California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Association of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Bd.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
The "Climate Change Scoping Plan" adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions in...

Pulli v. Pony International, LLC

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Contracts
In an action by an award winning designer in the athletic footwear industry against shoe manufacturers, alleging that defendants fraudulently induced...

In re Marriage of Khera and Sameer

Family Law
Denial of former wife's post-judgment motion to modify the judgment's spousal support order, a hybrid step-down, Richmond-type order (see In re...

San Diego Municipal Employees Association v. Superior Court (City of San Diego)

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Elections
In an action related to the voter initiative entitled the Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative (CPRI) after it won approval to appear on the San...

Valdez v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an appeal of a decision by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) concluding that a medical report is inadmissible if it has been prepared...

Sandler v. Sanchez

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the designated officer of a real estate brokerage corporation, alleging direct and vicarious personal liability to third parties...

Housing Partners v. Duncan

Administrative Law, Construction, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action challenging the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California's administrative rulings that a low-income housing project...

That v. Alders Maintenance Association

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit challenging the results of a recall election conducted by his homeowners association, asserting violations of association rules and the...

Macy v. Superior Court (People)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In motion for dismissal of classification as a Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), on grounds that the original concurring evaluations were...

Cinel v. Barna

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action to compel arbitration of a breached agreement to purchase shares of preferred stock, the trial court's denial of plaintiff's petition to...