California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Co.

Insurance Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In a first party insurance bad faith action arising out of an automobile accident brought against an insurer alleging breach of the implied covenant...

In re A.G.

Family Law
In a Father's appeals from a 12-month review hearing at which the juvenile court returned his children to their mother's care, Welf. & Inst. Code...

Hilliard v. Harbour

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Elder Law
In an elder's suit alleging defendants took or assisted in taking his property for wrongful use, with intent to defraud, or by undue influence, in...

The Rossdale Group v. Walton

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law
In a suit alleging a violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Civil Code sections 1750 et seq, the trial court's dismissal of the suit by...

Kao v. Joy Holiday

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment action alleging breach of contract and violation of federal and state statutes regulating wages and overtime pay, the trial court's...

Grist Creek Aggregates v. Super. Ct.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an environmental group's writ of administrative mandate challenging the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District's approval of a permit to...

Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge

Injury & Tort Law, Elder Law
In an elder law case seeking damages for elder abuse, fraud and negligent infliction of emotional distress, the trial court's denial of a motion by...

City of Big Bear Lake v. Cohen

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Government Law
In a dispute arising out of the Dissolution Law  (Assembly Bill 1X 26), which immediately froze redevelopment agencies and provided that only existing...

Black Sky Capital v. Cobb

Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a party holding both a senior and a junior lien on real property, seeking to recover the amount still owed on the junior note...

Webb v. Webb

Family Law, Attorney's Fees
In a dissolution of marriage appeal, the trial court's judgment granting attorney fees is reversed where Family Code section 271 does not authorize...