California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Jackson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, applicable to constitutional violations in search warrant procedures, does not apply to a motion...

Librers v. Black

Constitutional Law, Family Law
A "presumed father," pursuant to Family Code section 7611(d), has standing to prosecute an action under the Uniform Parentage Act.

Cordova v. 21st Century Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Victims of the Northridge earthquake are not precluded from obtaining equitable relief from the statutory limitation period of Insurance Code section...

Boyer v. Jensen

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's personal injury suit is affirmed where the trial court properly dismissed defendant since he had been discharged in...

Schulz v. Neovi Data Corp.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging that defendant-credit card company aided and abetted in the operation of an illegal lottery, is reversed...

Bergman v. Drum

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for malicious prosecution, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the judgment is inconsistent with a ruling in a previous...

Los Angeles County DCFS v. C.G.

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a custody dispute, the court's appointment of a guardian ad litem to act for a mother during the dependency proceedings violated the mother's due...

Blakemore v. LA Super. Ct.

Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit against Avon, the trial court erred by dismissing plaintiff-sales representatives' complaint where it properly stated a...

People v. Knoller

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a murder trial for a dog mauling, an order granting defendant a new trial on her second degree murder conviction is reversed where the lower court...

Scalf v. D.B. Log Homes, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence
In a breach of contract action, summary judgment in favor of defendant, based on certain inculpatory statements by the moving party's opponent in a...