child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome was admissible because it was admitted to help the jury's objective evaluation of the victim's credibility rather than vouch for her veracity. |
Evidence |
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J. Detjen | Mar. 3, 2023 |
F082933
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People v. Sedano
Prosecution's testimony on child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome was admissible because it was admitted to help the jury's objective evaluation of the victim's credibility rather than vouch for her veracity. |
Evidence |
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J. Detjen | Feb. 22, 2023 |
S161781
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People v. Thomas
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of defendant's other murder because the motives for both murders were similar and the gruesome evidence was not sufficiently prejudicial. |
Evidence |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Jan. 27, 2023 |
B313982
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LAOSD Asbestos Cases
Declaration made by Avon's corporate representative was inadmissible as hearsay made by a lay witness because it discussed events that occurred years earlier to which she had no personal knowledge. |
Evidence |
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M. Stratton | Jan. 25, 2023 |
A158868
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Modification: Bader v. Johnson & Johnson
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting doctor to offer opinion that fibrous talc causes mesothelioma because the materials that plaintiff presented in support provided reasonable basis for the opinion at issue. |
Evidence |
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T. Brown | Jan. 25, 2023 |
A158868
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Bader v. Johnson & Johnson
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting doctor to offer opinion that fibrous talc causes mesothelioma because the materials that plaintiff presented in support provided reasonable basis for the opinion at issue. |
Evidence |
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T. Brown | Dec. 28, 2022 |
G059475
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People v. Kocontes
Trial court's allowance of evidence as to the reasons for divorce involving "inappropriate relationship with female" was prejudicial and irrelevant as it provided no probative value for supporting motive. |
Evidence |
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K. O'Leary | Dec. 23, 2022 |