California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Parrish v. Latham & Watkins

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by former employees against the attorneys who represented their former employer, the trial court's grant of defendants' motion to...

Hambrick v. Healthcare Partners Medical Group

Class Actions, Commercial Law, False Advertising, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging causes of action for violation of the unfair competition law, Bus. & Prof. Code section 17200 et seq., common law...

People v. Nemwan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence and convictions of robbery, burglary and two counts of felony false imprisonment arising out of a single incident, are: 1) affirmed as to...

Cifuentes v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In an action for satisfaction of judgment after employer-defendant paid plaintiff lost wages but withheld federal and state payroll taxes from the...

People v. Morales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for guilty plea to felony possession of a controlled substance is remanded with instructions to recalculate defendant's parole period per...

People v. McDonald

Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of first degree murder during the commission of a robbery, Pen. Code, sections 187(a), 189, 190.2(a)(17), robbery, section...

Falk v. Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action complaints filed against a hospital raising wage and labor violations, the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of...

Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. Super. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure
The Attorney General petition for a writ of mandate compelling the trial court to vacate its order permitting a parolee to change his place of...

Marr. of Evilsizor & Sweeney

Family Law
In a dissolution of marriage action, a trial court's issuance of a restraining order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA) to stop husband...

Castaneda v. Super. Ct.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
When an attorney serves as a settlement officer in a mandatory settlement conference conducted by a judge and two volunteer attorneys, if the attorney...