California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Vergos v. McNeal

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging plaintiff was sexually harassed in his employment at the University of California at Davis, denial of defendant-manager's motion...

People v. Coleman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A carjacking conviction under Penal Code section 215 is reversed where the purpose of the statute of conviction is not served by applying it under the...

Said v. Jegan

Family Law
Summary judgment denying plaintiff's petition to determine that he is not the father of former wife's son, on the ground that he lacked standing as a...

Castillo v. Barrera

Contracts, Sports Law
Summary judgment for defendant, a two-time world champion boxer, in case alleging defendant breached oral contract for plaintiff to be defendant's...

People v. Nguyen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
It is unconstitutional to use juvenile adjudications to increase the maximum punishment for an offense, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's opinions...

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation award to respondent, a logger who was injured in course of his work, is annulled as the award was improperly calculated using...

People v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for sexual offenses against four minors is reversed as to one lewd act count as battery is a lesser included offense of lewd acts, and the...

Castillo v. Express Escrow

Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant escrow agent is reversed as escrow company had received written notice of a dispute between plaintiffs and the seller...

Van Slyke v. Gibson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute over real estate transaction, award of attorney fees to defendants after prevailing at trial, despite real estate purchase agreement...

People v. Lopez

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Order recommitting defendant to the Department of Mental Health for a period of two years under the Sexually Violent Predators Act is affirmed over...