| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B248491
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Decon Group Inc. v. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. LLC
Junior lien is extinguished when senior lienholder foreclosed, because senior lienholder's lien and title did not merge due to deed in lieu of foreclosure. |
Real Property |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | |
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G048399
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Upasani v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
State Farm does not need to defend or indemnify policyholders who were sued for conspiring to abduct infant, because lawsuit did not involve ‘accidental conduct.’ |
Insurance |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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A139743
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Fernando C., a Minor
Student charged with fighting on school grounds may not be declared a ward based on offense of ‘fighting in public place’ as a lesser included offense. |
Juveniles |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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H037989
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Old Republic Construction Program Group v. The Boccardo Law Firm Inc.
Law firm must face claims that it unlawfully withdrew settlement funds from client trust account during dispute with insurer without its consent. |
Attorneys |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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A138353
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Naser v. Lakeridge Athletic Club
Personal injury plaintiff may not tax defendant's costs incurred in deposing custodian of records for each of plaintiff's health care providers, including photocopying. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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B249264
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People v. Iraheta
Trial court’s failure to instruct jury on imperfect self-defense in case where defendant fired into an occupied motor vehicle does not warrant new trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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B249271
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Maslo v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance
Insured may sue insurer for bad faith by forcing him to arbitrate uninsured motorist claim without adequately investigating, evaluating and attempting to resolve it first. |
Insurance |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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B252073
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State of California v. Superior Court (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.)
Drug company only needs to make claims that are ‘in some manner deceitful’ to trigger possible civil penalties for bribing physicians to prescribe its drugs. |
Health Care |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
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S218746
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People v. Vargas
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S218066
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San Jose, City of v. S.C. (Smith)
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S167303
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Slaughter (Michael C.) on H.C.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S217491
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Baucom v. S.C. (People)
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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F066608
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Von Nothdurft v. Steck
Apartment building owner is entitled to credit against minimum wage obligations based on free rent provided to manager because they agreed to that arrangement. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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F067629
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City of Patterson v. Turlock Irrigation District
City may not expand irrigation district's territorial boundaries only to obtain voting rights for outsiders who were already consumers of electrical services. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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12-1281
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NLRB v. Noel Canning
President’s invocation of Recess Appointments Clause to make appointments to NLRB is invalid when they were made during short three-day Senate recess. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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S217738
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Property Reserve v. S.C. (Department of Water Resources)
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S217896
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People v. Grewal
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S217979
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People v. Nasser
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S217860
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People v. Canizales
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S217994
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Ybarra v. Apartment Investment and Management Co.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S218724
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Cheroti v. Harvey & Madding
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S218549
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People v. Cavazos
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S196568
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Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co.
Federal immigration law does not preempt immigrant worker’s claims under California’s FEHA, even if he used false documents to secure employment. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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12-1168
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McCullen v. Coakley
Massachusetts law that created 35-foot buffer zones around abortion clinics to prevent violent clashes between abortion opponents and advocates violates First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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S217867
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People v. Durst
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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S218148
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People v. Spriggs
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | ||
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A137619
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SPRAWLDEF v. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (Waste Connections Inc.)
Landfill expansion project moves forward because agency’s rejection of reduced-size alternative as economically infeasible was reasonable. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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12-56329
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Kismet Acquisition LLC v. Diaz-Barba (In re Icenhower)
Bankruptcy court properly finds Mexican national in contempt for delaying and obstructing every effort to effectuate transfer of bankruptcy estate to trustee. |
Bankruptcy |
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Jun. 26, 2014 | |
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12-751
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Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer
'Employee stock ownership plan' fiduciaries are not entitled to special presumption of prudence, as they are subject to same duty as other ERISA fiduciaries. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 25, 2014 | |
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13-461
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American Broadcasting Cos. Inc. v. Aereo Inc.
Streaming service violates copyright laws by allowing its subscribers to watch copyrighted television programs over Internet at same time as programs are broadcast. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 25, 2014 |