Supreme Court of California - February 2010 Opinion Summaries

Conservatorship of John L.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a petition to establish a conservatorship of a person pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, the judgment of the court of appeal is affirmed...

In re Marriage of Sonne

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a marital dissolution action involving the proper apportionment of the service credit from the parties' marriage, a member of the California Public...

McCarther v. Pac. Telesis Group

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' action against their employers alleging they failed to provide paid leave to care for employees' relatives in accordance with Labor...

McCann v. Foster Wheeler LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by a plaintiff suffering from mesothelioma alleging exposure to asbestos from boilers manufactured by defendant, court of appeals...

People v. Soria

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Following defendant's conviction for multiple crimes committed on different dates, decision of the Court of Appeals reversing trial court's imposition...

Comm. for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In mandamus proceedings challenging a county's approval of trail developments by Stanford University, arising from the university's application for a...

In re David V.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
Court of appeals' decision upholding the juvenile court's decision sustaining a petition charging juvenile defendant with possession of metal knuckles...

People v. Superior Ct.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution of defendant for felony murders, judgment of a court of appeal setting aside a superior court's ruling prohibiting the prosecution at...

Goodman v. Lozano

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In plaintiffs' action against various defendants based on construction defects in their new house raising issues regarding the availability of...

Steinhart v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In plaintiff's action against a county seeking a tax refund claiming that, when she received a life estate interest in a residence, no change in...