| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13-1196
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DeLuca v. Seare (In re Seare)
Bankruptcy attorney may be sanctioned for failing to obtain client’s informed consent limiting scope of representation to not include adversary proceeding. |
Bankruptcy |
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Aug. 25, 2014 | |
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C070475
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Dameron Hospital Association v. AAA Northern California
Emergency room operator may not collect difference between customary charges and negotiated rates from third party tortfeasors under contract with patients’ insurer. |
Health Care |
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Aug. 25, 2014 | |
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F067763
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United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley Inc. v. Superior Court (Vradenburg-Haworth)
Arbitration award is improperly vacated based on arbitrator’s failure to disclose, where trial court could have found counsel forfeited right to vacate on that basis. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 25, 2014 | |
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B249005
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Pedro v. City of Los Angeles
LAPD Board of Rights incorrectly defers to chief of police's determination in case of officer who used police vehicle for personal business. |
Government |
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Aug. 25, 2014 | |
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B254060
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Rando v. Harris (Quintero)
Attorney General correctly rejects application by City of Glendale residents to sue city based on appointment of former council member to vacant position. |
Government |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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B254958
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Shaw v. Superior Court (THC-Orange County Inc.)
Former health facility employee has right to jury trial on her action for money damages alleging retaliation for her complaints about conditions at facility. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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D064097
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S.A. v. Maiden
Husband may not sue attorney for malicious prosecution for her actions in initiating and maintaining wife’s requests for domestic violence restraining orders. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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09-55306
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Hernandez v. Spearman
Prisoner’s federal habeas corpus petition is considered filed at moment it was delivered to prison officials, even if another prisoner delivered petition to officials. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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10-72239
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Rendon v. Holder
California conviction for attempted second-degree burglary of vehicle is not an aggravated felony that renders petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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13-35209
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Mastro v. Rigby
Fugitive who fled to France may appeal judgment finding her liable for fraudulently transferring more than $1 million in bankruptcy estate assets. |
Bankruptcy |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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14-56075
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Doyle v. OneWest Bank FSB
District court must determine citizenship of proposed plaintiff class based on complaint on date case became removable for purposes of Class Action Fairness Act exceptions. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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G048535
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People v. Baniani
Medical marijuana collective operator is entitled to jury instruction on MMPA defense because evidence showed collective was not profit-making enterprise. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
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S220036
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Riley (Charles) on H.C.
Order |
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Aug. 22, 2014 | ||
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13-1367
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Kallman & Co. LLP v. Gottlieb (In re Lewis)
Bankruptcy court properly allows non-debtor spouse to purchase debtor’s claims when third party’s prior purchase of same claims was not consummated. |
Bankruptcy |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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S012279
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People v. Lucas
Throat-slashing killer fails to overturn multiple murder convictions and death sentence because joinder of other similar cases did not result in prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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12-16043
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Martinez v. Aero Caribbean
California may not decide action because service of process on foreign corporation’s officer in state did not authorize personal jurisdiction over corporation. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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12-35461
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Mayes v. Premo
Trial court's credit to prosecution’s race-neutral explanations for striking black potential jurors is not objectively unreasonable based on comparative analysis. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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12-56988
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United States v. Cyr
Canadian citizen’s bulk cash smuggling of $132,245 into U.S. properly results in forfeiture of entire amount, where it was likely connected to drug trafficking. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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S219534
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Kesner v. S.C. (Pneumo Abex LLC.)
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S219919
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Haver v. BNSF Railway Co.
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S218993
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People v. Brown
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S219050
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People v. Tirey
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S213024
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Federated University Police Officers Association v. S.C. (Los Angeles Times Communications)
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S217050
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Coleman v. Medtronic
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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S219627
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In re Felicity S.
Order |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | ||
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B248151
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Kaufman v. Diskeeper Corp.
While seeking contract-based attorney fees, prevailing defendant is not required to file memorandum of costs in addition to its attorney fees motion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2014 | |
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B238277
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Hager v. County of Los Angeles
Deputy sheriff’s disclosure of another deputy’s involvement in missing deputy’s murder is protected whistleblower activity, even if he was not first to report it. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 20, 2014 | |
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12-55210
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Pacific Shores Hospital v. United Behavioral Health
Health care plan improperly denies employee, who suffered from severe anorexia and was suicidal, more than three weeks of residential treatment coverage. |
Health Care |
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Aug. 20, 2014 | |
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12-56086
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Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice v. BNSF Railway Co.
Railway companies do not have to stop emissions of diesel particulate matter from railyards, given they do not initially place exhaust onto land or water. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 20, 2014 | |
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12-56621
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International Society of Krishna Consciousness of California Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles law banning continuous or repetitive solicitation for immediate receipt of funds at LAX is a reasonable restriction on protected speech. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 20, 2014 |