California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Hernandez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Penal Code section 12022.53 does not violate the right of equal protection or due process of law in applying a 25 year sentence enhancement for those...

Arocho v. California Fair Plan Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant in an insurance dispute case brought under the Northridge earthquake revival statute is reversed where the superior...

In re the Vaccine Cases

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is affirmed in an action under Proposition 65 and the state unfair competition law against manufacturers of vaccines...

Northrop Grumman v. County of Los Angeles

Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Tax Law
Overhead property allocated to government contracts as an indirect cost becomes the property of the federal government and is therefore not taxable.

People v. Ornelas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for assault with a deadly weapon are affirmed over defendant's contention that the trial court denied him his...

McElroy v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment of dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint in an action for quiet title, declaratory relief, and fraudulent foreclosure against their lender and a...

Frame v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment for defendant, auditor, on a class action claim of aiding and abetting fraud is reversed where a triable issue of material fact as to...

Caliber Bodyworks v. Sup. Ct.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act's pre-filing notice and exhaustion requirements broadly apply to employee actions seeking civil penalties...

McKee v. L.A. Interagency Metro. Police Apprehension Crime Task Force

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Trial court order compelling a crime task force defendant to comply with the open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act is affirmed where: 1)...

Conde v. City of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate seeking to prohibit defendant from filling a San Diego City Council seat that was declared vacant...