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Lake v. Reed
In drunken driving case reviews, DMV can rely on unsworn police or forensic laboratory reports.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 18, 1999
Denny's Inc. v. City of Agoura Hills
Businesses are entitled to retain pole signs despite city ordinance requiring removal of non-conforming signs.
Government Jun. 18, 1999
Marriage of Labass
Court can substitute earning capacity for actual income in applying statewide child support guideline formula.
Family Law Jun. 18, 1999
Gonzales v. Personal Storage, Inc.
Storage facility is liable for emotional distress caused by its conversion of tenant's belongings.
Torts Jun. 18, 1999
Hall v. Laronde
Use of electronic mail by out-of-state party can establish sufficient minimum contacts to support personal jurisdiction.
Contracts Jun. 18, 1999
People v. Kasim
Prosecutor's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence bearing on key witnesses' credibility warrants new trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
The Skokomish Indian Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Applicant's preliminary permit for hydropower facility cannot issue if competitor seeking relicense uses same resources.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 18, 1999
Camacho v. Du Sung Corp.
Lessee's contractual duty eliminates owner's liability for injury on commercial premises leased as shooting range.
Torts Jun. 18, 1999
Levi Strauss & Co. v. Shilon
No actual counterfeit sales doesn't bar Lanham Act claim for offer to sell fake labels.
Intellectual Property Jun. 18, 1999
Thompson v. Calderon
Order
Jun. 18, 1999
Practice Management Information Corp. v. The American Medical Assoc.
Copyrighted medical procedure code doesn't become law and enter public domain by federal agency's general adoption.
Intellectual Property Jun. 18, 1999
Thompson v. Calderon
Order
Jun. 18, 1999
National Steel Corp. v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co.
To avoid defending, insurer must show falsity of insured's alleged ignorance of facts showing claim's foreseeability.
Insurance Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Woodruff
Government need only show de minimis effect on interstate commerce to satisfy Hobbs Act's jurisdictional element.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
Payne v. Exxon Corp.
No response to one defendant's discovery requests supports dismissing claim with prejudice against non-discovering defendant.
Civil Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Mendoza
Downward departure is allowed if defendant lacked control over, or knowledge of, purity of drug delivered.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Makowski
Federal statute barring racially motivated assaults is not void for vagueness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Jose
Order
Jun. 18, 1999
McKendall v. Crown Control Corp.
In products liability case, expert opinion based on experience/training is admissible absent supporting scientific principles.
Torts Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Gravenmeir
Legal gun ownership as exception to machine gun ban is affirmative defense, not element of crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Sandoval-Lopez
Defendant's challenge to plea agreement after law change makes conduct non-criminal, isn't breach of agreement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
Calderon v. USDC
Mandamus petitioner must seek habeas corpus relief alleging exhausted claim before attempting to compel postconviction discovery.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 18, 1999
Thompson v. Calderon
Order
Jun. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Jose
Enforcement of IRS summons isn't conditioned on required advance notice of intra-agency document transfer to taxpayer.
Taxation Jun. 18, 1999
Houston v. Roe
Jury instruction which blurs state law distinction between degrees of murder by increasing burden on government isn't reversible error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Bankruptcy of Turley
Proceeds from noncertified share in racing team are general intangibles and not subject to Article 8 security interest.
Bankruptcy Jun. 17, 1999
J.D. Netherland v. Coleman
Order
Jun. 17, 1999
Gilbert v. Homar
Order
Jun. 17, 1999
Richards v. Wisconsin
Certiorari granted
Jun. 17, 1999
Goffer v. West
Order
Jun. 17, 1999