California Court of Appeal - January 2010 Opinion Summaries

Pellegrino v. Robert Half Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' suit against their former employer, temporary staffing firm, alleging violations of Labor Code provisions and unfair competition...

Firemans' Fund Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denying Fireman's Fund Insurance Company's petition for reconsideration, regarding a...

Brown v. Mortensen

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In plaintiffs' suit against their former dentist and others for allegedly disclosing their and their minor children's confidential medical information...

Lhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Trial court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a wrongful death action brought by the survivors of one of its clients who died on...

People v. C.S.A.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Trial court's decision enforcing the cooperation agreement between law enforcement officers and defendant and dismissal of the felony charge and...

People v. Sisuphan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for embezzlement for taking almost $30,000 from his employer's safe is affirmed where: 1) section 512 does not provide a...

American Int'l Underwriters Ins. Co. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking indemnity following a settlement of a personal injury action, trial court's summary judgment in favor of the underwriter is...

People v. Beaty

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Sentencing
Trial court's revocation of defendant's Proposition 36 probation and imposition of a 30-day sentence in a county jail is reversed and remanded as the...

Mansouri v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's petition for a writ of mandate seeking to require a trial court to vacate its order compelling arbitration and awarding attorney fees...

Biscaro v. Stern

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Remedies
In an action for dissolution of marriage, trial court's issuance of a restraining order against defendant and an entry of default judgment awarding a...