| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
IN RE: MARRIAGE OF RIDDLECalifornia Court of Appeal
Family Law, Juvenile Law
The trial court abused its discretion by calculating income for pendente lite child and spousal support orders based on only the latest two months of...
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01/18/2005 | G033414 |
PEOPLE v. MARTINEZCalifornia Court of Appeal
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's convictions for numerous torture, assault, and rape offenses are affirmed where the statute defining torture is not preempted by the...
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01/14/2005 | C043341 |
PROVENCIO v. WMA SEC.California Court of Appeal
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In a suit alleging improper investment advice, defendant's petition to compel arbitration is denied where defendant was no longer a member of the...
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01/14/2005 | B171724 |
C3 ENTM'T, INC. v. GALLAGHER & CO.California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Under the one final judgment rule, a trial court may not enter judgment in favor of one defendant, triggering an appeal, if that judgment is based on...
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01/13/2005 | B174518 |
STEPHENSON v. ARGONAUT INS. CO.California Court of Appeal
Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit for indemnification, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed where defendant-insurance company's policy is not ambiguous and no potential...
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01/13/2005 | G032508 |
ESTRADA v. PRS, INC.California Court of Appeal
Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging unfair business practices, plaintiffs who were dismissed from the action may not appeal where, even though they have...
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01/13/2005 | B169675 |
PEOPLE v. AYERSCalifornia Court of Appeal
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for spousal battery is affirmed over his challenges that 1)Alliance Against Family Violence forms were inadmissible under the...
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01/13/2005 | F044982 |
REIGELSPERGER v. SILLERCalifornia Court of Appeal
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
An arbitration agreement was part of an implied-in-fact agreement establishing a doctor-patient relationship for the patient's first treatment, and it...
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01/13/2005 | C045534 |
RECLAMATION DIST. v. DEPT. OF INDUS. RELATIONSCalifornia Court of Appeal
Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
Maintenance work done on a levee was not a public works project, subject to the prevailing wage laws, where the work did not involve the operational...
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01/13/2005 | C044814 |
WESTLY v. SUPERIOR CT.California Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Landlord Tenant Law
Agency heads and other top governmental executives are not subject to deposition absent compelling reasons.
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01/12/2005 | D045075 |