| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C070007
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California Grocers Association v. Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control
California grocers may not sell alcoholic beverages at self-checkout stands, even if stands have lock-out mechanisms. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
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B238921
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Las Vegas Land and Development Co. LLC v. Wilkie Way LLC
Trial court is not required to throw out its summary judgment decision in light of losing party's claim that it failed to oppose due to bad lawyering. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
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08-70836
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Ceron v. Holder
Order |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | ||
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G047306
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Roldan v. Callahan & Blaine
Law firm must pay arbitration costs of former clients, who sued firm following settlement of litigation, or waive its right to arbitrate claims. |
Attorneys |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
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S212417
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Ragsdale v. S.C. (People)
Order |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | ||
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S211645
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Hartford Casualty Insurance v. J.R. Marketing
Order |
Insurance |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
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09-71185
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Kulakchyan v. Holder
Armenian woman may not seek to change her immigration status after asylum officer denied her application because she gave a false arrival date. |
Immigration |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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09-71461
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Garcia-Milian v. Holder
Guatemalan citizen is not entitled to asylum because she failed to show she was beaten and raped due to her former common law husband’s political views. |
Immigration |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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11-30311
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U.S. v. Schesso
Police may search for child pornography on suspect's digital storage devices when they knew he made video available for download on Internet. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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11-56924
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United States v. Ionita
Fugitive who failed to return from Canada to California after being charged with having money due to unlawful drug trafficking may not seek return of seized funds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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10-72104
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Northwest Research Information Center Inc. v. Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Northwest Power and Conservation Council does not need to reconsider fish and wildlife measures it implemented in 2009 in light of new information. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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11-17763
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Independent Training and Apprenticeship Program v. California Dept. of Industrial Relations
Contractors may not employ apprentices to work on public works projects in California because those projects were not for federal purposes. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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11-57168
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Rock River Communications Inc. v. Universal Music Group Inc.
Small licensing company may once again argue that it had rights to Bob Marley songs because spotty documentation made it hard to prove who had rights. |
Torts |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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12-15131
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Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard’s regulation of ethanol does not unconstitutionally discriminate against out-of-state commerce. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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D063325
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Macaluso v. Superior Court (Lennar Land Partners II LLC)
Attorney may appeal trial court's order requiring him to provide documents in response to subpoenas regarding collection of $50 million judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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B241949
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Natkin v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Contract attorney may not deduct expenses in setting up his own business from amount he earned within a week when asking for unemployment benefits. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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C070448
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Friends of Oroville v. City of Oroville (Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
City must adequately determine whether greenhouse gas emissions will have environmental impact before approving Wal-Mart Supercenter. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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C072325
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State Dept. of Public Health v. Superior Court (Center for Investigative Reporting)
Dept. of Public Health must reveal more information to news organization regarding violations of patient care standards at facilities for mentally ill. |
Government |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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B244494
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EHP Glendale LLC v. County of Los Angeles
Purchaser of hotel must pay property tax based on county assessor’s valuation of hotel, even if purchaser disagreed with method of calculation. |
Taxation |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
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11-55956
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George v. Morris
Deputies are not entitled to qualified immunity in shooting death of terminally ill elderly man found with pistol in one hand while holding a walker. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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09-56079
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Phillips v. Herndon
Shooter may not use accomplice’s confession to absolve himself of murder conviction when accomplice offered three inconsistent versions of the murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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10-17574
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California Association of Rural Health Clinics v. Douglas
California may not eliminate coverage for adult dental, podiatry, optometry and chiropractic services to under-served communities because Medicaid Act mandates coverage. |
Health Care |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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11-50498
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U.S. v. Grandberry
LAPD unlawfully searches apartment because officers saw suspect there several times, but failed to establish that he lived there. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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11-55780
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Beauchamp v. City of Long Beach
Order |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | ||
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B239858
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Moradi v. Marsh USA Inc.
Employer may not escape liability for crash caused by its salesperson, who was driving home and hit a motorcyclist while stopping for frozen yogurt. |
Torts |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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B241998
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Moreno v. Quemuel
Motorcyclist may not sue police officer after crashing into police car’s open side door during a traffic stop involving another driver. |
Torts |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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B241087
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Charter Township of Clinton Police and Fire Retirement System v. Martin
Shareholders may not sue company’s board of directors based on new compensation plan because they failed to first ask the board to rescind it. |
Corporations |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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D061449
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Aspiras v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Homeowners cannot sue bank for fraudulent foreclosure without specifically describing phone call, during which bank agreed to reopen home loan modification. |
Real Property |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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F065511
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Tearlach Resources Ltd. v. Western States International Inc.
State court has authority to decide litigation involving oil and gas leases on federal land because U.S. was not implicated. |
Real Property |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
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G046800
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Estate of Trikha
Son gets another chance at proving he is entitled to father's estate based on will, which could not be found after father committed suicide. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Sep. 17, 2013 |