|
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 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)
|
