California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

In re I.G.

Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
In a family law case involving the Indian Child Welfare Act, the plaintiff, San Francisco Department of Human Resources, was found to have failed to...

California Oak Found. v. City of Santa Clarita

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action under the California Environmental Quality Act regarding a proposed industrial/business park, approval of an environmental impact report...

Parkview Villas v. State Farm

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance case regarding adjustment of property damage losses, the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant by the trial court, based on...

Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Super Ct. of Lake County (McAllister)

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, which operates a casino and was sued for breach of contract for an alleged failure to provide adequate severance...

Marin County Dep't of Social Serv. v. Donna S.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Juvenile Law
The juvenile court's orders restricting confidential case files in a dependency proceeding is reversed where the order improperly denied defendant...

Behniwal v. Super. Ct. of Orange County (Gene C.)

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit to determine whether prospective buyers of a condo obtained a contract for its sale, plaintiffs-buyers are entitled to maintain a lis...

Zipperer v. County of Santa Clara

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' tort-based claims, alleging that their solar home was malfunctioning as a result of shading from trees growing on defendant's...

City of Stockton v. Super. Ct of Sacramento (Civic Partners Stockton)

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a contract dispute, defendant's complaint is barred by its failure to present a claim under the Government Claims Act before filing suit.

McTiernan v. Dubrow

Entertainment Law, Family Law
In a dissolution proceeding, the trial court erred in its determination that goodwill existed in the husband's business as a motion picture director.

Kiperman v. Klenshetyn

Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal form an order directing the return of bail bond premiums, the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the defendant relieved of...