Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-55644
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Baumann v. Chase Investment Services Corp.
Employer may not remove California Private Attorneys General action from state to federal court under Class Action Fairness Act. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 14, 2014 | |
A133713
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North Counties Engineering Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
Court improperly issues directed verdict for insurer when its own claims representatives admitted it had duty to defend construction company at trial. |
Insurance |
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Mar. 14, 2014 | |
D064350
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People v. Superior Court (Flores)
Juvenile offender chooses wrong law in his attempt to recall sentence of 76 years to life, which he claimed equated to life without parole. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 14, 2014 | |
D063385
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Montague v. AMN Healthcare Inc.
Nurse staffing company is not liable for carbolic acid poisoning of nurse by medical assistant, who was assigned by company to work at hospital. |
Torts |
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Mar. 14, 2014 | |
G048019
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People v. Solis
Juvenile murderer’s term of 50 years to life in prison must include parole eligibility hearing after he serves 25 years in prison. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
A137796
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People v. Waxler
Police officer has reasonable cause to search truck after smelling odor of burnt marijuana and observing marijuana pipe inside vehicle. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
09-72837
|
Huang v. Holder
Chinese citizen is not entitled to religious asylum based on immigration judge’s determinations regarding her superficial demeanor and testimony. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
11-57037
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Rivera v. County of Los Angeles
Man’s incarceration for a over month due to mistaken identity does not violate due process where police officers reasonably believed he was subject of arrest warrant. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
12-70323
|
Estate of Gertrude H. Saunders v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
IRS Commissioner correctly disallows $30 million estate tax deduction, which estate claimed based on lawsuit that latter settled for $250,000. |
Taxation |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
13-15625
|
Wells Fargo & Co. v. ABD Insurance & Financial Services Inc.
Wells Fargo may be entitled to preliminary injunction to stop new company from attempting to use ABD Insurance trademark, after it had already acquired ABD. |
Intellectual Property |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
D063768
|
Weaver v. Superior Court (The District Attorney’s Office of San Diego County)
District Attorney’s Office must provide documents to death row inmate to aid his investigation of whether it impermissibly sought death penalty based on race. |
Government |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
D064567
|
Seahaus La Jolla Owners Association v. Superior Court (La Jolla View Ltd. LLC)
Developer may not force homeowners to disclose contents of informational meetings, during which law firm informed them of litigation developments. |
Real Property |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
C072403
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Amerco Real Estate Co. v. City of West Sacramento
U-Haul facility owner must reduce advertising sign to 12 feet, because substantial evidence shows doing so would not affect its visibility or effectiveness. |
Business Law |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
B243462
|
People v. Garcia
Trial court does not commit reversible error by allowing two alternate jurors to sit in jury room during deliberations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
09-99018
|
McKinney v. Ryan
Order |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | ||
H038213
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D'Arrigo Bros. of California v. United Farmworkers of America
Employer may not sue union for breach of contract based on claim that union agreed not to assist Agricultural Labor Relations Board general counsel in investigation. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
F062160
|
Adams v. MHC Colony Park Limited Partnership
After 63 of 68 losing plaintiffs in mobilehome park case successfully appealed judgment, nonappealing plaintiffs get chance to reargue attorney fees. |
Real Property |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
11-56339
|
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Deutsche Bank may not pursue claims against FDIC for sales of IndyMac assets, because its low priority as a creditor made it unable to recover anything. |
Banking |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
08-99017
|
Dickens v. Ryan
Order |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | ||
11-71201
|
Perez-Palafox v. Holder
BIA properly overturns decision to allow Mexican citizen, who was convicted of particularly serious drug trafficking offense, to remain in U.S. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
10-50296
|
U.S. v. Chhun
U.S. tax preparer, who led attempt to overthrow Cambodian government, receives life in prison for conspiring to commit murder overseas. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
12-1633
|
Sachan v. Huh (In re Huh)
Sales agent’s fraud cannot be imputed to debtor for purposes of excepting discharge of debt where debtor was not aware of agent’s fraudulent conduct. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A137133
|
McArthur v. McArthur
Sister does not have to arbitrate her dispute with trustee based on arbitration provision of trust instrument where she never agreed to trust’s terms. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
B245661
|
Lane v. Francis Capital Management LLC
Employee must submit claims against former employer to arbitrator, except claim for failure to pay wages, which triggered Labor Code’s protections. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
B247351
|
Hauck v. Riehl
Father may not obtain protective order against his child's stepfather under Domestic Violence Prevention Act because he was not protected by statute. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
D063268
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Brown v. American Bicycle Group LLC
Judge may not be disqualified from case due to ownership interests in various insurance industry companies, which were not involved in case. |
Judges |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A136986
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San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. First Student Inc.
Former employees may continue False Claims Act suit against bus company based on charges to school district despite alleged failures to maintain buses. |
Torts |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
13-1300
|
Francis v. Wallace (In re Francis)
Ex-husband must still pay ex-wife’s credit card debts, as he agreed to during their divorce, despite filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A136371
|
People v. Canela
Robber receives 'great bodily injury' sentence increase for hitting pedestrian with vehicle while evading police officers by driving on wrong side of highway. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
12-1173
|
Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States
Private landowner has unburdened access to abandoned right of way on land, which U.S. granted to railroad under General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875. |
Real Property |
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Mar. 11, 2014 |