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Berg & Berg Enterprises LLC v. Sherwood Partners Inc.
Creditor failed to establish conspiracy claim against attorney of other creditor.
Attorneys Nov. 11, 2005
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 Nov. 11, 2005
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 Nov. 11, 2005
Irvin on Habeas Corpus
Order
Nov. 11, 2005
Sole Energy Co. v. Hodges
Entry of $27 million default judgment as sanction for discovery abuses violated due process.
Civil Procedure Nov. 10, 2005
Mileikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem
Terminating sanctions for repeated failure to provide discovery was proper.
Civil Procedure Nov. 10, 2005
Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.
Putative shareholders may not recover lost profits resulting from injury to corporation.
Corporations Nov. 10, 2005
Arambula v. Union Carbide Corp.
Defendant did not waive time limit by appearing at hearing and contesting merits of plaintiff's motion.
Civil Procedure Nov. 10, 2005
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 Nov. 10, 2005
Snow v. Woodford
Prison policy prohibiting inmates from possessing sexually explicit materials is constitutional.
Prisoners Rights Nov. 10, 2005
People v. Urbano
Trial court's imposition of additional fines without jury findings did not violate sentencing laws.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 10, 2005
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 Nov. 10, 2005
Rodriguez v. Kirchhoefel
Negligent infliction of emotional distress claim is not available to plaintiff who saw injury to de facto relative.
Torts Nov. 10, 2005
United States v. Olson
Government waives sovereign immunity only where local law would make 'private person' liable in tort.
Government Nov. 10, 2005
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 Nov. 10, 2005
Opinion of Lockyer
City or county may assess separate charge for performance of special services necessitated by unusually large loads of vehicles.
Government Nov. 10, 2005
Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc.
Punitive damages against tobacco company are reduced from $3 billion to $50 million.
Torts Nov. 9, 2005
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 Nov. 9, 2005
Knight v. Superior Court (Schwarzenegger)
Domestic Partnership Act does not amend defense of marriage initiative.
Constitutional Law Nov. 9, 2005
People v. Jennings
Insured is entitled to offset of payments made he made to automobile accident victim.
Insurance Nov. 9, 2005
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 Nov. 9, 2005
Concerned Citizens Coalition of Stockton v. City of Stockton
Order vacating judgment and reopening case for further proceedings is not appealable.
Civil Procedure Nov. 9, 2005
Paul v. Schoellkopf
Provision for attorney fees in escrow instructions does not apply to land sale contract dispute.
Real Property Nov. 9, 2005
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 Nov. 9, 2005
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
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
Roberts v. Erhard (In re Roberts)
Bankruptcy court may not deny discharge on basis of finding of careless and reckless failure to disclose.
Bankruptcy Nov. 9, 2005
U.S. v. Georgia
Order
Nov. 9, 2005
IL Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Inc. Inc.
Order
Nov. 9, 2005
Zurich Ins. Co. v. Chatham County, GA
Order
Nov. 9, 2005