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State Compensation Insurance Fund v. WCAB
Clerical error causing one-week delay in payment of benefits doesn't trigger 10 percent statutory penalty.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 26, 1999
Columbia Pictures Television v. Krypton Broadcasting of Birmingham Inc.
Order
Mar. 26, 1999
Bankruptcy of National Mass Media Telecommunication Systems Inc.
Creditor's sale of debtor's foreclosed property after relief from stay moots appeal of relief order.
Bankruptcy Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Gough
Hiring another to drive truck filled with drug proceeds and watching unloading of truck constitutes money laundering.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Collord v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Equal Access to Justice Act applies to mining claim contest proceedings.
Civil Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Meserve Drilling Partners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tax regulation defining 'partnership items' is properly applied retroactively.
Taxation Mar. 26, 1999
McBride v. PLM International Inc.
Plaintiff lacks standing under Employee Retirement Income Security Act if employer terminates plan before complaint filed.
Labor Law Mar. 26, 1999
Beffa v. Bank of the West
Expedited Funds Availability Act doesn't pre-empt negligence and misrepresentation claims based on deposit to wrong account.
Banking Mar. 26, 1999
Airborne Freight Corp. v. United States
Company needn't lease entire building to claim investment tax credit for world headquarters.
Taxation Mar. 26, 1999
Lucky Stores Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Employer's contribution to defined benefit plan made after end of tax year isn't deductible for previous year.
Taxation Mar. 26, 1999
People v. Carr
Defendant may be convicted both of burglary and of receiving property stolen in burglary.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (Nautilus Insurance Co.)
Insurers that never had coverage obligations don't owe contribution to co-insurer that made payments.
Insurance Mar. 26, 1999
Tensfeldt v. WCAB
Worker convicted of insurance fraud is barred from receiving benefits in connection with underlying injury.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Garcia
Gang members' general agreement to support each other in fights doesn't prove conspiracy to commit assault.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
People v. Jackson
Kidnapping incident consisting of one abduction and a continuous period of detention is a single criminal act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Brassinga v. City of Mountain View
Conflicting evidence bars directed verdict that city wasn't employer of person killed in police training exercise.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 26, 1999
People v. Rodriguez
Special circumstance of 'drive-by' murder is constitutional on its face and as applied.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Sandoval
Conviction for infraction of petty theft may be counted toward criminal history score.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Californians for Safe and Competitive Dump Truck Transportation v. Mendonca
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act doesn't pre-empt California's Prevailing Wage Law.
Labor Law Mar. 26, 1999
Linney v. Cellular Alaska Partnership
No per se rule that continued participation by class counsel with conflict constitutes inadequate representation.
Civil Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Smith
Conviction for insider trading requires proof that defendant actually used material non-public information.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television International Ltd.
Damages from overseas dissemination of copyrighted material are recoverable if infringement was in United States.
Intellectual Property Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Kaczynski
Media's common law right of access outweighs defendant's privacy interest in content of psychiatric report.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
Isaac v. City of Los Angeles
Ordinance authorizing liens for delinquent utility bills is unconstitutional and ignores statutory lien priorities.
Government Mar. 26, 1999
United States v. Dan Caputo Co.
Court correctly defers to agency for determination of how work should be classified under Davis-Bacon Act.
Labor Law Mar. 26, 1999
Borja v. INS
Order
Mar. 26, 1999
Poland v. Stewart
Appellate counsel's failure to raise claim doesn't constitute 'cause' excusing procedural default.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
People v. Burks
Custody credits waived after probation violation generally aren't recaptured when probation violated again.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999
King v. United States
Forfeited cash from drug transactions isn't deductible as business loss.
Taxation Mar. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Alviso
Defendant doesn't waive objection to evidence of priors by remaining silent when judge reads indictment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 1999