California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Alamo v. Practice Mgmt. Info. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and...

People v. Walker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for drug-related offense is reversed and remanded to the trial court with directions to dismiss where: 1) the deputy did not...

PV Little Italy, LLC v. Metrowork Condo. Ass'n.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a parties' dispute over their respective voting rights in a mixed office and retail condominium development, the judgment of the trial court is...

Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit on behalf of themselves and a putative class of newspaper carriers, claiming that their employer improperly classified them as...

Christopher D. v. Superior Court of San Diego County

Family Law, Juvenile Law
A father's petition for writ review of a juvenile court terminating reunification services as to his minor daughter, and setting aside a hearing under...

People v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's convictions for assault with a deadly weapon are affirmed where: 1) although CALCRIM No. 875's definition of "deadly weapon," which...

Elijahjuan v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' class action suit against their former employers claiming various violations of the Labor Code, and that they were misclassified as...

Young v. Tri-City Healthcare Dist.

Contracts, Health Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's action for a writ of administrative mandate challenging the decision of a hospital board of directors to terminate his medical staff...

People v. Barros

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of a defendant for a misdemeanor violation of a protective order and felony possession of both methamphetamine and cocaine base, the...

People v. Rocco

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for his premeditated attempted murder conviction is affirmed where a defendant who is convicted of a misdemeanor offense that is...