Supreme Court of California - August 2018 Opinion Summaries

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People v. C.B. Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Constitutional Law Held that juvenile offenders were not entitled to have their DNA samples removed from the California Department of Justice's databank. Two juveniles...	08/30/2018	S237801
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc. Supreme Court of California Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Attorney's Fees Held that a dispute over legal fees should not have been submitted to arbitration because the arbitration clause in the parties' agreement was...	08/30/2018	S232946
People v. Gonzales Supreme Court of California Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure Held that a defendant who was convicted of several counts of forgery was eligible to have those felonies reclassified as misdemeanors. The defendant...	08/27/2018	S240044
Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp. Supreme Court of California Evidence, Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Held that a defendant in a product liability action could introduce industry custom-and-practice evidence. The plaintiff, who alleged that he was...	08/27/2018	S232754
Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of Redding Supreme Court of California Public Utilities, Government Law, Tax Law Held that a city's practice of annually transferring funds from a city-operated electric utility to the city's general fund did not run afoul of the...	08/27/2018	S224779
King v. CompPartners, Inc. Supreme Court of California Labor & Employment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation Affirmed the dismissal of an employee's negligence suit against a workers' compensation utilization review management company. The employee claimed...	08/23/2018	S232197
City of Morgan Hill v. Bushey Supreme Court of California Elections, Property Law & Real Estate, Construction Remanded for further proceedings to address whether a citizens group could put a referendum on a local ballot to challenge a zoning ordinance...	08/23/2018	S243042
Connor v. First Student, Inc. Supreme Court of California Consumer Protection Law, Transportation, Labor & Employment Law Held that bus drivers could proceed with their suit alleging that they were not adequately notified of background checks conducted on them. The...	08/20/2018	S229428
Bianka M. v. Superior Court (Gladys M.) Supreme Court of California Immigration Law, Family Law Held that an immigrant child's father in Honduras did not have to be joined as a party in her parentage action seeking special immigrant juvenile...	08/16/2018	S233757
Ramirez v. City of Gardena Supreme Court of California Government Law, Injury & Tort Law Affirmed summary judgment in favor of a city that was sued for wrongful death when its police officers pursued a vehicle and caused it to crash....	08/13/2018	S244549

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