(United States Ninth Circuit) – In a tax action, the district court’s order of a partial-refund is reversed where taxpayers who sell stock obtained through demutualization of mutual life insurance companies cannot claim a basis in the proceeds of that sale for tax purposes because…
(California Court of Appeal) – In an action arising out of the rental of self-service storage space, alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Bus. & Prof. Code section 17200 et seq., violations of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), Civ. Code section 1750…
(California Court of Appeal) – In an insurance coverage case, arising when a 17-year-old driver got into a motor vehicle accident, injuring two people, while driving an uninsured vehicle, the trial court’s entry of declaratory judgment of no coverage in favor of insurer is affirmed…
(California Court of Appeal) – In a surety’s appeal of an order of forfeiture on a $20,000 bail bond when a defendant failed to appear at a hearing in his criminal case, the trial court’s forfeiture order is reversed where the bond was rendered void…
