California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Am. Canyon Cmty. United for Responsible Growth v. City of Am. Canyon

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of petitions for writ of mandate challenging defendant city's approval of 24-hour Wal-Mart supercenter combining big-box discount store and...

Pellerin v. Kern County Employees' Ret. Ass'n

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
If an employee qualifies for a service-connected disability retirement based on a statutory presumption that his or her heart condition arose out of...

Levine v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Order setting aside $2.5 million default judgment against former attorney is affirmed as the judgment is void since it is greater than the amount...

Sony Elec. Inc. v. Superior Ct. (Hapner)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Cyberspace Law
Petition for writ of mandate challenging class certification, in case alleging certain Vaio Notebook computers suffer from a manufacturing defect, is...

Sony Elec. Inc. v. Superior Ct. (Hapner)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Cyberspace Law
Petition for writ of mandate challenging class certification, in case alleging certain Vaio Notebook computers suffer from a manufacturing defect, is...

Lozada v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where claims for money and damages pursued by a public safety officer were more than "incidental" to declaratory and injunctive relief sought for...

Citizens to Save Cal. v. California Fair Political Practices Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
Granting of preliminary injunction against defendant's regulation, which limited contributions to ballot measure committees controlled by candidates,...

In re Thomas R.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Family Law, Juvenile Law
Order terminating parental rights is reversed where the court's denial of the parents' opportunity to cross-examine the social service agency-s...

Hernandez v. City of Pomona

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving the shooting by police of decedent while fleeing arrest, sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend in favor of defendants...

County of Colusa v. California Wildlife Conservation Bd.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Judgment for attorney fees in favor of cross-complainant county, in case involving state agency proposal to convert agricultural land into wildlife...