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Porter v. Superior Court (People)
Offense with its sentence enhancement is 'functional equivalent' of single greater crime for purposes of double jeopardy under state law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 22, 2007
Zenith Insurance Co. v. Cozen O'Connor
Counsel retained by ceding insurer to protect interests of ceding insurer's insured does not owe duty of care to ceding insurer's reinsurer.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 22, 2007
Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. v. Cen-Fed Ltd.
If insurer does not have duty to defend insured, it also has no duty to pay award of costs on behalf of insured.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 22, 2007
Garlock Sealing Technologies v. NAK Sealing Technologies Corp.
Breach of implied warranty of merchantability is proper where abrasiveness of oil seal products was not defect that should have been discovered.
Contracts Mar. 22, 2007
Diablo Valley College Faculty Senate v. Contra Costa Community College District
Community college district did not have to engage in collegial consultation with college's academic senate before effecting administrative reorganization.
Education Mar. 22, 2007
Van Horn v. Watson
Summary judgment is not appropriate where disputed facts exist as to friend's negligence and whether emergency 'rescue' increased passenger's risk of harm.
Civil Procedure Mar. 22, 2007
People v. Beames
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying continuance for defendant to determine if change of venue is needed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 22, 2007
Rivas-Gomez v. Gonzales
Order
Mar. 22, 2007
Ochoa-Amaya v. Gonzales
Period between filing of visa petition and its approval was properly deducted from alien's age to determine his eligibility under Child Status Protection Act.
Immigration Mar. 22, 2007
People v. Strasburg
Doctor's prescription for medical marijuana does not bar officer from continuing to search car where odor of passengers smoking creates probable cause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 22, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Hanford
City ordinance basing permission to sell furniture in stores having 50,000 or more square feet is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
City of Santa Barbara v. S.C. (Janeway)
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
Mays v. City of Los Angeles
Police sergeant may not be officially reprimanded after one year of discovery of alleged misconduct.
Civil Procedure Mar. 21, 2007
O'Hanesian v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Arbitration was appropriate forum for plaintiff seeking determination of rights to uninsured motorist benefits under terms of insurance policy.
Insurance Mar. 21, 2007
Bouton v. USAA Casualty Insurance Co.
Arbitration of dispute regarding whether claimant is entitled to uninsured motorist benefits is mandated by statute, and cannot be limited by policy's language.
Insurance Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Gonzalez
Where court imposed but stayed firearm enhancements in case arising from deer hunting incident, additional enhancements must be stricken.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Jones
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
Watson v. Philip Morris Co. Inc.
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
Hinck v. United States
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
Struhs, Sec., Fl Dept. v. Wyner
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Brookfield
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Dunson
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Jones
Order
Mar. 21, 2007
Freitag v. Ayers
Dept. of Corrections is liable for prison officials' failure to correct hostile work environment caused by male prisoners' harassment of female guards.
Employment Law Mar. 21, 2007
Thueson v. U-Haul International Inc.
Franchise agreement does not exist where fees paid for ordinary business expenses did not constitute franchise fees.
Contracts Mar. 21, 2007
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center v. Boody
Bureau of Land Management decisions approving timber sales, in reliance on two annual species reports regarding red tree voles, are unlawful.
Environmental Law Mar. 21, 2007
People v. Callahan
Offender was not entitled to custody credit for pretrial confinement on new charge because he remained confined under unrelated insanity commitment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2007
Nelson v. Superior Court (Exxon Mobil Corp.)
Bystander injured by foreseeable use of product may pursue strict liability action against product's manufacturer.
Torts Mar. 21, 2007
Lankford v. Arave
In murder case, counsel's request that jury be instructed that it could convict on basis of one suspect's testimony alone was prejudicial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2007
Galen v. County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff failed to present evidence that peace officers caused unconstitutionally excessive bail of $1 million for domestic violence to be set.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2007