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Facebook v. Power Ventures
Gathering of information from Facebook accounts violates Computer Fraud and Abuse Act due to Facebook's clear revocation of authorization via cease and desist letter.
Administrative Agencies Jul. 13, 2016
Attmore v. Colvin
Administrative law judge errs in determining medical improvement, failing to consider broader context of progress in social security benefits case.
Administrative Agencies Jul. 1, 2016
Cuero v. Cate
Prisoner wins resentencing after prosecution breaches written plea agreement by amending complaint before sentencing so as to subject prisoner to greater sentence.
Administrative Agencies 9th Jul. 1, 2016
Walmart Stores Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
National Labor Relations Act does not preempt Walmart's trespass action against union for staging disruptive demonstrations inside Walmart stores.
Administrative Agencies Jul. 1, 2016
Seibert v. City of San Jose
Firefighter's discipline improperly overturned with respect to allegations of inappropriate touching of female coworker, but not as to 'salacious' email exchange with minor allegations.
Administrative Agencies Jul. 1, 2016
People v. Clark
Reversal of defendant's murder convictions and death sentence not warranted despite vacatur of burglary-murder and robbery-murder special circumstances.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 27, 2016
Seibert v. City of San Jose
Firefighter's discipline improperly overturned with respect to allegations of inappropriate touching of female coworker, but not as to 'salacious' email exchange with minor allegations.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 12, 2016
Stacy v. Colvin
Denial of social security benefits proper despite administrative law judge's reexamination of claimant's ability to perform past work.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 7, 2016
Seibert v. City of San Jose
Firefighter's discipline improperly overturned with respect to allegations of inappropriate touching of female coworker, but not as to 'salacious' email exchange with minor allegations.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 1, 2016
United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. Inc.
Army Corps' issuance of approved 'judicial determination' constitutes a final agency action that is judicially-reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Administrative Agencies May 31, 2016
Chu v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Investor's petition for review denied where Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision in favor of account executive at futures commission merchant supported by substantial evidence.
Administrative Agencies May 25, 2016
Dale v. Colvin
ALJ errs in according 'limited weight' to nurse practitioner's opinion when determining whether claimant seeking supplemental security income is disabled under Social Security Act.
Administrative Agencies May 20, 2016
Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing LLC
Maryland's energy regulatory program preempted because it impermissibly sets wholesale rate, contravening Federal Power Act's division of authority between state and federal regulators.
Administrative Agencies Apr. 20, 2016
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. FDA
Adequate factual basis and absence of clear error compels affirmance of summary judgment in favor of FDA regarding its withholding of information under FOIA.
Administrative Agencies Apr. 12, 2016
Doe v. University of Southern California
Disciplinary action resulting from student's participation in group sexual encounter overturned due to university's failure to provide him with fair hearing.
Administrative Agencies Apr. 6, 2016
Pinheiro v. Civil Service Commission for the County of Fresno
Fresno County's Civil Service Commission's decision to uphold dismissal of a high profile county employee is vacated due to reliance on outside evidence.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 30, 2016
City of Mukilteo, Washington v. U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Opponents fail to overturn FAA's decision to open up Paine Field in Washington for commercial passenger operations.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 7, 2016
California Dept. of Consumer Affairs v. Superior Court (Lewis)
Consumers lack public interest standing to challenge bureau of Dept. of Consumer Affair's public position regarding deductibility of wear and tear under Lemon Law.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2016
Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Jewell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in designating Alaskan coast and islands as critical habitat for endangered polar bears.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2016
Fett v. Medical Board of California
Doctor unsuccessful in quashing subpoenas by medical board of his patients' medical records where good cause exists to invade patients' privacy rights.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 29, 2016
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 8, 2016
Lloyd v. CVB Financial Corp.
Securities fraud class action against bank revived involving alleged misrepresentations made in 2010 SEC filings regarding its largest borrower.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 2, 2016
Rubio v. Superior Court (People)
Defendant seeking postconviction discovery need not reimburse agency providing discovery for costs related to examination and preparation of documents for production, but must pay labor cost.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2016
Hughes v. County of San Bernardino
Employee's retirement does not deprive Civil Service Commission of jurisdiction to continue to hear retiree's pending administrative appeal.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2016
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre
Police Officer's Bill of Rights requires that officer under investigation receive notice of that investigation's nature 'reasonably prior' to any interrogation related thereto.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 29, 2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association et al.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has power to issue rule regulating wholesale demand response and rule is adequately reasoned, resulting in reversal and remand.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 26, 2016
National Federation of the Blind v. United Airlines Inc.
State law claims not expressly preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act are impliedly field preempted by Airline Carrier Access Act and Department of Transportation regulation.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 20, 2016
Roe v. Superior Court
Civil Procedure Section 2030.020 does not empower a court to compel parental interviews as part of mental examination of party who is a minor.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 22, 2015
State of California v. FERC
'Mobile-Sierra' doctrine, presuming contracted-for rates are 'just and reasonable' under Federal Power Act, applies to spot sales for electricity.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2015
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 15, 2015