California Court of Appeal - July 2010 Opinion Summaries

California Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Bd. of the Salinas City Elementary Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a California Teachers Association's (CTA) and a local teachers unions' suit against a school district, claiming that the district's interpretation...

People v. Alvarado

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for attempted lewd act on a child under 14 years old and other crimes, trial court's order requiring defendant to...

In re D.G.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Juvenile Law
In a conviction of a minor defendant for first degree burglary and other crimes, juvenile court's order placing a condition on the defendant's...

Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her employer for wrongful termination, arising from former employer's contacts with subsequent employer to inform it that...

Pinnacle Museum Tower Ass'n v. Pinnacle Market Dev. (US), LLC

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowners association's suit against a developer of a condominium project for a construction defect, trial court's order denying developer's...

Sacramento Suncreek Apartments, LLC v. Cambridge Advantaged Prop. II, LP

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against two nonresident limited partners of an Oregon limited partnership that owned and operated an apartment complex in...

Tucker v. Pacific Bell Mobile Serv.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' proposed class action, claiming that defendant cell phone providers violated the Unfair Competition Law by selling "bucket plans"...

In re the Marriage of Nicholas

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law
In a highly contested marital dissolution proceeding, involving the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and his spouse, a contention that the family...

Chapala Mgmt. Corp. v. Stanton

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Attorney's Fees
In a condominium association's suit against homeowners for replacing two windows in their condominium with "sandtone" colored windows after the...

Essex Ins. Co. v. Heck

Insurance Law, Remedies, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an insurer's suit for indemnity against a doctor, who had treated the plaintiff in the underlying personal injury action, trial court's grant of...