California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Goldsmith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for failing to stop at a red light at an intersection, the conviction is affirmed, where: 1) there was no abuse of discretion in the...

D.C. v. Oakdale Joint Unified School District

Education Law, Government Law
In a student's attempt to sue a school district and the Office of Education for their alleged mishandling of his behavioral difficulties: 1) the trial...

People v. Accredited Surety and Casulaty Co., Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure
Summary judgment forfeiting a bail bond is affirmed, where the exoneration period was not tolled for temporary disability under Penal Code section...

Brown v. County of Los Angeles

Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a psychologist employed by a county, asserting claims for retaliation and for wrongful termination in violation of public policy,...

People v. Superior Court (Menigoz)

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate
In eminent domain proceedings in which the Department of Transportation (DOT) and property owners agreed to a stipulated judgment, a peremptory writ...

Fuller v. Bowen

Elections, Constitutional Law
In a case in which a candidate for state senator in the 14th Senate district asked the superior court to issue orders that would prevent a rival...

City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective

Constitutional Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nuisance abatement proceeding for a preliminary injunction shutting down a medical marijuana dispensary based on a citywide ban against...

Global Hawk Insurance Co. v. Century-National Insurance Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute between insurance companies over who was liable to pay benefits after the insurer of an interstate trucking company, whose employee...

County of San Bernardino v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
On petition for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board finding that an employee was entitled to temporary disability and...

Mundy v. Lenc

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a suit under the Unruh Civil Rights Act alleging noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for a business owner's failure to provide...