California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Kim

Criminal Law & Procedure
Trial court's dismissal of defendant's conviction for petty theft with a prior, on its own motion and over the government's objections, is reversed...

V & P Trading Co., Inc. v. United Charter, LLC

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's premises liability suit seeking to recover damages for the loss of its goods stored in defendant's warehouse, judgment of the trial...

Oviedo v. Windsor Twelve Properties, LLC.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's complaint against her landlord and others alleging various causes of action stemming from an action for unlawful detainer against her,...

Singletary v. Local 18 of the Int'l Brotherhood of Elec. Workers

Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' claim for breach of the duty of fair representation and breach of contract and collective bargaining agreement against a union,...

Shen v. Miller

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Trial court's order denying defendant's motion to disqualify an attorney and his law firm in three related actions involving claims by defendant's...

Cardio Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action for breach of contract and other related causes of action against the insurer for denial of coverage, trial court's grant of summary...

People v. Lujan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In defendant's conviction for second degree murder, child abuse causing death and other related charges, trial court's decision allowing a child...

Arce v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a county, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, alleging that their...

Cent. Coast Forest Ass'n v. California Fish & Game Comm'n

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Trial court's grant of a petition, brought by lumber companies to delist coho salmon from the list of endangered species, is reversed where: 1) the...

Beacon Residential Cmty. Ass'n. v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowners associations' suit for construction defects, trial court's judgment sustaining demurrers and dismissal are reversed and remanded...