M.D. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order granting her ex-boyfriend
(Albert) presumed parent status for her son, J.P. Mother argues that the juvenile court did
not have the authority under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3851
to reconsider its prior order in which it found that Albert did not qualify as a presumed parent to J.P.
We disagree and conclude that the j... More...   $0 (10-04-2020 - CA)

Over the course of approximately 16 years, respondents
Neal Moritz and Neal H. Moritz, Inc. (collectively, Moritz) worked
for appellants, Universal City Studios LLC and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, FFSO Productions LLC (collectively, Universal),
rendering services as a producer for the film The Fast and the
Furious (Universal Pictures 2001) and several sequels thereto
(coll... More...   $0 (09-03-2020 - CA)

Section 7031 of the Business and Professions Code1 was enacted to
deter unlicensed building contractors by (1) preventing them from
bringing or maintaining an action to collect compensation for
performance of any work for which a license is required (§ 7031, subd.
(a)), and (2) allowing any person who utilizes the services of an
unlicensed contractor to bring an action for disg... More...   $0 (08-30-2020 - CA)

An employee signed an acknowledgment of receipt of the
employee handbook. In it, he agreed he was bound by the
provisions of the handbook, and it was his responsibility to read
and familiarize himself with all its provisions. The handbook
contained an agreement to arbitrate disputes. The employer did
not highlight or otherwise call the employee’s attention to the
arbitratio... More...   $0 (08-28-2020 - CA)

Vinita, OK - In the Application of the State of Oklahoma ex rel. Matthew J. Ballard District Attorney, the State of Oklahoma sought the forfeiture of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars in U.S. Currency seized by an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman on Mary 25, 2016 claiming that the proceeds were believed to be from the sale of narcotics pursuant to 63 O.S. 2-503 which provides:


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Petitioner Serena M. (mother), in propria persona, seeks an extraordinary writ
from the juvenile court’s orders issued at a combined 6-, 12- and 18-month review
hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.21, subds. (e)(1) & (f)(1) & 366.22, subd. (a)(1))1 on
January 16, 2020, terminating her reunification services and setting a section 366.26
hearing as to her now 15-year-old daughter, C.... More...   $0 (07-25-2020 - CA)

Sometimes small gestures can have unexpected consequences. Major initiatives practically guarantee them. In our time, few pieces of federal legislation rank in significance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There, in Title VII, Congress outlawed discrimination in the workplace on thebasis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Today,we must decide whether an employer can fire someones... More...   $0 (06-15-2020 - GA)

Defendant ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. (ReadyLink) is a nurse staffing company
that places nurses in hospitals, typically on a short-term basis. Plaintiff State
Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) is a public enterprise fund created by statute as a
workers' compensation insurer. Like private workers' compensation insurers, SCIF
provides workers' compensation insurance to employers. Th... More...   $0 (06-15-2020 - CA)

A funnel hovered over the American West. Into the large
end went investor dollars and investor dreams. Out the little end
streamed dollars into Las Vegas, where a Nevada intermediary
made loans to Nevada land developers who had high hopes for big
projects. The funnel channeled over $40 million in 2006 and
2007. But remember what happened next: the subprime
meltdown. The inv... More...   $0 (06-11-2020 - CA)

In January 2018, Noe hired Dorit to evaluate the medical records of
Noe’s deceased mother for a potential medical malpractice suit against her
doctors. The parties signed a fee agreement in which Noe agreed to pay Dorit
a $10,000 non-refundable retainer fee. This sum was intended to cover
Dorit’s time spent evaluating the claim, as well as “the costs of additional
medical recor... More...   $0 (05-30-2020 - CA)

Terri A. Hallberg and others sued Central Park Homeowners Association seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the duties and obligations of the Defendant regarding access to the Homeowners books and records and challenging the special assessments made by the Defendant against unit owners for alleged violations of the Declaration of Unit Ownership Estate, By-Laws and Policies and Procedures adopte... More...   $0 (04-30-2020 - )

The parties here, sophisticated business entities, entered
into a contract wherein they agreed to submit to the jurisdiction
of California courts and to resolve disputes between them
through California arbitration. They also agreed to provide
notice and “service of process” to each other through Federal
Express or similar courier. The narrow question we address is
whether t... More...   $0 (04-06-2020 - CA)

After respondent Victrola 89, LLC (Victrola) purchased
a house (the Property) from appellant Jaman Properties 8,
LLC (JP8), Victrola filed suit against JP8, appellant Jaman
Properties, Inc. (JP), and their principal, appellant Michael
Manheim (collectively, the Jaman Parties), among others,
regarding allegedly undisclosed and unrepaired defects in
the Property. Based on the... More...   $0 (03-12-2020 - CA)