California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Denham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for first degree murder, second degree robbery, and carjacking, are affirmed, where defendant's contention...

People v. Rosales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions on three counts of first degree robbery and sentence to 30 years in state prison is affirmed, but modified with respect to...

Taylor v. Nabors Drilling USA, LP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for plaintiff-employee in an action alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment is affirmed but modified, where: 1) substantial...

Transport Insurance Company v. Superior Court

Insurance Law
For purposes of determining whether an additional insured to an excess and umbrella general liability insurance policy is entitled to a defense by the...

Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to defendant-county's Board of Supervisors' decision, which created a new zoning definition for senior residential housing, applied it...

Law School Admission Council v. California

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of Education Code section 99161.5, which requires plaintiff, the test sponsor of the Law School...

In re. G.L.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
The juvenile court's order finding mother is entitled to reunification services is affirmed, where, despite her history of extensive and chronic drug...

F.P. v. Monier

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment awarding damages to plaintiff following a finding that defendant molested plaintiff is affirmed, but modified, where: 1) the trial court...

Hui v. Sturbaum

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-chiropractor alleging that defendant-insurance claims investigator made false statements to the California...

Certainteed Corp. v. Superior Court (Hart)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court erred in denying defendants' motion for additional time to complete plaintiff's deposition, where: 1) Code of Civil Procedure section...