Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co., Inc.: When a plaintiff makes two reasonable settlement offers under Code of Civil Procedure section 998, both of which expire by operation of law, does the second offer extinguish the first such that the later offer is the operative one for purposes of the cost-shifting provisions of section 998, subdivision (d)?
Marriage of Green: Did the Court of Appeal err in concluding that one spouse’s four years of CalPERS service credits, which were purchased partly with community funds and were based on his military service before the marriage, were not entirely his separate property and had to be allocated between community and separate property?
Ceja v. Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.: Is a person’s good faith belief in the validity of a marriage measured by an objective or subjective standard for the purpose of determining the person’s status as a putative spouse under Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60?
Zhang v. Superior Court: (1) Can an insured bring a cause of action against its insurer under the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200) based on allegations that the insurer misrepresents and falsely advertises that it will promptly and properly pay covered claims when it has no intention of doing so? (2) Does Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Companies (1988) 46 Cal.3d 287 bar such an action? [Disclosure: Horvitz & Levy represents the real party in interest in this case.]
People v. Smith: Should the trial court have instructed the jury, as requested, on misdemeanor resisting a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)(1)) as a lesser included offense of resisting an executive officer in the lawful performance of his duty (Pen. Code, § 69)?
People v. Linton: [This is an automatic appeal from a June 1999 judgment of death. The court’s website does not list issues for such appeals.]
Western States Petroleum Assn. v. State Board of Equalization: (1) Was the economic impact statement prepared by the State Board of Equalization prior to adopting Property Tax Rule 474 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 18, § 474) adequate under the standards prescribed by Government Code section 11346.5? (2) Is Property Tax Rule 474 inconsistent with Revenue and Taxation Code section 51, subdivision (d), and thus invalid pursuant to Government Code section 11342.2?
People v. Rogers: [This is an automatic appeal from a July 1999 judgment of death. The court’s website does not list issues for such appeals.]
