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Castaneda v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
State is immune to liability for injury to prisoner, who died of cancer following penis amputation, because medical practitioners did not fail to summon medical care.
Prisoners Rights Jan. 15, 2013
Bank of America N.A. v. Superior Court (Pacific City Bank)
Tripartite attorney-client privilege arises when title insurer hires law firm to prosecute action on behalf of its insured under title insurance policy.
Attorneys Jan. 15, 2013
Whatley-Miller v. Cooper
In medical negligence case, offer to compromise made by widow and daughters of deceased is valid because it included separate document of acceptance.
Torts Jan. 15, 2013
John M., a Minor
Blind, autistic child found asleep in back of mother's car is at high risk of harm when there was no indication that situation was unlikely to occur again.
Juveniles Jan. 15, 2013
Rojas v. Platinum Auto Group Inc.
Car purchaser may sue dealership for misstating down payment's nature and amount on sales contract, regardless of whether he suffered actual damage.
Business Law Jan. 15, 2013
Cannon v. California
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. DE Dept. of Transportation
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. Wilmington Trust
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. Visalli
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. DE Dept. of Transportation
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Bacon v. Geissinger
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Faison v. Kaiser Aluminum Corp., et al.
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. Glen
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Shahin v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
In re Daniel Schmidt
Order
Jan. 14, 2013
Riverisland Cold Storage Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Association
Limitation on fraud exception to parol evidence rule is invalid because it fails to account for fraud undermining validity of agreements.
Contracts Jan. 14, 2013
U.S. v. Jensen
Following defendant's failure to appear for service of sentence and subsequent conviction, court applies five-year, rather than two-year, maximum sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2013
U.S. v. Hardeman
Enhanced penalty for committing sex offense involving minor when defendant was already required to register as sex offender is not retrospective additional punishment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2013
Miller v. Wright
Cigarette vendor's lawsuit to stop tribe's cigarette tax fails due to tribe's sovereign immunity, despite cigarette tax contract with Washington.
Native American Affairs Jan. 14, 2013
U.S. v. Harris
Airport employee violates statute prohibiting carrying of concealed dangerous weapon on aircraft when he helped passenger smuggle pocketknife past security.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2013
People v. Griffis
Defendant may be entitled to county, rather than state, sentence because court relied on reference in probation report to find Washington felonies were strikes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2013
Marriage of Facter
Premarital agreement containing waiver of community property rights is valid because illegal spousal and child support waivers can be severed from entire agreement.
Family Law Jan. 14, 2013
United States v. El Dorado County
Government may not appeal order that suspended consent decree to determine its liability for increased costs in cleaning up abandoned landfill.
Environmental Law Jan. 13, 2013
U.S. v. Ramos-Medina
First degree residential burglary under California Penal Code Section 459 constitutes crime of violence under immigration laws and for purposes of sentencing.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 13, 2013
Carlin v. Dairy America Inc.
'Filed rate doctrine' does not bar farmers' state law claims arising from misreporting of pricing data to USDA where federal agency set aside erroneous milk prices.
Government Jan. 13, 2013
Lawler v. Montblanc North America LLC
Employer does not commit disability discrimination by firing boutique manager who could not perform essential duties because injury placed her on extended leave.
Employment Law Jan. 13, 2013
Babb v. Lozowsky
In case of woman who murdered cab driver, Nevada state court’s incorrect application of federal law is harmless because jury convicted her on different theory of murder.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 13, 2013
People v. McKnight
Sexually violent predator's recommitment under Sexually Violent Predator Act does not violate equal protection because predators pose substantially high risk to society.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 13, 2013
Stump's Market Inc. v. Plaza de Santa Fe Limited LLC
Court may not retain jurisdiction over life of lease to resolve future disputes when it already resolved issues between landlord and tenant.
Real Property Jan. 13, 2013