| Description | Date | Docket # |
| LONG BEACH v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD. California Court of Appeal Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation To rebut the Labor Code section 3212.1 presumption, which presumes that cancer contracted by peace officers is caused by their employment, an employer... |
01/31/2005 | B173437 |
| MORAN v. MURTAUGH, MILLER, MEYER, & NELSON California Court of Appeal Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law To require security under Code of Civil Procedure section 391.1, the trial court need not conclude as a matter of law that the plaintiff has no... |
01/31/2005 | G033102 |
| STATE v. BANK OF AM. CORP. California Court of Appeal Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate Plaintiff's whistleblower action under the False Claims Act, alleging a failure to report reconveyance fees as escheated property under the California... |
01/31/2005 | B172190 |
| PENROD v. SAN BERNARDINO California Court of Appeal Constitutional Law, Government Law Ordinance No. 3875, which gives the County Board of Supervisors the power to remove the sheriff by a four-fifths vote, is facially constitutional. |
01/31/2005 | E034908 |
| ABF CAPITAL CORP. v. GROVE PROP. CO. California Court of Appeal Attorney's Fees, Contracts Civil Code section 1717, which prevents unfair litigation tactics through one-sided attorney fee provisions, applies to business entities as well as... |
01/31/2005 | E035228 |
| AM. FED'N v. METRO. WATER DIST. California Court of Appeal Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law In a labor dispute, the grievance procedure of a memorandum of understanding is not an agreement to arbitrate. |
01/31/2005 | B166179 |
| LOCKHEED LITIGATION CASES California Court of Appeal Evidence, Injury & Tort Law In a suit alleging injuries caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed over plaintiffs' challenge that the... |
01/31/2005 | B166347 |
| PEOPLE v. PERCELLE California Court of Appeal Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing A one-year enhancement for a prison prior is impermissible when the term for the prior conviction was stayed. |
01/31/2005 | H026115 |
| TRACI & MARX CO. v. LEGAL OPTIONS, INC. California Court of Appeal Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement The trial court erred in vacating a sister state default judgment obtained by plaintiff in Ohio where there was no basis to conclude that the Ohio... |
01/28/2005 | B168877 |
| ISRAEL-CURLEY v. CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN California Court of Appeal Civil Procedure, Insurance Law Code of Civil Procedure section 340.9, which lifts the limitations bar on filing lawsuits against insurance carriers based on damages suffered in the... |
01/28/2005 | B172194 |