Supreme Court of California - May 2009 Opinion Summaries
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In re S.B.Supreme Court of California
Family Law, Juvenile LawCourt of Appeals judgment is reversed where Welfare and Institutions Code sec. 366.26, which authorizes the juvenile court to find that adoption of a... |
05/28/2009 | S162156 |
Hernandez v. City of PomonaSupreme Court of California
Civil Rights, Injury & Tort LawCourt of Appeals judgment is reversed where: 1) the federal judgment in favor of defendants on their civil rights claim alleging excessive force... |
05/28/2009 | S149499 |
Strauss v. HortonSupreme Court of California
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government LawCalifornia's Proposition 8, the initiative measure changing the official designation of the term "marriage" for the union of opposite-sex couples,... |
05/26/2009 | S168047 |
In re Tobacco II CasesSupreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health LawIn a class action involving the advertising practices of the tobacco industry, trial court order granting defendants' decertification motion is... |
05/18/2009 | S147345 |
People v. CurlSupreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConviction for first degree murder and sentence of death is affirmed where: 1) the court's prior-murder special-circumstance finding was proper, as... |
05/18/2009 | S034072 |
Ste. Marie v. Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space Dist.Supreme Court of California
Government Law, Property Law & Real EstateCourt of Appeals judgment is reversed where the "actual dedication" referred to in Public Resources Code sec. 5540 differs from the "dedication"... |
05/14/2009 | S159319 |
Smith v. Workers' Comp. Appeals BoardSupreme Court of California
Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment LawIn a dispute involving attorney's fees, Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where Labor Code sec. 4607 authorizes an award of attorney fees to... |
05/11/2009 | S150528 |
Keener v. Jeld-Wen, Inc.Supreme Court of California
Civil ProcedureIn a tort action, the Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where: 1) the trial court did not err in accepting the verdict as complete and discharging... |
05/07/2009 | S163430 |
People v. BurgenerSupreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingTrial court judgment sentencing defendant to death is vacated where the court erred in granting defendant's motion to represent himself, as the record... |
05/07/2009 | S116882 |
Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Co.Supreme Court of California
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, TransportationIn an action clarifying whether an insured is engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles without operators under Ins. Code section... |
05/04/2009 | S145087 |
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