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Shisler v. Sanfer Sports Car Inc.
Court has jurisdiction to rule upon defendant's motion for attorney fees after quashing service for lack of personal jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 26, 2008
Gridley v. Gridley
Where temporary judge lacks authority to adjudicate petition, orders on attorney disqualification motion must be reversed. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 25, 2008
U.S. v. Bhatia
Privity between government and plaintiff in civil action is insufficient to bar subsequent criminal prosecution of defendant for wire fraud and money laundering. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 25, 2008
Rael v. Davis
Mediation settlement agreement found to be inadmissible in civil proceeding is also unenforceable. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 25, 2008
Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline Inc.
Collateral estoppel does not preclude plaintiff's efforts to pursue class action against drug manufacturer. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 23, 2008
Mark v. Spencer
Failure to disclose fee-splitting agreement to court prior to approval of class action settlement bars future enforcement of agreement. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
Lee v. Dynamex Inc.
Denial of motion to compel disclosure of contact information for putative class members is reversed. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 17, 2008
Klemm v. Astrue
Notice of appeal from denial of benefits is timely filed when clerk receives document, despite deficiencies in form that violate local rules. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 17, 2008
Anthony v. City of Los Angeles
Prevailing party in FEHA action is not required to claim expert witness fees within 15-day period under rule for filing memorandum of costs. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 15, 2008
Dornbirer v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Ambiguous disclosure by arbitrator is insufficient to vacate arbitration award. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 11, 2008
Platypus Wear Inc. v. Goldberg
Court abuses its discretion in granting defendant's application to file late anti-SLAPP motion. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 8, 2008
Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 5, 2008
Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development
Dismissal without prejudice does not confer prevailing party status upon defendant for purposes of awarding attorney fees. 		Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2008
Nationwide Life Insurance Co. v. Richards
Where wife seeks murdered husband's life insurance proceeds, court properly draws adverse inference from her assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 29, 2008
Barba v. Perez
Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offer of settlement is deemed reasonable where offeror ultimately receives judgment exceeding offer. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 29, 2008
Winfred D. v. Michelin North America Inc.
Evidence of injured plaintiff's illicit affairs should have been excluded in personal injury action against tire manufacturer. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2008
Gogri v. Jack in the Box Inc.
Plaintiff's voluntary dismissal is timely where filed before trial court's tentative ruling granting summary judgment to defendant. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 27, 2008
Freedman v. Superior Court (Charbonneau)
Plaintiff is barred from asserting punitive damages claim based on medical malpractice where motion for leave to amend is made after deadline. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
Chinn v. KMR Property Management
Settlement proceeds from defendant in exchange for dismissal is not 'net monetary recovery' for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure Section 998. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
Mark v. Spencer
Failure to disclose fee-splitting agreement to court prior to approval of class action settlement bars future enforcement of agreement. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
State of California v. Altus Finance S.A.
Court errs in issuing post-verdict order prohibiting Insurance Commissioner from proffering evidence on his principal damages theory. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
Medrazo v. Honda of North Hollywood
Court improperly denied class action certification where it relied on merits of case. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2008
Boschetto v. Hansing
Sale of automobile over eBay does not provide sufficient minimum contacts to support personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendant in buyer's forum state. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. KXD Technology Inc.
Appeal is dismissed where district court's contempt order against defendants is plainly civil. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Mahdavi v. Superior Court (Portofino Beach Inn)
Defendant previously declared vexatious litigant may file appeal without permission from presiding judge. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Pelton-Shepherd Industries Inc. v. Delta Packaging Products Inc.
Trial court prejudicially abuses its discretion in granting motion to compel documents after discovery cutoff date absent motion to reopen discovery. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2008
Alch v. Superior Court (Time Warner Entertainment Co.)
Trial court improperly sustains objections to disclosure on privacy grounds where subpoenaed information was essential to resolution of writers' age discrimination claims. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Hoen
Innocent intervenor that materially assisted defendants is not liable for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988(b). 		Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
Bertelsen v. Harris
Attorney misconduct involving breach of professional conduct rules does not require disgorgement of reasonable attorney fees. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
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