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Mark v. Spencer
Failure to disclose fee-splitting agreement to court prior to approval of class action settlement bars future enforcement of agreement. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
State of California v. Altus Finance S.A.
Court errs in issuing post-verdict order prohibiting Insurance Commissioner from proffering evidence on his principal damages theory. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2008
Medrazo v. Honda of North Hollywood
Court improperly denied class action certification where it relied on merits of case. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2008
Boschetto v. Hansing
Sale of automobile over eBay does not provide sufficient minimum contacts to support personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendant in buyer's forum state. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. KXD Technology Inc.
Appeal is dismissed where district court's contempt order against defendants is plainly civil. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Mahdavi v. Superior Court (Portofino Beach Inn)
Defendant previously declared vexatious litigant may file appeal without permission from presiding judge. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 20, 2008
Pelton-Shepherd Industries Inc. v. Delta Packaging Products Inc.
Trial court prejudicially abuses its discretion in granting motion to compel documents after discovery cutoff date absent motion to reopen discovery. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2008
Alch v. Superior Court (Time Warner Entertainment Co.)
Trial court improperly sustains objections to disclosure on privacy grounds where subpoenaed information was essential to resolution of writers' age discrimination claims. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Hoen
Innocent intervenor that materially assisted defendants is not liable for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988(b). 		Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
Bertelsen v. Harris
Attorney misconduct involving breach of professional conduct rules does not require disgorgement of reasonable attorney fees. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
Kempton v. City of Los Angeles
Leave to amend complaint is granted where it may reasonably be amended to allege valid cause of action. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
Winfred D. v. Michelin North American Inc.
Evidence of injured plaintiff's illicit affairs should have been excluded in personal injury action against tire manufacturer. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 8, 2008
Melbostad v. Fisher
Notice of appeal must be filed 60 days after court grants defendant's motion to strike and dismisses entire complaint with prejudice. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 6, 2008
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. v. Superior Court (Brar)
Foreign corporation is subject to specific personal jurisdiction where employees solicited investors in California regardless of alter ego requirements. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 6, 2008
Jogani v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Jogani)
Right to jury trial is determined where quantum meruit is deemed action at law as form of common law action of assumpsit. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
Hilao v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos
Court improperly extends judgment where request to extend was not made within 10 years of original judgment. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2008
Great American Insurance Companies v. Gordon Trucking Inc.
In case where car belonging to plaintiff's insureds is damaged in fire, summary judgment for defendant is vacated. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2008
Parra v. Bashas' Inc.
Court erroneously finds lack of commonality in original class definition where plaintiffs allege pay discrimination. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2008
Moreno v. City of Sacramento
District court abuses discretion in reducing attorney fee award in civil rights case. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2008
Clark v. Optical Coating Laboratory Inc.
Court lacks inherent power and statutory authority to award attorney fees against plaintiffs' counsel for violation of in limine order. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 28, 2008
Cox v. Ocean View Hotel Corp.
Grant of partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where he fails to properly initiate arbitration under terms of agreement. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2008
Smith v. Selma Community Hospital
Hospital's governing board may not rely on results of peer review proceedings at other hospitals due to errors on questions of law. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 23, 2008
California Dept. of Water Resources v. Powerex Corp.
Canadian corporation is entitled to federal bench trial where it falls within definition of 'foreign state.' 		Civil Procedure Jul. 23, 2008
Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)
Court that fails to consider elements of plaintiffs' claims in determining susceptibility to class treatment must vacate order granting class certification. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 23, 2008
Siena Court Homeowners Association v. Green Valley Corp.
Party whose joint use and maintenance agreement would only confuse and enlarge issues is properly denied intervention in construction defect action. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 22, 2008
Simmons v. Ghaderi
In wrongful death case, mediation confidentiality statutes apply to prevent introduction of evidence of oral agreement. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 22, 2008
Bandana Trading Co. Inc. v. Quality Infusion Care Inc.
Juror’s applause is not prejudicial misconduct where deliberations were not impacted. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 22, 2008
Herrera v. Hernandez
Plaintiff's challenge for implied bias is precluded where juror was divorced from defendant's nephew and affinity no longer exists. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2008
Julius Schifaugh IV Consulting Service Inc. v. Avaris Capital Inc.
Where default judgment is void as being beyond what was demanded in complaint, trial court has discretion to allow plaintiff to amend. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2008
Berglund v. Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center
Parties who have not consented to arbitration are entitled to full judicial review of adverse discovery orders made by arbitrators. 		Civil Procedure Jul. 18, 2008
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