California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Robert J. v. Catherine D.

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
Family Code section 7640 gives a trial court discretion to award attorney fees for proceedings on the issues of custody, visitation, and support that...

Stephen v. Ford Motor Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Grant of defendants' motions for nonsuit in a products liability case against a car and a tire manufacturer is affirmed where expert testimony was...

Fleetwood Enters., Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for writ of review of a determination of benefits eligibility is granted where a presumption of compensability did not apply and applicant...

Am. Prods. Co. v. Law Offices of Geller, Stewart & Foley, LLP

Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Summary judgment for defendants-lawyers in an action for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage and violating unfair competition...

Trust One Mortgage Corp. v. Invest Am. Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for plaintiff on contract claims involving loans made pursuant to a broker agreement between the parties is affirmed where a...

Klussman v. Cross Country Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of class action claims under unfair competition and consumer protection laws pursuant to the...

People v. Hernandez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Trial court's confinement order pursuant to defendant's plea to voluntary manslaughter is reversed where the trial court did not have the authority to...

Butler-Rupp v. Lourdeaux

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment and award for plaintiff on a negligent infliction of emotional distress claim in a landlord-tenant dispute involving contract and tort causes...

People v. Viray

Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant'conviction for financial abuse of an elder is affirmed over her claims of error regarding: 1) prosecutorial misconduct; 2) violation of her...

People v. Gomez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for robbery is affirmed over his claim of error that there insufficient evidence to support his robbery conviction because the...