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State v. Wilson
Defendant who shot unintended victim is guilty of second-degree assault.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
Malted Mousse Inc. v. Steinmetz
Arbitrator erred in denying award of attorney fees based on small claims statute.
Civil Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
Puget Sound Energy v. Adamo
Employee who slipped and fell in employer's parking lot was entitled to benefits for injury.
Employment Law Sep. 15, 2002
Lewis County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
Trial court lacks jurisdiction to review final order of hearing board when appellant failed to timely pay filing fee.
Civil Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
Personal Restraint Petition of Hutchinson
Due process rights of defendant convicted of murdering two law enforcement officers were not violated.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
Dept. of Licensing v. Ball
Motorist's unwillingness to cooperate constituted refusal to take breath test.
Administrative Agencies Sep. 15, 2002
Nims v. Washington Board of Registration
Board applied incorrect burden of persuasion in revoking engineer's license.
Administrative Agencies Sep. 15, 2002
State v. Nordlund
Affiant's general statements about habits of sex offenders are insufficient to support issuance of search warrant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
State v. Dhaliwal
Defendant did not waive his Sixth Amendment right to conflict free attorney.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2002
Hansen v. Virginia Mason Medical Center
Doctor's assurance that patient was not terminal within the year does not qualify as legally enforceable promise.
Contracts Sep. 15, 2002
U.S. v. Pfannenstiel
Order
Sep. 15, 2002
Jennings v. Everett
Order
Sep. 15, 2002
U.S. V. Yazzie
Order
Sep. 15, 2002
Quintana v. Atherton
Order
Sep. 15, 2002
Cotner v. Boone
Order
Sep. 15, 2002
Friedman v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Veganism is not religious creed within meaning of California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Employment Law Sep. 15, 2002
Advanced Bionics Corp. v. Medtronic Inc.
Order
Sep. 12, 2002
People v. Spence
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 12, 2002
Clayton-Brame v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)
Order
Sep. 12, 2002
In re the Detention of Wilber W.
Opinion
Sep. 12, 2002
Cundiff v. Bell Atlantic Corp.
Public Utilities Commission doesn't have exclusive jurisdiction over suit concerning telephone company's rental charges for telephone equipment.
Civil Procedure Sep. 12, 2002
Low v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co.
Insurer's default judgment for subrogation may not later be reduced as a result of pleading error.
Insurance Sep. 12, 2002
Waterman Convalescent Hospital Inc. v. Department of Health Services
Where convalescent home withdraws request to contest citation administratively, statute of limitations begins to run upon withdrawal.
Administrative Agencies Sep. 12, 2002
Collette v. Tolleson Unified School District, No. 214
School district does not have duty to protect general public from negligent driving of students who left campus during their lunch hour.
Torts Sep. 12, 2002
U.S. v. Arrington
Order
Sep. 12, 2002
Carrol v. Superior Court (San Diego County Heath and Human Services)
Attorney must withdraw from representing multiple minor siblings in dependency proceeding where actual conflict arises.
Attorneys Sep. 12, 2002
Jeffrey v. Superior Court (Huntington Beach City Council)
In order to defeat proposed initiative, City Council may place FAIR initiative on March 2004 ballot instead of upcoming November ballot.
Government Sep. 12, 2002
United States v. Shell Oil Co.
United States isn't liable for clean up of non-benzol waste dumped at McColl Superfund Site.
Environmental Law Sep. 11, 2002
Sylvia v. Stallion Springs Community Services District
Order
Sep. 11, 2002
People v. McCord
Order
Sep. 11, 2002