California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Weiss v. Washington Mut. Bank

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
A lawsuit challenging a federal savings and loan association's prepayment penalty formula is preempted by the federal Home Owners' Loan Act and the...

ACS Sys., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute based on underlying class action alleging plaintiff violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 by sending...

Bostick v. Flex Equip. Co. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case involving disabling injuries suffered while working out at defendant's gym with another defendant's equipment, the trial court did not err...

Kunysz v. Sandler

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
Denial of special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute, is affirmed as such a motion to strike must be filed within 60 days of the complaint,...

Laliberte v. Pacific Mercantile Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case alleging that defendant's failure to disclose closing fees in refinance loans violated the Truth in Lending Act, orders sustaining demurrers...

Williams v. Superior Ct. (Mayes)

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
Petition for writ of mandate challenging denial of motion to remove a guardian ad litem is denied where the court's selection of a qualified guardian...

Gilbert v. Sykes

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Denial of a SLAPP motion is reversed in a malpractice suit against a prominent plastic surgeon, who cross-complained of defamation when plaintiff set...

Captial Research & Mgmt. Co. v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Securities Law
Sustaining of demurrer to enforcement action brought by defendant based on implied preemption under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of...

First American Title Inc. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Sjobring)

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging unlawful title insurance practices, an order granting motion to a class action representative plaintiff, who is not a member of...

San Diego Gas & Elec. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Harris)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In an action arising out of a military helicopter crash involving utility lines, the relation-back doctrine does not apply to save the claims of an...