California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute concerning whether one corporation can assign its rights under several liability insurance policies to another...

Hernandez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. on his behalf and on behalf of a proposed class of similarly situated nonmanagerial...

Villari v. Mozilo

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative action against officers and directors of Countrywide Financial Corporations, alleging that defendants had mismanaged the...

California Ass'n of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Res. Control Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a petition for writ of mandate, brought by sanitation agencies and a city, challenging the actions of the California Regional Water Quality Control...

Assessor for County of Santa Barbara v. Assessment Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute involving a methodology used by a county assessor to determine the "pro rata portion of the real property of the park" which is sold when...

Kallis v. Sones

Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against their neighbors for "wrongful cutting and removal of timber," trespass, and negligence, trial court's award of over...

General Mills, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund action by General Mills seeking refunds from California's Franchise Tax Board, the trial court's holding that including overall gross...

People v. Schaefer

Criminal Law & Procedure
Following a conviction of a defendant for second degree murder in connection with a motorcycle crash that killed a nine-year-old girl and injured her...

Muldrow v. Surrex Solutions Corp.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit against an employer claiming, inter alia, failure to pay overtime and failure to provide meal periods, trial court's judgment...

People v. Ortiz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendants' sentences and convictions for their roles in kidnapping during a carjacking are affirmed where: 1) there is substantial evidence to...