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Edgerton v. State Personnel Board (Dept. of Transportation)
Caltrans' off-duty drug testing policy violates employees' constitutional right to privacy.
Employment Law Nov. 29, 2000
Carpenters Health & Welfare Trust Fund for California v. McCracken
ERISA does not pre-empt common law breach of contract action.
Employment Law Nov. 29, 2000
People v. Tye
Parole-revocation fine is proper when prison sentence, and period of parole have been imposed, but its execution has been suspended.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 29, 2000
Parker v. Powell
Where trust assets are transmuted from community to separate property at decedent's death, husband's revocation results in disposition of one-half interest according to decedent's will.
Probate and Trusts Nov. 29, 2000
Estate of McGuigan
Niece's failure to specify decedent's son in petition to claim escheated estate constitutes extrinsic fraud sufficient to set aside order of distribution.
Probate and Trusts Nov. 29, 2000
Guz v. Bechtel National Inc.
Implied contract of employment security does not exist in employee's at-will employment agreement with employer.
Employment Law Nov. 29, 2000
Edgar O. v. Superior Court (Lso Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services)
Incarcerated parent may be denied parental rights despite lack of conviction.
Juveniles Nov. 29, 2000
Wagner v. Apex Marine Ship Management Corp.
Time to commence litigation in asbestos related personal injury cases doesn't begin to run on separate and distinct related diseases until they become manifest.
Torts Nov. 29, 2000
People v. Johnson
Defendant may not change plea because subsequent caselaw reduced maximum penalty for crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 29, 2000
People v. Chavez
Evidence of prior sexual assault may be used to impeach truthfulness of defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 29, 2000
People v. Amador
Despite inaccurate discription and erroneous address on search warrant, evidence is not suppressed if search was of correct house.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 29, 2000
Lammers v. Superior Court (Lammers)
Court's 'pre-read' rule is facially constitutional, but unconstitutional as applied to litigant.
Constitutional Law Nov. 29, 2000
Shaw v. Hughes Aircraft
Aggrieved nonparty who moves for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial has standing to appeal.
Civil Procedure Nov. 29, 2000
Dreyfuss v. Union Bank of California
Antideficiency statutes don't apply to prevent bank from foreclosing on property without first determining its fair market value.
Real Property Nov. 29, 2000
Townsend v. Addison
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 28, 2000
L & M Enterprises, Inc. v. Bei Sensors & Systems Co.
Failure to pay shipping invoice for over 60 days is substantial impairment justifying cancellation of contract.
Contracts Nov. 28, 2000
Hells Canyon Alliance v. United States Forest Service
Forest Service found to have adequately considered alternatives to protect river designated as wild and scenic.
Environmental Law Nov. 28, 2000
Huizar v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Insured entitled to recover attorney fees in uninsured motorist claim.
Insurance Nov. 28, 2000
U.S. v. Garcia
Court upholds admission into evidence of telephone conversations obtained by wiretap.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 28, 2000
U.S. v. Cryar
Defendant charged with continuing violation of attempted sexual abuse may be prosecuted in any district where crime was completed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 28, 2000
Burks v. Apfel
When "wife" aware of factors that show husband still married to another she loses putative spouse status.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 28, 2000
Tyler v. Re/Max Mountain States, Inc.
Jury reasonably found company's belatedly offered reasons to deny franchise were pretext for race discrimination.
Civil Rights Nov. 28, 2000
Jean B., a Minor
Dependency court order terminating its jurisdiction and recalling arrest warrant issued against father who abducted son is reversed.
Family Law Nov. 27, 2000
Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
Certiorari granted
Nov. 27, 2000
Robinson v. United States
Order
Nov. 26, 2000
Shellmon v. Cambra
Order
Nov. 26, 2000
Twitty v. United States
Order
Nov. 26, 2000
Potts v. United States
Order
Nov. 26, 2000
Meals v. United States
Order
Nov. 26, 2000
Pick v. Cohen
Order
Nov. 22, 2000