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People v. Hendrix
Court has discretion to order consecutive sentences when multiple convictions are based on single act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Yeaw v. Boy Scouts of America
Order
Jun. 21, 1999
Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Latent asbestos disease action accrues when injury discovered for purposes of applying statute limiting noneconomic damages.
Torts Jun. 21, 1999
People v. Nesler
Denial of unanimous verdict by 12 impartial jurors entitles defendant to new sanity trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
People v. Quartermain
Conviction and death sentence cannot stand due to breach of agreement not to use defendant's statement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
People v. Williams
Sentence of death cannot stand due to prejudicial error in retrial of special circumstances allegation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Thompson v. Calderon
Absent prejudice to defendant, grant of habeas relief for ineffective assistance of counsel is erroneous.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
People v. Cole
Order
Jun. 21, 1999
Rendish v. City of Tacoma
City Attorney's anti-discrimination suit against her employer isn't entitled to First Amendment protection.
Civil Rights Jun. 21, 1999
U.S. v. Henson
Congress has authority under commerce clause to prescribe enhancements for intrastate drug trafficking near schools.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
U.S. v. Ross
Absent showing of prejudice, there is no due process violation for 12-year indictment delay.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Falcone v. Stewart
Double jeopardy bars resentencing defendant on final conviction after mistaken lighter sentence from unrelated case.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Garcia v. McCutchen
Dismissal sanction under Delay Reduction Act isn't appropriate if noncompliance is counsel's responsibility, not litigant's.
Torts Jun. 21, 1999
Walters v. McCormick
Videotaped testimony of child victim doesn't violate confrontation rights if willingness to lie demonstrated.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Patterson v. Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters
Union doesn't violate fair representation duty in arbitration by withholding medical evidence supporting milder discipline.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
Bankruptcy of Gendreau
Qualified domestic relations order for paying pension plan funds to debtor's spouse isn't dischargeable debt.
Bankruptcy Jun. 21, 1999
Crotty v. Cook
ERISA plaintiff with standing when lawsuit filed doesn't lose it by accepting benefits during litigation.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
Burtch v. U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Court cannot reinstate firearm privileges for Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' Bureau's failure to process application.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 21, 1999
Thompson v. Holy Family Hospital
Employee's 25-pound lifting restriction isn't disability under Americans with Disabilities Act.
Employment Law Jun. 21, 1999
Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. v. City & County of San Francisco
No jurisdiction over action claiming reassessment of property transferred to pension plan is barred by ERISA.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
Entertainment Research Group Inc. v. Genesis Creative Group Inc.
Costume immediately identifiable as embodiment of underlying cartoon character isn't entitled to derivative work copyright protection.
Intellectual Property Jun. 21, 1999
People v. Hendrix
Court has discretion to order consecutive sentences when multiple convictions are based on single act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Akins v. The State of California
Order
Jun. 21, 1999
Providence Alaska Medical Center v. NLRB
Hospital charge nurse isn't 'supervisor' for purposes of voting in union representation election.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
U.S. v. Hay
48-day recess in trial to accommodate juror vacations requires reversal without showing of actual prejudice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 1999
Blaylock Electric v. NLRB
Showing that anti-union animus motivated decision not to hire justifies prosecution for unfair labor practice.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
Rodrigues v. Herman
Transfer of assets to benefit plan by trustee who didn't segregate constitutes 'recovery' subject to penalty.
Labor Law Jun. 21, 1999
Bankruptcy of Lawson
Subordination of deed of trust on debtor's property by parent supports inference debtor retained benefit in property.
Bankruptcy Jun. 21, 1999
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. Marco Seattle Inc.
Order
Jun. 21, 1999
McCarthy v. Providential Corp.
Trial court order compelling arbitration and dismissing action is not final, appealable decision.
Civil Procedure Jun. 21, 1999