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	Key Decisions - January 2009 General Legal  Key Decisions - January 2009 [pdf] Welcome to the January 2009 edition of the Key Decisions eNewsletter, Berger Kahn's monthly publication summarizing the most important California state and federal court decisions. Key Decisions is now an online publication only. To join our mailing list, please send us an email at KeyDecisions@BergerKahn.com or click here. In This Issue Agri-Systems, Inc. v. Foster Poultry Farms: An Arbitrator Was Not Required To Disclose His Firm’s Prior Representation Cohn v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc.: A Mother’s Day Tote Bag Giveaway Did Not Violate The Unruh Civil Rights Act Even Though Only Women Received Them Compulink Management Center, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company: Despite Other Claims, Cumis Fee Dispute Has To Be Arbitrated Davies v. Sallie Mae, Inc.: A Borrower Was Not Able To Continually Defer Student Loans Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company: Prevailing Party Attorney’s Fees Were Covered Under An Insurance Policy’s Supplementary Payments Coverage Hertz Corporation v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board: An Injured Worker Was Not Permanently Disabled Even Though Vocational Rehabilitation Was Not Feasible Liceaga v. Debt Recovery Solutions: The Victim Of Identity Theft Has No Remedy Under State Law For Misinformation Provided To A Credit Reporting Bureau Luna v. Vela: Primary Assumption Of The Risk May Not Bar Volleyball Player’s Lawsuit Ontiveros v. 24 Hour Fitness Corporation: A Health Club Could Not Be Liable On A Strict Products Liability Theory When Its Predominant Role Was To Provide Recreational Services Robinson v. Woods: Time Limits On Motions For Summary Judgment Are Mandatory Starbucks, Corporation v. Superior Court: Absent Damages, An Improper Application Is Not Actionable Tverberg v. Fillner Construction, Inc.: The Workers’ Compensation Law Protects One Who Hires A Contractor From Claims By That Contractor’s Employees, But Not From Claims By Independent Contractors Van Horn v. Watson: Good Samaritans Can Be Held Liable Back
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