| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A164843
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Doe v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles
DMV's disclosure of driving under the influence license suspensions on records provided to certain individuals and companies even when no criminal conviction resulted did not violate state privacy laws. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
M. Simons | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
F081372
|
Atkinson v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles et al.
Attorney fees recoverable under Government Code Section 800(a) are also recoverable for fees incurred to defend the fee award on appeal. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
D. Franson | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
22-36038
|
Drammeh v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Order |
|
Jun. 25, 2024 | ||
|
D082208
|
People v. Ackerman
Trial court did not err in validating defendant's Penal Code Section 12022.7 additional three year-term for great bodily injury enhancement for attempted manslaughter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Huffman | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
B326977
|
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles
The fiduciary board of a county public employee retirement system has authority to create employment classifications and set salaries for employees of the retirement system. |
Government |
|
J. Segal | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
22-915
|
U.S. v. Rahimi
Regulation allowing temporary firearm possession restriction after defendant threatened others' physical safety did not violate Second Amendment given regulation's historical alignment with firearm misuse. |
Constitutional Law |
|
J. Roberts | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
A168834
|
In re K.M.
Record provided insufficient evidence to support juvenile court's finding that 13-year-old student understood the wrongfulness of bringing a knife to school. |
Juveniles |
|
V. Rodriguez | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
22-899
|
Smith v. Arizona
Analyst's out-of-court statements offered in support of testifying expert's opinion were admitted for their truth where they were used to support the expert's opinion but only provided support if true. |
Evidence |
|
E. Kagan | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
23-334
|
Department of State v. Munoz
A U.S. citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in a noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country. |
Constitutional Law, Immigration |
|
A. Barrett | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
23-370
|
Erlinger v. U.S.
The Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a unanimous jury to make the determination beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant's past offenses were committed on separate occasions for Armed Career Criminal Act purposes. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
N. Gorsuch | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
A168113
|
Hardell v. Vanzyl
The requisite connection for personal jurisdiction for a work sexual harassment claim could not be shown by using the location preceding the employment relationship. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Goldman | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
F083724
|
TRC Operating Company, Inc et al. v. Chevron USA, Inc.
Code of Civil Procedure Section 203 only excludes from jury eligibility people required to register as a sex offender under Penal Code Section 290, and not other sections. |
Civil Procedure |
|
D. Franson | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
G060819
|
Marriage of Wiese
Family Code Section 1101, pertaining to spousal fiduciary duties, only encompasses breaches relating to community property and not separate property. |
Family Law |
|
K. O'Leary | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
141
|
Texas v. New Mexico
Consent decree proposed by States could not be entered without express consent of the United States because the decree would have disposed of the United States' claims without its consent. |
Civil Procedure, Water Rights |
|
K. Jackson | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
D081878
|
People v. Meno
A sentence for lesser included necessary offense to a larger conviction could stand provided a defendant was not also sentenced for the greater offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Kelety | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
B324609M
|
Modification: Carolina Beverage Corp. v. Fiji Water Co., LLC
Distribution contract was not constructively terminated where the distributor continued to operate under it after the purported constructive termination. |
Contracts |
|
B. Hoffstadt | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
A166731
|
People v. Morales
Petitioner was not entitled to resentencing where trial record showed jury necessarily found he was the actual shooter in attempted murder occurring during armored truck robbery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Miller | Jun. 24, 2024 |
|
23-14
|
Diaz v. United States
Expert testimony about most drug couriers' mental states generally was not an opinion on the defendant's specific mental state when she was caught transporting drugs, so it was admissible. |
Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
23-50
|
Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon
The presence of probable cause for one charge did not categorically defeat a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim for an additional charge. |
Torts |
|
E. Kagan | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
22-800
|
Moore v. United States
The Mandatory Repatriation Tax is an indirect tax on income that does not require apportionment. |
Tax |
|
B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
22-1025
|
Gonzalez v. Trevino
The existence of probable cause does not defeat a plaintiff's claim for retaliatory arrest if evidence of a lack of arrests under the prohibition is produced. |
Torts |
|
P. Curiam (USSC) | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
S281977
|
Legislature of the State of California v. Weber (Hiltachk)
Ballot measure that would require voter approval for any tax increases was an unconstitutional revision to the Constitution. |
Government |
|
G. Liu | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
22-35748
|
White v. Symmetry Assigned Benefits Service Company
Individual issues predominated in putative class action where defendant allegedly improperly induced each plaintiff to factor their structured settlement annuity |
Civil Procedure |
|
D. Bress | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
21-55517
|
Himes v. Somatics, LLC
Under the learned intermediary doctrine, a patient may establish causation in a failure-to-warn case where a prudent person would have declined the treatment had the physician communicated the stronger warning. |
Torts |
|
J. Groban | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
B330202M
|
Modification: Cohen v. Superior Court (Schwartz)
Overruling *Riley v. Hilton Hotels Corp,* appellate court determined that Government Code Section 3600(a) only allows the government, not private individuals, to prosecute municipal code violations. |
Municipal Law |
|
B. Currey | Jun. 21, 2024 |
|
B329899
|
Ibarra v. Chuy & Sons Labor, Inc.
Defining aggrieved employees in a prelitigation notice is not required for a Private Attorneys General Act claim to proceed. |
Employment Law |
|
H. Baltodano | Jun. 20, 2024 |
|
D083308
|
Soltero v. Precise Distribution
Trial court did not err in determining equitable estoppel doctrine inapplicable where party requesting arbitration was a nonsignatory and signatory was not a party to the lawsuit. |
Arbitration |
|
M. Buchanan | Jun. 20, 2024 |
|
G062646
|
Talley Amusements, Inc. v. The 32nd District Agricultural Association
Remedies for violations of competitive bidding process for public contracts did not apply to carnival contract because it was not a contract for services to be rendered to the state. |
Government |
|
T. Goethals | Jun. 20, 2024 |
|
B329999M
|
Modification: In re A.M.
Conviction as adult for crime committed at 14 years old was nonfinal after conditional reversal, entitling defendant to benefit from laws barring transfer of such cases to adult criminal court. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Juveniles |
|
H. Baltodano | Jun. 19, 2024 |
|
22-35611
|
Bacon v. Woodward et. al
Firefighters plausibly alleged free exercise violations where Spokane refused to grant COVID vaccination exceptions, but worked with neighboring cities' firefighters who had been granted exemptions. |
Constitutional Law |
|
R. Nelson | Jun. 19, 2024 |
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