| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12-57048
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Fox Broadcasting Co. v. Dish Network LLC
Fox Broadcasting may not temporarily stop pay television provider from offering products that allow subscribers to record programs and skip commercials. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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C071498
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Steinberg v. Chiang
State Controller may not make independent assessment that California's budget bill was not balanced or withhold legislators’ salaries on that basis. |
Government |
|
Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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B243770
|
Fujifilm Corp. v. Yang
Fujifilm properly pursues former defendant in patent infringement suit for supposedly frustrating ability to collect on settlement with other parties. |
Torts |
|
Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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C066832
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People v. Virgo
Hell's Angels 'enforcer' overturns five of 10 attempted murder convictions because during shootout, some officers took cover outside his home. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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B240688
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Hagopian v. State of California
California Coastal Commission may penalize coastal Los Angeles County homeowners, who began building a guest house on their property without permit. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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B246825
|
Gonzalez v. Seal Methods Inc.
Power press operator may not sue employer after press crushed her hand, because safety blocks she wanted could not be permanently installed. |
Employment Law |
|
Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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B240725
|
Los Defensores Inc. v. Gomez
Attorney advertising group prevails against pair who directed business away from group due to their repeated refusals to comply with discovery requests. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jan. 27, 2014 | |
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S197503
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In re Grant
California attorney is disbarred for possessing child pornography, despite claims that it ended up on his computer against his wishes. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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S205876
|
Holland v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 (Rancho Goleta Lakeside Mobileers Inc.)
Santa Barbara County Assessor may use its own method of calculating taxes owed by mobilehome park after transfer of membership interest. |
Taxation |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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12-15472
|
Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Bakersfield man does not receive social security disability benefits because he was still capable of performing 2,500 jobs in California. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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08-99017
|
Dickens v. Ryan
Man who planned and executed robbery and murder of couple at Arizona rest stop by his teenage accomplice receives death sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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06-73451
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Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder
Honduran citizen may remain in U.S. following discharge from Marine Corps due to conviction for using government computer to download child pornography. |
Immigration |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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H038303
|
Rutherford Holdings LLC v. Plaza Del Rey
Purchaser of mobilehome park gets another chance to recover $3 million deposit to seller after closing date passed without sale. |
Contracts |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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B240626
|
Welco Electronics Inc. v. Mora
Businessman who stole money from company by wrongfully causing credit card charges to be placed on company’s account is guilty of conversion. |
Torts |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
|
D060049
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Dailey v. City of San Diego
City of San Diego may impose $8,880 cap on retiree health benefits without obtaining majority vote by entire pension system. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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H037715
|
Nativi v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
Bank wrongfully evicts mother and son from garage they rented following foreclosure sale of entire property because their lease survived. |
Real Property |
|
Jan. 24, 2014 | |
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S215117
|
People v. Zarate
Order |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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S214221
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Department of California Highway Patrol v. S.C. (Alvarado)
Order |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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12-15131
|
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
Order |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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11-57168
|
Rock River Communications Inc. v. Universal Music Group Inc.
Small licensing company may once again argue that it had rights to Bob Marley songs because spotty documentation made it hard to prove who had rights. |
Torts |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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12-1128
|
Medtronic Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures LLC
Patent holder must prove company infringed its patent in medical devices, even after company asked for judgment of noninfringement. |
Intellectual Property |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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S151362
|
Bell (Steven M.) on H.C.
Order |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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S214739
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People v. Stratis
Order |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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S214831
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People v. Wilson
Order |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | ||
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12-35287
|
Native Village of Point Hope v. Jewell
United States must redo environmental impact analysis for new gas and oil drilling projects off northwest coast of Alaska. |
Environmental Law |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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D062970
|
Lexin v. City of San Diego
Members of Board of Directors of San Diego’s retirement fund may recover costs incurred in defending themselves from criminal litigation regarding adoption of proposal. |
Government |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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B243443
|
Vranish v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Employee is not entitled to additional overtime pay from Exxon Mobil because collective bargaining agreement validly governed his hours. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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D063181
|
In re Heard
Teenager may not be sentenced to life in prison for being involved in drive-by shooting and killing another minor for selling drugs in his gang's territory. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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E054322
|
Ahn v. Kumho Tires U.S.A. Inc.
Trial court may not disregard company’s answers to questions during discovery simply because its prior, unclear answers were unresponsive. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jan. 23, 2014 | |
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E056941
|
Marriage of Sharples
Family court may not deny wife attorney fees based on her failure to file optional form because she included supporting documents in her request. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 23, 2014 |
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