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California Court of Appeal - February 2009 Opinion Summaries

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GeneThera, Inc. v. Troy & Gould Prof'l Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility 
In a dispute involving a settlement offer, grant of defendant's special motion to strike plaintiff's complaint over the settlement offer as a SLAPP...
02/27/2009 B207024
Nguyen-Lam v. Cao
California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law 
In a defamation action, trial court's authorization for plaintiff to amend her complaint to plead actual malice based on evidence submitted for...
02/27/2009 G039206
Rental Hous. Ass'n. of N. Alameda Cty. v. Oakland
California Court of Appeal
Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law 
In a preemption challenge to a city eviction ordinance, partial summary judgment for defendant is reversed where state law preempted a section of the...
02/26/2009 A114855
McCoy v. Progressive West Ins. Co.
California Court of Appeal
Evidence, Insurance Law 
In a bad faith insurance action based on a car theft, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) there is no authority for a jury instruction on the...
02/26/2009 B199978
Nazari v. Ayrapetyan
California Court of Appeal
Evidence, Injury & Tort Law 
In a personal injury action based on a slip and fall, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed, where Cal. Evid. Code section 755.5 does not prohibit...
02/26/2009 B198778
Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Labor & Employment Law 
In an unpaid overtime action, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed, where Cal. Lab. Code section 206.5 permitted defendant-employer to settle...
02/26/2009 G037190
Binns v. Westminster Mem'l Park
California Court of Appeal
Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law  (Industry: Services)
In a negligence action, trials court's award to plaintiff for emotional distress and order denying attorney's fees is affirmed where: 1) it is...
02/26/2009 G038365
In re Rico
California Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Services)
Petition for writ of habeus corpus is granted where the Board of Parole Hearing's unsuitability for parole finding was based solely on the gravity of...
02/26/2009 B207448
Easterby v. Clark
California Court of Appeal
Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice  (Industry: Services)
In a medical malpractice action based on an x-ray accident, judgment for defendants is reversed where the trial court improperly struck plaintiff's...
02/26/2009 B201218
In re Marriage of Alter
California Court of Appeal
Family Law  (Industry: Services)
In an action involving child and spousal support, arguments challenging trial court's order reducing child and spousal support are rejected where: 1)...
02/26/2009 H032390

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