Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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H026821
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Berg & Berg Enterprises LLC v. Sherwood Partners Inc.
Creditor failed to establish conspiracy claim against attorney of other creditor. |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 11, 2005 | |
A105231
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250 L.L.C v. Photopoint Corp.
Failure to return security deposit from breached lease prevents landlord from offsetting that amount against future damages. |
Contracts |
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Nov. 11, 2005 | |
H026888
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City of King City v. Community Bank of Central California
Court committed prejudicial error in precluding bank from conducting discovery in lawsuit initiated by city. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 11, 2005 | |
S135935
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Irvin on Habeas Corpus
Order |
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Nov. 11, 2005 | ||
G031282
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Sole Energy Co. v. Hodges
Entry of $27 million default judgment as sanction for discovery abuses violated due process. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B159733
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Mileikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem
Terminating sanctions for repeated failure to provide discovery was proper. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
G031877
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Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.
Putative shareholders may not recover lost profits resulting from injury to corporation. |
Corporations |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B171814
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Arambula v. Union Carbide Corp.
Defendant did not waive time limit by appearing at hearing and contesting merits of plaintiff's motion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B172056
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California Insurance Guarantee Assoc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (American Motorists Insurance Co.)
Insurance guarantee association is not required to reimburse insurer for benefits paid to injured party. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
D043702
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Snow v. Woodford
Prison policy prohibiting inmates from possessing sexually explicit materials is constitutional. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
F044381
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People v. Urbano
Trial court's imposition of additional fines without jury findings did not violate sentencing laws. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B169749
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People v. Chan
Defendant who made two digit error in reporting his address is guilty of failing to register as a sex offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B175505
|
Rodriguez v. Kirchhoefel
Negligent infliction of emotional distress claim is not available to plaintiff who saw injury to de facto relative. |
Torts |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
04-759
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United States v. Olson
Government waives sovereign immunity only where local law would make 'private person' liable in tort. |
Government |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
03-1238
|
IBP Inc. v. Alvarez
Time that factory employees spent between donning gear and walking to production area was compensable under Fair Labor Standards Act. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
05-703
|
Opinion of Lockyer
City or county may assess separate charge for performance of special services necessitated by unusually large loads of vehicles. |
Government |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
B152959
|
Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc.
Punitive damages against tobacco company are reduced from $3 billion to $50 million. |
Torts |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 | |
B177138
|
Southern California Edison Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (California Cogeneration Council)
Public Utilities Commission decisions extending power contracts are lawful. |
Government |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
C048378
|
Knight v. Superior Court (Schwarzenegger)
Domestic Partnership Act does not amend defense of marriage initiative. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 | |
D043944
|
People v. Jennings
Insured is entitled to offset of payments made he made to automobile accident victim. |
Insurance |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
C047124
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Superior Court (Dennis-Johnson)
Employer's failure to begin review hearing within 60 days does not entitle terminated employee to bring immediate tort action. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
C046524
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Concerned Citizens Coalition of Stockton v. City of Stockton
Order vacating judgment and reopening case for further proceedings is not appealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
B170379
|
Paul v. Schoellkopf
Provision for attorney fees in escrow instructions does not apply to land sale contract dispute. |
Real Property |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
A104903
|
Hayward Area Planning Association v. City of Hayward (Hayward 1900 Inc.)
California Environmental Quality Act does not allow award of costs of preparing administrative record to real party in interest absent plaintiff's consent. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
D043697
|
Shirk v. Vista Unified School District
Statute extending statute of limitations for adults alleging childhood sexual abuse also extends government tort claims filing requirements. |
Torts |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 | |
G030091
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Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.
Court does not need extremely good cause to treat motion for reconsideration as motion for new trial after it granted summary judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 | |
04-1566
|
Roberts v. Erhard (In re Roberts)
Bankruptcy court may not deny discharge on basis of finding of careless and reckless failure to disclose. |
Bankruptcy |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | |
04-1203
|
U.S. v. Georgia
Order |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | ||
04-1329
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IL Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Inc. Inc.
Order |
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Nov. 9, 2005 | ||
04-1618
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Zurich Ins. Co. v. Chatham County, GA
Order |
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Nov. 9, 2005 |