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2011 Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions Co. (2011) 52 Cal.4th 541
Robert A. Olson 		 
2011 Cortez v. Abich (2011) 51 Cal.4th 285
Whether homeowners remodeling home owe OSHA duties to employee of unlicensed contractor
Robert A. Olson 		 
2010 Legal Defense Fund v. City of Huntington Beach (2010) 2010 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 9862
Parks Challenges to funding mechanism for and electoral approval of new municipal senior center
Alison M. Turner 		 
2010 Los Angeles County v. Humphries (2010), U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 09-350, _U.S._, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 9444
No municipal declaratory or injunctive relief 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 civil rights liability absent wrongful policy, custom or practice approved or knowingly tolerated by local public entity policymakers.
Timothy T. Coates , Alison M. Turner , Lillie Hsu 		 
2010 Delgado v. City of Riverside (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9084
Civil rights suit alleging unreasonable use of deadly force in effecting arrest barred where it would necessarily imply the invalidity of resisting arrest conviction
Timothy T. Coates , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2010 Shah v. County of Los Angeles (2010) 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 21116
Award of attorney’s fees to successful civil rights defendant
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2010 Ankhenaten Ra El v. Crain (2010) 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 20536
Civil rights suit barred where it would necessarily imply criminal conviction’s invalidity
Timothy T. Coates , Jeffrey E. Raskin 		 
2010 Roosen v. Farrell (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 7115
Application of anti-SLAPP statute to attorney’s filing without express client consent of cross-claims in prior action
Robin Meadow , Lara M. Krieger 		 
2010 Price v. Stossel (9th Cir. 2010) 620 F.3d 992
Defamation liability for ABC 20/20 news program broadcast of out-of-context clip of plaintiff’s sermon
Robert A. Olson 		 
2010 Jules Jordan Video, Inc. v. 144942 Canada Inc., et al. (9th Cir. 2010) 617 F.3d 1146
Copyright infringement; work-for-hire doctrine
Marc J. Poster , Sheila A. Wirkus 		 
2010 In re Marriage of Armour/Ritter (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6108
Attorney’s fees in marital dissolution proceeding for collateral sealing issues
Robin Meadow , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2010 Arellano v. County of Los Angeles (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5903
County immunity for failing to provide medication for panic attacks during plaintiff's less-than-daylong detention in jail
Martin Stein , Carolyn Oill , Lillie Hsu 		 
2010 Bowman v. Tommie Wyatt, Jr., et al. (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 286
Standard jury instruction, CACI 3704, misstates employee/independent contractor tortfeasor test. Peculiar risk doctrine inapplicable to driving unloaded dump truck
Feris M. Greenberger , Carolyn Oill , Sheila A. Wirkus 		 
2010 Greenspan v. LADT, LLC (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 1413 (Greenspan I)
Arbitrator’s authority to interpret underlying contract, arbitration agreement and arbitration rules
Robin Meadow , Jeffrey E. Raskin 		 
2010 City of Ontario v. Quon (2010) __ U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 2619, 177 L.Ed.2d 216
Expectation of privacy in messages sent and received on his employer-issued device; Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures
Kent L. Richland , Kent J. Bullard 		 
2010 Citizens Business Bank v. DeMille (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4316
Trust could enforce former trustee’s undertaking for $1 million in damages and void transfer of assets to avoid obligation
Marc J. Poster , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2010 Alan Ladd Jr. v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1298
Studio’s undervaluation of film producers’ share of revenues; infringement of film producer’s rights
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2010 Torihara v. The Regents of the University of California (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3690
MICRA statutes of limitations govern claimed injury suffered while being pushed in wheelchair between various tests in hospital.
Martin Stein , Carolyn Oill 		 
2010 Levitt v. Ross (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3598.
Malpractice action against family practice doctor, requires expert opinion on the standard of care of a family medicine physician
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner , Lara M. Krieger 		 
2010 Lockton v. O’Rourke (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1051
Standard for determining continuous representation on same specific subject matter for purposes of tolling statute of limitations in attorney malpractice action
Robin Meadow , Kent J. Bullard 		 
2010 Gordon v. Kawamoto (2010) 2010 Cal.App Unpub. LEXIS 2577
Applying three-year MICRA statute of limitations
Martin Stein , Carolyn Oill 		 
2010 Jackson v. San Leandro Hospital (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2060
Expert testimony required to prove negligence in prescribing anti-seizure medication
Martin Stein , Carolyn Oill 		 
2010 Banks v. Pacific Homes Foundation (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1942
Charitable gift doctrine
Marc J. Poster 		 
2010 Bridal Images, Inc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1001
Insurer’s reasonable dispute of claim’s validity barred tort damages even though the claim itself was later held to be valid
Robert A. Olson 		 
2010 Arellano v. The Regents of the University of California (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 986
Failure to adequately explain missing opposition to summary judgment motion or requested continuance
Martin Stein , Carolyn Oill 		 
2010 Bazzini v. Technicolor, Inc. (2010) 2010 Cal.App. LEXIS 390
Workers compensation bars on-the-job chemical exposure claim absent employer’s knowledge of plaintiff’s particular susceptibility
Timothy T. Coates , Lillie Hsu 		 
2010 Holmes v. Tsou (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 338
Extent of doctor’s duty to disclose the existence of other schools of thought, available choices
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner , Sheila A. Wirkus 		 
2009 Jasmine Networks, Inc v. Superior Court (2009) 180 Cal.App.4th 980
Former trade secrets owner had standing to assert trade secret misappropriation claim
Robin Meadow , Marc J. Poster , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2009 Greenspan v. Manhattan Loft (2009) 2009 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 8933
Confirmation of arbitration awards
Robin Meadow , Jeffrey E. Raskin 		 
2009 Burlage v. Superior Court (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 524
Reversal of arbitration award for arbitrator’s failure to consider evidence (amicus brief)
Robert A. Olson 		 
2009 Jules Jordan Video v. 144942 Canada (9th Cir. 2009, 08-55075 and 08-55126) (pending)
Copyright infringement and work-for-hire; preemption of right of publicity claim
Marc J. Poster , Sheila A. Wirkus 		 
2009 Ruttlen v. County of Los Angeles (2009) 2009 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5406
Anti-SLAPP law covers public officials’ statements to press and Board of Supervisors; protected by official-duty, official proceeding and common-interest privileges
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner 		 
2009 McCullock v. Los Angeles County Sheriff, Sheriff L. Baca (2009) 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 7105
Civil rights action based on denial of medication to prisoner
Martin Stein , Lillie Hsu 		 
2009 Blanks v. Shaw (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 336
Reversing $30 million legal malpractice judgment because of error in instructing on Talent Agencies Act
Kent L. Richland 		 
2009 John Van de Kamp, et al. v. Thomas Lee Goldstein (2009) 129 S.Ct. 855
Prosecutorial immunity applies to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims concerning the manner in which the prosecutor’s office implemented policies and training for jailhouse informants
Timothy T. Coates , Jeffrey E. Raskin 		 
2009 Humphries v. Los Angeles County (9th Cir. 2009) 554 F.3d 1170
Due process claim based on list of suspected child abusers maintained by California Department of Justice
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner , Lillie Hsu 		 
2009 In re Episcopal Church Cases (2009) 45 Cal.4th 467
Property rights of local church leaving larger denomination
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Compulink Management Center, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 289
Insured must arbitrate amount of defense fees owed where defense eventually provided even if claiming bad faith delay
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Larner v. Pacific Health Corp. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1291
Plaintiff’s settlement mooted her appeal from order denying class certification in wage and hour suit
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 Burlington Coat Factory of California LLC v. Bella Terra Associates LLC (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9642
Property tax pass-through provision in lease ambiguous as to whether it called for tenant to pay a multiple of tax increases
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 Secarea v. Regents, et al. (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9217 / 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 10325 (modified)
Obtaining affirmance in favor of doctor in medical malpractice case
Martin Stein , Alison M. Turner , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2008 Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hospital (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 205
Bonding on appeal periodic payments judgment in medical malpractice case
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Halicki v. Carroll Shelby International, et al. (9th Cir. 2008) 547 F.3d 1213
Trademark/copyright infringement of “Eleanor” from “Gone in 60 seconds” film franchise
Timothy T. Coates 		 
2008 Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th 937
Validity of non-compete agreement under Business and Professions Code section 16600 and of employee’s release of all claims against employer
Marc J. Poster , Robin Meadow 		 
2008 In re Six Flags Claims Trust (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6113
Validity of beneficiary vote approving payment of trustee fees
Irving H. Greines , Marc J. Poster , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2008 Densmore v. Manzarek (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4367
Construction of partnership agreements re performance rights concerning "The Doors", enforceability of right of publicity
Irving H. Greines , Marc J. Poster 		 
2008 HLC Properties v. MCA Records (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3993
Entertainer entitled to jury trial of contract and rescission claims
Kent L. Richland , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2008 In re Marriage Cases (2008) 43 Cal.4th 757
Constitutionality of statute providing that only heterosexual couples can marry (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2008 In re Marriage of Glassman (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3950
Orders for spousal support
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson 		 

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