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Three review grants, including one to resolve an issue that’s a law school staple

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City of Riverside to address an issue that’s a perennial favorite of law school moot courts and writing classes — the limits on a bystander’s right to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress.

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Can I Oppose My Divorce?

Livesay&Myers

For example, in the event that you fail to respond within 21 days to the Complaint for Divorce by filing responsive pleadings (an Answer, Demurrer or Counterclaim), the court will begin to set dates that apply to your divorce case, such as discovery deadlines and hearing dates. Additionally, your refusal to answer may cost you.

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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

At the Lectern

Division One said, “as with any other stipulation, the court must make its own determination of whether the matter to which the parties have stipulated is consistent with the law.” Justices Joshua Groban and Martin Jenkins recorded dissenting votes from the denial of review in Salazar v. Walmart, Inc.

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Review granted in wages case

At the Lectern

and more fully explain why that departure is appropriate under current California law.” In Rattagan , the court is expected to answer the Ninth Circuit’s question , “Under California law, are claims for fraudulent concealment exempted from the economic loss rule?” ” Lemon law. Uber Technologies, Inc. FCA US LLC.

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Review granted in a taxpayer action about COVID speedy trial rights and in yet another SB 1437 case

At the Lectern

” The trial court had dismissed the action on demurrer, ruling that one superior court cannot direct a writ of mandamus to another superior court. ” Last month , Justice Liu (joined by Justice Kelli Evans) filed a separate statement dissenting from the denial of review in another geofence warrant case.

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A double conference with no straight grants, but some significant denials

At the Lectern

The disputed issue concerns the RJA statement that “racism in any form or amount, at any stage of a criminal trial, is intolerable, inimical to a fair criminal justice system, is a miscarriage of justice under Article VI of the California Constitution, and violates the laws and Constitution of the State of California.”

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Standing to Challenge Inventorship

Patently O

Sywula sued for correction of invention, and the District Court initially dismissed the case on standing, but – after an amended complaint – has now agreed that Sywula has met the requirements to survive a pleading-stage demurrer. In patent law, inventorship is tied directly to ownership. ” U.S.