| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B235409
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Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Woman injured following bed rail's collapse has two years, rather than one, to sue hospital because equipment failure does not constitute professional negligence. |
Torts |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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C067812
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Lafferty v. Wells Fargo Bank
Buyers of allegedly defective motor home may assert claims against lender bank that they otherwise had against dealership under installment contract. |
Contracts |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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B241356
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People v. Stevens
Psychologist may describe whether defendant's offense involved force or violence when opining that defendant was a mentally disordered offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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A130605
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People v. Petty
Probation condition requiring defendant to take antipsychotic medications is improper where his theft offense was not related to mental health issues. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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A132604
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People v. Guion
Driver who lied about her identity to officer following accident and arranged for her son to bring another's driver's license to scene cannot be convicted of false impersonation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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A134700
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People v. Esmaili
Defendant is not entitled to determination of factual innocence even though sexual abuse charges against him were dismissed due to inconsistent testimony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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B242196
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People v. Prescott
Felons sentenced to county jail under Realignment Act are not entitled to presumption that they do not have ability to pay defense costs. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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B240341
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People v. Arancibia
Court may not allow jurors to translate Spanish-language audio recordings of defendant’s interrogation for themselves. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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D061231
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People ex rel. Owen v. Media One Direct LLC
California Corporations Commissioner properly exercises authority to issue subpoena seeking documents and witnesses to investigate possible securities law violations. |
Securities |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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S208173
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Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | ||
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S208181
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Central Coast Forest Association v. California Fish and Game Commission
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | ||
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S208280
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Jesus G. on H.C.
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | ||
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S198395
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People v. G3 Holistic
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | ||
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S196568
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Salas v. Sierra Chemical
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | ||
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B241551
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People v. Gipson
Gang member’s commitment to state prison is appropriate, even if his sentence was executed after Realignment Act's threshold date of Oct. 1, 2011. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 28, 2013 | |
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11-35114
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Frost v. Boening
Order |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | ||
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11-1175
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Marx v. General Revenue Corp.
Debt collection agency may recover costs after prevailing in lawsuit over debt collection practices against woman who defaulted on her student loan. |
Business Law |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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11-1025
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Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
U.S. persons engaged in sensitive international communications with foreigners may not challenge statute authorizing government's surveillance of foreigners. |
International Law |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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12-35266
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Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Japanese researchers who hunt whales may pursue piracy claims against anti-whaling environmental group that engaged in violent tactics on high seas. |
International Law |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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10-36152
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Moss v. Ruecker
Anti-Bush protestors have plausible claim of viewpoint discrimination where they were given less opportunity to communicate their message than pro-Bush demonstrators. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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10-16380
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Lane v. Facebook
Order |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | ||
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B238632
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People v. Chavarria
Defendant who sold heroin through phone delivery service that covered both Ventura and Los Angeles Counties may be prosecuted in either county. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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A132914
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Lucky United Properties Investments Inc. v. Lee
In dispute over attorney fees, interest on prejudgment award of fees begins to accrue upon entry of judgment, but postjudgment interest does not. |
Civil Procedure |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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A132658
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People v. Harrison
Deliberating juror is replaced with alternate juror after clearly demonstrating that he was unable to follow law by accepting basic legal principles. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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12-6142
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Calhoun v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 | ||
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11-42
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Childers v. Floyd
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 | ||
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11-1497
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Byrne v. Wood, Herron & Evans, et al.
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 | ||
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11-8384
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Peterson v. Seaman
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 | ||
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11-9422
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Davis v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 | ||
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12-414
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Burt v. Titlow
Order |
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Feb. 26, 2013 |