Supreme Court of California - April 2012 Opinion Summaries

Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In a case including a claim alleging that an employer failed to provide rest periods as required by Labor Code section 226.7, an award of attorney's...

People v. Cornett

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution that included one count of violating Penal Code section 288.7(b), based on oral copulation of a child who was 10 years and...

People v. Myles

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On automatic appeal of a death sentence for murder, judgment is affirmed as corrected, where: 1) the denial of a motion to sever two murder counts was...

People v. Livingston

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On automatic appeal of a death sentence for murder, the judgment is affirmed against claims of: 1) evidentiary error: 2) error in jury instructions;...

Dicon Fiberoptics, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board

Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund suit brought by an employer claiming enterprise zone hiring tax credits, it is held that: 1) the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) may conduct...

Maldonado v. Superior Court (People)

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for first-degree murder in which the defendant sought various protective orders as conditions of his submission to court-ordered...

People v. Hernandez

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for attempted murder in which the trial court erred by prohibiting the defendant's attorney from discussing an accomplice's sealed...

People v. Weaver

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On automatic appeal of convictions that led to a death sentence, the judgment and sentence are affirmed, where: 1) the defendant's jury waiver was...

Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action by a restaurant's hourly nonexempt employees claiming that the restaurant failed to provide them required rest and meal...