California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Ochoa v. Fordel, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of motion by defendants to disqualify law firm representing plaintiffs, based on firm's hiring of attorney who previously worked at the law...

Spielbauer v. Santa Clara County

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case where plaintiff was dismissed by his employer, defendant county, for engaging in conduct unbecoming a county employee by making deceptive...

People v. Salinas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Admission of evidence that rocks seized from defendant contained methamphetamine, which came in through the testimony of a supervising criminalist who...

People v. Costello

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of first degree murder, making criminal threats, and inflicting corporal injury on the mother of his child, various findings of priors, and...

People v. Bufford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of motion to set the amount of victim restitution payable by defendant, after restitution hearing was repeatedly continued and finally occurred...

Nicole K. v. Superior Ct. (San Joaquin County Human Servs. Agency)

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
Termination of reunification services and scheduling a hearing to select a permanent plan for the child, without providing notice to a tribe as...

Samples v. Brown

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Judgment declaring Vehicle Code sections 14602.6 and 23109.2 unconstitutional on their face, and awarding six-figures in attorney fees, is reversed as...

In re Player

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging refusal of respondent to grant petitioner work-time behavioral credits/points, which affects an...

Rappaport-Scott v. Interinsurance Exch. of the Auto. Club

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend complaint alleging defendant insurer unreasonably and in bad faith refused plaintiff's demand to settle...

Kurwa v. Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, LLP

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving opthalmology practice where one of the physician owners had his license suspended and other owner physician had law firm send letter...