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Peterson v. Highland Music Inc.
Music composer may rescind 30 year old royalty contract for breach of continuing payment obligation.
Intellectual Property Jun. 14, 1999
People v. Pratt
Review granted
Jun. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Thomas
Defendant claiming entrapment defense can present evidence of lack of criminal history prior to charged crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 1999
Foster-Gardner Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, PA
Proceedings commenced by issuance of determination and order does constitute 'suit' in this case.
Insurance Jun. 14, 1999
People v. Morante
Defendant's state-based orchestration of drug trafficking establishes jurisdiction but conspiracy conviction conflicts with law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 1999
People v. Guiuan
Court has sua sponte duty to tailor accomplice instruction relating only to testimony favorable to prosecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 1999
Doherty v. Pennington
Order
Jun. 14, 1999
People v. Murillo
Order
Jun. 14, 1999
Atlantic Mutual Ins. v. Cir
Certiorari granted
Jun. 13, 1999
People v. Newsome
Consecutive sentences are mandatory where defendant has two or more serious or violent felony convictions
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 13, 1999
Rand v. Rowland
Notice to pro se prisoner of summary judgment requirements may come from either court or moving party.
Civil Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
McGray Construction Co. v. Director, Workers Compensation Programs
Injured employee performing nonmaritime work can be covered under Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
Workers' Compensation Jun. 12, 1999
Mardirossian v. Superior Court (Farmers Insurance Group)
Policy's value protection provisions are incompatible with upgrade exclusions making policy ambiguous as matter of law.
Insurance Jun. 12, 1999
Covey v. Hollydale Mobilehome Estates
Amendments to HUD senior housing regulations are inapplicable to alleged discriminatory events before 1995 enactment.
Government Jun. 12, 1999
Lavin v. California Horse Racing Board
Regulation mandating horse's disqualification for drug presence doesn't conflict with statute containing discretionary disqualification provision.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 12, 1999
People v. Trippet
Marijuana possession conviction remanded to determine whether doctor had approved use under Proposition 215.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
Rand v. Rowland
Order
Jun. 12, 1999
Bankruptcy of Lam
Complete removal of lien on Chapter 13 debtor's personal residence is not prohibited if claim is unsecured.
Bankruptcy Jun. 12, 1999
McGray Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Order
Jun. 12, 1999
Creason v. State of California
Newborn screening program imposes mandatory duty on state to exercise reasonable care concerning test results.
Torts Jun. 12, 1999
People v. Birkett
Insurance company, indemnifying crime victim, stands in victim's shoes and is entitled to restitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
Mardirossian v. Los Angeles County Superior Court (Farmer Insurance Group)
Policy's value protection provisions are incompatible with upgrade exclusions making policy ambiguous as matter of law.
Insurance Jun. 12, 1999
Campos v. Anderson
Agency doesn't have jurisdiction to review adequacy of child support enforcement by district attorney's office.
Family Law Jun. 12, 1999
Byers v. Cathcart
Anti-harassment injunction cannot be used to bar neighbor from parking along side driveway easement.
Civil Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
Estate of Simpson
Interest on delinquent taxes must be paid from corpus of decedent's residual estate.
Probate and Trusts Jun. 12, 1999
Swan Magnetics, Inc. v. Superior Court (Antek Peripherals, Inc.)
Arbitrator, not superior court, can modify Injunction issued after arbitration based on changed circumstances.
Civil Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
Dorn v. Solomon
Wife cannot defeat joint tenancy before death and husband gets full title to property.
Real Property Jun. 12, 1999
Genger v. Delsol
Widow's proposed action, challenging husband's estate plan, qualifies as 'contest,' triggering trust's no-contest clause.
Probate and Trusts Jun. 12, 1999
People v. Chung
Giving some jury instructions at beginning of trial without repeating them at end isn't error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 1999
LeFlore v. Grass Harp Productions Inc.
Absent establishment of a perfected superior security interest in film materials, third party claim fails.
Contracts Jun. 12, 1999