California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

De Bruyn v. Superior Ct. (Farmers Group, Inc.)

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In insurance coverage dispute arising from damage to home from overflowing toilet and subsequent mold contamination of home, petition for writ of...

CDF Firefighters v. Maldonado

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-labor union on its contract cause of action against two former members is reversed where: 1) one defendant established...

People v. Hua

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In case where police observed individuals smoking marijuana in a defendant's apartment, entered without a warrant or consent, and discovered marijuana...

Blanco v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death action concerning a bileaflet mitral heart valve is affirmed over claim that the court erroneously...

Maranatha Corrs., LLC v. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case involving published letter terminating state contract with private prison contractor on grounds including misappropriation of public funds,...

Crowley Maritime Corp. v. Boston Old Colony Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In case involving domestic and foreign insurance agreements in an arbitration dispute involving equitable contribution, denial of petition to compel...

In re Lauren Z.

Family Law
In a dependency case in which a drug-addicted mother was arrested in California and extradited to Florida, termination of mother's parental rights and...

Esther B. v. City of L.A.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of relief from dismissal of plaintiff's motions for attorney's fees is affirmed over claims that: 1) relief was mandatory under Code of Civil...

Lambert v. Carneghi

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In suit alleging negligence over defendants' alleged failure to adequately advance plaintiffs' position in a fire insurance appraisal proceeding,...

People v. Matye

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction and sentence for the abuse and false imprisonment of a dependent adult and related crimes are affirmed over a claim that the evidence was...