California Court of Appeal - January 2014 Opinion Summaries

In re Marriage of J.Q. & T.B.

Family Law
The trial court's orders denying wife's application for a domestic violence restraining order and request for spousal support against husband are: 1)...

Branscomb v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute as to the amounts and priorities of deeds of trust the parties hold against real property in San Rafael, the trial court's ruling that...

Sharifpour v. Le

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
The trial court erred in staying enforcement of the judgment obtained by plaintiffs against defendant pending appeal, without the requirement of an...

St. Mary v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In an action for fraud and other claims arising out of an investment, the trial court's order deeming 41 of defendant's Requests for Admission (RFAs)...

In re Edward C.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
The trial court's order committing defendant-juvenile to the Division of Juvenile Facilities after declaring him a ward of the juvenile court when he...

Brewer Corp. v. Point Center Financial, Inc.

Banking Law, Construction
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff stop notice claimants is: 1) provisionally reversed as to plaintiff Dynalectric and the matter remanded for further...

Airlines Pilots Association v. United Airlines, Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
California's Kin Care Law, which requires employers who provide paid sick leave to their employees, to allow employees to use sick leave to care for...

Cheal v. El Camino Hospital

Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's claim of age discrimination is reversed and remanded, where the record clearly raises triable...

St. Cyr v. CA Fair Plan Association

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint against defendant who alleged that although defendant paid them the full amount of their policy limits following...

City of Riverside v. Horspool

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nuisance abatement action brought against defendants by plaintiff-city, the trial court's orders appointing a receiver, permitting the sale of...