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Gibson v. World Savings and Loan Association
Plaintiffs' state claims are not pre-empted by federal regulations of Home Owners' Loan Act. 		Banking Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Letteer
Defendant is entitled to be sentenced by judge who accepted his guilty plea. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Valerio v. Andrew Youngquist Construction
Court erred in ignoring plaintiff's judicial admissions that contract existed. 		Contracts Feb. 4, 2003
Greenlining Institute v. Public Utilities Commission (Pacific Bell Telephone Co.)
Public utilities commission lacks jurisdiction to decide whether utility violated unfair competition law. 		Administrative Agencies Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Boyette
Defendant's convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and death sentence are affirmed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Smith v. Rae-Venter Law Group
For purposes of attorney fees shifting, party is successful in appeal when resulting judgment is more favorable than administrative award. 		Civil Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Michael B. v. Superior Court (People)
Grand jury may issue subpoena duces tecum, which does not require affidavit of good cause. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
County of San Diego v. Ace Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
There is no duty to indemnify claims neither litigated nor approved by insurer. 		Insurance Feb. 4, 2003
Olsen v. Santa Barbara's Gracious Living Inc.
Furniture mover is entitled to enforce lien on property that it transported without agreement of owners. 		Business Law Feb. 4, 2003
White v. Ford Motor Co.
In products liability action, punitive damages award unconstitutionally permitted Nevada jury to punish Ford for out-of-state conduct. 		Torts Feb. 4, 2003
U.S. v. Bravo-Diaz
District court lacked jurisdiction to vacate conviction for drug smuggling under All Writs Act. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Jimenez v. Superior Court (T.M. Cobb Co.)
Manufacturer of defective component installed in mass-produced home is subject to strict products liability. 		Torts Feb. 4, 2003
Kajima Engineering and Construction Inc. v. Pacific Bell
Referee serving on general reference by trial court is not required to take oath. 		Civil Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Cervantes
Search of defendant as condition of probation is illegal if it is arbitrary, capricious or harassing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Bono v. Clark
Former wife is entitled to portion of community assets used to improve husband's separate property estate. 		Family Law Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Stanistreet
Statue which makes it a misdemeanor for individual to file false charges against police officer is facially constitutional. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Matute
Defendant's rights weren't violated by victim's failure to give specific details regarding each count of rape for which he was charged. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Ford v. Ford Motor Co.
Car dealership's settlement with customer does not establish manufacturer's duty to indemnify. 		Contracts Feb. 4, 2003
Hu v. Fang
Paralegal's mistake is attributable to attorney responsible for supervising paralegal. 		Attorneys Feb. 4, 2003
Gunther-Wahl Productions v. Mattel Inc.
Jury instruction was improper to determine existence of breach of implied-in-fact contract. 		Contracts Feb. 4, 2003
Bunker v. County of Orange
Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Pugh
Buyer who pasted seller's signature on sales agreement is guilty of forgery. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Souders v. Philip Morris Inc.
Repeal of state immunity statute subjects tobacco companies to liability in tort action. 		Torts Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Napoles
Despite court's failure to give unanimity instruction in joint jury trial, error was harmless. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Magna Enterprises Inc. v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Insurer had no duty to defend under title insurance policy where property owner had right of access, although difficult or impractical. 		Real Property Feb. 4, 2003
Humphrey v. Appellate Division of Superior Court (People)
Search warrant to test defendant's blood for HIV may be based on affidavit comprised of hearsay statements. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Guillemin v. Stein
Government Code Section 6103.5 authorizes recovery of costs for filing fees when judgment is entered in favor of public officials. 		Civil Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
Harris v. Grimes
Court improperly applied res judicata to federal court ruling when ruling in favor of attorney in malpractice action. 		Attorneys Feb. 4, 2003
People v. Samples
Feb. 4, 2003
Intershop Communications AG v. Superior Court (Martinez)
Mandatory forum selection agreement is valid unless plaintiff demonstrates enforcement would be unreasonable. 		Civil Procedure Feb. 4, 2003
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