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San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs Assn. v. San Diego County Sheriffs Dept.
Administrative agency must pay interest on backpay when employee is reinstated after wrongful termination.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 21, 1999
San Diego Housing Commission v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
Insurer not liable to city housing authority for construction defects absent third party claims against city.
Insurance Feb. 21, 1999
People v. Macauley
Arson suffices as crime involving "force or violence" under statute confining mentally disordered offenders.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 21, 1999
Garcetti v. Superior Court (Lyles)
Under Sexually Violent Predator Act, trial court may hear commitment petition when defendant isn't lawfully in custody.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 21, 1999
Farnham v. City of Los Angeles
Government is fully immune from liability where injury occurs on any paved or unpaved trail, including bike paths.
Government Feb. 21, 1999
McHugh v. United Service Automobile Assoc.
Order
Feb. 21, 1999
Holmes v. District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco
Prior to peace officer's termination, due process only requires the officer get a chance to tell his side of the story.
Employment Law Feb. 19, 1999
County of Sacramento v. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board and Pamela Estrada
Worker's compensation judge lacks authority to leave discovery open after mandatory settlement conference.
Workers' Compensation Feb. 19, 1999
Kilgore v. Neal
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Walling v. State of Kansas
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Coleman v. Storage Technology Corporation
Order
Civil Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Gagliano v. Storage Technology Corporation
Order
Civil Rights Feb. 19, 1999
Conner v. Lemaster
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
U.S. v. Chavez-Huerta
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Green v. Yates
Order
Civil Rights Feb. 19, 1999
U.S. v. Shields
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
County of San Luis Obispo v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Order
Feb. 19, 1999
Steadman v. Apfel
Order
Administrative Agencies Feb. 19, 1999
Kiel v. Scott
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
People v. Hernandez
Hearsay exception regarding threats of harm involves sufficient indicia of reliability to be constitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Travelers Indenmity Co. of Illinois v. City of Redlands Redevelopment Agency
Evidence of unlawful entries by transients is sufficient to require res ipsa loquitur instruction.
Torts Feb. 19, 1999
Nguyen v. 20th Century Insurance Co.
Demurrer based on statute of limitations must be overruled if complaint doesn't shows when period began to run.
Insurance Feb. 19, 1999
People v. White
Courts failure to grant defendants newtrial motion based on instructional error,doesnt merit reversal of conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
In re Harbans
Review granted
Feb. 19, 1999
Rancho Publications v. Superior Court (Downey Community Hospital Foundation)
Non-party newspapers have qualified privilege to protect names of anonymous advertorial authors.
Constitutional Law Feb. 19, 1999
Oliver v. Bradshaw
Attorney's fees aren't statutorily barred when provision is included in agreement separate from dismissed, underlying action.
Contracts Feb. 19, 1999
Solit v. The Tokai Bank
A party's voluntary, gratuitous release of a lien doesn't impair the party's right to record a subsequent lien.
Real Property Feb. 19, 1999
People v. Mitchell
Assistance of counsel is ineffective when sufficiency of the evidence of a prior 'strike' isn't raised on appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999
Valentine v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Trial courts can order partial mistrial, reserve judgment on select causes of action, and order limited retrial.
Torts Feb. 19, 1999
People v. Durant
Three strikes law requires consecutive sentences for crimes with different facts, committed on separate occasions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 19, 1999