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People v. Peterson
Order
Jun. 5, 1999
In re Danny Zizumbo on Habeas Corpus
Review granted
Jun. 5, 1999
Salgado v. Los Angeles County
For future non-economic damages, jury is to assume award of future damages is present value.
Torts Jun. 5, 1999
People v. Durant
Order
Jun. 5, 1999
People v. Luangrath
Review granted
Jun. 5, 1999
Bankruptcy of Mora
Post-petition transfer of cashier's check occurs when payee has physical possession of check.
Bankruptcy Jun. 4, 1999
Moeller v. Los Angeles County Superior Court (Sanwa Bank)
Trustee's records for administration belong to trust and must be disclosed to successor trustee.
Probate and Trusts Jun. 4, 1999
Cooper v. Neiman Marcus Group
Speech-disabled employee is effectively discharged by offered 90-day probationary period to improve persistent impediment.
Employment Law Jun. 4, 1999
Linehan v. Minnesota
Order
Jun. 4, 1999
AM. Bible Society v. Richie
Order
Jun. 4, 1999
Hodgkiss v. U. S.
Order
Jun. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Watson
Non-ERISA qualified pension plan is not excluded from estate property.
Bankruptcy Jun. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Medley
Claim for debtor misrepresentation and inducement of elderly couple to loan money is nondischargeable.
Bankruptcy Jun. 4, 1999
People v. Fitzgerald
Defendant's sentence is modified to reduce presentence custody credits based on conviction for violent felony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 1999
Mount Olympus Property Owners Association Inc. v. Shpirt
No attorney fees are awarded for property restrictions violations absent common areas between properties.
Real Property Jun. 4, 1999
Blake v. City of Port Hueneme
Special assessments against real property which don't provide special benefits to homeowners are invalid.
Taxation Jun. 4, 1999
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. County of Stanislaus
County can bring federal class action suit alleging illegal price fixing against gas utility company.
Antitrust Jun. 4, 1999
Watts v. Oakland Civil Service Board
Reclassified employee doesn't have reversion interest in former, misclassified position after being laid off.
Employment Law Jun. 4, 1999
California Court Reporters Association Inc. v. Judicial Council of California
Electronic recording isn't permitted as method of creating official record in superior court proceedings.
Government Jun. 4, 1999
People v. Phillips
Reversal required where court fails to define reasonable doubt or to instruct about presumption of innocence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 1999
Klein v. Nature's Recipes Inc.
No unfair competition by unwittingly causing contaminated pet food to be distributed into stream of commerce.
Antitrust Jun. 4, 1999
People v. Hall
Defendant's challenge to court's jurisdiction to order execution of sentence after commitment for another offense fails.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 1999
Marriage of Walters
Concealment of child by mother doesn't estop county from collecting child support arrearages from father.
Family Law Jun. 4, 1999
Pieper v. Commercial Underwriters Insurance Co.
Fire damage isn't covered under brush fire policy exclusion despite fact fire was caused by arson.
Insurance Jun. 4, 1999
Pelletier v. Federal Home Bank of San Francisco
Bank officer doesn't have property interest in continued employment in contract requiring denied agency approval.
Employment Law Jun. 4, 1999
Management Activities, Inc. v. USA
Discretionary function exception renders Federal Aviation Administration immune from negligence suit for failure to warn of wake hazards.
Government Jun. 4, 1999
People v. U.S.
Congress doesn't waive federal government's sovereign immunity by enacting Clean Air Act.
Environmental Law Jun. 4, 1999
Chavez v. Immigration and Nationalization Service
Personal injury claim against individual employees of federal agencies is barred by the statute of limitations based on case precedent.
Civil Procedure Jun. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Mackey
Statement of election to have appeal heard by district court is timely under 3-day rule for service by mail.
Bankruptcy Jun. 4, 1999
Bankruptcy of Nunez
Tax forms filed by debtor after Internal Revenue Service files substitute forms constitute "returns" for dischargeabilty purposes.
Bankruptcy Jun. 4, 1999