California Court of Appeal - June 2011 Opinion Summaries

Global Packaging, Inc. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, cs_82, Contracts, Intellectual Property
In dispute arising from an action for breach of an end user license agreement, judgment of the trial court denying motion to quash service of summons...

So. Orange County Wastewater Authority v. City of Dana Point

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate concerning the impact of the environment upon a proposed development project, judgment of the trial court denying...

Jacob A. v. C.H.

Family Law
In a family law dispute arising from a post-judgment order of the trial court denying appellant's request to relocate out-of-state with the parties'...

Ni v. Slocum

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In an initiative measure dispute involving the scope of Elections Code section 100, judgment of the trial court denying a petition for a writ of...

Citizens for a Better Eureka v. California Coastal Commn.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a petition for a writ of mandate concerning the jurisdiction of the defendant over the initial phase of a proposed mixed-use development project...

Wells Fargo v. FSI, Financial Solutions

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action involving an overdrawn account, judgment of the trial court is reversed where although substantial evidence supports a conclusion...

Bleavins v. Demarest

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action for multiple causes of action arising out of defendant-law firm's counsel in a property dispute, judgment of the trial court partially...

Van Sickle v. Gilbert

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action for accounting and breach of fiduciary duty, judgment of the trial court is reversed because although the court did not abuse its...

People v. McDonough

Health Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Pen. Code section 1026(f) proceeding, judgment of the trial court denying outpatient treatment is reverse where it placed an undue burden on...

Behnke v. State Farm Ins. Company

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against a residential property insurer for breach of contract, insurance bad faith, and fraud, judgment of the trial court is affirmed...