California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. McKnight

Criminal Law & Procedure
In challenge to recommitment as a sexually violent predator, judgment is affirmed, where: 1) under People v. McKee (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 1325 (McKee...

People v. Mayham

Criminal Law & Procedure
In appeal from conviction of corporal injury to the mother of defendant's child, judgment is affirmed, where the trial court's removal of defendant...

Fortman v. Forvaltningsbolaget Insulan

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In negligence action brought by bystander for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) damages arising out of the death of her brother that...

People v. Avila

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeal of conviction for threatening public officials, made while defendant was incarcerated, judgment is affirmed, where an incarcerated defendant...

Alejo v. Torlakson

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law
In suit to compel defendants Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Board of Education, and California Department of Education to reinstate...

Allen v. Stoddard

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In suit for breach of contract to make a will filed 91 days after rejection by the estate of his creditor's claim but within a year of the decedent's...

Hanna v. Dental Bd. of Cal.

Administrative Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
In appeal from denial of petition for writ of mandate that sought to overturn a decision of the Dental Board of California revoking petitioner's...

Furtado v. State Personnel Board

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate to have the California State Personnel Board (SPB) set aside its order...

In re Marquis H.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In dependency proceeding, parents appeal of an order, whereby the court assumed jurisdiction over their son based on a risk of serious physical harm,...

Dwight R. v. Christy B.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family Law, Juvenile Law
In 1983 action by plaintiff father against defendant therapist for reporting her suspicion that plaintiff was sexual abusing his daughters that he...