California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

In re J.L.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
In an appeal of a judgment declaring minor a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 and Penal Code section 245 and placing...

Brannan v. Lathrop Construction Assocs., Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a slip and fall case brought by a subcontractor against a general contractor, alleging plaintiff's injuries were caused by defendant's negligence...

In re Gabriel G.

Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
In an appeal from an order terminating parental rights to an infant, the juvenile court's order is reversed where it did not comply with the...

Cole v. Patricia A. Meyer & Associates, APC

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for malicious prosecution and defamation against attorneys of record in a prior case, trail court's rulings are reversed where: 1) the...

People v. Mehserle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an appeal brought by BART security officer who he shot and killed BART passenger Oscar Grant during a tense confrontation, conviction and sentence...

People v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for second degree murder, Pen. Code section 187(a), and active participation in a criminal street gang, Pen. Code section...

Cullen v. Corwin

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit by homeowners alleging defendants acted either negligently or fraudulently in failing to disclose the defective condition of the garage roof...

People v. Lazlo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Revocation of sentence of probation is affirmed over defendant's contentions that the order reinstating and modifying the terms of her probation must...

Sourcecorp, Inc. v. Shill

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, White Collar Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure
In an action to register an Arizona fraud judgment in California, arising out of defendant's actions that caused his former company's earnings to be...

Van de Kamps Coalition v. Bd. of Trustees of Los Angeles Community College Dist.

Education Law, Environmental Law, Remedies
In a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief against respondents a college and its board of trustees, alleging that the...