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Labeling
of Diet Dr Pepper Doesn’t Breach
Consumer Laws
(December 31,
2019)
Philip M.
Saeta, 88, Retired Judge of L.A.
Superior Court, Dies
(December 31,
2019)
‘Accident’
Encompasses Initial Collision
and Ensuing Harms
(December 30,
2019)
Office
Depot Did Not Breach Copyright
by Making Photocopies for a Fee
(December 30,
2019)
Retiree
With the First Name of ‘Judge’
Competes With Deputy District
Attorney
(Judicial
Elections, December 30, 2019)
Challenge
to ‘Sexual Exploitation’
Reporting Law May Proceed
(December 27,
2019)
Officers
Who Shot in Defense of Fellow
Officers Deserve Immunity
(December 26,
2019)
Ninth Circuit
Accords Qualified Immunity to
School District Over Use of
Restraints
( December 26,
2019)
Fees
Were Denied Based on Misapplying
Res Judicata
(December 24,
2019)
Superior
Court Judge Edward Ferns to
Retire
(December 24,
2019)
Two
Deputy Districts Are in Race
With State Administrative Law
Judge
(Judicial
Elections, December 24, 2019)
Penal
Code Section Doesn’t Bar
Recording Phone Call
(December 23,
2019)
Reuben’s
Designation Changed
(December 23,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Reinstates Action
Against Starbucks Over Canned
Coffee Label
(December 23,
2019)
Judicial
Council Fails to Report $120
Million in Expenditures
(December 20,
2019)
Alameda
Superior Court Judge Receives
Public Admonishment for Second
Time
(December 20,
2019)
Blogger’s
Defamation Action Against Times
Is a SLAPP
(December 19,
2019)
DDA Who
Is Distant Relative of Ricardo
Montalban Vies With TV-Son of
Tyne Daly
(Judicial
Elections, December
19, 2019)
‘Game
Playing’ Candidate May Use First
Name of ‘Judge’ on Ballot
(December 18,
2019)
Prosecutor for District
Attorney’s Office Competes With
Supposed ‘Former Prosecutor’
(Judicial
Elections, December 18, 2019)
Confrontation Right Denied Where
Witness Hidden From View
(December 17,
2019)
Hearing
Set for Tomorrow on ‘Judge Mike
Cummins’ Controversy
(December
16, 2019)
Districts
Can’t Be Barred From Serving
Processed Meats
(December
13, 2019)
Glendale
Attorney Mark MacCarley to Be
Identified on March 3 Ballot As
‘Lawyer’
( December
13, 2019)
Registrar-Recorder’s Office
Bounces ‘Retired Army General’
Label
(December
12, 2019)
Patrick M.
Kelly to Leave Law Practice
(December
12, 2019)
Requiring Permit to Use Bullhorn
Constitutes Prior Restraint
(December
11, 2019)
Judge Need
Not Inquire if the Parties Want
a Court Reporter—C.A.
(December
11, 2019)
Bribery
Conviction of Ex-Congressional
Aide Is Affirmed
(December
10, 2019)
No
Jurisdiction to Decide Who Must
Pay $19.4 Million
Punitive-Damage Award
(December
10, 2019)
Candidate Won’t Budge From
‘Retired Army General’
Designation
(December
9, 2019)
Relevant
Surreptitiously Recorded Tapes
Are Admissible
(December
6, 2019)
‘Judge
Mike Cummins’ Won’t Have Ballot
Title Of ‘Retired Judge’; Will
Be Termed ‘Retired’
(December
6, 2019)
Police
Officers Breached Due Process by
Intensifying Peril
(December
5, 2019)
Candidate
Moss Drops ‘Judge Pro-Tem’From
His Ballot Designation
(December
5, 2019)
Four Ninth
Circuit Judges Say Colleagues
Are Skirting the Law
(December
4, 2019)
Maker of
Drug That Withholds Warnings of
Dangers Can Be Liable for
Refunds
(December
4, 2019)
Deputy
District Attorney Kelly Kelley
Draws No Opposition
(December
3, 2019)
Online
Outfit Is ‘Lawyer Referral
Service’ Although It Does Not
Analyze Claims
(December
3, 2019)
Commissioner
Erred in Denying Jury Trial
Because Pro Per Breached Court
Policy
(December
3, 2019)
Old Age Isn’t
Excuse for Bankrupt’s Failure To
Proffer Reports of Financial
Condition
(December
3, 2019)
Prosecutor Lana Kim Is Unopposed
for Los Angeles Superior Court
Seat
(December
2, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Affirms Judgment in
Favor of English Lender
(November
29, 2019)
State Law
Claims Against Maker of Saline
Breast Implants Are Barred
(November
29, 2019)
Man Who
Changed First Name to ‘Judge’
Enters Contest
(November
27, 2019)
Habeas
Corpus Relief Improper Based On
Rejection of Governor’s Decision
(November
27, 2019)
Div. Seven
Responds to Criticisms of Dueñas
(November
27, 2019)
$83,000
Judgment for Attorney Defeated
by LACBA Rule
(November
27, 2019)
Los
Angeles Superior Court Races Are
Taking Shape
(November
26, 2019)
First
District Panel Sidesteps Taking
Sides on Correctness of Dueñas
(November
26, 2019)
No Fees
Under CCP §1021.5 Based on
Speculative Public Benefit
(November
26, 2019)
Reference in Brief to Female
Judge as ‘Attractive’ Is Sexist
(November
25, 2019)
Judge May,
Under Inherent Powers, Permit
Live Testimony Transmitted
Electronically
(November
25, 2019)
Judge Had
No Jurisdiction Over Motion to
Block Access to Releases
(November
25, 2019)
Former State Bar President
Pasternak, Who Led LACBA, Other
Groups, Dies
(November
22, 2019)
Viewers of
Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Aren’t
Entitled to Refunds Based on
Nondisclosure
(November
22, 2019)
Restaurant Can Be Liable for
Food Poisoning Without
Pinpointing Germ Causing Illness
(November
22, 2019)
Gift From
‘Lawyers Phil’
(November
22, 2019)
Jury Award
Based on Willful Image-Thievery
Is Restored
(November
22, 2019)
Justice
Dissents From Majority Opinion
of Which He’s the Author
(November
21, 2019)
C.A. Won’t
Dismiss Appeal, Says Judge’s
Order After Filing of Appeal Was
Void
(November
21, 2019)
Attorney Fees
May Be Awarded in ‘Reverse-CPRA’
Case
(November
21, 2019)
Slander
Action Over Charge of Racism Is
Not a SLAPP—Appeals Court
(November
20, 2019)
Statute
of Limitation Equitably Tolled
Where Google-Search Caused
Misapprehension
(November
20, 2019)
C.A.
Declares $33,000 Fee for Work On
Appeal to Be ‘Very Reasonable’
(November
20, 2019)
S. Paul
Bruguera Sworn In As Court
Commissioner
(November
20, 2019)
Passage
Rate for July State Bar Exam Is
50.1 Percent
(November
19, 2019)
Corporation
Can Be Vicariously Liable for
Costs Incurred in Suppressing
Wildfire—C.A.
(November
19, 2019)
Restraining Order Can’t Bar Man
From Coming In Proximity to Home
a Few Feet From His
(November
19, 2019)
C.A.
Reverses $1.4 Million Judgment
Based on Strict Liability
(November
18, 2019)
Search of
Home Was Lawful Based on
Officers’ Belief Parolee Resided
There
(November
18, 2019)
Judges Have
Inherent Authority to Decide
What ‘Proper Notice’ Is
(November
18, 2019)
Judgment
Entered After Motion to Transfer
to Another County Was Granted
Can’t Stand
(November
18, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Won’t Disturb
Preliminary Injunction Against
Publication of Recordings
(November
18, 2019)
Usury-Exempt Insurers Not Bound
by Compound Interest Law
(November
15, 2019)
Good-Faith
Blunder Is Actionable In
Disability Discrimination Case
(November
15, 2019)
Report:
High Court Peeved at State Bar’s
Unilateral Action
(November
14, 2019)
No Basis
for Firing Teacher Who Expressed
Pleasure at Reduced Class
Size—C.A.
(November
14, 2019)
PD Barred
From Representing Client in
People’s Appeal
(November
14, 2019)
C.A.
Certifies Opinion for
Publication—Except Portion
Saying Dirt Road Is a ‘Highway’
(November
14, 2019)
Shannon
Kathleen Cooley Unopposed for
Superior Court
(November
13, 2019)
Class Must
Be Certified on Issue of Whether
Hospital Is Entitled to Payment
at Full Rates
(November
13, 2019)
Parent’s
Postings on High School Election
Flap Protected
(November
12, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Affirms Judgment for
Anaheim, Police Officer in Case
of Fatal Shooting
(November
12, 2019)
Ex-Stanislaus Judge With First
Name of ‘Judge’ Becomes
Candidate
(November
8, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Leaves in Place Ban on
Release Of ‘Demo’ Recording Made
in 1991
(November
8, 2019)
No
Superior Court Judge Known to
Have Been Challenged
(November
7, 2019)
Order for
Forfeiture of Nearly $2 Million
Did Not Violate Eighth Amendment
(November
7, 2019)
Qualified Immunity Properly
Granted in White Supremacist’s
Suit
(November
7, 2019)
At Least
11 Superior Court Open Seats to
Be Filled
(November
6, 2019)
ADDA
Endorses Lacey for Reelection As
Los Angeles District Attorney
(November
6, 2019)
Civil
Rights Activist, Former
Candidate, to Seek Judgeships
(November
5, 2019)
Eleventh
Candidate Files Declaration for
Superior Court Seat
(November
4, 2019)
Judge
Can’t ‘Reactivate’ Case After
Dismissal Even If Prosecution,
Defense Agree to It
(November
4, 2019)
Judges
Ramirez, Rotenberg, Sterling
Won’t Seek Reelection
(November
1, 2019)
Two
Target One Superior Court Seat,
Three Eye Another
(October
31, 2019)
Dellinger, Cole Target Open
Seats; Romero Won’t Seek
Reelection
(October
30, 2019)
Action
Could Be Maintained Under CLPA
Although Purchaser Was a
Business Entity
(October
30, 2019)
Cooley, Sun, Parsekian File
Superior Court Candidacy Papers
(October
29, 2019)
Allegation
That Doctor ‘Screwed Up’ Surgery
Can Be Actionable
(October
28, 2019)
Retired Los
Angeles Judge Lester E. Olson
Dies
(October
28, 2019)
Governor
Appoints Three to Los Angeles
Superior Court
(October
28, 2019)
Officers
Who Arrested Man for Lying at
Trial Have Immunity
(October
25, 2019)
Fields to
Give Talk on Shakespeare,
Shylock
(October
25, 2019)
Senate
Judiciary Committee Approves
Ninth Circuit Nominee Hunsaker
(October
25, 2019)
Deep-Rooted
Law Firm Loses Bout With IRS
Over Penalty
(October
24, 2019)
‘Deliberate
Ignorance’ Instruction Proper
Where Accused Disclaims
Knowledge Bills Were Fake
(October
24, 2019)
Expungement
May Be Denied Based on
Nonpayment of Restitution
(October
23, 2019)
Prosecutor’s Misconduct Requires
Reversal Of Felony
Cruelty-to-Animal Conviction
(October
23, 2019)
Dirt Road
Constituted a ‘Highway’ Under
Vehicle Code, Appeals Court
Declares
(October
23, 2019)
Div. Seven
Won’t Retreat From Controversial
Decision in Dueñas
(October
22, 2019)
Culpability
of Youth Is Not Diminished Based
on ‘Non-Developed’ Brain
(October
22, 2019)
Fraud in
Inducing Marriage No Defense to
Support Obligation
(October
21, 2019)
Dog Can Be
Killed by City Based Solely on
Hearsay Because Objection Not
Made
(October
21, 2019)
City of
L.A. Has No Liability to
Inadvertent Pedestrian
(October
18, 2019)
Judges
Retirement System Did Not
Shortchange Two Retired Judges
of Superior Courts
(October
18, 2019)
Memorial
Service Set for Mayerson,
Retired Superior Court Judge
(October
18, 2019)
Doctor
Has No Duty to Tell of
Availability of Abortion Out of
State
(October
17, 2019)
L.A. Superior
Court Judges Form PAC To Support
Challenged Colleagues
(October
17, 2019)
Action
Seeking to Avoid Attorney Fees
Wasn’t Time-Barred
(October
16, 2019)
Insured’s
Voluntary Intoxication Did Not
Render Battery Non-Willful,
Covered by Policy
(October
16, 2019)
Statutory
Period for Court Action Cannot
End on a Saturday
(October
15, 2019)
Burglary Victim Entitled to
Double Recovery As Restitution,
Court of Appeal Declares
(October
15, 2019)
Funeral
Services Are Set for Retired
Judge Arthur Lew
(October
15, 2019)
Governor
Newsom Signs Bill Hiking State
Bar Licensing Fees
(October
11, 2019)
Retired
Superior Court Judge Arthur Lew
Dies at 74; Was Prosecutor for
14 Years
(October
11, 2019)
Judge
Erred in Revoking Probation of
Man Who Had Been Deported
(October
11, 2019)
Sanchez-Gordon Turns to
Marketing
(October
11, 2019)
Nonprofit
Might Be Liable to Victims of
Sexual Child Abuse
(October
10, 2019)
Judicial
Council Questions Need for
Loosening of UPL Standards
(October
10, 2019)
New Law
Requires ‘Paid for by’
Disclosure In Political Campaign
Text Messages
(October
10, 2019)
C.A.
Decides Issue of First
Impression in Probate Law
(October 9,
2019)
Judge
Erred in Hearing a Motion
Without Presence of Party,
Though at His Request
(October 9,
2019)
Flynt,
Others May Challenge Cardroom
Licensure Restriction
(October 8,
2019)
GOP
Assembly Whip Mathis Seeks
Records of Time, Money Spent in
Defending SB 27
(October 8,
2019)
Plaintiff
Must Be Able to Attend
Deposition of His Ex-Wife
(October 7,
2019)
Judge Erred
15 Years Ago in Finding Priors
Constituted Strikes
(October 4,
2019)
Santa
Monica’s Restriction on
Short-Term Rentals Does Not
Violate Dormant Commerce Clause
(October 4,
2019)
Granting
of Anti-SLAPP Motion to Facebook
Executives Was Error
(October 3,
2019)
Inland Empire
Appeals Court Upholds Measure
Barring Trial of 14-,
15-Year-Olds as Adults
(October 3,
2019)
C.A. Spurns
Entreaty to Apply ‘Neutral
Reportage Privilege’
(October 2,
2019)
C.A. Panel,
Repudiating Contrary Decisions,
Says 15-Year-Old May Be Tried as
Adult
(October 2,
2019)
$20 Million
Action Barred Because Claim
Arrived One Day Late
(October 1,
2019)
Unavailability of Lawyer
Handling Case Didn’t Require
Continuance of Trial
(October 1,
2019)
Appeal Heard
Where Plaintiff Voluntarily
Dismissed Action With Prejudice
(October 1,
2019)
Two
L.A. Courthouses Said to Be in
‘Immediate Need’ of Replacement
(September
30, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Panel Rebuffs Challenges
To Bundle of Aliens’ Asylum
Denials
(September
30, 2019)
Southwestern Law School
Celebrates 90th Anniversary of
Bullocks Wilshire
(September
30, 2019)
Shannon
Cooley, Daughter of Former D.A.,
Seeks Judgeship
(September
27, 2019)
Judge
B. Scott Silverman, 70, to
Retire From Los Angeles Superior
Court on Nov. 8
(September
27, 2019)
Superior
Court May Be Viewed as
‘Enterprise’ for RICO Purposes
(September
26, 2019)
C.A.
Reverses Annulment of Marriage,
Says Parties Cohabited After
Fraud Unveiled
(September
26, 2019)
Los
Angeles-Based Panel Squarely
Repudiates Decision in Dueñas
(September
25, 2019)
Officers
Not Liable for Pointing Weapons
At Innocent Man Thought to Be
Culprit
(September
25, 2019)
Man
Properly Convicted of
Threatening Lives of Trump,
Clinton
(September
25, 2019)
Judge
Erred in Deciding Attorney-Fee
Issue Not Before Him
(September
24, 2019)
Law
Firm Fails to Avoid Paying
Lawyer His Share of Fee by
Invoking State Bar Rule
(September
24, 2019)
Court
of Appeal Denies Habeas Relief
to Van Houten
(September
23, 2019)
Gate to
Griffith Park Trail Properly
Shut to Incoming Hikers
(September
23, 2019)
Suit
Against Lawyer Who Secured Void
Judgment Is Time-Barred
(September
20, 2019)
C.A.:
Forcing Victim to Move 190 Feet
Was Kidnapping; Distance Was
‘Substantial’
(September
20, 2019)
Denial
of Jury Trial in Civil Case Was
Reversible Error Per Se
(September
19, 2019)
Samsung’s
Pronouncement That Consumers
Must Arbitrate Disputes Is
Ineffective
(September
18, 2019)
Brazile,
Brot, Smith Named METNEWS 2019
‘Persons of the Year’
(September
18, 2019)
Courts
Can’t Rescue Structure From
‘Demolition by Neglect’
(September
17, 2019)
Dino
Fulgoni, Retired Superior Court
Judge, Prosecutor in Onion Field
Case, Dies
(September
17, 2019)
C.A., in
2-1 Decision, Takes Aim at Dueñas’s
Requirement of Ability-to-Pay
Hearing
(September
17, 2019)
Corporate
Owner of TBN Liable for
Officer’s Outburst at
Granddaughter Over Rape
(September
16, 2019)
C.A.
Panel Rejects View That
Defendant Must Be Allowed
Ability-to-Pay Hearing
(September
16, 2019)
James
Bascue, Retired Superior Court
Judge, Dies
(September
13, 2019)
Unpaid Wages
Can’t Be Sought Under PAGA
(September
13, 2019)
C.A.
Rejects ‘Free Demolition’ Theory
by Derelict Tenant
(September
12, 2019)
15-Year-to-Life
Sentence for Man 88 Is Not
Cruel, Unusual Punishment
(September
12, 2019)
City
Pressured Hearing Officers in
Parking Ticket Cases
(September
11, 2019)
Georgina T.
Rizk Slates Sept. 30 Retirement
From Los Angeles Superior Court
(September
11, 2019)
Bruguera, D’Asero, Byrum Elected
Superior Court Commissioners
(September
11, 2019)
Daughter-in-Law Has No Control
Over John Steinbeck’s Works
(September
10, 2019)
Letter in
Partner-vs.-Partner Litigation
Asking Bank to Freeze Assets in
Account Is Protected
(September
10, 2019)
No Need to
Determine Ability to Pay Victim
Restitution
(September
10, 2019)
Kia’s
‘Drivewise’ Does Not Infringe on
Allstate’s ‘Drive Wise’
Trademark
(September
10, 2019)
Jury Must
Decide Probable Cause Issue in
False-Arrest Action
(September
9, 2019)
Can’t
Impose Discovery Sanction on
Litigant Concerned Over
Third-Party Privacy—C.A.
(September
9, 2019)
Immunity
Inapplicable to Civil Rights
Suit Seeking Injunction
(September
6, 2019)
$19.5 Million
Settlement by Sony Was Properly
Approved in Class Action Over
Price-Fixing
(September
6, 2019)
Slashing
Requested $1.5 Million Fee Award
Not Abuse of Discretion
(September
6, 2019)
Judge
George Schiavelli’s Kindness Is
Recalled
(September
6, 2019)
Restaurant’s Website Is ‘Public
Accommodation’ Subject to ADA
(September
5, 2019)
Plaintiff
Can’t Waive Portion of Judgment
Earned by Lawyer As Contingency
Fee
(September
5, 2019)
Services Set for George P.
Schiavelli, 71, Retired Federal,
State Judge
(September
4, 2019)
Delayed
Discovery Rule Applies to
Medical Battery Suit—C.A.
(September
4, 2019)
Sheriff’s Deputy Exonerated by
County Still Faces Federal Suit
(September
4, 2019)
Board of
Supervisors Approves $300,000
Payment to DDA
(September
4, 2019)
Affidavit
of Fault Ineffective Where
Attorney Owns Defaulting Entity
(September
3, 2019)
Murder
Convictions Reversed Based on
Technological Gaffe
(August 30,
2019)
Judge
Pro Tem Did Not Abuse Discretion
In Curtailing Testimony in DVPA
Case
(August 30,
2019)
Prevailing Party in Trial Court
Remains Prevailing Party
(August 29,
2019)
Man
Erroneously Sentenced to
Probation May Be Resentenced to
Five-Year Term
(August 29,
2019)
Judge’s
Failure to Remedy Sleeping by
Juror During Instructions
Requires Reversal
(August 29,
2019)
More Than
2,000 Words Used To Explain
Dismissing Appeal
(August 29,
2019)
C.A.
Rejects Newsom’s Challenge to
Invalidation of Statute
(August 28,
2019)
Sanction
Under CCP §128.5 Requires
Showing of Subjective Bad Faith
(August 28,
2019)
Sheriff May
Share ‘Brady List’ Information
With Prosecutors
(August 27,
2019)
Service Set
for Today for Paul Flynn,
Retired L.A. Superior Court
Judge
(August 27,
2019)
Suit
Alleging Police Apathy to
Domestic Violence May Proceed
(August 26,
2019)
Officers
Who Interceded in Civil Dispute
Do Not Possess Qualified
Immunity
(August 26,
2019)
Woman Who
Waived Attorney Fees Properly
Awarded Them
(August 23,
2019)
C.A.
Disbelieves Lawyer’s Recitation
Of Facts, As Did Superior Court
(August 23,
2019)
LAPD
Officer Entitled to Qualified
Immunity in Shooting
(August 22,
2019)
Skating
Champion Brought Suit in Own
Name —But She Wasn’t Party to
Underlying Contract
(August 22,
2019)
Non-Beneficiary Had Standing to
Contest Widow’s Probate
Petition, C.A. Holds
(August 21,
2019)
Judge
Reasonably Pared Attorney Fees
From $7.2 Million to $3.6
Million in Class Action
(August 21,
2019)
Dismissal of
Appeal Based on Death Consumes
12 Pages
(August 21,
2019)
C.A.
Issues Writ in DWP Case Ordering
Action Already Taken
(August 20,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Limits Order Blocking
New Asylum Policy
(August 19,
2019)
Defendant
Sentenced to 165 Years to Get
New Hearing on Motion to Strike
Prior
(August 19,
2019)
Statute
Aimed at Thwarting Sexual
Exploitation Results in Reversal
(August 16,
2019)
Judge Thomas
Trent Lewis to Retire From
Superior Court in December
(August 16,
2019)
Assigned
Judge Can’t Provide Legal Advice
to Rotarians
(August 16,
2019)
C.A.
Clarifies How to Determine If
Recovery Exceeds §998 Offer
(August 15,
2019)
State
Lawsuit Brought Against
Defendant In Bankruptcy Is
Nullity—Appeals Court
(August 15,
2019)
Appellate
Division Must Appoint Counsel
for Indigent Defendant
(August 15,
2019)
Antitrust Class Action Against
DirecTV, NFL May Proceed
(August 14,
2019)
Judge Erred
in Requiring Defense Before
Final Prosecution Witness Was
Heard
(August 14,
2019)
No
Liability for ‘Wrongful Sex’
With Husband Of Plaintiff by
Health Care Employee
(August 14,
2019)
Search of
Home Not Subject to ‘Community
Caretaking’ Rule
(August 13,
2019)
Unruh Act
Bars Discriminatory Denial Of
Services by Website—High Court
(August 13,
2019)
$700,000
Penalty for Missed Payment Was
Unenforceable
(August 12,
2019)
Trial Court
Can’t Order Forgiveness of
Past-Due Child Support—C.A.
(August 12,
2019)
Services Pending for John E.
Chemeleski, 71, Former Court
Commissioner
(August 12,
2019)
Claims
Based on Armenian Genocide Not
Revived by Statute
(August 9,
2019)
Driver
Privacy Statute Not Violated
Where Information Doesn’t Come
From DMV
(August 9,
2019)
California Law Precludes
Ordering Arbitration in Dispute
(August 8,
2019)
Superior
Court Had No Power to Stay
Commencement of Trial—C.A.
(August 8,
2019)
Health
Care Plans in State Must Cover
All Abortions
(August 7,
2019)
Finding
of Abuse by Husband Against Wife
Did Not Necessitate Issuance of
DVRO
(August 7,
2019)
Faulty
Declaration Seeking Order for
Publication Voids Judgment
(August 7,
2019)
Client’s
Failure of Disclosure to Lawyers
Constituted Fraud
(August 6,
2019)
Commerce
Clause Not Violated by Tolling
Time Bar When Defendant Is Out
of State
(August 6,
2019)
Chaney
Was ‘Silent Partner’ in Action
For Jurists’ Back Pay, Mallano
Says
(August 5,
2019)
Jurisdiction Lies Over Foreign
Defendants Operating Websites
Aimed at U.S. Users
(August 5,
2019)
District
Court Judge Must Hear Challenge
to State Court Delay
(August 5,
2019)
‘Trail
Immunity’ Applied to Injury
Incurred on Stairs in Woods
(August 2,
2019)
Subcontractor of Repair Shop Not
Exempt From Statute Requiring
Written Authorization
(August 2,
2019)
Appeal
by Mexican Gay Seeking Asylum
Must Be Restored
(August 1,
2019)
Judge’s
Finding That Action Against
Raiders Not Arbitrable on Class
Basis Wasn’t Void
(August 1,
2019)
Attorney
Fees May Be Awarded Based on
Indemnity Clause Where Party
Itself Sues
(July 31,
2019)
Governor
Signs Bill Blocking State Bar
From Seeking Mental Health
Records
(July 31,
2019)
Supervisors Postpone Action on
$300,000 Pay-Out to DDA
(July 31,
2019)
Class May Be
Certified Without Plan for
Notification
(July 30,
2019)
State Bar,
Supreme Court Issue Statements
On Snafu Relating to Bar
Examination
(July 30,
2019)
Facts
Behind Planned $300,000 Pay-Out
to DDA Withheld
(July 30,
2019)
Judge
Properly Declined to Strike as
SLAPP Defamation Allegations
Against Cosby
(July 29,
2019)
Texas Man
Convicted of Phishing Attack On
Los Angeles Superior Court in
2017
(July 29,
2019)
C.A.
Reinstates Action Based on
Uncertainty Over Timeliness
(July 29,
2019)
Death
Sentence Must Fall Because
Prosecutor Accentuated
Defendant’s Neo-Nazi Beliefs
(July 26,
2019)
Dispute
Over Early Photos of Disneyland
to Go to Trial
(July 26,
2019)
Action for
Retaliation Against Student
Newspaper Wrongly Axed
(July 25,
2019)
Court
May Bar Messages Linking Company
To Employee’s Alleged Child
Molestation
(July 25,
2019)
Class Can’t
Be Certified Without Finding
That Plaintiff Is Member of That
Class
(July 25,
2019)
Wife
Can’t Regain Arms Seized Based
on Husband’s Mental State
(July 24,
2019)
County Fees
for Copies of Public Documents
May Take Into Account Overhead
Costs
(July 24,
2019)
Journalist’s
Wrongful Firing Action Against
CNN Is a SLAPP
(July 23,
2019)
Choice-of-Law Decision Need Not
Be Revisited by Trial Court—S.C.
(July 23,
2019)
No New Trial
for Company That Sought $24.8
Million
(July 23,
2019)
California’s Ballot Access
Requirements for Independent
Candidates Are Constitutional
(July 22,
2019)
Emergency-Aid Doctrine Justified
Breaking Into Premises Based on
Fear a Captive Needed Help
(July 22,
2019)
Good Cause
Need Not Be Shown for Access to
Court Files
(July 19,
2019)
Lawyer
Won’t Need to Pay Sanction
Imposed Under Statute Applying
Only to Parties
(July 19,
2019)
Vouching
by ‘Rogue Juror’ Requires
Reversal of Judgment
(July 18,
2019)
Testimony of Young Children
Properly Barred At
Termination-of-Parental-Rights
Hearing
(July 18,
2019)
Joint Bar
Meeting Held on Getting Laws
Passed
(July 18,
2019)
Voters’
Fraud Action Against Jarvis
Association Must Be Stricken
(July 17,
2019)
Conversion
Action Against Ex-Paramour Not a
SLAPP Arising From Litigation
(July 17,
2019)
Staenberg to Retire as CEO Of
B.H. Bar Association
(July 17,
2019)
C.A.
Strikes Down Los Angeles
Superior Court Local Rule
(July 17,
2019)
Man Who Cut
Brake Lines ‘Used’ Jeep as
Deadly Weapon
(July 16,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit to Decide En Banc
Whether Attorney’s Dallying
Created Tolling
(July 16,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Strips L.A. City of
Victory in Funding Dispute
(July 15,
2019)
Supreme
Court Response to Certified
Question Won’t Be Applied
(July 15,
2019)
C.A.
Imposes Nearly $30,000 in
Sanctions for Frivolous Appeal
(July 12,
2019)
Judge
Scott Gordon to Retire From
Bench, Ending 42-Year Public
Service Career
(July 12,
2019)
County Not
Liable for Gross Negligence of
Volunteer Officer
(July 11,
2019)
Default
Properly Scrapped Based on
Insistence Of Man That He Didn’t
Know of Lawsuit
(July 11,
2019)
San
Bernardino Judge Mangled Concept
of Collateral Estoppel
(July 11,
2019)
C.A. Gives
Token Victory to Victims of
SoCal Gas Leak
(July 10,
2019’)
University
Did Not Show ‘Deliberate
Indifference’ To Claim of
Alleged Rape Victim—Ninth
Circuit
(July 10,
2019)
Daniel
Aaron Bress Confirmed as Judge
Of Ninth Circuit Appeals Court
(July 10,
2019)
Sanction
Based on Action of Former
Counsel Is Invalid
(July 9,
2019)
Employer
That Requires Staff to Wear
No-Slip Shoes Need Not Supply
Them
(July 9,
2019)
Ninth Circuit Revives Libel
Action Over Letter to Stock
Exchange
(July 9,
2019)
Appellant Can’t Prevail Because
Lawyer Failed to Provide Copy of
Judgment
(July 9,
2019)
District
Court May Appoint Counsel for
State Proceeding
(July 8,
2019)
Granting
of New Trial on Punitive Damages
Precludes Any Enforcement of
Judgment
(July 8,
2019)
‘Grisly or
Gruesome Displays’ Can’t Be
Barred by Shopping Centers
(July 5,
2019)
$8.1
Million Judgment Against Company
Chartered by Tribe Is Affirmed
(July 5,
2019)
Mandating Warning of Cell Phone
Dangers Is Valid
(July 3,
2019)
Inyo County
Judge Receives Admonishment For
Violating 90-Day Rule, False
Affidavits
(July 3,
2019)
Potashner Reappointed as Federal
Public Defender
(July 3,
2019)
Suit
Against Lawyers to Recoup Stolen
Funds Not a SLAPP
(July 2,
2019)
Fee
Award for Only Five Hours Spent
on Anti-SLAPP Motion Is
Inadequate
(July 2,
2019)
Selma
Smith Receives Award at
‘Lawyers’ Phil Concert
(July 2,
2019)
Robert
Bonner Pays Tribute to Judge
Manuel Real
(July 2,
2019)
Manuel Real,
Most Senior Federal Judge, Dies
At 95 After More Than 52 Years
on Bench
(July 1,
2019)
Dismissal,
Refiling of Charges Enables CCP
§170.6 Challenge
(June 28,
2019)
Justice
Accuses Colleagues of Evading
California Supreme Court
Decision
(June 28,
2019)
Dues
Increase, Assessment, Sought by
State Bar Is Excessive
(June 27,
2019)
Governor
Dispenses With ‘Secret
Committees’ To Evaluate Judicial
Appointment-Seekers
(June 27,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Won’t Rehear
‘Ministerial Exception’ Case
(June 26,
2019)
Separatist
Party Member, Beaten Five Times
By Police in India, to Be
Deported
(June 26,
2019)
‘Kill
Zone’ Theory Requires Specific
Intent to Slay Everyone
(June 25,
2019)
Memorial
Service Set for Thursday For
Retired Judge Philip Hickok
(June 25,
2019)
C.A.
Reverses Restraining Order
Because Cross-Examination Was
Barred
(June 25,
2019)
Birthday
Party Held for Judge Mackey
(June 25,
2019)
C.A.
Kills Injunction Against
Protesting on Private Property
(June 24,
2019)
Arsonist
Properly Ordered to Pay Value Of
Jewelry Stolen From Among Debris
(June 24,
2019)
Appeals
Court Affirms Order That
Husband, Wife May Not Cohabitate
Despite Their Wishes
(June 24,
2019)
Local
Entity May Compel State Unit to
Collect Parking Taxes
(June 21,
2019)
Lawyer
From Whom Fees Were Disgorged
Properly Denied Extraordinary
Fees—C.A.
(June 21,
2019)
Measure
Barring Trial of 14-,
15-Year-Olds as Adults Is Valid
(June 20,
2019)
Judge
Properly Used Power of
Remittitur To Subtract $5
Million From Award
(June 20,
2019)
Funeral
Services Are Pending for Retired
Judge Philip H. Hickok
(June 20,
2019)
C.A.
Affirms Judgment in Favor of
JAMS, Ex-Justice Sonenshine
(June 20,
2019)
Judge
Meiers Misread Retainer
Agreement, Failed to Employ
Lodestar Method
(June 20,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Judges Get a Surprise at
Argument: Deputy A.G. Agrees
With Position of Inmate
(June 19,
2019)
C.A. Rejects
First Amendment Attack On Order
Restraining Harassment
(June 19,
2019)
$6
Million in Penalties in
Insurance Fraud Case Affirmed
(June 19,
2019)
Contradiction of Deposition
Testimony Wasn’t ‘Sham
Declaration’
(June 18,
2019)
Murderer
Waited Too Long to Sue Lawyer
for Allegedly Stolen Funds
(June 18,
2019)
Nate
Holden’s 90th Birthday
Celebrated
(June 18,
2019)
Medical
Doctor Facing Probe Must Turn
Over Patient Records
(June 17,
2019)
Attendee
at Noisy Party Who Refused to
Leave Hotel Was Properly
Arrested for Trespassing
(June 17,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Putative Class
Action Against Facebook
(June 14,
2019)
Lawyer’s
Contact With Witness Who Was
Employee Of Government-Defendant
Was Not Unethical
(June 14,
2019)
$1 Million
Default Judgment Against Lawyer
Can’t Stand
(June 13,
2019)
Person
in Proximity of Backyard Ball
Game Does Not Necessarily Assume
Risk—C.A.
(June 13,
2019)
Citibank Might Be Liable for
Thefts From Safe Deposit Boxes
(June 13,
2019)
Judge
Fitzgerald Not Disqualified
Based on Brother’s Job
(June 12,
2019)
Attorney-in-Fact Exceeded Powers
by Conveying To Himself Real
Property Owned by Principal
(June 12,
2019)
Denial of
§1538.5 Motion Didn’t Bar Bid
Under §995
(June 11,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Grants En Banc Hearing
in Copyright Action Against Led
Zeppelin
(June 11,
2019)
Victim of Infraction Has
Entitlement to Restitution
Hearing
(June 10,
2019)
Retirement of
Dan T. Oki, Now Sitting As
Assigned Judge, Eludes Notice
(June 10,
2019)
Case
Remanded With Order That It Not
Be Returned to Judge Real
(June 10,
2019)
No Error
in Approving $210 Million
Hyundai Settlement
(June 7,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit: Attendance at
Graduation Is Not a
‘Recreational’ Activity
(June 7,
2019)
Ninth Circuit Won’t Consider
Cooley’s Appeal of Contempt Fine
(June 6,
2019)
Judge
Margaret S. Henry to Retire From
Los Angeles Superior Court
(June 6,
2019)
Judges:
State Fails to Effect Needed
Courthouse Repairs
(June 6,
2019)
Lewis
Brisbois Properly Disqualified
Based on Conflict
(June 5,
2019)
Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge Speer To
End 21-Year Career on the Bench
(June 5,
2019)
Consumer
Can’t Seek to Enjoin Ads for
‘Worthless’ Product
(June 4,
2019)
Judge
Glennon to Retire From Superior
Court
(June 4,
2019)
Plaintiffs Who Sought $3.8
Million in Fees Properly Awarded
$0
(June 3,
2019)
Arbitrator
May Add Post-Award Costs Based
on CCP §998
(May 31,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Putative Class
Action Against Saks for Alleged
Price-Fudging
(May 31,
2019)
Cheerleader Doesn’t Overcome
Assumption of Risk Defense
(May 30,
2019)
Bank Not
Liable for Death of Woman
Evicted Following Foreclosure
(May 30,
2019)
Prisoner
With Severe Back Pain Not
Entitled to MRI
(May 29,
2019)
Theft From
Locker Room Was Shoplifting, Not
Burglary
(May 28,
2019)
Condition
of Parole Ordering Man to Stay
Away From Woman Or Son Was
Impermissibly Vague
(May 28,
2019)
Judge
Erred in Adhering to California
Supreme Court Decision
(May 24,
2019)
Magistrate
Has Inherent Authority to Impose
Reasonable Restrictions as Bail
Conditions
(May 24,
2019)
Majority
Says Defective Deportation
Notice Can’t Be Cured
(May 23,
2019)
C.A.
Won’t Depart From 2005 Decision
On Non-Receipt of Claim
Rejection
(May 23,
2019)
Reconstituted Panel May Vacate
Initial Decision, Redecide
(May 22,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Bars Judge Real From
Case, Finds He Applied Wrong
Burden of Proof
(May 22,
2019)
Judge
Jose Sandoval Draws Public
Admonishment From CJP
(May 21,
2019)
No Need to
Strike Testimony of Witness Who
Withheld Source—Ninth Circuit
(May 21,
2019)
10-Day
Rule for Dumping Judge
Inapplicable to Resentencing Bid
(May 20,
2019)
No Relief
for Man Put in Higher Tax
Bracket Through Lump Sum Payment
of Back Wages
(May 20,
2019)
Ban on
Gun Possession by Foreign
National Is Constitutional
(May 17,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Remands Case to Allow
Judge To Clarify His Intent in
Imposing Sentence
(May 17,
2019)
Judgment
for Maker of Homeopathic
Remedies Cannot Stand
(May 16,
2019)
Court of
Appeal Rejects Contention That
Remand Would Be Pointless
(May
16, 2019)
County
Department Wins Dispute With
County Commission
(May 16,
2019)
One Judge’s
Retirement Pay Gets Unique
Treatment
(May 15,
2019)
Memorial
Service Set for Edward Hinz,
Retired Court of Appeal Justice
(May 15,
2019)
Youth Must
Petition in Trial Court to Gain
Resentencing
(May 14,
2019)
Qualifications of Expert Witness
Is Not for Jury Determination
(May 13,
2019)
Felony
Reduced Retroactively to
Misdemeanor Is Still a Felony
for Deportation Purposes
(May 13,
2019)
No-Adult-Pornography
Probation Condition Invalidly
Imposed
(May 10,
2019)
Newsom
Revises Proposed Budget, Adds 25
Superior Court Judges
(May 10,
2019)
$27.6
Million Fine Properly Imposed on
Mercury Insurance
(May 9,
2019)
Rule
Allowing Union Organizers to
Enter Worksite, Solicit Workers,
Is Valid
( May 9,
2019)
No Need to
Instruct on Victim’s Past
Threats to Third Parties
(May 8,
2019)
Appeals
Court: County Has No Duty to
Provide Sleeping Facilities for
Homeless
(May 8,
2019)
Husband
Properly Awarded Wedding Ring He
Gave to Wife; It Was a Community
Asset
(May 8,
2019)
State High Court Rejects Broad
View of Anti-SLAPP Statute
(May 7,
2019)
Stop
Near Border Based on More Than
‘Hunch’ In Light of Time,
Locality, Tinted Windows
(May 7,
2019)
First
District Panel Rejects Reasoning
of Opinions on SB 620
(May 6,
2019)
Fifth
District Affirms Attorney Fee
Award of More Than $1.8 Million
in Probate Case
(May 6,
2019)
Action Against USC by
Fraternities, Sorority May
Proceed
(May 3,
2019)
Judge
Must Determine Defendant’s
Competency to
Stand Trial Once Lawyer
Expresses Doubt
(May 3,
2019)
Attorney Must Be Paid by Estate
Before Distributing to Heirs
(May 2,
2019)
Yagman’s
Action Seeking CIA Records On
Torture Must Be Reinstated
(May 2,
2019)
Superior
Court Judge Lisa B. Lench
Appointed to Judicial Council
(May 2,
2019)
Auditor
Says State Bar Seeking Excessive
Licensing Fees
(May 1,
2019)
Student
Who Was Given ‘F’ on Essay
Should Be Given Chance to
Re-Plead
(May 1,
2019)
District Court Has Jurisdiction
in Dispute Over Puccini Aria
(April 30,
2019)
Superior
Court Had No Jurisdiction to
Vacate Order Granting Affirmed
Habeas Relief
(April 30,
2019)
Insurers’ Alleged Hacking Didn’t
Violate Federal Legislation
(April 29,
2019)
Rebate
in Form of Pre-Paid Debit Card
Is Equivalent of Cash—Appeals
Court
(April 29,
2019)
Kabateck:
LACBA’s Charitable Projects Will
‘Likely’ Be Axed
(April 26,
2019)
Officer
Who Tackled, Handcuffed Man
Offering No Resistance Has
Immunity
(April 26,
2019)
Disney’s
Film ‘Zootopia’ Doesn’t Infringe
Plaintiff’s ‘Zootopia’
(April 25,
2019)
C.A.
Denies Request by Party Seeking
Anonymity to Seal Released
Opinion
(April 25,
2019)
UPS’s ‘Next
Day Air’ Service Does Not
Connote Air Transport
(April 24,
2019)
Commissioner Matthew St. George
Jr., 70, Former Bar Leader, Dies
(April 24,
2019)
DVRO Can Be
Issued Without Acts of Domestic
Violence
(April 23,
2019)
Presenting New Basis on Appeal
for Suppression Requires Good
Cause
(April 23,
2019)
USC
Student Subject to ‘F’ for
Possessing Notes During Exam
(April 22,
2019)
Newsom
Will Look for ‘Humility,’ Above
All, in Appointing Judges
(April 22,
2019)
One
Portion of Anti-Sanctuary Act
Creates Unlawful Burden
(April 19,
2019)
Probable
Cause Lacking for ADA Action
Against Man With Interest in
Business
(April 19,
2019)
Southern
California Chinese Lawyers
Association Honors a Founder:
Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert
(April 19,
2019)
No Expert
Testimony Needed Where
Malpractice Is Obvious
(April 18,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Approves $42 Million
Award To Class Counsel in Action
Against NCAA
(April 18,
2019)
C.A.
Reinstates False Advertising
Suit Against Major Retailers
(April 17,
2019)
Tamila
Jensen to Head LACBA in 2020-21
(April 17,
2019)
Summary
Judgment Improper Based on
Procedural Oversight
(April 17,
2019)
Biological Daughter Barred From
Suing for Wrongful Death
(April 16,
2019)
Fifth
District Says Colleague, as
Trial Judge, Failed to Apply
Statute With Plain Meaning
(April 16,
2019)
CJP Has
No Duty to Divulge Status of
Complaint
(April 15,
2019)
No Need to
Prove Fondler on Plane Knew
Consent Lacking
(April 15,
2019)
In-Skies
Crime Must Be Tried in Circuit
Flown Over
(April 12,
2019)
Domestic Violence Restraining
Order May Be Extended Without
New ‘Abuse’
(April 12,
2019)
Manufacturer at Liberty to Mimic
Ads of Competitor That Are
‘Non-Distinctive’
(April 12,
2019)
Employee
Who Wouldn’t Sign Arbitration
Agreement Bound by It
(April 11,
2019)
Judge
Should Have Used Inherent Powers
To Relieve Lawyer, Wife From
Default
(April 11,
2019)
Work
Product Privilege Yields to
Right to Unbiased Jury
(April 10,
2019)
Judge Erred in Ordering
Litigants To Supply Hair
Follicle Evidence
(April 10,
2019)
No Reversal
Based on Judge’s Misstatement of
Law
(April 9,
2019)
No
Additional Fees to Lawyers Who
Garnered $10 Million in 2016
(April 9,
2019)
30-Year-Plus
Incarceration for Robbery Was
Cruel, Unusual
(April 8,
2019)
Noncustodial
Parent Reasonably Ordered To
Prove Decreasing Use of
Marijuana
(April 8,
2019)
Search of
Youth’s Electronic Devices
Properly Ordered
(April 5,
2019)
Draft Opinion
Cautions Against Use Of CMS for
Judges’ Investigations
(April 5,
2019)
‘Absurd’Anti-SLAPP
Motion Requires Imposition of
Sanctions
(April 4,
2019)
Verdict
Affirmed in Favor of City in
Action Alleging False Arrest of
Videographer
(April 4,
2019)
Legislature Can’t Abrogate
Opinion Invalidating Fund
Transfer
(April 3,
2019)
Judge
Anderson Barred From Third
Sentencing of Defendant
(April 3,
2019)
Public Has
Access to Pre-2019 Police
Personnel Files
(April 2,
2019)
Judge
Erred in Not Upsetting Verdict
Of No Pain-and-Suffering Damages
(April 2,
2019)
Challenge
to Barring of 2018 Ballot
Designation Is Moot
(April 2,
2019)
Client
Can’t Be Penalized for Lawyer’s
Failure to Attend to Duties
Diligently
(April 2,
2019)
Man
Asked Incriminating Questions By
Police Was Not Under Detention
(April 2,
2019)
Malicious Prosecution Time-Bar
Shorter in Suing Lawyers
(April 1,
2019)
C.A.
Orders Publication of Portion of
Opinion Lifting Prior Restraint
(April 1,
2019)
Accused
Misdemeanant Gets Free Lawyer on
Prosecution’s Appeal
(March 29,
2019)
Justice Liu
Says Death Penalty System In
State Is Ineffective,
Dysfunctional
(March 29,
2019)
Action by
Man Shot at Candlestick Park
Time-Barred
(March 28,
2019)
Searches
Not Infirm Based on Execution Of
State Warrants by Federal
Officers
(March 28,
2019)
Government
Lawyer Properly Fired Over
Political Views
(March 27,
2019)
Law Firm
May Be Disqualified Based on
Insights Ex-Employee Gained
Earlier
(March 27,
2019)
Action
Properly Dismissed Where Pro
Pers Left Court to Scout for
Substitute Judge
(March 27,
2019)
San
Francisco Not Liable to Parents
of Slain Woman
(March 26,
2019)
Arbitration Agreement’s Wording
Broad Enough To Include Suit
Already Filed Against Employer
(March 26,
2019)
Owner
of Loans Might Be Liable for
TCPA Violations
(March 25,
2019)
No
Rehearing in Case Where County
Seeks to Kill Dog Who Bit
Intruders
(March
25, 2019)
Good Conduct
Behind Bars Does Not Aid
Expungement Bid
(March 22,
2019)
Anheuser-Busch’s
Suit Against Ex-Employee for
Baring Trade Secrets May Proceed
(March 22,
2019)
Lawyer’s
Threat to Expose Doctor
‘Probably’ Not Extortion
(March 21,
2019)
Officers
Entitled to Qualified Immunity
in Action Alleging Theft of
Seized Property
(March 21,
2019)
Funeral
Services Set for Steven L.
Berman, Retired Superior Court
Commissioner
(March 21,
2019)
Action Over
Seized Romanian Film Company May
Proceed
(March 20,
2019)
Preliminary
Injunction Against Alleged Scam
Was Proper Despite
Extraterritorial Effect
(March 20,
2019)
Text of Chief Justice Tani G.
Cantil-Sakauye’s State of the
Judiciary Address
(March 20,
2019)
Eligibility
Provisos May Be Imposed on
Sheriff Candidacy
(March 19,
2019)
Placing GPS
Device on Parolee’s Car Requires
No Warrant
(March 18,
2019)
Rent Payment
One Cent Short Won’t Suffice,
but Defense to UD Possible
(March 18,
2019)
Attorneys
Declaration of Fault Must Come
From Lawyer Who Caused Client’s
Default
(March 18,
2019)
Representation of Client Ended
When She Picked Up File
(March 15,
2019)
Santa
Monica’s Short-Term Rentals Law
Doesn’t Breach CDA
(March 14,
2019)
Gov.
Gavin Newsom Signs Moratorium on
Death Penalty
(March 14,
2019)
Liability
Attaches if Portable Toilets Are
Not ADA-Compliant
(March 13,
2019)
Vodka-Maker Garnered Sufficient
Damages In Action Over
Infringing Trade Dress
(March 13,
2019)
Ninth
Circuit Urged to Restore
Robocall Suit Against Facebook
(March 12,
2019)
Drug
Trafficker/Money Launderer Fails
To Show Outrageous Government
Acts
(March 12,
2019)
Plea
Bargain Bars Invoking Later
Ameliorative Statute
(March 11,
2019)
C.A. Grants
Reprieve to Dog County Ordered
Killed
(March 8,
2019)
Clicking
‘I Agree’ Button Did Not
Indicate Assent to Arbitrate
(March 7,
2019)
Probationer Who Used
Methamphetamine Properly Ordered
Not to Drink Alcohol
(March 7,
2019)
$2.5 Million
Default Judgment Was Excessive
Discovery Sanction
(March 6,
2019)
Insurer
Might Have Duty to Defendants
Who Were Sued for Illegal
Practices
(March 6,
2019)
Legislature
Validly Halted Sales of Public
Employee Service Credits
(March 5,
2019)
Malpractice Insurance Does Not
Cover Order To Make Restitution
to Former Clients
(March 5,
2019)
Clarification
(March 5,
2019)
Patient’s
Fretting Not Akin to Knowledge
of Malpractice
(March 4,
2019)
Lawyer Who
Likened Court Commissioner To
Sex-Crazed She-Demon Is
Chastised
(March 4,
2019)
Bribery Admissions Properly
Considered at Anti-SLAPP Hearing
(March 1,
2019)
Civil
Compromise Not Available Where
Charge Is Misdemeanor
Hit-and-Run
(March 1,
2019)
Order
Against Postings on Divorce Case
Was Unconstitutional
(February
28, 2019)
Yum Yum
Did Not Forfeit All Recompense
for Lost Goodwill by Not
Relocating Donut Shop
(February
28, 2019)
Value
of Property Received From Two
Thefts Can’t Be Combined to
Create Felony
(February
28, 2019)
Lawyer,
Wife Received Inadequate Notice
From IRS
(February
27, 2019)
Constitution Does Not Allow
Chartered City To Deviate From
Minimum Wage Statute
(February
27, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Erred in Counting Vote
By Judge Reinhardt After His
Death
(February
26, 2019)
Man Who
Addressed Council Committee Had
Right to Address Full Body in
Special Session
(February
26, 2019)
Criminal Defense Lawyer Felipe
Plascencia Among Three Dying in
Plane Crash
(February
26, 2019)
Action on Petition for
Arbitration Can’t Await Ruling
on Lawyer-Recusal Motion
(February
25, 2019)
Word
Meaning ‘Condensed’ Can Be
Protected As Brand Name—Ninth
Circuit
(February
25, 2019)
Songwriter Didn’t Pirate Works
of Comic-Book Artist—Ninth
Circuit
(February
22, 2019)
Judge Erred
in Declaring Bail Forfeited
Without Considering Medical
Condition of Defendant
(February
22, 2019)
Probable
Cause Lacking for Arrest Based
on General Description
(February
21, 2019)
Pro Per
Can’t Obtain Sanctions Under CCP
§128.7
(February
21, 2019)
Company’s
Whistleblowing Activity Barred
by Consent Decree
(February
20, 2019)
Defendant’s
Arbuckle Right Not
Forfeited By Failing to Raise It
at Sentencing—C.A.
(February
20, 2019)
Premarital
Agreement Can Be Attacked as
Fraudulent Transfer
(February
19, 2019)
Foreclosure Sale Valid Even if
Party Purporting to Be
Beneficiary Wasn’t
(February
19, 2019)
Pro Per
With Seven Failed Actions Not
Vexatious Litigant
(February
15, 2019)
Conviction
to Stand Despite Prosecutor’s
Effort to Arouse Jurors’ Passion
(February
15, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Won’t Block Deportation
of Sexual Predator
(February
14, 2019)
Woman’s
Action for Wrongful Handcuffing
by Police Fails
(February
14, 2019)
Man
Entitled to Trial in Wrongful
Imprisonment Case
(February
13, 2019)
Lacey:
Immigrant Fraud Unit Nabbing Con
Artists
(February
13, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Affirms Convictions of
Former Sheriff Leroy D. Baca
(February
12, 2019)
Asylum
Can’t Be Denied Based Solely on
Alien’s Lies
(February
12, 2019)
$44
Million Award Against
Cigar-Maker Must Be Restored
(February
11, 2019)
New Trial
Not Warranted Based on Juror
Blurting Out ‘Stupid’—C.A.
(February
11, 2019)
Parole
Wrongly Revoked Based on
Explained Delay in Reporting
(February
11, 2019)
Time for
Challenging Judge Triggered by
Opposing Transfer
(February
8, 2019)
Invocation
of Attorney-Client Privilege
Barred Order for In Camera
Inspection of Emails
(February
8, 2019)
County May Ban Cannabis
Businesses Without Voter Assent
(February
8, 2019)
C.A. Denies
Publication Request; Bedsworth
Laments Flood of Reported
Decisions
(February
8, 2019)
Losing
Respondent to Pay $1.4 Million
Cost of Appeal Bond
(February
7, 2019)
Ex-Players’ Action Against NFL
Clubs Over Policy on Injuries Is
Time-Barred
(February
7, 2019)
Jurist
Defied Due Process by Not
Hearing Both Sides
(February
6, 2019)
Lawyer
Properly Sanctioned $50,000 for
Deposition Questions—Court of
Appeal
(February
6, 2019)
No
Anti-SLAPP Motion Where
Protected Activity Tangential
(February
5, 2019)
Relief Not Mandatory Under CCP
§473 Where Judge Disbelieves
Assertion of ‘Mistake’—C.A.
(February
5, 2019)
Employees’
Telephonic Check-In Is
Compensable ‘On-Call’ Time
(February
5, 2019)
Singer’s Exclusion of Drummer
From Band Constituted ‘Protected
Conduct’—C.A.
(February
4, 2019)
Paid-in-Full Judgment Creditor
Properly Declined to Acknowledge
Satisfaction
(February
4, 2019)
No Basis for Relief From 2010
Decision Against Estate of Anna
Nichole Smith
(February
4, 2019)
Attorney
Fees May Be Sought in Responsive
Pleading
(February
1, 2019)
Judgment
Not Assailable on Basis of Bias
Where Lawyer’s Shenanigans Irked
Judge
(February
1, 2019)
Judge Can’t
Countermand Arbitrator’s Denial
of Attorney Fees
(January
31, 2019)
Contract
Action Against Ex-Fiancé Over
Frozen Embryos Not a SLAPP
(January
30, 2019)
Panel
Expresses Annoyance Over Appeals
From Denials of Unmeritorious
Anti-SLAPP Motions
(January
30, 2019)
Judge’s
In-Chambers Inspection of Gun
Not Misconduct
(January
30, 2019)
Rule
Barring Sex Offenders From Early
Parole Invalid
(January
29, 2019)
Order That
Antipsychotic Drugs Be
Administered to Rapist Must Fall
(January
29, 2019)
Metropolitan
News-Enterprise Holds 31st
‘Persons of the Year’ Dinner
(Persons of
the Year, January 29, 2019)
Reliance
Can’t Be Placed on Government
Staff Members
(January
29, 2019)
Violation
of Improperly Amended Judgment
Is Not a Contempt—Court of
Appeal
(January
29, 2019)
Lawyer
Properly Sanctioned in Judge’s
Retirement System Suit—C.A.
(January
29, 2019)
Label
Saying That Olives Are ‘Pitted’
Doesn’t Authorize Action Based
on Injury From Pit
(January
28, 2019)
Insurer
Has No Duty to Defend Porn
Studio In Action Brought by
Actors Over HIV
(January
28, 2019)
Proposition 47 Inapplicable to
Entries in Non-Public Areas
(January
25, 2019)
Anti-SLAPP
Motion Was Properly Granted in
Issa’s Action Over Campaign
Commercials
(January
25, 2019)
Los
Angeles’s Access to Data Doesn’t
Establish ‘Possession’
(January
24, 2019)
College
Players’ Discrimination Lawsuit
Can Continue—Court of Appeal
(January
24, 2019)
No
Fees for Non-Class Counsel in
Volkswagen Settlement
(January
23, 2019)
Services
Set for Retired Judge Peter
Smith
(January
23, 2019)
Case
Remanded for New Trial Under
Court Reporter Ruling
(January
23, 2019)
Term
‘Grant’ in Deed Did Not
Transmute Community Property
(January
22, 2019)
Judge
Properly Granted Anti-SLAPP
Motions In Black-Balled
Blogger’s Suit Against Times
(January
18, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Asks S.C. for Guidance
on Insurance Coverage
(January
17, 2019)
Unlawfully Collected Evidence
Need Not Be Suppressed—Court of
Appeal
(January
17, 2019)
Blind
Man’s ADA Suit Against Domino’s
Is Reinstated
(January
16, 2019)
Governor
Newsom Names Justice Jenkins
Judicial Appointments Secretary
(January
16, 2019)
C.A. Lifts
Sanction on Attorney for
Nondisclosure of Witness
(January
16, 2019)
Ninth
Circuit Retracts Habeas Relief
for Slayer/Rapist
(January
15, 2019)
Jurors’
Conversation Outside Chambers
Should Have Triggered Inquiry
(January
15, 2019)
Baca Not
Liable for Prisoner Being Denied
Bed in Jail
(January
14, 2019)
Judge
Faulted for Blocking Enforcement
of Judgment Earlier Jurist in
Case Ordered
(January
14, 2019)
First
Refusal Purchase Right Didn’t
Continue to Holdover Tenancy
(January
14, 2019)
Evidence
That Consuming Vitamin E Can
Lead to Death Insufficient for
Action to Proceed
(January
11, 2019)
No Reversal
Based on Lawyer Telling Jury His
Client Was Guilty on Count
(January
11, 2019)
C.A. Won’t
Decide if Client Abandonment
Tolls Period for Bringing Case
to Trial
(January
11, 2019)
R. REX
PARRIS: Overcoming Adversity, He
Became a Mega-Star Trial Lawyer,
Accomplished Mayor
(Persons of
the Year, January 11, 2019)
BRIAN
S. KABATECK: He’s a Lawyer With
a Capacity for Straightening
Things Out
(Persons of
the Year, January 11, 2019)
ALICE A.
SALVO: She’s an Attorney With a
Sense of Humor, a Quest to Be a
Leader, and a Devotion to Law
(Persons of
the Year, January 11, 2019)
Restitution Fines
Unconstitutional Absent Proof,
At a Hearing, of an Ability to
Pay—C.A.
(January
10, 2019)
No Vicarious
Liability for Controller’s
Office In Action for Abuse of
Process—C.A.
(January
10, 2019)
Facebook
Postings About Ex-Husband Can Be
Barred—C.A.
(January 9,
2019)
Restaurant’s Refusal to Provide
Hearing Aid Wasn’t
Discrimination in Violation of
Law
(January 9,
2019)
Law
Barring Illegal Aliens From
Having Guns Is Constitutional
(January 9,
2019)
C.A.: Must
Yank Firm From Case Because
Lawyer Had Job With Adverse
Party
(January 8,
2019)
City May
Not Award 10 Percent Preference
to Bidder Based on Post-Bidding
Pledge
(January 8,
2019)
USC’s
Disciplinary Process Is
‘Fundamentally Flawed’—C.A.
(January 7,
2019)
New
Piece-Rate Wage Law Is
Constitutional
(January 7,
2019)
Default
Judgment Void Where Pleading
Didn’t Specify Damages
(January 7,
2019)
CCP §998
Offer at Opening of Lawsuit Was
Ineffective
(January 4,
2019)
Defendant Not Liable for Lost
Profits on RVs He Destroyed—C.A.
(January 4,
2019)
Attorney
Fees Aren’t Costs in Appellate
Court—Court of Appeal
(January 4,
2019)
Gathering
Evidence for Use in Arbitration
Not ‘Protected’
(January 3,
2019)
Order for
Attorney Fees in Probate Case
Invalid for Lack of Evidentiary
Hearing
(January 3,
2019)
C.A.
Revives Malicious Prosecution
Suit Against Eviction Lawyer
(January 2,
2019)
Wife Can’t
Withhold Foreign Bank Records To
Shield Husband Facing Tax Probe
(January 2,
2019)
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