Unruh Civil Rights Act Expanded: Damages for ADA Violations Without Proving Intentional Discrimination Introduction Munson v. Del Taco, Inc. (46 Cal.4th 661, 2009) is a landmark decision by the...
Affirmation of Conviction and Death Sentence in PEOPLE v. DAVIS: Implications for Capital Punishment and Pretrial Procedures in High-Profile Cases Introduction PEOPLE v. DAVIS, decided by the Supreme...
Appealability of Section 366.26(c)(3) Orders: A New California Supreme Court Precedent Introduction The case of In re S.B. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law (2009) 46 Cal.4th 529...
Collateral Estoppel in Civil Rights Litigation: Insights from Hernandez v. City of Pomona Introduction The case of Bonnie Hernandez, as Administrator, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants versus...
Impact of Proposition 64 on Standing Requirements in UCL Class Actions: In re Tobacco II Cases Introduction The Supreme Court of California's decision in In re Tobacco II Cases (46 Cal.4th 298, 2009)...
Silence at Jury Polling Does Not Constitute Disagreement under CCP §618: Keener v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. Introduction Keener et al. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of...
Totality of Circumstances and Discretion in Midtrial Revocation of Self-Representation: People v. Lawrence Introduction People v. Ringo Lawrence (46 Cal.4th 186) is a landmark decision by the Supreme...
Conditional Reversal Standard Established for Erroneous Denial of Pitchess Discovery: People v. Gaines Introduction In the landmark case of The People v. Rodney Louis Gaines (46 Cal.4th 172), the...
Mandatory Compliance with Penal Code Section 1385: Ensuring Judicial Accountability Introduction In the landmark case of The PEOPLE v. THOMAS Bonnetta et al. (46 Cal.4th 143), the Supreme Court of...
Generalized Intent to Kill Sufficient for Attempted Murder Conviction: Insights from People v. Stone (2009) Introduction People v. Nicholas Scott Stone is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of...
Affirmation of Capital Conviction: Upholding Judicial Standards in The People v. Hawthorne Introduction The People v. Carlos Anthony Hawthorne (46 Cal.4th 67, 2009) is a landmark decision by the...
Expansion of the Prison-Delivery Rule to Civil Appeals in California Introduction In the landmark case of Peter Silverbrand v. County of Los Angeles et al. (46 Cal.4th 106, 2009), the Supreme Court...
Life Insurance Exclusion from the Consumers Legal Remedies Act: Fairbanks v. Superior Court Introduction In the landmark case Pauline Fairbanks et al. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (46...
Reaffirming the Stanson Standard: Anti-SLAPP Protections for Municipal Communications in Morfin Vargas v. City of Salinas Introduction The Supreme Court of California's decision in Angelina Morfin...
Expanding Evidence Under Section 1108: People v. Gary Dean Story and the Felony Murder Rule Introduction People v. Gary Dean Story (45 Cal.4th 1282, 2009) is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court...
Precedence on Anatomical Gift Agreements and Surviving Family Rights: Conroy v. Regents of the University of California Introduction The landmark case of Evelyn Conroy v. The Regents of the...
Reformation of the Merger Doctrine in California’s Second Degree Felony-Murder Rule Introduction In the landmark case of The People v. Sarun Chun (45 Cal.4th 1172, 2009), the Supreme Court of...
Limitations on Juvenile Courts' Contempt Power in Enforcing Reunification Orders: Insights from In re Nolan W., a Minor Introduction The case In re Nolan W., a Minor (203 P.3d 454), adjudicated by...
Affirmation of Probate Code Section 1516.5: Best Interest of the Child Standard in Termination of Parental Rights Introduction Guardianship of Ann S., a Minor. A.B. et al., Petitioners and...
Statutory Recreational Use Immunity under C.C. §846 Precludes Implied Contractual Indemnity Claims: Prince v. Pacific Gas Electric Company Introduction In the landmark decision of Eve Prince v....