California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Heskel v. City of San Diego

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-city on plaintiff's claim that he suffered personal injury from a dangerous condition of public property, when...

American Indian Model Schools v. Oakland Unified School District

Administrative Law, Education Law
In a challenge to defendant-school district's decision to revoke plaintiff's three charters after an independent audit uncovered evidence of conflict...

Paramount Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court (Building Materials Corporation)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In a breach of contract action involving a long-term contract under which defendant would supply plaintiff with its requirements for asphalt coating...

People v. Delarosarauda

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for corporal injury to a co-habitant, assault, and misdemeanor vandalism is: 1) vacated in part and remanded,...

San Joaquin Human Services Agency v. Superior Court

Family Law, Juvenile Law
A petition for writ of mandamus challenging the juvenile court's order continuing reunification services for mother is granted, where: 1) the findings...

Hardin v. PDX, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging that defendant PDX intentionally modified its software to allow defendant Safeway to distribute abbreviated drug monographs that...

Hasso v. Hapke

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-successor trustee of two family trusts that invested in the RAM hedge fund, which was then devastated by the stock...

Chodos v. Borman

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Family Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-attorney, who brought an action against defendant-client for the reasonable value of the services he rendered in two...

Wells Fargo Bank v. Weinberg

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Judgment adding defendant Weinberg as a judgment debtor to a judgment against defendant Weinberg Professional Law Corporation is affirmed, where: 1)...

Southern California Edison Co. v. PUC

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
A petition for a writ of mandate challenging the Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) implementation of the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC),...