Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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D058491
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Wilson
In deciding whether to issue restraining order to prevent workplace violence against employees, trial court must consider all relevant hearsay evidence. |
Civil Procedure |
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Dec. 6, 2011 | |
G044216
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Kim v. Westmoore Partners Inc.
Plaintiff's failure to set forth valid action in complaint and to offer significant evidence to support damage claims warrants reversal of default judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 30, 2011 | |
B227322
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Summerfield v. Randolph
Attorney’s affidavit, which was filed in foreign court to influence issues pending in California court, qualifies for anti-SLAPP protection. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 29, 2011 | |
G045591
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Frisk v. Superior Court (Northwest Surgical Development Co. Inc.)
Court properly determines peremptory challenge is moot where party making challenge was dismissed from lawsuit before court accepted challenge. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 28, 2011 | |
B225512
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Malek v. Koshak
Trial court violates due process by imposing restitution order without giving defendant notice and opportunity to be heard on issue. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 25, 2011 | |
10-16524
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Sacks v. Dietrich
Arbitral immunity bars claims against arbitrators, who disqualified party from representing client, where plaintiff’s claims arose out of decisional act. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 25, 2011 | |
09-15808
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Albano v. Shea Homes Limited Partnership
State Supreme Court's answers to certified questions definitively resolve litigation where rules within answers are not limited to prospective application. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 22, 2011 | |
10-55129
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Nachshin v. AOL LLC
Proposed cy pres distribution following class action settlement fails to meet proper standards where donations did not relate to objectives of underlying statutes. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 22, 2011 | |
H032781
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Hopkins & Carley v. Gens
Motion to set aside judgment based on mistake is properly denied where defendant offered no coherent explanation for failure to raise alleged defense sooner. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 22, 2011 | |
H036240
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Doe v. United States Swimming Inc.
Court does not abuse discretion in refusing to hold in camera document inspection prior to imposing sanctions for defendant’s discovery abuse. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 22, 2011 | |
H035207
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Vargas v. City of Salinas
Award of attorney fees to prevailing government defendant under anti-SLAPP law does not unconstitutionally infringe right of petition. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
S188128
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Alameda Produce Market LLC
Lenders’ withdrawal of portion of deposit in condemnation action constitutes as waiver only for withdrawing party, but not for nonwithdrawing property owner. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 15, 2011 | |
A126056
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Peninsula Guardians Inc. v. Peninsula Health Care District
Government entities generally may not use public funds to pay for campaign activities, but may use such funds to make election-related informational materials. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 15, 2011 | |
B224263
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Salehi v. Surfside III Condominium Owners’ Association
Defendant is entitled to attorney fees incurred in defending voluntarily dismissed claims where dismissal is fault of plaintiff’s poor reasoning. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 15, 2011 | |
A129650
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Metis Development LLC v. Bohacek
Trial court is obligated to issue statement of decision following order denying petition to compel arbitration of claims. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 9, 2011 | |
D057737
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Roberts v. El Cajon Motors Inc.
Court properly finds party waived right to arbitration following five-month delay in filing motion to compel and failure to inform opposing party of intent. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 9, 2011 | |
10-1521
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KPMG LLP v. Cocchi
Court must compel arbitration of claims subject to Federal Arbitration Act, even where complaint also includes nonarbitrable causes of action. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 8, 2011 | |
10-35206
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Father M v. Various Tort Claimants
Court may not disclose priest’s personnel files based on mere allegations of sexual abuse, which did not create public interest outweighing confidentiality interests. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 8, 2011 | |
10-16150
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Kairy v. SuperShuttle International
District court has subject matter jurisdiction to determine whether passenger stage corporation drivers are employees or independent contractors under California law. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 4, 2011 | |
G045591
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Frisk v. Superior Court (Northwest Surgical Development Co. Inc.)
Court properly determines peremptory challenge is moot where party making challenge was dismissed from lawsuit before court accepted challenge. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 1, 2011 | |
S183372
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Serrano v. Stefan Merli Plastering Co. Inc.
Attorney fee award may be imposed on litigant, which lost appeal establishing court authority to determine reasonableness of fees, because appeal involved important right affecting public interest. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 1, 2011 | |
10-55235
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Miller v. City of Los Angeles
Imposition of sanctions is improper although defense counsel conceded that he violated order precluding argument that plaintiff was armed when shot by police. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 28, 2011 | |
B227501
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Trident Labs Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp.
Enforcement of forum selection clause is unreasonable where defendant, which held discretionary power, chose to extensively litigate its rights in original forum. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 27, 2011 | |
B229445
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Marler v. E.M. Johansing LLC
Court errs in denying class certification without leave to amend class definitions to allow plaintiffs to more concisely identify class. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 20, 2011 | |
B224316
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Dozier v. Shapiro
Court properly limits witness’s testimony to time of deposition where plaintiff repeatedly represented his role as treating physician, not expert witness. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 20, 2011 | |
B225791
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Adams v. Ford Motor Co.
Denial of motion to tax costs is proper where defendant's offer under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 was reasonable in light of plaintiffs' prior settlements. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 20, 2011 | |
B229687
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American Honda Motor Co. Inc. v. Superior Court (Lee)
Class certification is improper where trial court applies erroneous legal assumption and individual inquiries predominate over common issues. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 18, 2011 | |
11-16862
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Washington State v. Chimei Innolux Corp.
'Parens patriae' suits filed by state Attorneys General on behalf of citizens are not class actions within meaning of Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 3, 2011 | |
10-35793
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Suzlon Energy Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp.
Under Electronic Communications Privacy Act, electronic communication service may not divulge emails of foreign citizen stored on domestic server. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 3, 2011 | |
A129650
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Metis Development LLC v. Bohacek
Trial court is obligated to issue statement of decision following order denying petition to compel arbitration of claims |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 29, 2011 |