| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B249494
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County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (People)
Los Angeles Public Guardian must act as conservator for 83-year-old man suffering from dementia, who killed one victim and posed danger to others. |
Conservatorship |
|
Dec. 20, 2013 | |
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B247472
|
Boorstein v. CBS Interactive Inc.
Fantasy sports website is not liable to user for allegedly failing to provide him with certain information regarding its information-sharing practices. |
Business Law |
|
Dec. 20, 2013 | |
|
B248923
|
Fry v. Superior Court
Attorney may not disqualify judge by fax filing affidavit to clerk's office without any directions as to whom challenge should be forwarded. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 20, 2013 | |
|
E056878
|
People v. Johnson
Jurors’ personal information might come to light because they admitted to defendant’s parents that they improperly considered his failure to testify. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 20, 2013 | |
|
A133927
|
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. v. Actelion Ltd.
Swiss pharmaceutical company is liable for interfering with licensing agreement for development of competing hypertension drugs in the U.S. |
Torts |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
G046253
|
Stueve v. Berger Kahn
Alta Dena Dairy heirs may sue attorneys and law firm for civil conspiracy based on alleged Ponzi scheme to siphon the family’s assets. |
Attorneys |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
G047507
|
Porter v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees’ Retirement System
Former Orange County bus driver is entitled to disability retirement from the day after her last day of work, not when her workers’ compensation expired. |
Employment Law |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
S203124
|
Beeman v. Anthem Prescription Management LLC
California law requiring prescription drug claim processors to transmit information regarding pharmacy fees to clients does not violate California Constitution. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
S194951
|
Sander v. State Bar of California
State Bar may have to disclose its bar admissions database in connection with professor’s research on racial disparities in bar passage rates and grades. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
S118629
|
People v. Williams
Seven-year delay between murderer’s 1995 arrest and his 2002 trial does not violate murderer’s constitutional right to speedy trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | |
|
S214133
|
People v. Ramirez
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
|
S214264
|
People v. Leggett
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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S214584
|
People v. Mallett
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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S214116
|
People v. Aranda
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
|
S213894
|
Packer v. S.C. (People)
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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S214284
|
Carrillo (Jerome) on H.C.
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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S214290
|
EHP Glendale v. County of Los Angeles
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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10-56739
|
Doe v. Nestle USA Inc.
Order |
|
Dec. 19, 2013 | ||
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E054638
|
People v. Wickham
Thief who tricked elderly man in his 90s to lend him money must repay more than $100,000, plus 10 percent interest per year. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 18, 2013 | |
|
B246945
|
Hong v. CJ CGV America Holdings Inc.
Company gives up right to arbitrate shareholder dispute after actively engaging in litigation months before asking trial court to compel arbitration. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 18, 2013 | |
|
D064226
|
National Financial Lending LLC v. Superior Court (Brewer Corp.)
Losing party may not remove judge from case while winner tried to collect $2.7 million judgment because it would complicate judgment collection. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 18, 2013 | |
|
G047121
|
Stueve Bros. Farms LLC v. Berger Kahn
Heirs to Alta Dena Dairy family fortune may sue law firm that turned blind eye to one of its attorneys stealing family’s assets. |
Attorneys |
|
Dec. 18, 2013 | |
|
A134480
|
People v. Lewis
Trial court may impose life sentence on teenager, who raped two victims and murdered a third, but must find ‘irreparable corruption.’ |
Juveniles |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
11-17718
|
Burton v. Class Counsel and Party to Arbitration
Attorneys may not contractually agree to prohibit federal court from reviewing arbitration award, which allocated $28 million in attorney fees. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
A137797
|
Travis J., a Minor
Minor who shot at two victims may be committed to Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Juvenile Justice based on plea agreement. |
Juveniles |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
D062130
|
Faunce v. Cate
Prisoner does not have reasonable expectation of privacy in prison physician’s treatment room where correctional officer was present as well. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
B250059
|
Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services v. Superior Court (D.S.)
Son is at substantial risk of sexual abuse by father, who was convicted of sexually assaulting two young boys 25 years earlier. |
Juveniles |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
A133591
|
People v. Nguyen
Burglary conviction is upheld where defendant visited electronics store and placed expensive laptop computers in less expensive printer's box. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
B244557
|
People v. Algire
Audio recording of stepfather’s inappropriate sexual advances toward stepdaughter is admissible during trial because it was relevant to criminal proceedings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 | |
|
B246154
|
Kalpoe v. Superior Court (McGraw)
In defamation action against Dr. Phil and CBS based on episode regarding Natalee Holloway, plaintiff's recovery is limited due to failure to ask for correction. |
Torts |
|
Dec. 17, 2013 |
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