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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 30, 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)
Overcoming
Adversity, He Became a Mega-Star Trial
Lawyer, Accomplished Mayor
(Persons of the Year,
January 11, 2019)
He’s
a Lawyer With a Capacity for
Straightening Things Out
(Persons of the Year,
January 11, 2019)
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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