Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B195738
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Bourgi v. West Covina Motors Inc.
Court must let jury consider Vehicle Code's safe harbor provisions in determining car dealer's liability under Consumer Legal Remedies Act. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 27, 2008 | |
B189272
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Harper v. 24 Hour Fitness Inc.
Class decertification is improper where based on erroneous legal assumptions. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 24, 2008 | |
H030999
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Mangano v. Verity Inc.
Defendant is denied postoffer attorney fees where plaintiff's FEHA action is not without any legal or factual foundation. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 23, 2008 | |
B199511
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Cundiff v. Verizon California Inc.
Unclaimed funds in Verizon settlement are deemed 'unpaid residue' under Code of Civil Procedure Section 384(b). |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 20, 2008 | |
A117760
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Fasuyi v. Permatex Inc.
Court must vacate default judgment against defendant who properly filed responsive pleading after receiving notice. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 17, 2008 | |
G039782
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Haneline Pacific Properties v. May
Co-owners' negotiations about management of property do not fall within litigation privilege for purposes of anti-SLAPP statute. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 16, 2008 | |
B199453
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Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline Inc.
Collateral estoppel does not preclude plaintiff's efforts to pursue class action against drug manufacturer. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 16, 2008 | |
07-15287
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Turnacliff v. Westly
Return of abandoned property with single statutorily-determined interest rate of 1.69 percent is deemed proper without violating Takings Clause. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 16, 2008 | |
07-55616
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Hoffman v. Citibank (South Dakota) N.A.
Court must apply California choice of law analysis prior to finding that class arbitration waiver is enforceable under other state's law. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 15, 2008 | |
D050794
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Stillwell v. The Salvation Army
Trial court improperly grants former employer's JNOV motion based on inconsistent jury finding that plaintiff was at-will employee. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 8, 2008 | |
D051447
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Dintino
In case involving nonpayment of home loan, bank timely files its cause of action for unjust enrichment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 3, 2008 | |
G039782
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Haneline Pacific Properties v. May
Co-owners' negotiations about management of property do not fall within litigation privilege for purposes of anti-SLAPP statute. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2008 | |
H031594
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Hewlett-Packard Company v. Superior Court (Rutledge)
Order of class certification is proper even though plaintiffs’ underlying claims may be substantively invalid. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 29, 2008 | |
B195738
|
Bourgi v. West Covina Motors Inc.
Court must let jury consider Vehicle Code's safe harbor provisions in determining car dealer's liability under Consumer Legal Remedies Act. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 26, 2008 | |
07-35125
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CarePartners v. Lashway
State employees are not entitled to qualified immunity for disparate enforcement action allegedly motivated by regulated entity's protected speech and petition activities. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 26, 2008 | |
H032027
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Shisler v. Sanfer Sports Car Inc.
Court has jurisdiction to rule upon defendant's motion for attorney fees after quashing service for lack of personal jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 26, 2008 | |
A118084
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Gridley v. Gridley
Where temporary judge lacks authority to adjudicate petition, orders on attorney disqualification motion must be reversed. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 25, 2008 | |
07-10424
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U.S. v. Bhatia
Privity between government and plaintiff in civil action is insufficient to bar subsequent criminal prosecution of defendant for wire fraud and money laundering. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 25, 2008 | |
B197971
|
Rael v. Davis
Mediation settlement agreement found to be inadmissible in civil proceeding is also unenforceable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 25, 2008 | |
B199453
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Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline Inc.
Collateral estoppel does not preclude plaintiff's efforts to pursue class action against drug manufacturer. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 23, 2008 | |
G038314
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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 |
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Sep. 18, 2008 | |
B196235
|
Lee v. Dynamex Inc.
Denial of motion to compel disclosure of contact information for putative class members is reversed. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2008 | |
06-56380
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Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2008 | |
06-16981
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Klemm v. Astrue
Notice of appeal from denial of benefits is timely filed when clerk receives document, despite deficiencies in form that violate local rules. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2008 | |
B202457
|
Anthony v. City of Los Angeles
Prevailing party in FEHA action is not required to claim expert witness fees within 15-day period under rule for filing memorandum of costs. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 15, 2008 | |
D051408
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Dornbirer v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Ambiguous disclosure by arbitrator is insufficient to vacate arbitration award. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Sep. 11, 2008 | |
D050305
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Platypus Wear Inc. v. Goldberg
Court abuses its discretion in granting defendant's application to file late anti-SLAPP motion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 8, 2008 | |
06-56380
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Hoffman v. Construction Protective Services Inc.
Failure to disclose damage calculations under FRCP Rule 26 results in exclusion of evidence as sanction. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 5, 2008 | |
07-35795
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Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development
Dismissal without prejudice does not confer prevailing party status upon defendant for purposes of awarding attorney fees. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 4, 2008 | |
06-56562
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Nationwide Life Insurance Co. v. Richards
Where wife seeks murdered husband's life insurance proceeds, court properly draws adverse inference from her assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 29, 2008 |