City of Dinuba v. County of Tulare

In City of Dinuba v. County of Tulare (2007) 41 Cal.4th 859, the California Supreme Court addressed the application of the definition of injury in section 810.8 to an alleged claim that a county had misallocated property tax revenue.

Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack

Affirming dismissal of UCL cause of action against attorney where attorney's violation of Rule 3-310 was alleged as a fraudulent, unfair, and unlawful act, but plaintiff failed to allege causation of damage from that violation

County of Santa Clara v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

Holding that lead paint manufacturers could incur nuisance liability for their "intentional promotion of the use of lead paint on the interiors of buildings with knowledge of the public health hazard that this would create," but not for their "mere manufacture and distribution of lead paint or their failure to warn of its hazards"

Giraldo v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Holding jailers have a duty of care to protect prisoners from foreseeable harm inflicted by third parties

Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.

Holding that a complaint knowingly filed in an inconvenient venue is actionable process

Welco Elecs., Inc. v. Mora

Determining that plaintiff sufficiently pleaded conversion where defendant misappropriated plaintiff's credit card and wrongfully transferred money from the plaintiff's available credit line

Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand

Holding that in an action for professional malpractice against an attorney, the cause of action does not accrue until the plaintiff knows, or should know, all material facts essential to show the elements of that cause of action

Sierra Club v. State Bd. of Forestry (Pacific Lumber Co.)

Noting that "the [California Board of Forestry] has the ultimate power of approval over a [THP]"

Schubert v. Reynolds

In Schubert, a daughter, acting for her father pursuant to a durable power of attorney, created an inter vivos trust the day before he died that granted the daughter a life estate in his property, with the remainder of her father's estate to be distributed to his grandchildren after the daughter's death, effectively bypassing the father's three other children.

Schultz v. Harney

Holding that litigation of attorney's fee issue during plaintiff's minority did not affect Section 352 tolling as to other claims

Section 340.6 - Attorney's wrongful act or omission in performance of professional services

Holding that limitations period on plaintiff's legal malpractice action did not begin until plaintiff had suffered "appreciable harm" and "mere breach of . . . duty, causing only nominal damages, speculative harm, or the threat of future harm— not yet realized—does not suffice to create a cause of action for negligence"

Rule 8.500 - Petition for review