California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

CATALINA CAR WASH, INC. v. DEP'T OF INDUS. RELATIONS

Administrative Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
An employer was insured as a matter of law against workers' compensation liability at the time of an inspection of its premises by the Division of...

CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME REFORM v. BONTA

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Plaintiffs produced sufficient evidence showing that Department of Health Services (DHS) policies interpreting federal and state statutes relating to...

PEOPLE v. MOORE

Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of a defendant's discovery motion under Murgia v. Municipal Court, 15 Cal.3d 286 (1975), is cognizable on appeal even though defendant pled...

PUNSLY v. HO

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Family Law
Denial of attorneys' fees, incurred in a visitation dispute with paternal grandparents, was proper under the private attorney general theory of Code...

ADOPTION OF CLARISSA H.

Civil Procedure, Family Law
Under Family Code section 7894, a judgment terminating parental rights may not be reversed on the ground it was taken by default, rather, an appellate...

SHEA v. HOUSEHOLD BANK

Banking Law, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Plaintiff is not bound to arbitrate under the terms of an amendment to his credit card agreement where he expressly refused to be bound, and his...

MANDEL v. HOUSEHOLD BANK

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Although a term barring class arbitration is unconscionable and is stricken, an arbitration agreement is enforceable and binding on a plaintiff...

CRUZE v. NAT'L PSYCHIATRIC SERVS., INC.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5278, a psychiatric facility operator was immune from claims arising from its holding of a patient while...

PEOPLE v. ANSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant's camper does not qualify as a residence excepted from the requirements of the Gun-Free School Zone Act, Penal Code section 626.9.

MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES, INC. v. FID. & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND, INC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a mortgage lender's claims for coverage after losses caused by a fraudulent loan scheme involving lender employees, under its financial institution...