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Security Farms v. General Teamsters (In re General Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local 890)
International parent union does not have equity interest in local union's bankruptcy liquidation.
Bankruptcy Nov. 13, 2001
City of Philadelphia v. Fleming Companies
Plaintiffs did not show defendants knowingly and recklessly failed to disclose information of litigation in violation of securities act.
Securities Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Hillcrest Health Center
Plaintiff's qui tam action dismissed because prior action was public disclosure and plaintiff did not qualify for original source exception.
Torts Nov. 13, 2001
People v. International Fidelity Insurance Co.
Failure to adhere to requirements of Penal Code Sections 1305 and 1306 voided summary judgment on bail bond.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Harris v. Owens
Medicaid recipient isn't entitled to recover portion of settlement funds from state's lawsuit against tobacco companies.
Torts Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Gamma Tech Industries Inc.
District court properly ordered restitution even though government did not initiate restitution request.
Contracts Nov. 13, 2001
Keyser v. Sacramento City Unified School District
Amended opinion
Nov. 13, 2001
Campbell v. Rice
Habeas petition granted for ineffective assistance of counsel where defense attorney was facing felony drug charges from same prosecutorial agency.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Little v. Windermere Relocation Inc.
Title VII claims may proceed where the report of alleged rape resulted in hostile work environment and retaliation.
Civil Rights Nov. 13, 2001
Rodriguez v. Airborne Express
Lawsuit is dismissed because plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies by not filing timely charge with Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Employment Law Nov. 13, 2001
FTC v. Gill
Company that promised to repair credit and accepted payment prior to services violated federal credit law.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 13, 2001
E.F.W. v. St. Stephen's Indian High School
Indian tribes have sovereign immunity and must expressly waive that immunity before being subject to liability.
Civil Rights Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Horizon West Inc.
Private party may sue for Medicare fraud because prior disclosures had not already revealed underlying allegations.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. West Coast Aluminum Heat Treating Co.
Court did not err by using loss calculation based on government's net profit analysis in determining fine to be imposed on defendants.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Batlan v. TransAmerica Commercial Finance Corp. (In re Smith's Home Furnishings)
Trustee failed to show that preferential payments to floating lien creditor were avoidable transfers.
Bankruptcy Nov. 13, 2001
Acree v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Party breached contract by using accelerated method in computing unearned premium refunds on collateral protection insurance without disclosing method to borrowers.
Contracts Nov. 13, 2001
Sanabria v. Embrey
Dismissal of claim against defendant triggered deadline to request costs, even though claim against another defendant was still pending.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Continental Casualty Co. v. Superior Court (Paragon Homes Inc.)
Insurance company was not obligated to defend insured in lawsuit involving dissolution of partnership when policy only covered property damage.
Insurance Nov. 13, 2001
Castillo v. City of Los Angeles
When prerequisites of issue preclusion are met and public policy favors applying preclusion, employee is precluded from relitigating issue of wrongful discharge.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Laborde v. Aronson
Defendant was protected from suit by litigation privilege, and attorney defendant representing self may be awarded sanctions.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
California Teachers Assn. v. Mendocino Unified School District
School district may lay off probationary teacher for economic reasons and may also later decide not to re-elect teacher.
Education Nov. 13, 2001
Goebel v. City of Santa Barbara
Court correctly finds that city has no liability for inverse condemnation and correctly includes expert witness fees in awarding costs to city.
Government Nov. 13, 2001
Andre v. City of West Sacramento
Plaintiff who won lawsuit is not entitled to attorney fees without showing she actually incurred them.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Levy v. Blum
Trial court correctly awarded sanctions for frivolous litigation tactics under one of two possible statutes.
Civil Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
Williams v. Superior Court (People)
Aggravated assault is not serious felony 'strike' unless it involves a deadly weapon or is on firefighter or peace officer.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
People v. Evans
Court errs in sentencing for dissuasion when crime defendant was convicted of didn't relate to another felony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Grose
Order
Nov. 13, 2001
Arenas v. San Diego Board of Supervisors
Nov. 13, 2001
In re Marriage of Duffy
No breach of fiduciary duty where there is insufficient evidence of husband's refusal to provide information about which wife did not inquire.
Family Law Nov. 12, 2001
Rosenman v. Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro
Employer who successfully defended against discrimination suit is not entitled to attorney fee award unless employee's claim was frivolous.
Employment Law Nov. 12, 2001