Supreme Court of California - November 2007 Opinion Summaries

Wilson v. 21st Century Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a first party insurance bad faith action arising after plaintiff-insured was injured in an automobile accident by a drunk driver, summary judgment...

People v. Mendoza

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions and death sentence for first degree murders, attempted murders, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm, are affirmed on...

Chambers v. Superior Court of San Diego County (San Diego Police Dep't)

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Derivative information, developed by independent investigation after Pitchess disclosure in an earlier case, is not generally subject to the...

People v. Giordano

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sentencing
A direct restitution order to a surviving spouse made under Penal Code Section 1202.4 may include the amount of lost economic support incurred due to...

People v. Morgan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and death sentence for first degree murder, kidnapping, and unlawful penetration with a foreign object is reversed in part only as to a...

In re Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings in a capital case, an order to show cause involving claims that petitioner was actually innocent of the crimes at a jewelry...

Consulting Eng'rs and Land Surveyors of California, Inc. v. Prof. Eng'rs in California Gov't

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case challenging the validity of a provision contained in a memorandum of understanding between the State of California and defendant-state...

Gattusso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
An employer may satisfy its statutory reimbursement obligation under Cal. Labor Code section 2802 by paying employees enhanced compensation in the...

Doe v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiffs, who were now in their 40's, against defendant-city and the Boy Scouts of America alleging they had been sexually...