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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
B211660	Workmen’s Auto Insurance Co. v. Guy Carpenter & Co. Inc. Although insurance brokers have fiduciary-like duties, reinsurance intermediary-broker cannot be sued for breach of fiduciary duty.	Insurance			May 5, 2011
H035687	People v. Kennedy Defendant whose felony conviction required lifetime sex offender registration is not relieved of obligation even after conviction is later reduced to misdemeanor.	Criminal Law and Procedure			May 5, 2011
A125875	The Grubb Co. Inc. v. Dept. of Real Estate State Real Estate Commissioner may not discipline real estate licensee based on judgment not procured by clear and convincing evidence.	Real Property			May 5, 2011
10-10229	U.S. v. Sanchez Denial of defendant’s motion for acquittal is improper when ‘no contact’ order failed to satisfy statute’s requirement of ‘physical force against partner.’	Criminal Law and Procedure			May 5, 2011
B216358	Bell v. Mason Defense’s expert witness does not have to show personal examination of plaintiff to establish sufficient foundation regarding evaluation of her mental status.	Civil Procedure			May 5, 2011
08-72849	Liu v. Holder Adverse credibility finding based on date discrepancy and failure to mention element central to asylum claim does not necessarily support frivolous finding.	Immigration			May 4, 2011
B220546	Christopher F., a Minor Juvenile court is not required to appoint director of regional center for developmentally disabled to assist in determining juvenile’s mental competence.	Juveniles			May 4, 2011
05-70722	Singh v. Holder Asylum application is properly denied when basis of petitioner’s asylum claim was based on admitted falsehoods, supporting adverse credibility determination.	Immigration			May 4, 2011
10-15021	Goodman v. Staples The Office Superstore When treating physician is hired to render expert opinion beyond scope of treatment, proponent of testimony must provide expert witness report.	Civil Procedure			May 4, 2011
10-35238	Tides v. The Boeing Co. Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s whistleblower provision does not protect employee’s disclosure of information to media.	Securities			May 4, 2011
B224040	Palm Property Investments Inc. v. Yadegar Court errs in refusing to admit registered process server’s declaration, which established presumption that service was properly executed according to applicable statute.	Civil Procedure			May 4, 2011
C059259	Mendoza v. Wichmann Defamation action is supported by probable cause where plaintiff knew that alleged defamatory statements in police report had previously been made by defendant.	Torts			May 4, 2011
D057740	San Diego Unified School District v. Commission on Professional Competence (Lampedusa) School district's dismissal of teacher based on unfitness for service and immoral conduct is upheld where teacher posted pornographic ad on Craigslist.	Education			May 4, 2011
10-9228	Moore v. Thaler Order				May 3, 2011
10-9807	Bazemore v. United States Order				May 3, 2011
10-1000	Bobby v. Mitts Jury instruction given during penalty phase of trial, which instructed jury to consider death penalty or life sentence, does not violate holding of 'Beck v. Alabama.'	Criminal Law and Procedure			May 3, 2011
137orig	State of Montana v. State of Wyoming Under doctrine of appropriation, senior water users may improve irrigation systems if there is no change in amount of water diverted.	Real Property			May 3, 2011
09-1521	United States v.Eastern Shawnee Tribe of OK Order				May 3, 2011
10-315	Sonic Automotive v. Watts Order				May 3, 2011
10-398	Cellco Partnership v. Litman Order				May 3, 2011
10-551	Litman v. Cellco Partnership Order				May 3, 2011
10-1027	Missoiri Title Loans, Inc. v. Brewer Order				May 3, 2011
10-699	M. B. Z. v. Clinton Order				May 3, 2011
10-948	Compucredit Corp., et al. v. Greenwood Order				May 3, 2011
A127660	Hellum v. Breyer Corporations Code Section 25504 imposes presumptive liability on directors of any corporation that violated state securities statutes, regardless of directors’ actual control.	Securities			May 3, 2011
07-15763	Nordyke v. King Denial of motion for leave to amend Second Amendment claim is proper where plaintiffs failed to assert that ordinance increased difficulty of obtaining firearms.	Constitutional Law			May 3, 2011
10-10079	U.S. v. Li Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands is part of U.S for purposes of crime of attempting to enter U.S. at time or place not designated by immigration officers.	Criminal Law and Procedure			May 3, 2011
11-55362	Westwood Apex v. Contreras Removal by additional counterclaim defendants is not permitted under Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.	Civil Procedure			May 3, 2011
B219626	Rogel v. Lynwood Redevelopment Agency In applying negative multiplier to set amount of attorney fees, trial court must not use public entity's status to negate appropriate lodestar.	Attorneys			May 3, 2011
B216425	People v. Spector Court does not err in admitting into evidence videotape containing trial judge and criminalist discussing blood splatter location on victim’s hands during retrial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			May 3, 2011