| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C078440
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Ramirez v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
WCAB may not consider appeal challenging utilization reviewer's decision, as, statutorily, independent medical reviewer is only authority allowed to consider decisions revolving medical necessity. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Mar. 30, 2017 | |
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15-56158
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Real v. City of Long Beach
Tattoo artist may proceed with action brought against City of Long Beach regarding allegedly restrictive zoning ordinances that prevents him from opening tattoo shop. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 30, 2017 | |
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15-50143
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U.S. v. Plascencia-Orozco
Court does not abuse discretion in ruling defendant breached terms of plea agreement, resulting in affirmed convictions for aggravated identity theft and attempted illegal reentry. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 30, 2017 | |
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A147582
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Marinwood Community Services Inc. v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Volunteer firefighter is considered an 'employee' for purposes of workers' compensation scheme and entitled to presumption that his cancer arose out of his employment. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Mar. 30, 2017 | |
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C078677
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Gateway Community Charters v. Spiess
Charter school operator is not exempt from waiting time penalties because it does not bear defining characteristics that qualify entity as 'other municipal corporation.' |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 30, 2017 | |
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G054353
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Quiles v. Parent
Judgment debtor need not post bond to stay execution of judgment pending appeal where he already satisfied damages judgment and was appealing cost-only judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 29, 2017 | |
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15-797
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Moore v. Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' reliance on its flawed 'Briseno' decision, results in erroneous denial of habeas relief to intellectually disabled capital defendant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 29, 2017 | |
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14-56344
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M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District
School district's procedural violations of the IDEA result in reversal and remand in blind student's favor. |
Education |
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Mar. 29, 2017 | |
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16-15849
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Copeland v. Ryan
Federal criminal rule of procedure requiring court to order reimbursement of petitioner's deposition expenses does not apply to habeas petitions challenging state criminal convictions. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 29, 2017 | |
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E065688
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County of Riverside v. WCAB
WCAB does not violate statute in assigning liability to county employer even though employee's last four years of exposure had been with Indian tribe employer. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | |
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B262426
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Wind Dancer Production Group v. Walt Disney Pictures
Disney's summary judgment win overturned; must face contractual dispute over profit sharing agreement over hit TV show 'Home Improvement.' |
Contracts |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | |
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15-998
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Medinol Ltd. v. Cordis Corp.
Order |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | ||
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16-127
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Endotach LLC v. Cook Medical LLC
Order |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | ||
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16-202
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Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc.
Order |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | ||
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15-1509
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U.S. Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge
Whether the appropriate standard of review for determining non-statutory insider status is the de novo standard of review applied by the Third, Seventh and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, or the clearly erroneous standard of review adopted for the first time by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in this action. |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | ||
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16-581
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Leidos Inc. v. In Public Retirement
Whether the Second Circuit erred in holding-in direct conflict with the decisions of the Third and Ninth Circuits-that Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K creates a duty to disclose that is actionable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5. |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | ||
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S225193
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People v. Patterson
Receipt of statutory advisement regarding possible adverse immigration consequences of criminal conviction does not categorically bar defendant from seeking to withdraw plea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | |
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S231405
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People v. Romanowski
Theft of access card information is one of the crimes eligible for reduced punishment under Proposition 47. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 28, 2017 | |
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B270396
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Colyear v. Rolling Hills Community Association of Rancho Palos Verdes
Homeowner defeats neighbor's quiet title claim via anti-SLAPP motion involving private dispute between neighbors that involved tree-trimming issue that was of public interest. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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E066432
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People v. Van Orden
Depending on type of violation, unlawful taking or driving of vehicle (Vehicle Code Section 10851) may qualify as petty theft under Prop. 47. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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G052016
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Lindsey v. Conteh
Discovery referee's imposition of monetary sanctions is directly appealable order, as stipulated reference to referee was general, giving her broad authority to take evidence and rule on motions. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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C075203
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Iqbal v. Ziadeh
Summary judgment should not have been granted in defendant's favor, where defendant was not 'affiliate' of former defendants for purposes of settlement release agreement. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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E064925
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Bonome v. City of Riverside
Retired police officer seeking endorsement to carry concealed weapon prevails, where statute clearly does not exclude him from definition of 'honorably retired' officer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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15-55924
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Williams v. Yamaha Motor Co.
District court lacks jurisdiction over foreign corporation in consumer class action involving allegedly defective motors imported and marketed in California. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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15-55510
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In re Gugliuzza
Federal appellate courts only have jurisdiction over bankruptcy proceeding where lower court order 'alters status quo and fixes rights and obligations of parties;' district court remand order does not do as much. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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13-73455
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Eleri v. Sessions
No distinction between permanent residents and those with conditional status for purposes of applying felon bar to removal waiver available to spouses whose removal would cause hardship. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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E064252
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Espinoza v. Shiomoto
SCOTUS decision in 'McNeely' does not grant drivers arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence right to demand blood test requiring warrant to determine BAC. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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B271111
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Tract No. 7260 Association Inc. v. Parker
Homeowners association's membership list erroneously ordered disclosed where single-member requester sought it for improper purpose. |
Corporations |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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B279566
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In re Loza
Defendant unsuccessful in challenging special circumstance allegation, where sufficient evidence supports finding that murders were committed while defendant was engaged in attempted robbery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | |
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S239567
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People v. Lopez
In light of an amendment to Health and Safety Code section 11379 defining "transports" as transportation for sale, was defendant's sentence improperly enhanced with a prior conviction for transporting a controlled substance? |
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Mar. 24, 2017 |