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	Key Decisions - July 2009 General Legal  Key Decisions - July 2009 [pdf] Welcome to the July 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 Beninati v. Black Rock City, LLC: Burns Sustained At “Burning Man Festival” Are Subject To Primary Assumption Of The Risk Chau v. Starbucks Corporation: An Employer May Require Tip Placed In A Collective Tip Box To Be Shared Among Certain Supervisory Employees Doppes v. Bentley Motors, Inc.: The Trial Court Abused Its Discretion By Failing To Impose Terminating Sanctions For Misuse Of The Discovery Process Gdowski v. Gdowski: An Attorney’s Tone Of Voice Or Style Of Examination Is Not Evidence Nein v. HostPro, Inc.: A Terminated Employee Could Not Recover A Commission On A Deal That Closed After His Termination OneBeacon America Insurance Company v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company: Equitable Contribution Was Possible Where Non-Contributing Insurer Received Information Sufficient To Trigger An Inquiry People v. H.H.: A Minor’s Refusal To Consent To A Search Cannot, By Itself, Form The Basis For Reasonable Suspicion To Perform A Pat Search State Farm General Insurance Company v. Mintarsih: Attorney’s Fees Awarded As Costs Are Covered Under An Insurance Policy’s Supplemental Payments Coverage, But Only If Fee-Generating Claims Were Potentially Covered Weston Reid, LLC v. American International Group, Inc.: The Hospital Lien Act Does Not Apply To A Patient’s Uninsured Motorist Insurance Carrier Zaragoza v. Ibarra: An Insured Worker Was Not Within The Workers’ Compensation Scheme But Could Try To Recover On A Theory Of Negligence Back
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