Daily Opinion Summaries for California Case Law Summaries - 05/27/2011

Daily Opinion Summaries California Case Law Summaries May 27, 2011 FindLaw.com Daily Opinion Summaries Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing Table of Contents LATEST SUMMARIES Product Liability, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law • Dye v. Caterpillar, Inc. Criminal Law & Procedure, Transportation, Sentencing, Water Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law • People v. Guzman Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing • People v. Carmona Get free FindLaw Case Law Feeds - Auto Notifications From 80+ Courts! FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR LATEST SUMMARIES California Appellate Districts Product Liability, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law Dye v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. A127191 In a products liability action alleging that exposure to silica contained in defendants' defective products are the cause of plaintiff's pulmonary diseases, judgment of the trial court dismissing fifth, amended complaint as untimely, Code of Civil Procedure section 472b, is reversed because the 30-day time limit contained in section 472b is not applicable where amended complaint was filed 108 days after notice of the issuance of appellate remittitur. Read more... Criminal Law & Procedure, Transportation, Sentencing, Water Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law People v. Guzman, No. F057633 Conviction and sentencing of defendant for violating Harbors and Navigation Code sections 655(a), 655.2, and 656.2, are affirmed where jury instruction on the section 656.2 offense was not a breach of defendant's constitutional right against self-incrimination because the gravamen of a section 656.2 offense, like Vehicle Code section 20003, arises when an operator fails to stop and render assistance or fails to identify himself as such to the victim and peace officers. Read more... SPONSOR Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing People v. Carmona, No. G043846 Convictions and sentencing of defendants for possession of a controlled substance are vacated where trial court erred in denying their motions to suppress. Read more... SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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