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Los Angeles Unified School District v. Great American Insurance
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
Amanda H. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services)
Juvenile court improperly terminates reunification services where social worker failed to timely inform mother of required domestic violence counseling.
Family Law Sep. 19, 2008
Griffin (Donald) on H.C.
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
Smith (Richard Lee) on H.C.
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
People v. S.C. (Sparks)
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
Dahms v. Downtown Pomona Property and Business
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
Steiner v. Thexton
Order
Sep. 19, 2008
Pannebecker v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Disability benefits must be reinstated where administrator's initial denial is based on improper application of plan's terms.
Employment Law Sep. 19, 2008
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is required to promulgate effluent limitations guidelines after listing construction industry as point source category.
Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2008
Diouf v. Mukasey
District court errs in granting habeas petition of alien whose detention was not 'indefinite' under 8 U.S.C. Section 1231(a)(6).
Immigration Sep. 19, 2008
People v. Collier
Police officers are permitted to perform limited pat-down of defendant after detecting marijuana odor during traffic stop.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2008
People v. Dehle
Restitution order is reversed where district attorney was not present at defendant's hearing.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2008
Center for Biological Diversity Inc. v. FPL Group Inc.
Claim for breach of public trust brought by private parties must be brought against responsible public agencies.
Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2008
People v. Baughman
Error is deemed harmless where court concludes that jury would have found aggravating circumstance true beyond a reasonable doubt.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
Dimon v. County of Los Angeles
As charter county, Los Angeles has exclusive authority to regulate compensation and employment conditions through collective bargaining agreement adopted by resolution.
Government Sep. 18, 2008
Social Services Payment Cases
Facilities into which developmentally disabled foster children are placed must be 'vendorized' to obtain additional rates.
Administrative Agencies Sep. 18, 2008
The Zumbrun Law Firm v. California Legislature
Separation of powers doctrine is not violated where California Legislature's committee contracted with company for construction of security barriers.
Constitutional Law Sep. 18, 2008
Independent Living Center of Southern California Inc. v. Shewry
Petitioners have Article III standing to seek to enjoin legislation reducing payments to Medicaid medical service providers.
Constitutional Law Sep. 18, 2008
Wicker v. State of Oregon
1978 consent decree banning sex discrimination in calculation of refund annuity benefits did not permanently lock rates on date of decree.
Employment Law Sep. 18, 2008
U.S. v. Gianelli
Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act preempts California state law precluding enforcement of restitution judgment after 10 years from entry of judgment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
Carmona v. Carmona
Federal district court lacks jurisdiction to hear claim brought by eighth wife of ERISA participant against ninth wife.
Family Law Sep. 18, 2008
Mota v. Mukasey
Conviction for domestic violence prior to IIRIRA's effective date does not render applicant ineligible for cancellation of removal proceedings.
Immigration Sep. 18, 2008
Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. v. Napolitano
Legal Arizona Workers Act, which sanctions employers for hiring illegal aliens through revocation of business licenses, is not preempted by federal law.
Civil Rights Sep. 18, 2008
Mark v. Spencer
Failure to disclose fee-splitting agreement to court prior to approval of class action settlement bars future enforcement of agreement.
Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
Lee v. Dynamex Inc.
Denial of motion to compel disclosure of contact information for putative class members is reversed.
Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2008
People v. Milligan
Court rejects defendant's challenges to amendments and additions to sex offender registration laws.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 17, 2008
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Winter
Award of enhanced attorney fees is improper where junior associates had no prior specialized skills other than experience gained in companion case.
Attorneys Sep. 17, 2008
Karapetyan v. Mukasey
Substantial evidence does not support immigration judge's decision that asylum applicant failed to establish past or well-founded fear of persecution.
Immigration Sep. 17, 2008
Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction.
Civil Procedure Sep. 17, 2008
Sun v. City of Oakland
City is not liable for pedestrian's death where removal of crosswalk markings does not create dangerous condition.
Torts Sep. 17, 2008