California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Bullock v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In suit by cigarette smoker against manufacturer for products liability and fraud, verdict for plaintiff awarding compensatory and punitive damages is...

People v. Nicholls

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction based on no contest plea to lewd and lascivious conduct upon a child under the age of 14, annoying/molesting a child, and possession of...

Doe v. Salesian Soc'y

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In suit alleging that plaintiffs were victims of childhood sexual molestation by one of defendant's priests, summary judgment for defendants is...

Zenith Ins. Co. v. WCAB

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In case where swimming pool technician injured his back in 2004, respondent erred in ruling that the requirement that employers provide notice under...

American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa. v. Miller

Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In case involving worker injured in public sewer system when a chemical was released into the sewer by a furniture stripping business, summary...

Avivi v. Centro Medico Urgente Med. Ctr.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where plaintiff's expert disclosed sufficient familiarity with similar...

Dell'Oca v. Bank of NY Trust Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In suit over investment losses, orders granting new trial after verdict for plaintiffs unless plaintiffs consented to a substantial reduction in...

People v. Seminoff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of motion to suppress evidence, made after testimony of co-defendant was stricken, is affirmed over claims that the court erred both in...

In re Mariah T.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
Dependency court order taking jurisdiction over minor children based on allegations of sexual and physical abuse and placing children with their...

Quihuis v. City of Los Angeles

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for peremptory writ of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5, challenging petitioner's removal from his position as...