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Joseph Aguilar	Weekly Law Resume - April 19, 2013: It’s All In the Complaint: Triggering Equitable Indemnity Rights Against Public Entities Centex Homes, et al. v. The Superior Court of San Diego County Court of Appeal, Fourth District (March 25, 2013) Government Code section 901 provides that a cause of action for equitable indemnity or partial equitable…more Cross-Complaints, Equitable Indemnity, Pleadings, Public Entities, Service of Process	See All Updates »
Kevin Allen	Weekly Law Resume - May 2, 2013: Torts – Public Entity – Qualified Immunity for Police Officers A.D., et al. v. California Highway Patrol, et al. - United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (April 3, 2013) - The concept of qualified immunity involves shielding a police officer from a lawsuit where the…more Due Process, Fourteenth Amendment, Police, Qualified Immunity	See All Updates »
Mandy Arjmand	Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013 Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior…more Brinker, Class Certification, Disability Discrimination, FEHA, Investigations	See All Updates »
Michael Beuselinck	Weekly Law Resume - March 8, 2013: Appeals: Revival of Corporate Powers Retroactively Validates Notice of Appeal Danielle Bourhis et al. v. John Lord et al. Supreme Court of California (March 4, 2013) Under the Revenue and Tax Code, a suspended corporation forfeits its corporate powers, rights and privileges by failing to pay…more Appeals, Corporate Suspensions	See All Updates »
David L. Blinn	Weekly Law Resume - May 16, 2013: Insurance Coverage – Duty to Defend – Vacant Property Travelers Property Cas. Co. of America v. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - Court of Appeal, Second District (April 17, 2013) - Most insurers do not like to insure empty buildings. Consequently,…more Breach of Contract, Duty to Defend, Insurers, Liability Insurance, Loss Coverage	See All Updates »
Kimberly Chin	Weekly Law Resume - March 21, 2013: Ninth Circuit Holds that Jurisdiction Exists as to Homeless Individuals’ Eighth Amendment Challenges to Local Camping and Sleeping Ordinances Bell, et al. v. City of Boise, et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 7, 2013 Plaintiffs in this case are seven individuals who either are or have been homeless in Boise. They have all been…more Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Eighth Amendment, Homeless Issues, Local Ordinance, Municipalities	See All Updates »
Joseph Fenech	Weekly Law Resume - January 31, 2013: Construction Defects Premised on Negligent Design Theory Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP Court of Appeal, First District (December 13, 2012) The First Appellate District reversed a judgment in favor of design professionals and against…more Architects, Construction Defects, Homeowners' Association, Negligent Design, Privity of Contract	See All Updates »
Laura Flynn	Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013 Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior…more Brinker, Class Certification, Disability Discrimination, FEHA, Investigations	See All Updates »
Pamela Helman	Weekly Law Resume - February 7, 2013: Protection for Whistleblowers Extended From Employers to Violations by Third Parties, Including Employees Brian McVeigh v. Recology San Francisco et al. Court of Appeal, First District (January 31, 2013) Under the California False Claims Act (“CFCA”), whistleblowers are given protection when they disclose information to…more Discrimination, False Claims Act, Fraud, Hiring & Firing, Qui Tam	See All Updates »
J. Stephanie Krmpotic	Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013 Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior…more Brinker, Class Certification, Disability Discrimination, FEHA, Investigations	See All Updates »
Dirk Larsen	Weekly Law Resume - January 10, 2013: Dangerous Conditions of Public Property and Third-Party Conduct: The Alleged Condition Must Cause the Conduct, Not Just the Injury Cordova v. City of Los Angeles California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (December 20, 2012) Plaintiffs injured by the negligent or criminal acts of others often allege that a dangerous condition of public…more Dangerous Condition, Negligence, Public Property, Summary Judgment, Third-Party	See All Updates »
Thomas LoSavio	Weekly Law Resume - May 9, 2013: A Single Statutory Settlement Offer Made to Multiple Plaintiffs in a Wrongful Death Suit is Valid Amy Jo McDaniel, et al. v. Loyd Richard Asuncion Court of Appeal, Fifth District (March 27, 2013) California has a statutory settlement procedure (Code of Civil Procedure § 998) by which a party may make a written…more Settlement, Wrongful Death	See All Updates »
Karen L. Moore	Weekly Law Resume - March 14, 2013: A Personal Injury Claim Involving Negligent Failure to Maintain and Inspect Hospital Equipment Is Not Within the Scope of MICRA Catherine Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Court of Appeal, Second District (February 27, 2013) Plaintiff Catherine Flores (“Flores”) was a patient at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. On March 5,…more Failure To Maintain, Healthcare Professionals, Medical Devices, MICRA, Negligence	See All Updates »
Christine Balbo Reed	Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013 Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior…more Brinker, Class Certification, Disability Discrimination, FEHA, Investigations	See All Updates »
James Regan	Weekly Law Resume - April 4, 2013: Civil Procedure – Peremptory Challenge Under CCP §170.6 Entente Design, Inc., et al. v. Superior Court of San Diego County. Court of Appeal, Fourth District (March 12, 2013) Where a party believes that it cannot get a fair and impartial hearing or trial from the judge,…more	See All Updates »
Aaron P. Shapiro	Weekly Law Resume - March 28, 2013: Civil Procedure – Summary Judgment – Judicial Estoppel Diane Marie Minish v. Hanuman Fellowship et al. - Court of Appeal, Sixth District (February 25, 2013) - The doctrine of judicial estoppel precludes a party from obtaining an advantage by asserting one position, and…more Judicial Estoppel, Pleadings, Summary Judgment, Volunteers, Workplace Injury	See All Updates »
Guy W. Stilson	Asbestos Alert: A Single Exposure May Be “Substantial,” and Evidence of Lobbying Is Not Excluded Under The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine The Court of Appeal has reversed a nonsuit in favor of Amcord based on an epidemiologist’s testimony that a hypothetical worker who poured a bag of gun plastic cement would be at an increased risk for developing mesothelioma…more Asbestos, Asbestos Litigation, Liability, Noerr-Pennington doctrine, Toxic Exposure	See All Updates »
Steve Werth	Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013 Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior…more Brinker, Class Certification, Disability Discrimination, FEHA, Investigations	See All Updates »

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