| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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11-35459
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Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not violate Clean Water Act by authorizing hydropower project under nationwide permits rather than requiring individual permit. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 27, 2012 | |
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C065944
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Meeks Building Center v. WCAB
Single payment of benefits required for attending qualified medical evaluation does not commence limitation period for payment of temporary disability benefits. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Jun. 27, 2012 | |
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H037233
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Mooney v. Garcia
School district acted reasonably in denying parent's request to add item to agenda when it involved student-run event at one school. |
Education |
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Jun. 27, 2012 | |
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B228332
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Axis Surplus Insurance Co. v. Reinoso
Insured is not covered by liability insurance as to claims by tenants of apartment building that she co-owned when she was in position to know about habitability issues. |
Insurance |
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Jun. 27, 2012 | |
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C065100
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Outfitter Properties LLC v. Wildlife Conservation Board (Dept. of Fish and Game)
Wildlife Conservation Board has limited discretion to expend money from Habitat Conservation Fund because expenditure of 'approximately' $6 million is authorized. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 27, 2012 | |
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11-460
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Los Angeles Cty. Flood Control v. Natural Resources, et. al.
Is there "discharge" under Clean Water Act when water from navigable waterway flows through infrastructure and then returns back within same waterway? |
Maritime Law |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-556
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Vance v. Ball State University, et al.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | ||
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S177823
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American Coatings Association Inc. v. South Coast Air Quality District
District may create environmental standards based on technologies that do not exist but are reasonably anticipated to exist by compliance deadline. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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S181712
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Coito v. Superior Court (State of California)
In wrongful death case, audio recordings of witness interviews, which were conducted by investigators employed by defendant's counsel, are protected by work product privilege. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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S085578
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People v. McDowell
Retrial of death penalty phase does not violate speedy trial right where 10-month delay was not prejudicial given complexity of case. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-15115
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Mackey v. Hoffman
Incarcerated habeas petitioner may be granted relief from judgment if his attorney’s abandonment caused him to fail to timely file notice of appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-35207
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Building Industry Assocation of Washington v. Washington State Building Code Council
Washington Building Code that requires greater energy efficiency than federal standards meets statutory conditions for exemption from federal preemption. |
Government |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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H036546
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M.F. Farming Co. v. Couch Distributing Co.
Order granting Anti-SLAPP motion is appropriate where claim was based on protected speech in city permit hearing and despite publishing of allegedly false statements. |
Real Property |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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C068266
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Boliou v. Stockton Unified School District
Commission on Professional Competence errs in refusing to issue proper determination following issuance of dismissal order, which entitled teacher to fees and costs. |
Education |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-9896
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Jones v. Liberty Bank & Trust Co., et al.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | ||
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11-9936
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Jones v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | ||
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B231579
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People v. Rodriguez
Court miscalculates sentence under provision of One Strike law that was eliminated by Legislature and limited terms on multiple offenses committed on single occasion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-338
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Decker v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-864
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Comcast Corp., et al. v. Behrend
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-982
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Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1059
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Genesis HealthCare Corp., et al. v. Symczyk
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1160
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FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health, et al.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1231
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Sebelius, Sec. of H&HS v. Auburn Regional Medical, et al.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1285
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US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-9307
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Henderson v. United States
Does court commit reversible error when it imposes rehabilitation-oriented sentence exceeding sentencing range prior to Supreme Court's clarification of law? |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-347
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Georgia-Pacific West, et al. v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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A132580
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Thayer v. Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
Anti-SLAPP motion is properly granted where claims against attorneys arose from protected activity undertaken on behalf of actual clients represented in related litigation. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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A130413
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Mixon v. State of California
Crosswalk without traffic signal or street light does not constitute dangerous condition because public entity has no duty to provide such lighting. |
Torts |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-1179
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American Tradition Partnership Inc. v. Bullock
'Citizens United,' which held that political speech does not lose First Amendment protection when source is corporation, applies to Montana campaign finance law. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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10-9646
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Miller v. Alabama
Eighth Amendment forbids sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 |