The California Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument in three civil cases for hearing in Los Angeles in December 2007. Cortez v. Abich, which will address the extent of the household domestic service exception to Cal-OHSA (Labor Code section 6300 et seq.) in light of the defendant home owner’s remodeling project, which added a new … Continue Reading
This afternoon, the Illinois Supreme Court published its Call of the Docket for the November term, and the Court will hear oral argument in fifteen civil cases. The cases, with the issue or issues presented in each, are: November 10: General Motors Corp. v. Pappas, No. 108893 – (1) Does the 2005 amendment to the Property … Continue Reading
In Illinois, as in many states, a defendant can’t include settled defendants on the verdict form, seeking an apportionment of fault. So is there a way to make a settled defendant’s conduct admissible? Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court answered "yes." Ready v. United/Goedecke Services arose from the death a construction worker in an accident … Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has granted review in two civil cases: Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc., S184929, in which the Court will address the application of the continuing violation doctrine, the continuous accrual doctrine, and the delayed discovery rule to actions brought under the Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.). For … Continue Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court announced this afternoon that on the morning of Thursday, October 21, it will file opinions in four civil cases: J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Earth Foods, Inc., No. 107682 — Does Section 1 of the Sureties Act, 740 ILCS 155/1, also apply to guarantors? In re Estate of … Continue Reading
A public utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, owns easements across rural properties traversed by its electric transmission lines. The easements typically, as here, authorize PG&E to trim vegetation in the vicinity of its power lines to prevent accidental contacts that can cause fires and related damages. After such a fire caused massive and widespread … Continue Reading
The Court will hear oral argument on four civil cases this November, addressing a variety of issues: Cassel v. Superior Court. (Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson),S178914: (1) Are the private conversations of an attorney and client for the purpose of mediation entitled to confidentiality under Evid. Code §§1115 through 1128? (2) Is an attorney a … Continue Reading
Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed petitions for leave to appeal in eight new civil cases. They are: Sheffler v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 399 Ill.App.3d 51 (1st Dist., 2010), which involves the question of whether a complaint seeking injunctive and damages relief in connection with defendant’s alleged failure to give priority, in restoring power after … Continue Reading
The Court has recently granted review in two civil cases: Ralphs Grocery v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, S185544, in which the Court of Appeal, formerly 186 Cal.App.4th 1078, held that the state cannot force the owner or possessor of real property that is not a public forum to give an uninvited group (in … Continue Reading
