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People v. Duenas
Granting defendant's habeas petition vacated the sentence, rendered the judgment nonfinal, and entitled defendant to full resentencing, including application of subsequent ameliorative legislation.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 May 29, 2025
Dameron Hospital Assn. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
Hospital's conditions of admission and assignment of benefits were unenforceable and therefore could not be invoked to compel payment from insurance company.
Insurance, Health Care 3DCA May 29, 2025
Perry v. Stuart
LLC's member list was a trade secret, and the trade secret provisions of Civil Code section 3426.1 take precedence over Corporations Code section 17704.10 record production requirements.
Corporations, Intellectual Property 6DCA May 29, 2025
Osuna v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
Plaintiff's Private Attorneys General Act claim was not time-barred when it met standing requirements and was filed before legislative changes imposed a statute of limitations.
Employment Law 2DCA/6 May 29, 2025
People v. Shively
Failure to establish a criminal street gang existed or demonstrate a common, nonreputational benefit to a gang meant gang enhancement was not supported by sufficient evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 May 29, 2025
Naranjo v. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Inc.
Contract-based claim for declaratory relief related to obligations arising after treatment was not foreclosed by prior holding regarding hospitals' duty to disclose fees prior to providing emergency treatment.
Health Care, Contracts 5DCA May 28, 2025
Carranza v. City of Los Angeles
Nude look-alike photo of police captain that was widely circulated around the LAPD was sufficiently severe and pervasive to create a hostile work environment.
Employment Discrimination 2DCA/7 May 28, 2025
L.M. v. Middleborough
Order
USSC May 28, 2025
Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
Order
USSC May 28, 2025
Tohono O'Odham Nation v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
District court erred in granting Bureau of Land Management's dismissal request when it only relied on its previous preliminary injunction ruling to determine if dismissal was appropriate.
Civil Procedure 9th May 28, 2025
Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki
Despite appearing in multiple films, sports car was not a character entitled to copyright protection because it lacked conceptual qualities, consistent traits, and was not especially distinct, unlike the Batmobile.
Copyright 9th May 28, 2025
Thomas v. Corbyn Restaurant Development Corp.
Trial court correctly concluded that defendants, who wired settlement funds to impostor pretending to be plaintiffs, were in the best position to prevent the fraud.
Remedies 4DCA/1 May 28, 2025
Trump v. Wilcox
Order
USSC May 27, 2025
Amended Opinion: Roe v. Critchfield
Because student's facial challenge to Idaho's anti-transgender school bathroom bill was deemed unlikely to succeed on the merits, preliminary injunction was properly denied.
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 9th May 27, 2025
U.S. v. Greene
Plain error found where elements of offense used as pseudo-count to calculate offense level for sentencing purposes were not satisfied by facts stipulated by the defendant in plea agreement.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th May 28, 2025
U.S. v. Watson
Defendant's parole agreement requiring that he cooperate with probation officer did not violate his Fifth Amendment rights in subsequent interrogation by police for a separate offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th May 27, 2025
PharmacyChecker.com LLC v. LegitScript LLC
Plaintiff's purported illegal importation of drugs did not bar it from pursuing its antitrust claims against defendant competitor.
Antitrust 9th May 27, 2025
People v. Brown
Petitioner, who was sentenced to prison after violating probation, was eligible for Penal Code section 1203.41 relief even though his original sentence did not involve state prison.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 May 23, 2025
People v. Mathis
Defendant's failure to raise a section 654 (double punishment) claim during his plea deal resulted in forfeiting the claim.
Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 May 23, 2025
Modification: Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc.
Plaintiffs' prospective, written waivers of their 30-minute meal period for shifts between five and six hours were valid and enforceable.
Employment Law 2DCA/7 May 23, 2025
Modification: Marriage of A.M. and R.Y.
Given the totality of the circumstances, evidence submitted by domestic violence restraining order applicant was legally sufficient to establish abuse.
Family Law 4DCA/1 May 23, 2025
Kousisis v. U.S.
Inducing a victim to enter a transaction under materially false pretenses was sufficient to support federal wire fraud conviction even where the defendant did not seek to cause economic loss.
Criminal Law and Procedure USSC May 23, 2025
Oklahoma Charter School Board v. Drummond
Order
USSC May 23, 2025
Anderson v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee
Merely contending that plan managers could have obtained better investment results was inadequate to progress employee's ERISA duty-of-prudence violation lawsuit.
ERISA 9th May 23, 2025
Mission Hen, LLC v. Lee
The fact that debtors would need to use income surpluses from the first nine months to cover the shortfalls in the remaining months did not render a plan infeasible.
Bankruptcy 9th May 23, 2025
Restivo v. City of Petaluma
Trial court properly granted summary judgment for city, where plaintiff presented no evidence of the city's actual or constructive notice of the crack in the street that caused her skateboard accident.
Torts, Government 1DCA/1 May 22, 2025
People v. Millan
Great bodily injury enhancement to attempted murder of defendant's infant son was not supported by substantial evidence where defendant only proximately caused injury to the infant.
Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA May 22, 2025
People v. Richee
Trial court's erroneous instruction to jury on the now defunct natural and consequences doctrine warranted reversal of attempted murder convictions.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 May 22, 2025
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. City of Oxnard
Bonds issued by joint powers financing authority and financed using a lease-leaseback agreement did not violate the California Constitution's prohibition on local governments incurring long-term debts.
Municipal Law 2DCA/6 May 22, 2025
Modification: Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc.
Plaintiffs' prospective, written waivers of their 30-minute meal period for shifts between five and six hours were valid and enforceable.
Employment Law 2DCA/7 May 22, 2025