California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Engine Manufacturers Assn. v. CA Air Resources Bd.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In this case, plaintiff challenges regulations adopted by defendant requiring engine manufacturers to obtain a sample of emissions of in-use...

Cleveland Nat. Forest v. San Diego Assn. of Gov.

Environmental Law
Judgment granting petitions for writ of mandate challenging the adequacy of defendant’s environmental impact report (EIR) for its 2050 Regional...

People v. Gardner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence of defendant for first degree murder, torture, first degree burglary, and grand theft is affirmed in major part as there is no...

CA Valley Miwok Tribe v. CA Gambling Control Commission

Gaming Law, Government Benefits, Indian Law
In this case, defendant California Gambling Control Commission held in trust for plaintiff Tribe certain funds generated from Indian gaming and that...

Izell v. Union Carbide Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In this personal injury case stemming from plaintiff Izell’s alleged exposure to Union Carbide asbestos and subsequent diagnosis with mesothelioma,...

People v. Moreno

Criminal Law & Procedure
In this case, defendant successfully petitioned to reduce two prior felonies to misdemeanors and dismiss them pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4,...

Diego v. Pilgrim United Church of Christ

Labor & Employment Law
In this wrongful termination suit, plaintiff alleges that she was terminated from her employment as assistant direct of defendant preschool as a...

Laffitte v. Robert Half Internat.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In this class action case, Brennan, a member of the class, challenges the settlement, including the notice regarding the award of attorneys' fees and...

Mountain Air v. Sundowner Towers

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In this case, plaintiffs sued defendants for breach of contract to purchase real estate, and defendants alleged as affirmative defenses that the...

Saltonstall v. City of Sacramento

Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Sports Law
In this case, plaintiffs, a group of investors who intended to purchase the Sacramento Kings basketball team, but who lost the sale to defendant City...