![]() For example, Cantil-Sakauye sees a threat to judicial independence when judges have to raise money for campaigns (see 13:50 of her interview), hopes to focus on increased electronic communication and alternative dispute resolution as Chief Justice (see 20:40), and encourages the United States Supreme Court to televise its proceedings as the California Supreme Court sometimes does (see 22:15). One of the reasons she gives for why people should vote for her is her background as “an outsider looking in” who can empathize with those now in that position (see 28:30). The following is our summary of the Supreme Court’s actions on petitions for review in civil cases from the Court’s conference on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. The summary includes those civil cases in which (1) review has been granted (not including grant-and-transfers), (2) review has been denied but one or more justices has voted for review, (3) the Court has ordered depublished an opinion of the Court of Appeal, or (4) the Court has denied a Court of Appeal’s publication request. First Specialty Insurance, S185188-Depublication Request Granted-OctoThis week we note that the Supreme Court has depublished a Court of Appeal decision, which prompts us again to ask whether this little-used tool might be experiencing a bit of a renaissance. The issue was whether a taxi driver’s shooting of an attacking passenger was an “accident” within a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy’s “bodily injury” coverage provision. accidental and (2) the passenger’s “unforeseen and unexpected acts of spitting at, assaulting and threatening were negligent acts on part and provoked a response that was also negligent on part.” The driver’s employer claimed it was entitled to coverage and a defense under its CGL policy because: (a) the driver had an unreasonable belief in his need for self-defense and therefore his response to the passenger’s provocation was negligent, i.e. The Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One, rejected both arguments. It held the shooting was not an accident because the taxi driver intentionally shot the passenger out of fear for his life.
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