This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court

Name Category Published
Stogner v. California
Law enacted after expiration of limitations period violates ex post facto clause when applied to revive previously time-barred prosecution.
Constitutional Law Jul. 9, 2003
Hameid v. National Fire Insurance of Hartford
'Advertising injury' in commercial general liability insurance policy does not include personal solicitations and does not trigger insurer's duty to defend lawsuit.
Insurance Jul. 8, 2003
Lund v. San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Jury considering railroad employee's negligence lawsuit should not have been informed of employee's ineligibility for workers' compensation benefits.
Torts Jul. 8, 2003
Canton Poultry & Deli Inc. v. Stockwell, Harris, Widom & Woolverton
Jul. 8, 2003
Du Charme v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 45
Defendant's statements about plaintiff that did not occur in context of ongoing controversy or discussion are not covered by anti-SLAPP statute.
Civil Procedure Jul. 8, 2003
Realmuto v. Gagnard
Delivery to buyers of real estate transfer disclosure statement is condition precedent to buyers' duty to perform.
Contracts Jul. 8, 2003
C.D., a Minor
Notice to tribe under Indian Child Welfare Act must include information, if known, set forth in Bureau of Indian Affairs Guidelines.
Juveniles Jul. 8, 2003
Vick v. DaCorsi
Settlement offer without apportionment was valid despite being made to married couple jointly.
Civil Procedure Jul. 8, 2003
Kosmala v. Imhof (In re Hessco Industries, Inc.)
Order
Jul. 8, 2003
Fragale v. Faulkner
Damages from intentional misrepresentation by fiduciary may be measured by broader benefit-of-the-bargain rule.
Torts Jul. 8, 2003
Yellow Cab Co. of Sacramento v. Yellow Cab Co. of Elk Grove
Plaintiff's trademark infringement suit fails because term 'yellow cab' is generic.
Intellectual Property Jul. 7, 2003
Operating Engineers Local 3 v. Johnson
Employee's claim for invasion of her constitutional right to privacy is not precluded by exclusivity provision of Workers' Compensation Act.
Workers' Compensation Jul. 7, 2003
People v. Medina
Officers, stopping driver for broken taillight, cannot detain and frisk solely because stop occurred at night in high crime area.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2003
Westoil Terminals Co. Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
Trial court correctly found no potential for coverage under comprehensive general liability policy based on qualified pollution exclusion.
Insurance Jul. 7, 2003
Ostayan v. Nordhoff Townhomes Homeowners Assn. Inc.
Homeowner's association has no duty to notify members of filing litigation; if it had such duty of notification, it complied.
Torts Jul. 7, 2003
Celine R., a Minor
Court may reject adoption under Welfare and Institutions Code if detrimental to child being considered; cannot reject adoption because detrimental to sibling.
Juveniles Jul. 7, 2003
Fernandez v. Lawson
Homeowner is not subject to California Occupational Safety and Health Act for noncommercial tree trimming.
Labor Law Jul. 7, 2003
People v. Ramirez
Jul. 1, 2003
Hetos Investments Ltd. v. Kurtin
Law firm challenging validity of provision in legal document that it prepared need not be disqualified.
Attorneys Jul. 1, 2003
Gratz v. Bollinger
University of Michigan's undergraduate admissions policy of awarding 20 points to underrepresented minority applicants violates equal protection.
Constitutional Law Jul. 1, 2003
People v. Ciancio
Jun. 30, 2003
Intel Corp. v. Hamidi
Sending unsolicited and disruptive mass e-mailings is sufficient to issue permanent injunction on theory of trespass to chattels.
Torts Jun. 29, 2003
Kasky v. Nike Inc.
Corporation's statements regarding its labor practices may be regulated as commercial speech.
Constitutional Law Jun. 27, 2003
Combes, Texas v. East Rio Hondo Water Supply
Order
Jun. 27, 2003
Limon v. Kansas
Order
Jun. 27, 2003
Gerling global Reinsurance v. Low
Order
Jun. 27, 2003
Swann v. Daimler Chrysler Motors
Order
Jun. 26, 2003
Consumer Justice Center v. Trimedica International Inc.
Commercial speech regarding product as natural alternative to breast implants is not public issue within meaning of anti-SLAPP statute.
Civil Procedure Jun. 25, 2003
1-800 Contacts Inc. v. Steinberg
Contact lens vendor's claims against optometrist were properly struck under anti-SLAPP law.
Civil Procedure Jun. 25, 2003
Chavers v. Gatke Corp.
Court did not err when declining to provide jury instructions on group tort liability.
Torts Jun. 25, 2003