People v. Albillar
51 Cal.4th 47 (Cal. 2010) Cited 1,665 timesHolding that "if substantial evidence establishes that the defendant intended to and did commit the charged felony with known members of a gang, the jury may fairly infer that the defendant had the specific intent to promote, further, or assist criminal conduct by those gang members"
Fox v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
35 Cal.4th 797 (Cal. 2005) Cited 1,241 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[r]esolution of the statute of limitations issue is normally a question of fact."
Norgart v. Upjohn Co.
21 Cal.4th 383 (Cal. 1999) Cited 1,294 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the discovery rule "postpones accrual of a cause of action until the plaintiff discovers, or has reason to discover, the cause of action, until, that is, he at least suspects, or has reason to suspect, a factual basis for its elements"
Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment Housing Com
43 Cal.3d 1379 (Cal. 1987) Cited 888 timesHolding that the statute did not extend to cover remedies that were “different in kind from the enumerated remedies,” because “ more reasonable reading of the phrase ‘including, but not limited to,’ ... permitting only additional corrective remedies comports with the statutory construction doctrines of ejusdem generis, expressio unius est exclusio alterius and noscitur a sociis.”
Chavez v. City of Los Angles
47 Cal.4th 970 (Cal. 2010) Cited 286 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that a reduced fee award is appropriate where a claimant achieves only limited success
Stop Youth Addiction, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc.
17 Cal.4th 553 (Cal. 1998) Cited 288 times 4 Legal AnalysesConcluding that “the fact a UCL action is based upon, or may even promote the achievement of, policy ends underlying section 308 or the STAKE Act, does not, of itself, transform the action into one for the ‘enforcement’ of section 308”
People v. Lawrence
24 Cal.4th 219 (Cal. 2000) Cited 253 timesFinding two offenses occurred on different occasions because they were separated by several city blocks
Horwich v. Superior Court
21 Cal.4th 272 (Cal. 1999) Cited 216 times 3 Legal AnalysesDeclining to resolve ambiguity in Proposition 213 by looking to "matters were not directly presented to the voters"
Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand
6 Cal.3d 176 (Cal. 1971) Cited 414 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
McKelvey v. Boeing North American, Inc.
73 Cal.App.4th 601 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 182 timesApplying the standard to a class action
Section 340.5 - Health care provider's professional negligence
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5 Cited 604 times 1 Legal AnalysesSetting forth three-year statute of limitations and reasons why it may be tolled
Section 340.8 - Exposure to hazardous material or toxic substance
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.8 Cited 52 times 3 Legal AnalysesRegarding civil actions for injury based on exposure to a hazardous material or a toxic substance
Section 340.4 - Injuries suffered by minor before or in course of birth
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340.4 Cited 9 times 2 Legal AnalysesAn action by or on behalf of a minor for personal injuries sustained before or in the course of his or her birth must be commenced within six years after the date of birth, and the time the minor is under any disability mentioned in Section 352 shall not be excluded in computing the time limited for the commencement of the action. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.4 Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.