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...
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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...
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08/30/2018 | S232946 |
Citizens for Fair REU Rates v. City of ReddingSupreme 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...
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08/27/2018 | S224779 |
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...
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08/27/2018 | S232754 |
People v. GonzalesSupreme 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...
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08/27/2018 | S240044 |
City of Morgan Hill v. BusheySupreme 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...
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08/23/2018 | S243042 |
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...
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08/23/2018 | S232197 |
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...
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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...
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08/16/2018 | S233757 |
People v. PowellSupreme Court of California
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder with special circumstances of rape, torture, and mayhem. The defendant raised...
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08/13/2018 | S137730 |