| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A135470
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Horne v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 16
Union ends African-American member’s discrimination suit for failure to hire after learning during discovery that prior felony conviction disqualified him. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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12-15584
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Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com Inc.
Trademark owner may not sue domain name registrar GoDaddy for contributory cybersquatting based on a registrant’s use of its forwarding service. |
Intellectual Property |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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11-10118
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U.S. v. Hullaby
Government’s use of informant with colorful criminal history in drug investigation does not rise to level of ‘outrageous conduct’ for due process purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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B242807
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Martinez v. Joe’s Crab Shack Holdings
Managers at Joe’s Crab Shack restaurants may maintain wage and hour class action against company in relation to work they allegedly performed on nonexempt tasks. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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D059007
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People v. Lowe
Police officers do not violate Fourth Amendment by taking warrantless DNA sample during booking of man suspected of rapes and robberies. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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C070255
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Avidity Partners LLC v. State of California
Commercial lumber producer cannot force California to guarantee forestland harvest level when state never agreed to do so in historic Headwaters Agreement. |
Contracts |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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B241930
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People v. Jackson
Expert testimony of forensic consultant, who stated victim was killed by a lone killer who was close to her, may be used at trial of man who murdered his wife. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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B247449
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X.Z., a Minor
Mother cannot challenge juvenile court’s order to terminate her parental rights after she was advised to petition against it, but did not. |
Juveniles |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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B245774
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People v. Abundio
Life without parole sentence is appropriate for 18-year-old drug user, who robbed and killed his dealer in order to obtain marijuana. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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E054852
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People v. Boatman
Boyfriend’s first degree murder conviction is reduced to second degree murder because there was no plan or motive in shooting death of girlfriend. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
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12-929
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Atlantic Marine Construction Co. Inc. v. U.S. District Court
District court should have transferred case between construction companies to Virginia because parties agreed to bring dispute in Virginia under forum-selection clause. |
Civil Procedure |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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12-562
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United States v. Woods
IRS may impose penalty for ‘valuation misstatements’ on taxpayers, who took advantage of sham tax shelters to shield their income from taxation. |
Taxation |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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12-35492
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Hagen v. City of Eugene
Police department does not retaliate against officer in violation of First Amendment by demoting him after he complained about unsafe discharges of firearms. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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C071016
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Luke H., a Minor
Brother may not seek juvenile court's help in getting an order for visitation with his younger sister, who was not a dependent of the court. |
Juveniles |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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F062160
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Adams v. MHC Colony Park Limited Partnership
Mobilehome park residents are free to continue public nuisance action against owners for failing to properly maintain facilities. |
Torts |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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B249201
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Federal Insurance Co. v. WCAB
Former WNBA player cannot recover workers' compensation in California when she played one of 34 professional basketball games in California. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Dec. 3, 2013 | |
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13-113
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Ford Motor Co. v. United States
Sixth Circuit must resolve dispute regarding interest owed to Ford Motor Co. due to its overpayment of taxes, rather than U.S. Supreme Court. |
Taxation |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
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13-395
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Al Legis. Black Caucus, et al. v. Alabama, et al.
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-6485
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Mosby v. Kelley
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-6985
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Pitchford v. EEOC, et al.
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-7088
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Erwin v. United States, et al.
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-7140
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O'Connor v. Florida
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-7162
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Settle v. United States
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-7197
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Hindman v. United States
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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13-6474
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In re Hien A. Dao
Order |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | ||
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S094890
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People v. Manibusan
Man’s death sentence for participating in murders and gunning down victim is upheld, although trial court did not investigate one juror's fears for her safety. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
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09-17311
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Minority Television Project Inc. v. FCC
FCC may constitutionally prohibit public television stations from airing paid advertising to preserve the educational goals of such programming. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
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09-55644
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Hayes v. County of San Diego
Sheriff’s deputies may be liable for wrongful death by using deadly force in responding to domestic disturbance call regarding suicidal person. |
Civil Rights |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
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09-71529
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Taggar v. Holder
Indian woman may not remain in U.S. under Convention Against Torture because she missed deadline to apply, which immigration judge extended three times. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
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12-16868
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Herb Reed Enterprises LLC v. Florida Entertainment Management Inc.
Original member of vocal group ‘The Platters’ may not temporarily prevent use of band name without proving he would actually suffer irreparable harm. |
Intellectual Property |
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Dec. 2, 2013 |