California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Steinberg v. Chiang

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiffs in their official capacities as President pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly in a...

Gonzalez v. Seal Methods, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's claims for injuries while loading material onto a die in a power press is affirmed, where the...

Hagopian v. State of California

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by petitioners, who developed coastal property without first seeking or obtaining coastal development permits and were issued...

People v. Casica

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for three counts of forgery and three counts of second degree commercial burglary for forging three checks and cashing them on...

Nativi v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by plaintiff-tenants against defendant-bank following foreclosure of property in which plaintiffs had been renting a converted...

Dailey v. City of San Diego

Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-city on plaintiff-employee's action for declaratory relief alleging that defendant improperly capped her retiree health...

Rutherford Holdings v. Plaza del Rey

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint seeking to recover the deposit it delivered to defendant for the purchase of a mobile home park is reversed and...

Welco Electronics v. Mora

Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claim for conversion is affirmed, where defendant's use of plaintiff's credit card on defendant's credit card...

Tejon Real Estate v. City of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's declaratory relief action, seeking interpretation of the Department of Water and Power Rules Governing Water and Electric...

Ahn v. Kumho Tire

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' complaint for breach of contract and common counts is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...