California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Aguilar

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
The trial court's denial of defendant's post-conviction motion to vacate his no-contest plea and conviction for felony firearm possession is affirmed,...

Sabia v. Orange County Metro Realty

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action alleging that plaintiffs were duped into signing mortgage foreclosure consulting agreements and lost the money they paid for...

Allen v. Liberman

Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death action, in which plaintiffs alleged that defendants were liable for the death of their minor...

In re I.P.

Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
The juvenile court's order terminating Mother's parental rights as to her seven-year-old son is affirmed, where: 1) Mother forfeited any argument...

Regents v. WCAB

Administrative Law, Evidence, Workers' Compensation
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) erred by ordering a petitioners to produce documents it claims are privileged to a special master for...

Citizens for a Green San Mateo v. San Mateo Community College District

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment granting plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate challenging the defendants' approval of a mitigated negative declaration for the College...

Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action brought by the daughter of a man who was struck and killed by defendant-county's Sheriff's car while he was standing near...

Malone v. Superior Court (California Bank and Trust)

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A petition for a writ of mandate challenging the trial court's grant of defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration is denied, where: 1) the...

Brand v. Hyundai Motor America

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Judgment in favor of defendants after the trial court granted defendants' nonsuit motion on plaintiff's breach of implied warranty of merchantability...

Roberson v. City of Rialto

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court properly denied plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate challenging defendant-city's adoption of several project approvals,...