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Mooney v. County of Orange
Injured county employee may not sue employer for reinstatement when county never fired her and she rejected offers for other positions. 		Employment Law Jan. 13, 2013
Flores v. West Covina Auto Group
Dealership may force arbitration of claims by purchaser of previously owned car based on sales contract waiving right to classwide arbitration. 		Business Law Jan. 13, 2013
Aber v. Comstock
Following allegations of sexual assault by co-worker, employee may not sue co-worker for defamation when her statements constituted protected activity. 		Employment Law Jan. 13, 2013
McCoy v. Kuiken (In re Kuiken)
Debtor cannot avoid judgment lien on property that he transferred and reacquired because reacquisition rendered property ‘new interest’ to which lien had attached. 		Bankruptcy Jan. 10, 2013
Stengel v. Medtronic Inc.
Patient who was paralyzed due to defective medical device may sue manufacturer because patient’s claim rested on state-law duty that paralleled federal-law duty. 		Torts Jan. 10, 2013
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System et al. v. Mozilo
Order 		Jan. 10, 2013
DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corp.
Heirs of Superman creators may appeal decision to deny their motion to strike claims by DC Comics in dispute over ownership of character. 		Intellectual Property Jan. 10, 2013
People v. Avila
Prisoner's conviction for threatening public officials is upheld even though his threats were made while he was in custody with no 'stated release date.' 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 10, 2013
Fortman v. Forvaltningsbolaget Insulan AB
Sister may not sue manufacturer of scuba diving equipment that caused brother’s death because she did not realize equipment caused injury during accident. 		Torts Jan. 10, 2013
People v. Mayham
Following removal of continuously disruptive defendant from courtroom, judge is not required to provide audio or video feed to allow him to hear testimony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 10, 2013
Bradley v. Networkers International LLC
Denial of class certification for cellular tower workers is improper, even if their individual damages differ, where employer uniformly failed to provide breaks. 		Employment Law Jan. 9, 2013
Already LLC v. Nike Inc.
Nike’s covenant not to enforce trademark against competitor moots competitor’s action to have Nike’s trademark declared invalid. 		Intellectual Property Jan. 9, 2013
Smith v U.S.
Defendant's convictions for conspiracy to distribute narcotics are upheld because burden to prove affirmative defense of withdrawal from conspiracy was on defendant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 9, 2013
U.S. v. J.J., Juvenile Male
Juvenile male charged with second-degree murder may be prosecuted as adult based on lay-witness testimony that he had average intelligence and maturity. 		Juveniles Jan. 9, 2013
Castrijon-Garcia v. Holder
Conviction for simple kidnapping does not render alien statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal because crime does not categorically involve moral turpitude. 		Immigration Jan. 9, 2013
Alejo v. Torlakson
Superintendent is not required by federal law to maintain onsite monitoring for categorical programs benefiting educationally disadvantaged students under No Child Left Behind Act. 		Education Jan. 9, 2013
Allen v. Stoddard
Surviving partner of same-sex couple may sue estate based on promise for distribution by deceased partner within one year of decedent's death. 		Probate and Trusts Jan. 9, 2013
Cussler v. Crusader Entertainment LLC
Author is entitled to restitution after film producer collected on flawed judgment finding author acted in bad faith regarding film rights contract. 		Contracts Jan. 9, 2013
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, et al.
Order 		Jan. 8, 2013
Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.
Los Angeles County is not liable for transfers of polluted water from concrete-lined portions of rivers into unlined portions of the same rivers. 		Environmental Law Jan. 8, 2013
Ryan v. Gonzales
Prisoner on death row is not entitled to stay federal habeas proceedings pending a competency determination based on his right to counsel. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 8, 2013
U.S. v. Olsen
Prosecution does not need to tell defense about incompetence of forensic scientist when evidence showed defendant intended to use poison found by scientist. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 8, 2013
Cunningham v. Wong
District attorney does not commit misconduct by declining to hand over deceased victim’s autopsy report, which was attainable by defense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 8, 2013
U.S. v. Sideman & Bancroft LLP
Law firm must produce client's documents in connection with criminal tax evasion investigation because IRS could independently prove their authenticity. 		Taxation Jan. 8, 2013
Resource Funding Inc. v. Pacific Continental Bank (In re Washington Coast I L.L.C.)
Bankruptcy court has authority to decide dispute where creditor sought to establish first lien priority in proceeds from postpetition sale of property. 		Bankruptcy Jan. 8, 2013
Hanna v. Dental Board of California
Dentist who pleaded no contest to committing Medi-Cal fraud may have her license revoked because fraud was related to her fitness to practice her profession. 		Health Care Jan. 8, 2013
People v. Gutierrez
Order 		Jan. 7, 2013
In re Maricela H.
Order 		Jan. 7, 2013
Villa (Robert) on H.C.
Order 		Jan. 7, 2013
Wong v. Beebe
Order 		Jan. 7, 2013
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