Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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E022682
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Patience v. Snyder
Document to sever joint tenancy is deposited for recording only when all recordation requirements have been met. |
Real Property |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
G023383
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People v. Regalado
Proof by preponderance of evidence is required before jury may consider prior sexual offenses as evidence that defendant committed lewd act on child. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S072524
|
Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Service Inc.
Failure to warn claims brought under state law are preempted by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. |
Environmental Law |
|
Apr. 28, 2000 | |
F031580
|
Lamont Storm Water District of Kern County v. Pavich
Storm water district does not have authority to file action to abate nuisance. |
Real Property |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
A085136
|
G.L. Mezzetta Inc. v. City of American Canyon
Under state and local statutes, city may not enter into and be bound by oral contracts. |
Government |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
A087995
|
Jacobus v. Krambo Corp.
Employer must indemnify employee for legal costs incurred to successfully defend coworker's sexual harassment lawsuit. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
F029478
|
People v. Martin
Penal Code Section 22, which disallows evidence of voluntary intoxication to negate capacity to form mental state of crime, is constitutional. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S062859
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Rose v. State Bar
Absence of written opinion and opportunity for oral argument do not deprive attorney of due process. |
Attorneys |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S059064
|
Lane v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
Appellate court must apply 'highly deferential standard' in determining whether lower court properly granted new trial. |
Civil Procedure |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
B130417
|
People v. Williams
In spousal abuse case, court must consider defendant's argument that men were excluded from jury based solely on presumed group bias. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
D033138
|
People v. Turner
Retrial is permitted if jury is unable to reach unanimous decision on whether defendant is sexually violent predator. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
A083939
|
Schnall v. The Hertz Corp.
Lawsuit, alleging that car rental company concealed exorbitant fuel rates charged customers, sufficiently states claim for unfair and fraudulent business practices. |
Business Law |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S073196, A076333, A076341, A076352 and A076730
|
Scheiding v. General Motors Corp.
Federal law forecloses state law causes of action against locomotive manufacturers for defective product design. |
Torts |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S074364
|
Haggis v. City of Los Angeles
Failure to establish city had mandatory duty to preserve developed property on unstable land precludes all claims against city. |
Torts |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
B126426
|
Shipman v. Boething Treeland Farms,Inc.
Private property owner owes no duty to injured, recreational vehicle driver when driver was uninvited, non-paying recreational user of land. |
Torts |
|
Apr. 28, 2000 | |
F031606
|
People v. Rodriguez
Home office burglary constitutes burglary of dwelling even though home and office were not connected by interior door. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 28, 2000 | |
S078153
|
Viad Corporation v. Superior Court (Thompson)
Review granted |
|
Apr. 27, 2000 | ||
S078149
|
Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (McDermott)
Review granted |
|
Apr. 27, 2000 | ||
S078492
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Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (Gosney)
Review granted |
|
Apr. 27, 2000 | ||
B109409
|
People v. Valentine
Threatened 'hardship' is not form of 'duress' for crimes of forcible oral copulation and forcible penetration by foreign object. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 27, 2000 | |
S077861
|
Fox v. Kramer
In malpractice action, Department of Health Services investigator's testimony and draft preliminary report for confidential hospital peer review are excludable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Apr. 27, 2000 | |
S074951
|
People v. Hernandez
'Sanity' determination requires hearing regardless of judicial inconvenience. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 27, 2000 | |
S068742
|
Paz v. State of California
Contract for public project doesn't create general duty to third persons. |
Torts |
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Apr. 27, 2000 | |
S085618
|
People v. Harvey
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S078552
|
Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (Kirkland)
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S081871
|
Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (Verzuh)
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S078168
|
Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (McGrath)
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S080545
|
Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (Lutz)
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S085566
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People v. Beaudion
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2000 | ||
S083209
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Viad Corp. v. Superior Court (McCluskey)
Order |
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Apr. 26, 2000 |