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| 2013 |
Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council (2013) __ U.S. __, 11-460
United States Supreme Court held that the Ninth Circuit erred in holding the Los Angeles County Flood Control District liable for violations of the Clean Water Act
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2012 |
Messerschmidt v. Millender (2012) 565 U.S. ____; 132 S.Ct. 1235
US Supreme Court held that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were entitled to qualified immunity and thus could not be held personally liable for civil damages
Timothy T. Coates
, Lillie Hsu
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| 2011 |
Moore v. USC University Hospital, Inc. (9th Cir. 2011) 416 Fed.Appx. 640, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 3860
Expert testimony on causation held insufficient in medical malpractice lawsuit
Timothy T. Coates
, Lillie Hsu
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| 2010 |
Los Angeles County v. Humphries (2010) 562 U.S. ____; 131 S.Ct. 447
No declaratory or injunctive relief available in civil rights action against municipality under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 absent wrongful policy, custom or practice approved or knowingly tolerated by local public entity policymakers.
Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
, Lillie Hsu
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| 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
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| 2010 |
Ra El v. Crain (9th Cir. 2010) 399 Fed.Appx. 180, 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 2008 |
Robertson v. County of Ventura (9th Cir. 2008) 275 Fed.Appx. 594, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 9071
Requirement of state action in civil rights action for physicians’ mandatory reporting of possible child abuse
Timothy T. Coates
, Kent J. Bullard
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| 2007 |
Klistoff v. Superior Court (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 469
Bribery of government official by contractor to obtain government contract
Timothy T. Coates
, Lillie Hsu
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| 2007 |
John v. El Monte (9th Cir. 2007) 515 F.3d 936
Necessity for additional investigation once officer has probable cause for arrest
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2006 |
Herzlich v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2006) 2006 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 11117
MTA not liable for injury caused by third party
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Cynthia E. Tobisman
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| 2005 |
City of Riverside v. Valley Outdoor, Inc. (2005) 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 8211
Injunctive relief regarding removal of billboards; application of res judicata
Timothy T. Coates
, Alan Diamond
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| 2005 |
Prospect Medical Group, Inc. v. St. Jude Hospital, Inc. (2005) 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4661
Denial of petition to vacate arbitration award for arbitrator’s errors that were factual or barred by waiver or estoppel
Timothy T. Coates
, Cynthia E. Tobisman
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| 2005 |
Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California (2005) 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1667
Propriety of decision to exclude evidence concerning lost profits damages in connection with breach of contract/fraud claim involving clinical trial
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2005 |
Kotler v. PacifiCare of California (2004) 126 Cal.App.4th 950
Scope of implied contractual obligations under health insurance policy
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2004 |
Vogel v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 2004 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2596
Photo from criminal investigation admitted during civil proceeding covered by anti-SLAPP statute; litigation privilege
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2003 |
Saint Agnes Medical Center v. PacifiCare of California (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1187
No waiver of right to arbitration by filing suit claiming entire contract was void
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2003 |
Nelson v. County of Los Angeles (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 783
Court reversed parents’ wrongful death judgment because of their lack of contact with their adult decedent child and they private attorney general fee award because of their personal stake in the case
Timothy T. Coates
, Alan Diamond
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| 2003 |
Net2Phone, Inc. v. Superior Court (2003) 109 Cal.App.4th 583
Enforceability of internet contract forum selection clause in private attorney general/unfair competition action
Timothy T. Coates
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| 2001 |
Desert Healthcare Dist. v. PacifiCare FHP, Inc. (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 781
Responsibility of healthcare services plan for payment of claims to third-party physicians under the Knox-Keene Act
Timothy T. Coates
, Alan Diamond
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| 2000 |
Mlikotin v. County of Riverside (2000) 2000 Cal. LEXIS 1154
Land use claims against county
Timothy T. Coates
, Edward L. Xanders
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| 1999 |
Meek v. Wojcik (9th Cir. 1999) 183 F.3rd 962
Absolute judicial immunity for alleged wrongful discharge of court commissioner
Marc J. Poster
, Timothy T. Coates
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| 1999 |
Gilbrook v. City of Westminster (9th Cir. 1999) 177 F.3d 839
Civil rights: First Amendment retaliation, Fourteenth Amendment equal protection violations, and slander issues arising out of the firing and discipline of firefighters
Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1999 |
Barris v. County of Los Angeles (1999) 20 Cal.4th 101
Applicability of MICRA recovery limitations to a claim under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Active Labor Act
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1999 |
Plattner v. City of Riverside (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 1441
Municipal liability for inoperative street light as dangerous condition on public property
Timothy T. Coates
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| 1998 |
Meister v. Regents of University of California (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 437
Propriety of denying attorney’s fees incurred after settlement offer that would have provided plaintiff with all the relief he ultimately achieved
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1997 |
Alvarez v. City of Westmorland (9th Cir. 1997) 1997 U.S.App. LEXIS Unpub. 18913
Civil rights: excessive force issue
Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1996 |
Corder v. Gates (9th Cir. 1991) 947 F.2d 374; (9th Cir. 1994) 25 F.3d 883; (9th Cir. 1996) 104 F.3d 247
Judgment and attorney’s fees in section 1983 case subject to offset for settlements paid by co-defendants
Timothy T. Coates
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| 1996 |
Justine Hall v. Regents of the University of California (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 1580
Medical malpractice – defense costs under C.C.P. § 1038
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1994 |
Amylou R. v. County of Riverside (1994) 28 Cal.App.4th 1205
Statutory immunity of law enforcement officer for emotional distress claims arising from interrogation conducted in criminal investigation
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Alison M. Turner
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| 1994 |
Wood v. Riverside General Hospital (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 1113
Patient complaint letters to hospital did not comply with requirement of Government Tort Claims Act to present claim for damages before filing action
Timothy T. Coates
, Carolyn Oill
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| 1992 |
Thomas v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 1992) 978 F.2d 504
Injunction against Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding violation of its use of force policies
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Robert A. Olson
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| 1991 |
Guzman v. County of Los Angeles (1991) 234 Cal.App.3d 1343
Public hospital is statutorily immune for injuries suffered by persons involuntarily detained for involuntary mental evaluation
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
, Carolyn Oill
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| 1991 |
County of Riverside v. McLaughlin (1991) 500 U.S. 44
Appropriate time period within which warrantless arrestees must receive probable cause determination
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
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| 1990 |
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (1990) 222 Cal.App.3d 647
Court of Appeal barred plaintiff from designating defendant’s withdrawn witness and disqualified plaintiff’s attorney for ex parte communications with witness
Martin Stein
, Timothy T. Coates
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