| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B203093
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Birke v. Oakwood Worldwide
Court improperly dismisses tenant's nuisance action alleging manager's failure to limit secondhand smoke in outdoor common areas of apartment complex. |
Torts |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-17226
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Gorman v. Wolpoff & Abramson
Fair Credit Reporting Act allows plaintiff to bring claim against creditor for failure to report continued dispute to credit reporting agencies. |
Banking |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-35758
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Zucco Partners v. Digimarc Corp.
Confidential witness testimony is not enough to demonstrate scienter required under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. |
Corporations |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-11206
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Chambers v. U.S.
Failure to report for penal confinement falls outside scope of ACCA's 'violent felony' definition. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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F054609
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Pine Terrace Apartments v. Windscape
Exemption from 10-year statute of limitations on construction defect actions based on willful misconduct applies to cross-complaints for indemnity. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-35106
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Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Co. v. Kachman
Issue of whether cancellation notice sent by certified mail satisfies notice requirement if never received by insured is certified to state supreme court. |
Insurance |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-50387
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U.S. v. McCaleb
Court has authority to clarify ambiguous verdict finding defendant guilty of greater and lesser-included offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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06-55687
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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories Inc.
'Noerr-Pennington' doctrine does not immunize company where failure to disclose information to Patent and Trademark Office was not inadvertent. |
Antitrust |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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07-15083
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Rubke v. Capitol Bancorp Ltd.
Minority shareholders do not allege fraud with sufficient particularity to withstand dismissal for failure to meet pleading standards of Rule 9(b). |
Securities |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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07-15679
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Nolan v. Heald College
In examining evidence outside of administrative record in ERISA case, district court fails to apply traditional rules of summary judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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07-50107
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U.S. v. Juvenile Male
Order |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | ||
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F053553
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UAS Management Inc. v. Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Tying sales of outpatient services with inpatient services over which hospital had monopoly in geographic market violated Cartwright Act. |
Antitrust |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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C056780
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Noelle M., a Minor
Minor who sells methadone pills at homecoming game may be sentenced to consecutive terms for each of five sales. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 13, 2009 | |
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08-289
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Horne v. Flores
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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07-11565
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Dallanegra v. United States
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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A117286
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People v. Cabonce
Application of insanity defense is question of fact for jurors when intoxication is primary cause of mental disease or defect. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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06-1102
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Opinion of Brown
Absent voter approval, school district may not issue refunding bonds to generate proceeds in excess of amount needed to pay off debt. |
Government |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
|
138
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South Carolina v. North Carolina
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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07-1356
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Kansas v. Ventris
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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08-322
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Northwest Austin Mun. Util. v. Mukasey
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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07-1428
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Ricci v. DeStefano
Order |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | ||
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B201509
|
Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine Ltd.
Trial court's denial of class certification is improper where it focused on rule against evaluating merits of plaintiff's claim. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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D050112
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Paduano v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Plaintiff presents triable issues of fact with respect to veracity of Honda's brochure assertions regarding Civic Hybrid's fuel efficiency. |
Business Law |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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D052320
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People v. U.S. Financial Management Inc.
Department of Corporations retains jurisdiction to investigate violations of Prorater Law by non-California resident customers of California company. |
Corporations |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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06-50578
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U.S. v. Awad
Despite omission of word "willfully," indictment is sufficient to infer defendant purposely committed health care fraud. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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06-56870
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Hubbard v. SoBreck
California Disabled Persons Act does not authorize awards for fees to prevailing parties on nonfrivolous claims that are identical to nonfrivolous ADA claims. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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06-70362
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Mendez-Castro v. Mukasey
Court lacks jurisdiction to review BIA's application of own precedent in determining aliens' removal would not cause their children exceptional hardship. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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07-35253
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Owens v. Automotive Machinists Pension Trust
Under ERISA, plaintiff is entitled to 50 percent interest in pension benefits after dissoultion of quasi-marital realtionship. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 12, 2009 | |
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06-70447
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Diaz-Covarrubias v. Mukasey
Court lacks jurisdiction to review BIA's decision not to close a case where no meaningful standard exists. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 11, 2009 | |
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C055368
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Tecklenburg v. Superior Court (People)
Awareness of 'temporary Internet files' is not needed to show knowing possession and control of computer-generated images of child pornography. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 11, 2009 |