This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court
Name Category Published
Robert T v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services)
Father informed child isn't his and only latter evidence proves he is, father entitled to extended re-unification period.
Juveniles Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Herrera
Repeal of Penal Code section doesn't revest courts with discretion to strike punishment for firearm enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Weinstein
Chapter 11 debtor can modify home mortgage; creditor elects treatement under 11 U.S.C. Section 111(b)(2).
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Toplitzky
Creditor can not retain otherwise avoidable judicial lien by paying debtor amount of claimed exemption.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Sarbaz
Determination of "willful and malicious" dischargeabilty standard is vacated in light of U.S Supreme Court decision.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Carlos
Law firm using non-attorney to negotiate reaffirmation agreement engages in unauthorized practice of law.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Frontier Pacific Insurance Co.
Declaration of Mexican notary public or attorney doesn't count as positive identification by law enforcement officer.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Vera
Opening a place for purpose of unlawful drug sale, distribution or use is a crime of moral turpitude.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
Robert L. Cloud & Associates Inc. v. Mikesell
Injunctive relief available under Uniform Trade Secrets Act doesn't include royalties for loss of future business.
Intellectual Property Mar. 4, 1999
Summers v. A.L. Gilbert Co.
Expert witness, who's an attorney, can't testify about nondelegable duty because it's an issue of law.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Cloud v. Mikesell
Injunctive relief available under Uniform Trade Secrets Act doesn't include royalties for loss of future business.
Intellectual Property Mar. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Alumbaugh
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
Cerka v. Salt Lake County
Order
Workers' Compensation Mar. 4, 1999
Chaknova v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.
No successor-in-interest liability for predecessor's defective product.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Ruiz
If conviction for aggravated assault qualifies as a serious or violent felony, it can be used for sentence enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Oskins
To avoid criminalizing innocent conduct, violation of illegal weapon possession statute requires culpable mens rea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Tillman
Imposition of penalty assessments, when there's no fine upon which to base it, is improper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Tillman
Imposition of penalty assessments, when there's no fine upon which to base it, is improper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Beverly
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
Mono County v. Public Employees' Retirement System
Public Safety Officers, who supervise county jail inmates, are 'safety members' under Public Employees' Retirement System.
Government Mar. 4, 1999
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union et al. v. Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc.
Board of directors meeting of private corporation is open to the public when city is a shareholder.
Government Mar. 4, 1999
Coleman v. Morall
Order
Prisoners Rights Mar. 4, 1999
Waggoner v. Amoco Production Company
Order
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Irvine-Pacific Commercial Insurance Brokers Inc.
Attorney fees portion of prepetition state court judgment claim isn't impermissible damages award.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Steward
Debtor can claim state law homestead exemption although divorced spouse claims federal exemption in own case.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Heddings Lumber & Building Supply Inc.
Fraudulent transfer claim invalid where the debtor has no interest in the assets transferred.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Elsinore Corporation
Employees not entitled to priority wages for 90-day periord prior to hotel closing where parent company still operating.
Bankruptcy Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Tillman
Imposition of penalty assessments, when there's no fine upon which to base it, is improper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
People v. Thygesen
Sufficient evidence of lost rental value and reasonable replacement value of like property is required for restitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 1999
Solano v. Abrenica
Duty owed where tennis player no longer participating in tennis activity struck by ball.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999