CIVIL LITIGATION AND PROCEDURE
Cronum Investments, Inc. v. Concierge Services
S116288 (B159591) 107 Cal.App.4th 1308
Petition on review after affirmance of order.
Question presented: Under what circumstances, if any, does the Federal Arbitration Act bar the application of the provisions of Code Civ. Proc. §1281.2(c) regarding multiple proceedings to enjoin arbitration proceedings? 7/16/03
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Superior Court (Adams)
S116471 (E031381) 03 C.D.O.S. 4350
Petition on review after grant in part an denial of part of petition for writ of mandate.
Question presented: Were personal injury plaintiffs placed on inquiry notice that their injuries might have resulted from exposure to contaminated groundwater based on substantial media coverage of the contamination for more than 16 years preceding the date the plaintiffs filed suit? 7/16/03
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Coastal Zone Regulation
S116081 (A100194) 107 Cal.App.4th 1030
Petition on review after affirmance of judgment.
Question presented: Can the California Coastal Commission consider the environmental impacts of development outside a coastal zone in reviewing a project that straddles the coastal zone boundary? 7/23/03
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Reynlds v. Bement
S115823 (B158966) 107 Cal.App.4th 738
Petition on review after affirmance of judgment.
Question presented: Can corporate managers and officers be held personally liable to employees for unpaid wages owed by the corporation? 7/23/03
HEALTH
Fitch v. Select Products Company
S116223 (E028592) 03 C.D.O.S. 4079
Petition on review after reversal of judgment.
Question presented: Can the California Department of Health Services obtain reimbursement for medical services provided to an indigent beneficiary under Medi-Cal from the recovery obtained by the beneficiary’s survivors in a wrongful death action? 7/30/03
TORTS
Wiener v. Southcoast Childcare Centers, Inc.
S116358 (G028814) 107 Cl.App.4th 1429
Petition on review after affirmance of judgment.
Question presented: Did the court of appeal err in holding that a childcare center and property owner could be liable for failing to protect children on a playground from the danger of being hit by errant vehicular traffic from an adjacent busy street? 7/30/03
