California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

P G & E v. City and County of San Francisco

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In litigation between PG&E and San Francisco over who could sell electricity to the Ferry Building after it was renovated, the trial court‘s...

People v. Maharaj

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentences on conviction for three counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under the age of 14 years are affirmed, where the trial court did not...

Donkin v. Donkin

Probate, Trusts & Estates
On trustees' appeal of a trial court order stating that trust beneficiaries' petition to compel a proper accounting and seeking other relief did not...

Thomas v. Westlake

Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Elder Law, Securities Law
In a suit against an investment advisor and related defendants for churning the account of an elderly client, an order denying the defendants'...

Barrett Business Services, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Workers' Compensation
In a dispute over whether an employer remained liable to a former employee for proceeds of a settlement of a workers' compensation claim when a check...

People v. International Fidelity Insurance Co.

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law
In an action by a surety on a bail bond to have forfeiture discharged and the bond exonerated, the district court's order denying a motion to vacate...

No Wetlands Landfill Expansion v. County of Marin

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a dispute over a local CEQA enforcement agency's approval of an EIR and issuance of a permit for expansion of a landfill, the trial court's...

Lindemann v. Hume

Construction, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In a multi-party dispute over the sale of an allegedly defective home by a real estate trust acting on behalf of the actor Nicolas Cage, it is held...

People v. Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution on four counts of attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a minor, gang member in possession of a loaded firearm in public, and...

Estate of Moss

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a postprobate contest to a will, the trial court's order sustaining the executor's demurrer without leave to amend is reversed, where:1) the trial...