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   State Courts - California - April 30 - May 1, 2001

  
Acosta v. Synthetic Industries, Inc., B143381, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FOUR, April 30, 2001, Filed
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Overview: Defendant, as the manufacturers of a nonversatile, single purpose product used and incorporated in mass-produced homes, was subject to strict products liability to plaintiff homeowners.

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Chambers v. Kay, A091362, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, April 30, 2001, Filed
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Overview: Attorney's claim against other attorney for his portion of a contingency fee violated rule prohibiting referral fees without consent of client, but the complaining attorney was entitled to proceed with his claim for quantum meruit.

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Comedy Iii Prods. v. Gary Saderup, No. S076061., SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Although artist's lithograph and silk-screened T-shirts with picture of "The Three Stooges" were entitled to protection by the First Amendment, company owned rights to comedy team's likeness and right of publicity prevailed.

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Henkel Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., B134742, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, April 30, 2001, Filed
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Overview: A successor corporation was entitled to assert a claim for defense and indemnity against the predecessor's insurer because it was seeking nothing more than to enforce a pre-existing obligation by insurers.

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Medical Bd. v. Superior Court, No. C033351., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Statute requiring disciplinary action against doctor based on similar action in another state did not replace or impliedly repeal more general statute on same subject; therefore court allowed application of the more general law.

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Michael v. Aetna Life & Cas. Ins. Co., No. B131509., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Trial court's order vacating an appraisal award was reversed. Facts did not require disclosure by party-selected appraiser; thus there was no corruption. Appraiser did not have a substantial business relationship with party.

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People v. Allen, No. C031985., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Trial court erred in ordering burglary defendant to pay a $ 2,000 fine in the form of a penalty assessment, where no underlying fine was imposed against defendant. Other fines imposed were not subject to penalty assessments.

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People v. Dieguez, No. A091657, No. A093253., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Appellant's petition for habeas corpus following his conviction for making a false material statement in support of a workers' compensation claim was denied; no ineffective assistance of counsel claim or jurisdictional error warranted reversal.

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People v. Silva, No. S004727., SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA, April 30, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Sentence of death reversed because the trial court did not make a sincere and reasoned attempt to evaluate the prosecutor's explanation for strikes of minority jurors during the penalty phase of a murder trial.

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People v. O'Casey, No. F034287., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, May 1, 2001, Decided
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Overview: Restitution order was affirmed because trial court properly determined that insurance company was object of appellant's crime of workers' compensation insurance fraud, and thus was direct victim of such crime.

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