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State ex rel. Grayson v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
False Claims Act bars qui tam actions based on publicly known fraudulent activities if plaintiff was not original source of public disclosure. 		Government Nov. 6, 2006
State ex rel. Grayson v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
False Claims Act bars qui tam actions based on publicly known fraudulent activities if plaintiff was not original source of public disclosure. 		Government Nov. 6, 2006
Martinez v. Superior Court (Pasley)
Where ballot title is not misleading or partial, albeit not very comprehensive, court may not order city clerk to amend language. 		Government Nov. 5, 2006
Committee for Responsible School Expansion v. Hermosa Beach City School District
School district satisfied California Constitution's accountability requirements by making available list of projects it would fund using district bonds. 		Government Nov. 5, 2006
Kaatz v. City of Seaside
City's conveyance of property challenged by taxpayer was not subject to validation, thus court erred in applying 60-day statute of limitations. 		Government Nov. 5, 2006
Sacramento Police Officers Association v. City of Sacramento
Proposal to hire police retirees to address staffing shortage was not subject to city's duty to meet and confer. 		Government Nov. 2, 2006
Kashin v. Kent
Foreign service officer acting within scope of employment when involved in accident abroad was entitled to certification from United States government. 		Government Nov. 1, 2006
Purcell v. Gonzalez
Injunction is improperly issued against Arizona proposition requiring voter identification. 		Government Oct. 26, 2006
Bothwell v. Abbott Laboratories Inc.
State regulation is valid exercise of lead agency's authority to implement Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. 		Government Oct. 25, 2006
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency v. Amrhein
Water agency's ordinance increasing augmentation fees was proper matter for validation proceeding. 		Government Oct. 25, 2006
Opinion of Lockyer
School district may not contract with another public agency to acquire factory-built modular building components for installation without advertising for bids. 		Government Oct. 23, 2006
Knapp v. Palisades Charter High School
Plaintiff failed to show existence of triable issue of fact that she was excused from filing claim with school district or charter school. 		Government Oct. 23, 2006
Widmark v. Barnhart
ALJ's reasons for rejecting examining physician's opinion are not supported by substantial evidence in record or reasonable inferences drawn therefrom. 		Government Oct. 23, 2006
Kelly v. County of Los Angeles
Order directing county to provide back pay is not proper where hospital nurse was not dismissed from her employment. 		Government Oct. 23, 2006
Opinion of Lockyer
Mental Health Services Act does not authorize funding of costs of customary court staff operating local mental health court. 		Government Oct. 22, 2006
Wirth v. State
Dept. of Personnel Administration's denial of salary increase due to budgetary crisis was not arbitrary or capricious. 		Government Oct. 22, 2006
Ailanto Properties Inc. v. City of Half Moon Bay
Subdivision Map Act limits to five years length of any moratorium-related tolling of expiration of tentative map. 		Government Oct. 22, 2006
Robson v. Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Official appointed to water district is required to stand for election to fill unexpired portion of four-year term to which he was appointed. 		Government Oct. 22, 2006
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil (Kelley)
Proposed initiative was properly withheld from ballot where it imposed voter-approval requirement with regard to future adjustments of water delivery charges. 		Government Oct. 20, 2006
Branciforte Heights LLC v. City of Santa Cruz
Under Subdivision Map Act, local government retains discretion to implement private open space credit. 		Government Oct. 18, 2006
Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. City of Seattle
City regulation allowing it to oversee hazardous liquid pipeline within its boundaries was pre-empted by Pipeline Safety Improvement Act. 		Government Oct. 18, 2006
Watson v. Weeks
Private right of action exists under Medicaid Act provision phrased in terms of individuals benefited. 		Government Oct. 18, 2006
Sprint Telephony PCS v. County of San Diego
County's wireless telecommunications ordinance is valid, as local municipalities are not barred from regulating installation of equipment in public right of way. 		Government Oct. 18, 2006
United States v. Johnson Controls Inc.
False Claims Act does not require that individual report information to government prior to 'public disclosure' to qualify as 'original source.' 		Government Oct. 18, 2006
Morning Star Co. v. State Board of Equalization
Department of Toxic Substance Control's determination that certain corporations invariably use hazardous materials amounts to regulation under Administrative Procedure Act. 		Government Oct. 17, 2006
Bougere v. County of Los Angeles
Dismissal in favor of county was proper where sheriff, by establishing policies for placement of inmates, was state official immune from liability. 		Government Oct. 17, 2006
Perry v. East Bay Regional Park District
In wrongful death case, defendants' summary judgment motion was properly granted based on immunity where decedent engaged in hazardous activity. 		Government Oct. 16, 2006
City of Port Hueneme v. Oxnard Harbor District (Vancamp)
Harbor district properly acquired railway company where it was not required to obtain city's consent before acquisition. 		Government Oct. 5, 2006
Independent Energy Producers Association v. McPherson (Finkelstein)
California Constitution does not bar voters, through their use of initiative process, from conferring additional powers upon state's public utilities commission. 		Government Oct. 4, 2006
Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson v. Superior Court (City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports)
Public disclosure of competing proposals for city lease project can await conclusion of negotiation process. 		Government Oct. 4, 2006
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