California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Elliott Homes, Inc. v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Construction
In a suit against a homebuilder seeking damages for construction defects, defendant's petition for writ of mandate is granted where the trial court...

Eblovi v. Blair

Elections, Government Law, Constitutional Law
In an action seeking interpretation of Elections Code section 9282(a), which reads, 'For measures placed on the ballot by petition, the persons filing...

Westside Estate Agency v. Randall

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a dispute brought by a real estate broker who missed out on a $925,000 commission because he agreed to help a friend buy a $45 million Bel Air...

Nat. Shooting Sports Foundation v. State of Cal.

Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by firearms associates for declaratory relief seeking to enjoin Penal Code section 31910(b)(7)(A) -- which states that a...

Foxen v. Carpenter

Legal Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against plaintiff's former attorneys, who had represented her in a personal injury action, the trial court's decision sustaining defendants'...

Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a contracts action, the trial court's denial of defendant's anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed. The Court held that an anti-SLAPP motion filed under...

Driscoll v. Granite Rock

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Construction
In a suit brought on behalf of a class of approximately 200 current and former concrete mixer drivers, claiming that construction company defendant...

People v. McCarrick

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of first degree murder, Pen. Code section 187, with a multiple-murder special circumstance finding, section 190.2(a)(3), and assault on a...

Lee v. Rich

Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute arising out of the purchase of a single-family residence at an execution sale conducted to satisfy a judgment against plaintiff, the...

Condon v. Daland Nissan

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal of an arbitration award involving an auto loan, the trial court refused to order a new arbitration and confirmation of the existing award...