California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Bejasa

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for driving a vehicle under the influence of a drug and personally causing great bodily injury to another, transporting a controlled...

People v. Durant

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for firearm possession by a felon is affirmed, as a motion to suppress was properly denied, where: 1) the officer who pulled over the...

Tenzera, Inc. v. Osterman

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Attorney's Fees, Construction
In a case involving a contract to install tile, stone, and marble in the plaintiffs' home, in which the plaintiffs were successful in having a trial...

People ex rel. Trutanich v. Joseph

Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit in which motions were brought by city attorneys on behalf of the state for permanent injunctive relief against the defendant's violations of...

Donovan v. Dan Murphy Foundation

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance
In a suit for declaratory relief and wrongful removal against a foundation and its directors arising out of a series of disagreements and disputes...

Medrazo v. Honda of North Hollywood

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action asserting claims under the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), based upon a motorcycle dealer's...

People v. Borg

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution for stalking and making a criminal threat, the court holds that the defendant was not entitled to additional conduct credits under...

Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
In a case in which a coalition of homeowners' associations, community groups and unaffiliated citizens sought a writ of mandate asking the trial court...

Cyr v. McGovran

Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against a seller's real estate agent and broker for professional negligence in failing to assure that the sellers did not grant to their...

Peleg v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against the plaintiff's former employer for violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, breach of an implied-in-fact contract...