| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC. v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.California Court of Appeal
Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of complaint for insurance bad faith was proper, where plaintiff was insured only to the extent it held a security interest in residence,...
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04/10/2002 | D036691 |
MIGLIORE v. MID-CENTURY INS. CO.California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Code of Civil Procedure section 340.9, which specifically provides for revival of claims against insurers for damage resulting from the Northridge...
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04/10/2002 | B132150, B133182 |
PEOPLE v. LOPEZCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
Actual movement of motor vehicle was not required to prove crime of carjacking, where victim was exposed to high level of risk and was compelled by...
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04/10/2002 | F036242 |
PEOPLE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO (JEFFERSON)California Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
The five-year washout period of Penal Code section 1210.1(b)(1), did not immediately precede defendant's current drug possession conviction, making...
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04/09/2002 | E030590 |
SMITH v. SANTA ROSA POLICE DEP'TCalifornia Court of Appeal
Transportation, Government Law
Lack of knowledge by a vehicle's registered owner that the driver to whom he loaned his car was not validly licensed constitutes a mitigating...
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04/09/2002 | A095040 |
CARWASH OF AMERICA-PO, LLC v. WINDSWEPT VENTURES NO. ICalifornia Court of Appeal
Contracts, Remedies
After obtaining summary judgment on breach of contract claims, defendants sought reimbursement for expert witness fees, but court held that where...
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04/09/2002 | C035179 |
PEOPLE v. BAYLORCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
Where defendant did not object to DNA evidence on the basis that the evidence was not reliable and scientifically acceptable, the record did not...
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04/08/2002 | E029215 |
PEOPLE v. CHENZECalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
Where the defendant head-butted a custodial officer, evidence was sufficient to support his conviction of battery of a custodial officer under Penal...
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04/08/2002 | G027398 |
PEOPLE v. MELLOCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
Although the judge's motive was admirable (to exclude racial bias from jury selection), his method (instructing prospective jurors to lie under oath)...
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04/08/2002 | C035295 |
PEOPLE v. MEARNSCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions
Based on the provisions of Penal Code section 1202.4(f) and (f)(3)(I), the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding restitution to the...
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04/05/2002 | B150613 |