California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Settle v. State of California

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Following summary judgment in favor of defendant-state in a personal injury action, the trial court's order that plaintiff and her attorney to pay...

In re J.F.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
Following the juvenile court's assertion of jurisdiction over the minor due to mother's mental condition, the juvenile court's order maintaining...

Ochoa v. Dorado

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action arising out of a truck accident, following the trial court's order of a partial new trial on certain economic damages and...

Luckey v. Superior Court (Cotton on USA, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a putative class action alleging violations of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), the trial court properly declined to...

Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging violations of California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and Unfair Competition Law, the trial court's order...

William Jefferson & Co. v. Assessment Appeals Board

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendant Assessment Appeals Board in an action to compel the defendant to grant plaintiff's appeal and direct the Assessor to...

Moua v. Pittullo, Howington, Barker, Abernathy, LLP

Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-law firm on plaintiff's claim for legal malpractice is affirmed, where: 1) there is no triable issue of...

Children and Families Commission of Fresno County v. Brown

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Health Law, Tax Law
In an action alleging that the Legislature exceeded its authority in enacting AB 99, asserting the measure interfered with local control of commission...

Gotterba v. Travolta

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law
A declaratory relief action filed in response to an attorney's letters threatening litigation over a contract dispute does not come within the...

People v. Chenault

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions on 13 counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years of age, and two counts of forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 years of...