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Load Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tax Court properly determines that expenses were not deductible but should be capitalized as inventory costs.
Taxation Feb. 3, 2009
Beaty v. Schriro
Order
Feb. 3, 2009
Tan v. Arnel Management Co.
Minimal security measures sought by plaintiffs lowered degree of foreseeability required by landlord to invoke duty of care.
Torts Feb. 2, 2009
Gordon v. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Trial court should have allowed plaintiff to present evidence of claim even if it was abandoned prior to first trial.
Civil Procedure Feb. 2, 2009
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's listing of chemical as being known to cause reproductive toxicity is proper.
Environmental Law Feb. 2, 2009
Chinese Yellow Pages Co. v. Chinese Overseas Marketing Service Corp.
Judgment creditor may recover attorney fees incurred in post-judgment bankruptcy proceedings.
Bankruptcy Feb. 2, 2009
Major v. Western Home Insurance Co.
Additional coverage increases coverage limits home insurance company is contractually bound to pay under terms of policy.
Insurance Feb. 2, 2009
People v. Tabb
Employee who stole from his employer can be convicted of either grand theft or grand theft by employee but not both.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2009
Humphries v. County of Los Angeles
Continued inclusion of parents in California's Child Abuse Central Index database after charges are dropped violates due process rights.
Constitutional Law Feb. 2, 2009
D.K. v. Huntington Beach Union High School District
Order
Feb. 2, 2009
Moses v. Payne
Exclusion of expert witness testimony is proper where precedent has not established violation of constitutional right to present evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2009
People v. Castillo
SVP's two-year commitment period must be corrected to conform to indeterminate life term mandated by SVPA as modified by Proposition 83.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2009
Riverwatch v. Olivenhain Municipal Water District (Gregory Canyon Ltd.)
Trial court errs by finding that agency's approval of agreement did not call for prior review under CEQA.
Environmental Law Feb. 2, 2009
California Native Plant Society v. County of El Dorado (Cameron Park Ventures)
Payment of impact fee does not eliminate need to evaluate environmental impact of particular project on rare plants in area.
Environmental Law Jan. 30, 2009
People v. Bennett
Court properly instructs jury on first degree felony murder rule.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 30, 2009
Meyer v. Sprint Spectrum LP
California Consumer Legal Remedies Act requires showing that plaintiff has been damaged by unlawful practice.
Business Law Jan. 30, 2009
Comedy Club Inc. v. Improv West Associates
Arbitrator's manifest disregard of law is valid ground to vacate arbitration award.
Contracts Jan. 30, 2009
Marriage of Berger
Father who defers salary from unprofitable company while supporting extravagant lifestyle with other assets warrants departure from guidelines for calculating spousal support.
Family Law Jan. 30, 2009
People v. Rodriguez
Trial court's instruction allowing jury to consider defendant's failure to explain or deny evidence is proper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 30, 2009
In re L.J.
Order
Jan. 30, 2009
Gonzalez v. Ohlrich (Dental Board)
Order
Jan. 30, 2009
Miller v. Bank of America N.A.
Federal law preempts lawsuit concerning credit card payment due date.
Constitutional Law Jan. 29, 2009
Conservatorship of Burton
Patient is unable to give informed consent where he understood consequences of irrational decision to go on hunger strikes based on delusions.
Conservatorship Jan. 29, 2009
Kleffman v. Vonage Holdings
Order
Jan. 29, 2009
People v. Tarkington
Order
Jan. 29, 2009
Runyon v. California State University
Order
Jan. 29, 2009
Tafoya on Habeas Corpus
Order
Jan. 29, 2009
State of California v. Continental Insurance Co.
In case involving cleanup of hazardous waste site, state may recover beyond limits of any one liability insurance policy period.
Insurance Jan. 29, 2009
MacEachern on Reinstatement
Order
Jan. 29, 2009
Deweerd v. Superior Court (People)
Order
Jan. 29, 2009