• People v. Guzman

    Publication Date: 2017-04-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-27
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Victoria B. Wilson and J. Michael Lehmann, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Verna Wefald, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. B265937

    Covertly recorded telephone conversations admissible at criminal trial under "Right to Truth–in–Evidence" provision of California Constitution (Goswami, J.)

  • Cuevas v. Contra Costa County

    Publication Date: 2017-04-28
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Damages | Evidence
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-04-27
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Veen Firm, William L. Veen, Elinor Leary; Alan Charles Dell'Ario for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Horvitz & Levy, H. Thomas Watson, Karen M. Bray, Robert H. Wright; Craddick, Candland & Conti, W. David Walker; Mauro Lilling Naparty, Richard J. Montes for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. A143440 & A144041

    Future ACA benefits not so speculative as to preclude evidence of such benefits on the issue of future medical damages (Dondero, J.)

  • Fox Factory, Inc. v. Superior Court (Isherwood)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Date Filed: 2017-04-27
    Court: C.A. 6th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Petitioner, Fox Factory, Inc.: Paul J. Killion, Duane Morris.
    for defendant: Counsel for Respondent, The Superior Court of Santa Clara County: No Appearance for Respondent.

    Case Number: No. H043648

    Foreign plaintiff's choice of California forum not entitled to deference (Elia, J.)

  • United States v. Sprint Communications, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-04-28
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding Before: Ronald M. Gould and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and William K. Sessions III,* District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Friday (argued) and Steven J. Saltiel, Assistant United States Attorneys; Alex G. Tse, Chief, Civil Division; United States Attorney's Office, San Francisco, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Edward C. Barnidge (argued) and Benjamin M. Stoll, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.; David F. Taylor, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 14-17434

    Unsuccessful qui tam litigant had no right to intervene in government's action (Berzon, J.)

  • Wildwest Institute v. Kurth

    Publication Date: 2017-04-28
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Non–Profit
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge, Presiding Before: William A. Fletcher, Ronald M. Gould, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Kay Smith (argued), Public Interest Defense Center, Missoula, Montana; Timothy M. Bechtold, Bechtold Law Firm, Missoula, Montana; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Robert Parke Stockman (argued), H. Hubert Yang, David C. Shilton, and Andrew C. Mergen, Attorneys; John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General; Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Kristin Tita, Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, United States Department of the Interior, Denver, Colorado; for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 14-35431

    Species "listing priority number" not sole factor to be considered in determining whether or not to list it as endangered (Gould, J.)

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  • People v. Pou

    Publication Date: 2017-04-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Michael J. Wise, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Leonard J. Klaif, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. B269349

    Emergency aid exception justified warrantless search of home (Kin, J.)

  • Rizo v. Yovino

    Publication Date: 2017-04-27
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-04-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Michael J. Seng, Magistrate Judge, Presiding Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges, and Lynn S. Adelman,*District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel M. Siegel (argued) and Kevin Brunner, Siegel & Yee, Oakland, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Michael Gary Woods (argued) and Timothy J. Buchanan, McCormick Barstow Sheppard Wayte & Carruth LLP, Fresno, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 16-15372

    Use of female employee's most recent prior salary to determine salary not inherently discriminatory (Adelman, J)

  • Save Our Heritage Organisation v. City of San Diego (Plaza De Panama Committee)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Non–Profit | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-04-27
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandt-Hawley Law Group and Susan Brandt-Hawley for Plaintiff and Respondent Save Our Heritage Organisation.
    for defendant: No appearance for Defendants and Respondents City of San Diego et al.

    Case Number: No. D070006

    No award of private attorney general fees against unsuccessful public interest litigant (McConnell, P.J.)

  • People v. Vela

    Publication Date: 2017-04-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-24
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Arlene A. Sevidal, Collette Cavalier, Elizabeth M. Carino and Daniel J. Hilton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Sharon M. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. G052282

    Prop 57 applied retroactively to juvenile offender whose case was not yet final on appeal (Moore, J.)

  • Marina Pacifica Homeowners Association v. Southern California Financial Corporation

    Publication Date: 2017-04-25
    Practice Area: Legislation | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-04-24
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Locke Lord, Christopher J. Bakes, Daniel A. Solitro, Susan Kidwell; Morrison & Foerster and Miriam A. Vogel for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Greenberg Traurig, Scott D. Bertzyk, Adam Siegler and Matthew R. Gershman for Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. B270580

    Savings clause in new legislation preserved integrity of prior court holding (Grimes, J.)