Child, now approximately 12 years old, was born with severe orthopedic problems and requires physical therapy. She received hippotherapy, involving placement of the child upon a horse wherein a therapist uses the movement of the horse to provide sensory input. She thereafter applied to California Children’s Services [CCS] to pay for hippotherapy she was receiving from […]
United States Supreme Court Issues Proposition 8 Opinion.
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling on the Proposition 8 matter in an opinion authored by John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States. After first noting the public is currently engaged in an active political debate over whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, the high […]
False Imprisonment Action Against Counties To Proceed.
The allegations are that a man was stopped by police for driving while talking on a cellphone. He handed over his driver’s license, which showed his name as Freddy Pantoja Rodriguez, his registration, and his proof of insurance. After the two officers held a discussion, appellant was told to step out of his car, and […]
Enforcement Of Foreign Money Judgment Against A Church Is Not Repugnant To Free Exercise Clause Or Public Policy.
A church in Japan, which is a registered California religious corporation, as well as a man in Japan, who is a resident of Los Angeles, was sued by a Japanese woman in Japan after “they had tortuously induced her to transfer nearly all of her assets to the Church.” The Japanese courts awarded her a $1.2 […]
DOMA Found Unconstitutional By High Court.
Two New York women were lawfully married in Canada in 2007. One of them died in 2009, leaving her entire estate to the survivor who sought to claim the estate tax exemption for surviving spouses. The Defense of Marriage Act [28 U.S.C. § 1738C ; DOMA] barred her from succeeding on her exemption claim. § 3 […]
Development Of Solar Project To Go Forward Despite Williamson Act contract.
A county cancelled a Williamson Act contract [Government Code section 51200] and certified an Environmental Impact Report [EIR] for a proposed solar power plant. The trial court denied a petition for extraordinary relief challenging certification of the EIR and the cancellation of the contracts brought by environmental groups trying to halt the proposed development. Under a […]
$21 Million To Compensate For Woman’s Injuries Due To Drug Tossed By United States Supreme Court.
In 1978, an anti-inflammatory drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration [FDA], and in 2004, the drug was prescribed for plaintiff to treat her shoulder pain. The United States Supreme Court noted: “The results were horrific. Sixty to sixty-five percent of the surface of [plaintiff’s] body deteriorated, was burned off, or turned into an […]
Run Out Of Baggies? Warrantless Search Of Marijuana Is The Result!
Police seized a package from a private shipping company after a shipping employee contacted the police department to report that the package smelled of marijuana and had been dropped off for shipment to an Illinois address. Without a warrant, police opened the box and found 444 grams of marijuana. The California Supreme Court held the defendant’s […]
Zip Codes At Gas Pumps.
Plaintiffs filed a class action for violation of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 [Civil Code section 1747.08], alleging Chevron violates the Act by sometimes requiring customers to provide their ZIP codes when buying gasoline with credit cards. The trial court granted summary judgment to Chevron and the appellate court affirmed, stating: “The undisputed facts […]
I Pledge Allegiance To The Opposition Of Prostitution.
Congress passed the Leadership Act in 2003 [22 U.S.C. § 7601 et seq.] to combat HIV/AIDS. The Act makes the reduction of HIV/AIDS behavioral risks a priority of all prevention efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Agency for International Development [USAID] are the federal agencies primarily responsible of overseeing implementation. The […]
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