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On August 16, 2007, the California Supreme court ruled that state defendants and agency were not immune from suit after where state defendants conduct in keeping plaintiff in jail after they knew or should have known that he was the wrong man. The decision to hold the prisoner was outside the statutory immunity, making it subject to legal redress on…Read More

Chula Vista police officers successfully avoid providing personall records to alleged juvenile offender who, in support of a motion to suppress based on an unlawful detention and pat-down search and arrest. The minor sought discovery of records pertaining to complaints that his arresting officers had made false statements in their reports or committed other acts of dishonesty. The court found…Read More

The Court of Appeals denied the challenge to the trial court’s award of costs finding that plaintiff’s pursuit of action in multiple capacities—individually, as successor-in-interest to her deceased husband, and as his legal heir—did not make her “multiple plaintiffs” for purposes of determining the validity of a settlement offer under Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 998, so single offer to…Read More

California’s unfair competition law (UCL) is codified at California Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. The UCL prohibits any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising.Read More

Buying a home can be one of the most exciting, yet nerve-wracking, purchases you will ever make. For most of us, this purchase is the single largest purchase you will ever make. And the whole process around house hunting is not an easy one either. You are potentially looking at several months or more of house tours, realtors, and negotiations,…Read More