People v. Cowan
50 Cal.4th 401 (Cal. 2010) Cited 725 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that the witness's prior statement was "inconsistent as to what defendant purportedly said" because "in her statement to [the officer], [she] said defendant admitted killing an elderly couple he had found in a bedroom, while in her trial testimony [she] reported that defendant said only that he would cut [the witness's daughter's] throat"
Ortega v. Kmart Corp.
26 Cal.4th 1200 (Cal. 2001) Cited 336 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding "substantial factor" causation is a factual question for the jury unless facts regarding causation are undisputed
Ajaxo, Inc. v. E*Trade Group, Inc.
135 Cal.App.4th 21 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) Cited 203 timesHolding that disclosure or use of a trade secret in violation of a nondisclosure agreement is disclosure or use by improper means
Vorse v. Sarasy
53 Cal.App.4th 998 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997) Cited 151 timesIn Vorse, the trial court determined that a witness was not credible and, relying on section 352, struck that witness’s testimony and refused to allow him to testify further.
Stone v. Foster
106 Cal.App.3d 334 (Cal. Ct. App. 1980) Cited 34 timesIn Stone v. Foster, 106 Cal.App.3d 334, 341, 164 Cal.Rptr. 901 (1980), the plaintiff sued the defendant, a plastic surgeon, for medical malpractice and fraud after a tummy tuck procedure left scars on her abdomen.
Taylor v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.
132 Cal.App. 434 (Cal. Ct. App. 1933) Cited 1 timesDocket Nos. 7502, 7503. June 5, 1933. APPEALS from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Percy Hight, Judge. Reversed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Gibson, Dunn Crutcher and Philip C. Sterry for Appellants. Harry L. Cohn and Cohn, Lambert Jones for Respondent. YORK, J. These two actions were consolidated for trial by stipulation of the parties, and likewise have been consolidated for hearing upon appeal, and are now before this court upon a bill of exceptions
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Section 352 - Balancing of probative value with prejudice
Cal. Evid. Code § 352 Cited 12,949 times 5 Legal AnalysesGiving a trial court discretion to exclude evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury"
Section 452 - Matters permitting judicial notice
Cal. Evid. Code § 452 Cited 8,110 times 1 Legal AnalysesPermitting notice to be taken of the "[o]fficial acts of the . . . judicial departments . . . of any state of the United States"
Section 350 - Relevance
Cal. Evid. Code § 350 Cited 1,619 timesProviding only relevant evidence is admissible
Section 453 - Notice to adverse parties
Cal. Evid. Code § 453 Cited 439 times 1 Legal AnalysesPrescribing the conditions under which “[t]he trial court shall take judicial notice of any matter specified in Section 452”