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Supreme Court of California - January 2009 Opinion Summaries

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People v. Bennett
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing 
In an automatic appeal in a death penalty case, the conviction and death sentence are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) a failure to record... 		01/29/2009 S058472
Meyer v. Sprint Spectrum L.P.
Supreme Court of California
Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration 
A plaintiff has no standing to sue under the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) without some allegation that he or she has been damaged by... 		01/29/2009 S153846
Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP
Supreme Court of California
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility 
The mandatory fee arbitration act (MFAA), Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., does not limit the ability of attorneys and clients to enter into... 		01/27/2009 S150371
In re Corrine W.
Supreme Court of California
Family Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Insurance Law, Juvenile Law 
A county bureau of children and family services is not compelled by Welfare and Institutions Code section 11460 to pay for automobile liability... 		01/23/2009 S156898
In re Jose C.
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, which purports to give state courts jurisdiction to declare any juvenile who "violates any law ... of the... 		01/23/2009 S158043
Musaelian v. Adams
Supreme Court of California
Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions 
Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7, which authorizes trial courts to impose sanctions to check abuses in the filing of pleadings, petitions,... 		01/15/2009 S156045
Prospect Med. Group, Inc. v. Northridge Emergency Med. Group
Supreme Court of California
Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law 
In a case involving the propriety of emergency room doctors' practice of "balance billing" of patients who are members of HMOs (but whose HMO's did... 		01/08/2009 S142209
People v. Doolin
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing 
Attorney conflict claims under the California constitution are to be analyzed under the same standard as that articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in... 		01/05/2009 S054489
Episcopal Church Cases
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations 
In a property dispute arising after a parish disaffiliated itself from the Episcopal Church after the national church ordained an openly gay man as a... 		01/05/2009 S155094
People v. Olguin
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
A condition of probation requiring a defendant to notify his probation officer of the presence of any pets at the defendant's place of residence is... 		01/02/2009 S149303

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