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Douglas v. Fidelity National Insurance Co.
Insurer may present evidence that another company acted as broker in support of defense that misrepresentations were made on insurance application.
Insurance Sep. 2, 2014
Cruz v. Stein Strauss Trust #1361 (In re Cruz)
Debtor’s bankruptcy filing does not render property purchase void because property was transferred to him days after he filed his chapter 7 petition.
Bankruptcy Sep. 2, 2014
Levitt v. Yelp! Inc.
Yelp avoids business owners’ civil extortion claims based on highly speculative allegations that it manipulated and authored negative online business reviews.
Business Law Sep. 2, 2014
El Dorado Estates v. City of Fillmore
Mobile home park owner has standing to sue City of Fillmore for housing discrimination, when it alleged city’s interference caused added expenses to subdivision process.
Real Property Sep. 2, 2014
Coons v. Lew
Doctor may not challenge Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s establishment of Independent Payment Advisory Board based on allegations of possible future injury.
Health Care Sep. 2, 2014
Rosenbloom v. Pyott
Shareholders need not make demand on Allergan’s board of directors before suing, because they claimed board remained inactive while pursuing unlawful business plan.
Corporations Sep. 2, 2014
Cutler v. Franchise Tax Board
Taxpayer who successfully challenged California’s discriminatory ‘property and payroll’ tax law deserves attorney fees under private attorney general statute.
Taxation Sep. 2, 2014
People v. Garcia
Prosecutor violates due process by raising defendant’s sexual orientation in closing arguments to suggest motive for sexually abusing child of same sex.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 1, 2014
Bechtold v. Gillespie (In re Gillespie)
Debtor is liable for attorney fees incurred by creditor in litigating claims that arose prepetition, because debtor affirmatively participated in underlying action.
Bankruptcy Sep. 1, 2014
Organized Village of Kake v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Order
Sep. 1, 2014
America’s Servicing Co. v. Schwartz-Tallard (In re Schwartz-Tallard)
Debtor may recover attorney fees incurred in litigating creditor’s appeal of bankruptcy court’s ruling, which determined creditor had violated automatic stay.
Bankruptcy Sep. 1, 2014
Oracle Corp. v. SAP AG
Oracle Corp. is not entitled to $1.3 billion in hypothetical-license damages against SAP AG when it failed to present objective, non-speculative evidence of license price.
Intellectual Property Sep. 1, 2014
Suarez v. City of Corona
City may not recover defense costs against plaintiff’s attorneys for maintaining lawsuit against city, which trial court ultimately determined was frivolous.
Civil Procedure Sep. 1, 2014
Marriage of Evans
Husband and wife may enter agreement regarding their interest in home after separation and before petition for dissolution, without first exchanging disclosure declarations.
Family Law Sep. 1, 2014
Citizens for the Restoration of L Street v. City of Fresno (FFDA Properties LLC)
Although historic preservation commission’s approval of mitigated negative declaration for project violated CEQA, city properly finds no historical resources would be impacted.
Environmental Law Sep. 1, 2014
Brown v. County of Los Angeles
Inmate, who committed murder at 16, may not later attack plea bargain based on civil contract law, under which minors may not enter into contracts.
Contracts Sep. 1, 2014
Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp.
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Reyes v. Liberman Broadcasting
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Brown v. S.C. (Morgan Tire & Auto)
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Horne v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
In re Mark R.
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Ybarra v. Apartment Investment and Management Co.
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
People v. Rivera
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Caron v. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
People v. Le
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Flores v. West Covina Auto Group
Order
Aug. 29, 2014
Bloxham v. Saldinger
In resolving boundary dispute, trial court may rely on one property owner’s expert survey over the other’s, as long as its use is supported by substantial evidence.
Real Property Aug. 28, 2014
People v. Gray
Sexually Violent Predators Act does not violate equal protection rights of sexually violent predators who are subject to different treatment than mentally disordered offenders.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2014
People v. Kent
Counsel should continue to identify possible appellate issues, even if ‘arguable-but-unmeritorious,’ to aid appellate courts in ‘Wende’ review.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2014