California Court of Appeal - August 2012 Opinion Summaries

Reyes v. Liberman Broad. Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit alleging wage and hour violations against his employer, trial court's denial of the employer's motion to compel arbitration is...

Plotnik v. Meihaus

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit against their neighbor and the neighbor's two sons, alleging both contract and tort claims, and seeking recovery for the emotional...

Burnham v. California Public Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
Trial court's denial of petitioner's application for her deceased partner's state pension survivor benefits, is affirmed, as presenting a declaration...

In re D.G.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's jurisdictional and dispositional orders as to two minors stemming from their father's attempts to solicit sex from the eldest minor...

Pac. Bell Telephone Co. v. S. California Edison Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In Pacific Bell Telephone Company's suit against Southern California Edison for inverse condemnation, trial court's judgment in favor of the plaintiff...

Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute concerning whether one corporation can assign its rights under several liability insurance policies to another...

Hernandez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. on his behalf and on behalf of a proposed class of similarly situated nonmanagerial...

Villari v. Mozilo

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative action against officers and directors of Countrywide Financial Corporations, alleging that defendants had mismanaged the...

California Ass'n of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Res. Control Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a petition for writ of mandate, brought by sanitation agencies and a city, challenging the actions of the California Regional Water Quality Control...

Assessor for County of Santa Barbara v. Assessment Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute involving a methodology used by a county assessor to determine the "pro rata portion of the real property of the park" which is sold when...