| Description | Date | Docket # |
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ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO., INC. v. DANA CORP.California Court of Appeal
Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
The economic loss rule, precluding tort recovery where sale of a defective product has resulted in no property damage or bodily injury but only...
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01/24/2003 | B150963 |
PEOPLE v. LEALCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
In trial for forcible lewd acts on a child, the court did not err in defining "duress" to include a direct or implied threat of hardship. Miranda...
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01/24/2003 | H023031 |
FITTANTE v. PALM SPRINGS MOTORSCalifornia Court of Appeal
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement required as a condition of employment was valid and enforceable, except for one severable portion, but vindication of...
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01/23/2003 | E030620 |
MARRIAGE OF ROSENCalifornia Court of Appeal
Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
The trial court's determination of the goodwill value of a law practice resulted from a misapplication of the excess earnings method for calculating...
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01/23/2003 | G025653/028299 |
PEOPLE v. ESTRADACalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Under the principles articulated in the People v. Luttenberger, 50 Cal.3d 1 (1990), the trial court did not have the discretion to deny a motion for...
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01/23/2003 | B157663 |
PEOPLE v. MINSKYCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions on numerous counts of rape and other sex crimes are affirmed, as 1) victims submitted to sexual demands under duress based on danger their...
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01/23/2003 | B155109 |
BUSSARD v. MINIMED, INC.California Court of Appeal
Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The "going-and-coming" exception to the doctrine of respondeat superior does not apply to an employee while she is driving home after becoming sick at...
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01/23/2003 | B158537 |
SETTLEMIRE v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY (SETTLEMIRE)California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure
The trial court's broad order for reference of a case with multiple factual issues was an improper delegation of judicial duties, thus an order...
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01/22/2003 | B158416 |
COAST PLAZA DOCTORS HOSP. v. UHP HEALTHCARECalifornia Court of Appeal
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 does not bar a health care provider from seeking direct compensation from a health care insurer on...
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01/22/2003 | B154919 |
PEOPLE v. ORMISTONCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant committed transportation of methamphetamine by means of walking, but Penal Code section 12022.1 enhancements are reversed for lack of...
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01/22/2003 | A094813 |