The son of the former Speaker of the California State Assembly aided in the stabbing and killing of a young man near the campus of San Diego State University in October 2008. He was charged with murder and pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter on the eve of trial, and was sentenced to 16 years in […]
Human Guinea Pigs In Chemical Weapons Program.
From the inception of the U.S.’s chemical weapons program during World War I until the mid-1970s, the United States military conducted chemical and biological weapons experiments on human subjects, and tens of thousands of U.S. armed service members were intentionally exposed to a range of chemical and biological agents. In this class action, plaintiffs are […]
Gerrymandering (continued) –
In 2000, Arizona voters adopted an initiative aimed at ending the practice of gerrymandering and improving voter and candidate participation in elections. The electorate voted to remove redistricting authority from the Legislature and vest that authority with an independent commission. The Legislature challenged the redistricting map the Commission adopted for 2012. In upholding the use […]
Nurse Drawing Blood For Police Department Alleges She Was Sexually Harassed By Police Officer.
A nurse alleges that while she was providing phlebotomist services to a police department, she was sexually harassed by a City police officer. A jury awarded damages against the City, and judgment was entered for $1.125 million. In its motion for JNOV, the City argued the nurse [who was not a City employee, or a […]
Dog Sniffs Car Stopped For Traffic Violation.
In Illinois v. Caballes (2005) 543 U.S. 405, [125 S.Ct. 834, 160 L.Ed.2d 842], a state trooper stopped a man for speeding. A drug officer heard about the stop over the police radio and went to the location with a drug-sniffing dog. While the man sat in the trooper’s car as the trooper wrote out […]
Blanket Enforcement Of Jessica’s Law Hampers Supervision Of Sex Offenders.
Proposition 83, the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act aka Jessica’s Law, was passed by the voters in 2006. Jessica’s Law sought to “prevent sex offenders from living near where our children learn and play” by creating “predator free zones around schools and parks.” Petitioners in the present action are registered sex offenders on parole […]
Previously we reported: CHP Not A Special Employer Of Freeway Tow Truck Driver.
A tow truck driver who contracted with a county, part of the California Highway Patrol Freeway Service Patrol [FSP program], collided with a car, injuring the driver and her infant son. The CHP moved for summary judgment in the subsequent lawsuit on the ground it was not the tow truck driver’s special employer and therefore, […]
City Council Gone Wild.
A long-established restaurant sits in a trendy marina area that includes a number of restaurants, bars, residences and condominiums. A City’s planning commission voted to approve the restaurant’s conditional use permit to allow it to have a patio cover and remain open until 2:00 a.m. on weekends with dancing inside the restaurant. The idea was […]
No Prohibition Of Recording Birth Date Of Person Who Buys Alcohol With A Credit Card.
Plaintiff filed a class action for damages under the Credit Card Act [Civil Code section 1747.08], one of the provisions of which prohibits businesses from requesting that cardholders provide personal identification information during credit card transactions. In the present matter, a business recorded the birth date of a customer who purchased alcohol with a credit […]
Equitable Estoppel Applied To Late Governmental Claim.
Two third grade girls complained about their male teacher touching them in private areas of their bodies. School administrators repeatedly admonished the parents and children not to discuss the situations with anyone but the police. Police investigations proceeded slowly, and more than a year after the first reports, the teacher pleaded guilty and was sentenced. […]
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