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Chamberlan v. Ford Motor Co.
Car company's application to appeal certification of class action does not satisfy criteria for review.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. U.S. Forest Service
Preservation group's lawsuit against Forest Service was not barred by doctrine of res judicata.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Lutz v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205
References to jury in prayer for relief are not sufficient to invoke right to jury trial for entire case.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Canatella v. State of California
Federal court cannot allow plaintiff to intervene when it must abstain from case due to ongoing state proceedings.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co.
Trial court was not entitled to consider evidence that was not considered by insurance commissioner in making his claim determinations.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Gober v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Different evidence excluded during liability trial that is relevant to amount of punitive damages may be admissible.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Gallant v. City of Carson
Former employee's defamation claim overcame public employer's anti-SLAPP motion.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Sole Energy Co. v. Hodges
Entry of $27 million default judgment as sanction for discovery abuses violated due process.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
County of Santa Cruz v. Waterhouse
State law preempts county ordinance regulating height of mobilehomes.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Mileikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem
Terminating sanctions for repeated failure to provide discovery was proper.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Arias v. Katella Townhouse Homeowners Assoc. Inc.
Payments made by defendant after offer to compromise expired are considered part of plaintiff's judgment.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Rodrigues v. Superior Court (Joaquim)
Default must be aside when attorney from outside jurisdiction attests to mistake leading to default.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Milicevic v. Fletcher Jones Imports Ltd.
Court need not exclude from courtroom plaintiff's attorney who is also defense witness.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. v. Grunwald
Federal law preempts state ethics standards for neutral arbitrators.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
U.S. v. Orr Water Ditch Co.
Nevada law providing automatic stay of state engineer's decisions applies to federal water proceedings.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Shewry v. Begil
Health services department's claim for reimbursement of Medi-Cal benefits is not barred by applicable statute of limitations.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Yeboah v. Progeny Ventures Inc.
Court 'order' that approves special master's resolution of accounting dispute is not appealable.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Thomas v. Fry's Electronics Inc.
Motion under California's anti-SLAPP law is available to federal litigants.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Falahati v. Kondo
Default judgment that denied due process to defendant was improperly entered.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Bains LLC v. ARCO Products Co.
Punitive damages award against corporation for racial discrimination exceeds constitutional limits.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2005
Agyeman v. Corrections Corp. of America
District court should have appointed counsel for plaintiff where case was complex and exceptional.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2005
Morgan v. San Joaquin Community Hospital
Notice of appeal stated within points and authorities of defective motion for reconsideration is valid.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2005
Crippen v. Central Valley RV Outlet Inc.
Plaintiff failed to prove arbitration agreement is procedurally unconscionable.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2005
Biles v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Failure to identify witness in interrogatory answer and to supplement answer before submitting witness' declaration are not grounds for excluding declaration.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2005
Mandel v. Household Bank (Nevada), National Assn.
Unilateral amendment, which imposed binding arbitration of disputes under credit card agreement, is proper under Nevada law.
Civil Procedure Jun. 14, 2005
Tory v. Cochran
Injunction granted to now-deceased attorney in slander case amounts to overly broad prior restraint upon speech.
Civil Procedure Jun. 13, 2005
Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages.
Civil Procedure May 17, 2005
People v. Nickerson
Jurisdiction over appeal from misdemeanor conviction belongs to appellate division of superior court.
Civil Procedure May 5, 2005
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
Federal insecticide statute does not preempt failure-to-warn claim arising from equivalent state law.
Civil Procedure May 4, 2005