| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 D061261 
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SB Liberty LLC v. Isla Verde Association Inc.
 Homeowners association may exclude homeowner’s representative from board meeting because representative is not a member under association’s governing documents and bylaws.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jun. 18, 2013 | |
| 
 S199887 
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Bourhis v. Lord
 Corporation's appeals may proceed although filed while corporate powers were suspended because revival of powers validated earlier appeals.  | 
Corporations | 
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Mar. 5, 2013 | |
| 
 S183365 
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Greb v. Diamond International Corp.
 Personal injury plaintiffs may not utilize California law to sue dissolved Delaware corporation, which did business in California, more than three years after dissolution.  | 
Corporations | 
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Feb. 22, 2013 | |
| 
 H037428 
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Proctor v. Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
 Former minority shareholders of company, which was acquired following approval of settlement by Delaware court, may not relitigate issues in California court.  | 
Corporations | 
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Feb. 20, 2013 | |
| 
 F062768 
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Scheenstra v. California Dairies Inc.
 Milk cooperative breaches its contract with member when board of directors implemented quota system that placed some members in better position to detriment of others.  | 
Corporations | 
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Feb. 1, 2013 | |
| 
 B236687 
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Shen v. Miller
 Attorney who represented shareholder in individual and derivative claims should not be disqualified where no attorney-client relationship with corporation existed.  | 
Corporations | 
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Dec. 18, 2012 | |
| 
 B231970 
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Fullington v. Equilon Enterprises LLC
 Gas station operator may sue franchisor for fraudulently forcing rent overpayment, even if operator recovered rent in prior settlement.  | 
Corporations | 
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
| 
 D058957 
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Maughan v. Correia
 Court reduces award to holder of minority interest in family owned corporation after she prevailed in case to enforce stock option agreement.  | 
Corporations | 
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Oct. 25, 2012 | |
| 
 B233762 
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Cleveland v. Johnson
 Internet service provider must pay for former company’s mistakes where it merely continued former business to avoid liabilities.  | 
Corporations | 
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Oct. 12, 2012 | |
| 
 B243474 
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Cunningham v. Magidow
 Corporation’s owner may not force other owner to acknowledge that his prior loan to corporation satisfied judgment against him.  | 
Corporations | 
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Sep. 4, 2012 | |
| 
 B231432 
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Villari v. Mozilo
 Plaintiff lacks standing to maintain shareholder derivative action where he was no longer shareholder and merger’s purpose was not to deprive shareholders of standing.  | 
Corporations | 
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Aug. 31, 2012 | |
| 
 09-72434 
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Perfectly Fresh Farms Inc. v. USDA
 Produce company officers are subject to bans in perishable agricultural commodities industry because they exercised control over activities that caused statutory violations.  | 
Corporations | 
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Aug. 29, 2012 | |
| 
 B230908 
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Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club Inc. v. City of Lancaster
 Action is dismissed in entirety as moot because one week after plaintiff corporation was served with appellants’ opening brief, corporation filed certificate of dissolution.  | 
Corporations | 
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Aug. 3, 2012 | |
| 
 B228435 
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Aguilar v. Goldstein
 Denial of anti-SLAPP motion is proper where defendants failed to show breach of fiduciary duty claim involving private negotiations arose from protected activity.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jul. 20, 2012 | |
| 
 B239042 
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Lidow v. Superior Court (International Rectifier Corp.)
 Under internal affairs doctrine, California law applies to corporate officer's claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy.  | 
Corporations | 
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May 23, 2012 | |
| 
 A127596 
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Miske v. Bisno
 General partner is jointly liable for copartner's concealment of material facts where concealment induced innocent third party to purchase partnership units.  | 
Corporations | 
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May 6, 2012 | |
| 
 A127596 
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Miske v. Bisno
 General partner is jointly liable for copartner's concealment of material facts where concealment induced innocent third party to purchase partnership units.  | 
Corporations | 
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Apr. 12, 2012 | |
| 
 10-35465 
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Red Lion Hotels Franchising Inc. v. MAK LLC
 Out-of-state franchisee may assert claim against Washington franchisor under Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act's franchisee bill of rights.  | 
Corporations | 
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Dec. 8, 2011 | |
| 
 D057440 
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Kight v. CashCall Inc.
 Corporation may be liable for illegal eavesdropping where same entity employed supervisors who monitored conversations and known parties to conversations.  | 
Corporations | 
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Nov. 22, 2011 | |
| 
 B226767 
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De Boni Corp. v. Del Norte Water Co.
 Water company has discretion to allocate water rights that is different from historic water allocation in event of water shortage.  | 
Corporations | 
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Nov. 15, 2011 | |
| 
 C065812 
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Panakosta Partners LP v. Hammer Lane Management LLC
 Anti-SLAPP statute does not apply to limited partners' petition to avoid dissolution via buyout of partnership's shares under Corporations Code Section 15908.02.  | 
Corporations | 
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Sep. 27, 2011 | |
| 
 G043598 
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Corrales v. Corrales
 Court relies on erroneous buyout theory where partnership ceases to exist by law when partner of a two-person partnership withdrew from partnership.  | 
Corporations | 
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
| 
 B224203 
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Misik v. D’Arco
 Plaintiff’s failure to allege alter ego theory does not preclude motion to amend judgment where alter ego had virtual representation in underlying litigation.  | 
Corporations | 
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Aug. 10, 2011 | |
| 
 B224203 
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Misik v. D’Arco
 Plaintiff’s failure to allege alter ego theory does not preclude motion to amend judgment where alter ego had virtual representation in underlying litigation.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jul. 28, 2011 | |
| 
 A129047 
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Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP v. Fotouhi
 Court properly issues charging order against judgment debtor’s partnership interest against corporation, which was deemed to be mere continuation of partnership.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jul. 28, 2011 | |
| 
 B225646 
 | 
Monty v. Leis
 Investor may use its majority shares after agreement is signed to amend articles to allow it to issue additional shares to itself.  | 
Corporations | 
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Apr. 27, 2011 | |
| 
 B225646 
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Monty v. Leis
 Investor may use its majority shares after agreement is signed to amend articles to allow it to issue additional shares to itself.  | 
Corporations | 
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Mar. 31, 2011 | |
| 
 09-1279 
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FCC v. AT&T Inc.
 Corporations do not have ‘personal privacy’ interests under Freedom of Information Act to exempt their documents from disclosure by federal agency upon request.  | 
Corporations | 
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Mar. 2, 2011 | |
| 
 09-587 
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Harrington v. Richter
 Appellate court errs in granting habeas relief to defendant for ineffective assistance of counsel despite absence of state court opinion explaining denial.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jan. 20, 2011 | |
| 
 B220483 
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Shaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik
 Creditor's action to hold individual liable as alter ego of corporation is not property of bankruptcy estate and is not subject to stay.  | 
Corporations | 
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Jan. 19, 2011 | 
