| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12-992
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Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of International Operating Engineers and Participating Employers
Union-affiliated benefit funds’ appeal against landscape supply company over unpaid contributions fails because they did not file it within 30 days of original decision. |
Labor Law |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
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10-36142
|
Estate of Henry Barabin v. AstenJohnson Inc.
Paper mill worker’s $9.3 million award in asbestos exposure suit is thrown out due to district court’s failure to properly screen his expert witnesses. |
Torts |
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Jan. 16, 2014 | |
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11-15851
|
Gonzales v. California Dept. of Corrections
Prisoner may challenge prison's ‘debriefing’ procedure, which allows gang members to renounce gang affiliation, even if he never admitted to being in a gang. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
11-16404
|
Dzakula v. McHugh
Employee’s failure to list discrimination lawsuit against Secretary of Army when filing for bankruptcy causes district court to toss lawsuit. |
Employment Law |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
C072944
|
City of Sacramento v. WCAB
Physician may determine whether police officer's foot condition left him permanently disabled by making analogy to a different condition. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
F065909
|
People v. Vega
Drug dealer must serve sentence in state prison, rather than county jail, because he ‘cooked’ methamphetamine in presence of seven-month-old grandson. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
C067395
|
People v. Carroll
Woman who was released on her ‘own recognizance’ twice, but failed to appear in court, cannot escape conviction based on errors in release agreements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
B241244
|
Optional Capital Inc. v. DAS Corp.
Korean corporation may try to recover looted funds from company, which transferred funds out of frozen accounts, after discovering it settled separate lawsuit. |
Corporations |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
A137754
|
Palagin v. Paniagua Construction Inc.
Employer’s appeal of Labor Commissioner’s decision is flawed from outset due to failure to file undertaking on time. |
Employment Law |
|
Jan. 16, 2014 | |
|
12-1036
|
Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.
Mississippi’s lawsuit against LCD manufacturer may not be heard in federal court as ‘mass action’ because state was the only named plaintiff. |
Business Law |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
11-965
|
Daimler AG v. Bauman
California federal court may not hear Argentinian residents’ claims against German automaker based on human rights violations during Argentina’s ‘Dirty War.’ |
International Law |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
10-17030
|
Cano v. Taylor
Former prisoner may pursue claims against Arizona Dept. of Corrections based on his inability to access kosher food and self-help litigation manuals. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
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12-50522
|
U.S. v. Davis
Crack cocaine dealer may not further reduce sentence to 60 months because his original 70-month sentence was already below the amended guidelines range. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
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13-15227
|
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. v. Jewell
U.S. Secretary of Interior properly allows Drakes Bay Oyster Co.’s permit for commercial oyster farming in Northern California to expire. |
Environmental Law |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
A138136
|
Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Reuters America LLC)
U.C. Regents do not need to turn over records regarding investments in private equity firms because those records were not in their possession or used by them. |
Government |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
A138582
|
Dattani v. Lee
Although plaintiff could file appeal losing claim and dismissing remaining causes of action, appeal may not proceed due to untimeliness. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
E052297
|
People v. Goolsby
Man who destroyed his motor home by setting fire to another motor home and pushing it on his is not guilty of ‘arson of inhabited structure.’ |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
|
12-10871
|
Newbold v. United States
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-343
|
United States v. Nevada Partners Fund, et al.
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
|
13-5423
|
Neathery v. Stephens, Dir., TX DCJ
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-6353
|
Aviles v. Texas
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-6979
|
Cobble v. Oubre
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-6980
|
Cobble v. Cobb County Police Dept.
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-7046
|
Dydzak v. USDC CD CA
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-7087
|
Baez v. Goodrich
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-7105
|
Simon v. Atlanta, GA, et al.
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-7115
|
Johnson v. Davis
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
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13-7143
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Casey v. Florida
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | ||
|
G048228
|
People v. Nguyen
City of Irvine ordinance barring sex offenders from entering parks without permission unconstitutionally conflicts with California’s sex offender regulations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 | |
|
D057570
|
People v. Bryant
Woman may not claim involuntary manslaughter in attempting to overturn second degree murder conviction for fatal stabbing of her boyfriend during fight. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2014 |
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