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Gotterba v. Travolta
John Travolta and company may not dismiss former employee’s suit to establish rights under termination agreement by asserting claim arose from attorney’s prelitigation demands.
Employment Law Jul. 22, 2014
Children and Families Commission of Fresno County v. Brown
County commissions are not entitled to attorney fees for privately enforcing public policy after winning action to preserve local control of transferred commission funds.
Government Jul. 22, 2014
Sandqusit v. Lebo Automotive Inc.
Arbitrator, instead of court, has to decide issue of whether employee was bound by arbitration clause that prohibited class arbitration.
Employment Law Jul. 22, 2014
Luckey v. Superior Court (Cotton On USA Inc.)
Putative class representative may not consent to temporary judge on behalf of absent members for purpose of settlement approval, when class had not yet been certified.
Civil Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
Moua v. Pittullo, Howington, Barker, Abernathy LLP
Client may not sue law firm for malpractice after attorneys urged her to take offer, but she declined and ultimately received nothing from dissolution action.
Attorneys Jul. 22, 2014
Ochoa v. Dorado
Driver’s motions for new trial and judgment notwithstanding verdict are premature and have no effect, when they were filed before case was fully decided.
Civil Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Capital defendant may not reopen his case without showing extraordinary circumstances, or obtain reconsideration of prior day's denial of motion to reopen.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
Maslo v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance
Insured may sue insurer for bad faith by forcing him to arbitrate uninsured motorist claim without adequately investigating, evaluating and attempting to resolve it first.
Insurance Jul. 22, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Capital defendant obtains delay of execution until Arizona provides him with information regarding method of execution, including drugs and personnel qualifications.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2014
U.S. v. Liera-Morales
ICE agent’s testimony about mother’s telephone conversation with son’s captors does not violate Confrontation Clause where call addressed hostage situation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2014
Galen v. Redfin Corp.
Independent contractor may not avoid arbitration of misclassification claims under Labor Code by asserting claims did not arise from terms in arbitration agreement.
Employment Law Jul. 21, 2014
Sutter Health v. Superior Court (Atkins)
Patients may not sue health care provider following theft of computer containing their medical records when no unauthorized person actually viewed records.
Health Care Jul. 21, 2014
Hardin v. PDX, Inc.
Patient may continue product liability action against software provider for allowing generic drug manufacturer to give customers abbreviated warnings of drug's side effects.
Torts Jul. 21, 2014
Rhea v. General Atomics
Employer may require exempt employees to use annual leave hours while absent from work for part of day, even if absence is for less than four hours.
Employment Law Jul. 21, 2014
Coronado v. Holder
BIA properly finds legal resident inadmissible based on his California convictions for methamphetamine possession, but must rehear his due process claims.
Immigration Jul. 20, 2014
Schultze v. Chandler
Bankruptcy court may exercise jurisdiction to dismiss legal malpractice action against court-appointed attorney by individuals in unsecured creditors' committee.
Bankruptcy Jul. 20, 2014
Olive Lane Industrial Park LLC v. County of San Diego
Taxpayer is eligible to transfer base year value of condemned property to replacement property that was purchased within four years of condemnation order.
Real Property Jul. 20, 2014
Benavides v. WCAB
Judge correctly reopens case where stipulated judgment of disability was approved despite test that showed employee’s condition was worse than previously believed.
Workers' Compensation Jul. 20, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Order
Jul. 20, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Order
Jul. 20, 2014
County of Colusa v. Douglas
State of California, rather than counties, must pay for ancillary outpatient services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with mental diseases who are not covered by federal law.
Health Care Jul. 20, 2014
Horiike v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co.
Order
Jul. 18, 2014
People v. Garcia
Order
Jul. 18, 2014
People v. Friday
Order
Jul. 18, 2014
People v. Klatt
Order
Jul. 18, 2014
Brand v. Hyundai Motor America
Customer may sue Hyundai dealership for breach of implied warranty, after new car’s sunroof opened and closed on its own while he drove, creating safety hazard.
Business Law Jul. 17, 2014
People v. Fiore
Man’s conviction for robbery of marijuana seller's acquaintance, who was present during drug deal, is improper, because he did not own or possess the marijuana.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California
Order
Jul. 17, 2014
People v. Povio
Defendant does not forfeit challenge to probation supervision fee based on inability to pay by failing to object when trial court imposed fee.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. EPA
Environmental group loses challenge to EPA’s approval of plan for changes at generating station and to improve visibility conditions in Nevada wilderness area.
Environmental Law Jul. 17, 2014