CA Pub. Decisions

1. WELLS v. ONE2ONE LEARNING FOUNDATION PART - I
   Mar 7, 2007
   Public school districts are not "persons" who may be sued under California False Claims Act. Charter schools, and individuals, corporations, entities, or organizations that operate them, are "persons" subject to suit under both CFCA and unfair competition law, and…
2. SIGNATURE FRUIT COMPANY v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
   Mar 7, 2007
   Temporary disability during a seasonal employee's in season period of regular employment is payable based on two thirds of the employee's in season average weekly earnings, subject to the minimum and maximum levels established under Labor Code Sec. 4453. Where employee do…
3. PEOPLE v. JOHNSON
   Mar 7, 2007
   At murder defendant's second trial, conducted due to court's misinstruction of jury on reasonable doubt at first trial, prosecutor's withholding of police reports about a police investigation into a shooting outside a convenience store after first trial but before sec…
4. Islamic Paintings, Islamic Art : Paintingsgifts4u
   Mar 2, 2007
   Saim is an artist. He loves to do the painting work. He expresses his passion about the paintings through articles. He works for the company paintingsgifts4u ( www.paintingsgifts4u.com ) HE is expert in all kinds of paintings specially on abstract art( http://www.paintingsgifts4u…
5. PEOPLE v. DOMINGUEZ
   Feb 27, 2007
   A modification decision.
6. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - III
   Feb 27, 2007
   Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
7. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - II
   Feb 27, 2007
   Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
8. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - I
   Feb 27, 2007
   Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
9. GRAYSON v. PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO. PART - II
   Feb 27, 2007
   Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear qui tam relator's claim that telecommunications companies failed to report and deliver to state remaining balances on prepaid phone cards as required by the Unclaimed Property Law where allegations were already in the public domain and …
10. GRAYSON v. PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO. PART - I
    Feb 27, 2007
    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear qui tam relator's claim that telecommunications companies failed to report and deliver to state remaining balances on prepaid phone cards as required by the Unclaimed Property Law where allegations were already in the public domain and …
11. PEOPLE v. HILL
    Feb 27, 2007
    Gang enhancement found in Penal Code Sec. 186.22(b) does not require that defendant's intent to enable or promote criminal endeavors by gang members must relate to criminal activity apart from the offense defendant commits.
12. PEOPLE v. PALMER PART-II
    Feb 27, 2007
    Defendant's sentence for California DUI conviction was properly enhanced by previous Nevada DUI convictions even though defendant did not have a right to a jury trial in the Nevada proceedings.
13. PEOPLE v. PALMER PART-I
    Feb 27, 2007
    Defendant's sentence for California DUI conviction was properly enhanced by previous Nevada DUI convictions even though defendant did not have a right to a jury trial in the Nevada proceedings.
14. PEOPLE v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
    Feb 27, 2007
    A modification decision.
15. PEOPLE v. NELSON PART-III
    Feb 27, 2007
    Where 26-year delay in prosecuting defendant for murder was not the result of negligence and not for the purpose of gaining an advantage over defendant but was caused solely due to the limits of forensic technology at the time of the initial investigation, which resulted in insuf…
16. PEOPLE v. NELSON PART-II
    Feb 27, 2007
    Where 26-year delay in prosecuting defendant for murder was not the result of negligence and not for the purpose of gaining an advantage over defendant but was caused solely due to the limits of forensic technology at the time of the initial investigation, which resulted in insuf…
17. PEOPLE v. NELSON PART-I
    Feb 27, 2007
    Where 26-year delay in prosecuting defendant for murder was not the result of negligence and not for the purpose of gaining an advantage over defendant but was caused solely due to the limits of forensic technology at the time of the initial investigation, which resulted in insuf…
18. FARM RAISED SALMON CASES
    Feb 27, 2007
    21 USC Sec. 337(a) which states that an action to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act must be by and in the name of the United States precludes private enforcement of the FDCA and impliedly preempts all of private plaintiffs' causes of action against store owners…
19. HIGHTOWER v. BISHOP OF SACRAMENTO
    Feb 27, 2007
    Trial court properly sustained defendant's demurrers to plaintiff's allegations of sexual abuse on ground that statute of limitations had expired where alleged sexual abuse occurred from 1970 to 1972, making his claims time barred as of 1977; and following Code of Civil P…
20. ARMENTA v. MUELLER CO.
    Feb 27, 2007
    A modification decision.