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Ameripride Serv. v. Texas Eastern Overseas
CERCLA’s ‘equitable factors’ language means courts are not required to follow any particular approach as to settlements involving fewer than all jointly-and-severally liable tortfeasors.
Environmental Law Apr. 2, 2015
Z.S., a Minor
Father’s appeal over juvenile court’s termination of his parental rights is dismissed because he filed it too late.
Dependency Apr. 2, 2015
McGill v. Citibank
Order
Apr. 2, 2015
People v. Vidana
Order
Apr. 2, 2015
People v. Hernandez
Order
Apr. 2, 2015
Rivers v. Cedar-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Order
Apr. 2, 2015
In re R.T.
Proof of parental culpability not required to exercise dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300(b)(1).
Dependency Apr. 2, 2015
Eminence Investors v. BNYM
No federal jurisdiction where ‘securities exception’ under CAFA applies to case brought by holders of bonds against bank.
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2015
U.S. v. Richter
Defendant implicitly waives right to give closing argument where his counsel had several meaningful opportunities to request one, but did not.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 2, 2015
Pensco Trust Co. v. Tristar Esperanza Properties LLC (In re Tristar Esperanza Properties LLC)
Judgment creditor’s claim is subject to mandatory subordination under Bankruptcy Code because claim for damages arose from sale of debtor’s security.
Bankruptcy Apr. 2, 2015
Rendon v. Holder
Order
Apr. 2, 2015
Carian v. Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Notification to only some relevant parties not enough to meet ‘reasonable attempt to settle’ standard as it relates to attorney fees provision.
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2015
Ellis v. Ellis
Appeal untimely when taken from subsequent judgment that did not materially affect wife’s rights in marriage dissolution proceeding.
Family Law Apr. 2, 2015
CADC/RAD Venture 2011-1 LLC v. Bradley
Lender may pursue deficiency judgment against guarantors who failed to demonstrate that guaranty was a sham.
Contracts Apr. 2, 2015
DeCambre v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Physician defeats San Diego hospital’s anti-SLAPP motion because her harassment claim did not arise from protected activity.
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2015
Aguilera v. Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center
Future health care expenses should be excluded when calculating reimbursement by State Department of Health Care Services but Department must present sufficient evidence to support the exclusion.
Health Care Apr. 2, 2015
Elmore v. Sinclair
Not unreasonable to reject petitioner’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims where counsel’s decision not to present mental health defense was strategic and petitioner failed to show prejudice on other claims.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 1, 2015
Jordan v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Removal under CAFA is timely although it was more than two years after case became removable on federal question grounds.
Civil Procedure Apr. 1, 2015
Reyes v. Dollar Tree Stores
Federal court has jurisdiction because state court’s class certification order created CAFA jurisdiction by expanding amount-in-controversy.
Civil Procedure Apr. 1, 2015
People v. Huggins
Accomplice and in-custody informant may corroborate each other for purposes of corroboration requirement under California Penal Code.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 1, 2015
Britton v. Girardi
Probate Code § 16460’s duty of inquiry triggered when plaintiffs received insufficient settlement information from defendants in 1997; thus, 2012 suit barred by statute of limitations.
Civil Procedure Apr. 1, 2015
East West Bank v. Rio School Dist.
Public works contractor may only recover attorney fees on claim for which they are allowed when there are no common issues with other claims.
Government Apr. 1, 2015
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc.
Supremacy Clause does not confer private right of action; Medicaid providers cannot sue to enforce Section 30(A) of Medicaid Act.
Constitutional Law Mar. 31, 2015
Institute of Imaginal Studies dba Meridian University v. Christoff (In re Christoff)
Debt owed to for-profit university by former student is not excepted from discharge absent receipt of actual funds.
Bankruptcy Mar. 31, 2015
Doe v. Ayers
Counsel’s failure to present compelling mitigating evidence, including defendant’s prison rape, warrants reversal of capital punishment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 31, 2015
Barnett v. Norman
Abuse of discretion to permit uncooperative prisoner witnesses not to testify without first encouraging their testimony.
Civil Rights Mar. 31, 2015
Marquez Carrillo v. Holder
Penal Code § 273.5 is ‘categorically a crime of domestic violence,’ and thus substantiates permanent resident’s removal under 8 U.S.C. §1227.
Immigration Mar. 31, 2015
Winternitz v. Winternitz
Mistakes in custody evaluator’s report went to weight of report and not its admissibility; court did not err in refusing to strike report.
Family Law Mar. 30, 2015
Herting v. California Dept. of Health Care Services
DHCS may seek reimbursement from special needs trust for medical expenses paid on behalf of young beneficiary.
Health Care Mar. 30, 2015
Protect Our Benefits v. City & Co. of SF
Voter-approved proposition curtailing vested pension rights of city and county employees largely struck down.
Government Mar. 30, 2015