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Deborah v. Ortiz, Member of the California Senate
Community college may contract with state agencies to provide part-time employment for their students.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 18, 1999
Burns v. Davis
Property owners objecting to zoning variance at Board of Adjustment meeting have qualified immunity from defamation suit.
Torts Aug. 18, 1999
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lee
Insurance company keeps attorney-client privilege intact if company doesn't rely on counsel's advice in creating insurance policy.
Insurance Aug. 18, 1999
U.S. v. Hanzlicek
Where defendant becomes a fugitive while his case is pending on appeal, state can invoke disentitlement doctrine to dismiss defendant's appeal with prejudice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 1999
Alvarado v. Superior Court (People)
Court can withhold identities from defense after determining from evidence witnesses face mortal danger.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 1999
Carrillo v. ACF Industries Inc.
Federal railroad safety laws don't pre-empt state law product liability claim premised on design defect.
Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 1999
Miles v. Miles (Miles)
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Valenzuela v. GAB Business Services
Torts Aug. 13, 1999
In re Flores
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Singleton v. Hargett
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Mehdipour v. Snider
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
In re Salant
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Mena America Bank v. Abdul-Hafiz
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
California Consumers v. Pacific Bell
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Benton v. Los Angeles County Superior Court (Benton)
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Keller v. United Services Automobile Association
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Transdyn/Cresci A Joint Venture v. City and County of San Francisco
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
Brown on Habeas Corpus
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
People v. Martinez
Order
Aug. 13, 1999
People v. Graham
Defendant isn't entitled to have prior juvenile adjudication stricken under three strikes law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 1999
State v. Galati (Petersen)
Trial court may not bifurcate trial by withholding guilty plea or stipulation to prior convictions that are elements of charged offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 1999
Motorola Inc. v. Arizona Dept. of Revenue
Purchases of overhead items for federal contractors can't be characterized as 'indirect costs' for use-tax purposes.
Taxation Aug. 11, 1999
Maclean v. State of Arizona (Dept. of Education)
Woman with asthma who presented evidence of employer's failure to accommodate and retaliation raised triable issue under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Employment Law Aug. 11, 1999
Wayne Cook Enterprises Inc. v. Fain Properties Limited Partnership
Dismissal of action for untimely disclosure is warranted only where party, as opposed to party's attorney, bears some blame.
Civil Procedure Aug. 11, 1999
State v. Thomas
Trial court is precluded from sentencing nonviolent offender to prison for probation violation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 1999
People v. Hardy
Sentence of life without possibility of parole must be doubled for second-strike defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 1999
Jebbia v. State Bar
Amendment to statute, providing summary disbarment for criminal convictions, may not be applied to an attorney who committed the crimes before the amendment.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 1999
Phillips v. State Bar
Statute providing for automatic inactive enrollment after state bar judge recommends disbarment may not be applied retroactively.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 1999
People v. Morante
Defendant's State-Based Orchestration of Drug Trafficking Establishes Jurisdiction But Conspiracy Conviction Conflicts With Law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 10, 1999
Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh
Proceedings Commenced By Issuance of Determination and Order Do Not Constitute 'Suit.'
Insurance Aug. 10, 1999