California Court of Appeal - July 2011 Opinion Summaries

Ogilvie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving whether petitioner effectively rebutted application of Labor Code section 4660(c)'s rating schedule on the basis that the his...

Blumberg v. Superior Court (L.A. County Sherriff's Dept.)

Evidence, Judges & Judiciary, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the discovery of certain records, petition is granted because where a defendant obtains a new...

Musaelian v. Adams

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law
In a dispute arising from an action for partial satisfaction of judgments by means of a forced sale of a residence owned in part by plaintiff,...

Castillo v. Toll Bros., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit seeking to hold defendant liable for a subcontractors‘ Labor Code violations, judgment of the trial court is...

In re Sampson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to regain petitioner's conduct credits on the ground that the application of Penal Code section 2933.6 as...

Rappaport v. Gelfand

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute arising from an action to determine the buyout price of a dissociating partner's interest in a law firm, Corporations Code section...

Mission Viejo Emergency Medical Associates v. Beta Healthcare Group

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In an action for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, breach of contract, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional...

Cabrera v. Alam

Civil Procedure, Elections, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for defamation arising from the parties' electioneering for a position on a board of directors of a homeowner's association, judgment of...

Ferguson v. City of Cathedral City

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate seeking to reverse the termination of plaintiff's employment from the police force after he was arrested for...

Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt, LLP v. Fotouhi

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to enforce a judgment against defendant from a prior litigation, judgment of the trial court issuing a charging order against interests...