California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Duran v. U.S. Bank NA

Banking Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage and hour class action brought by current and former business banking officers who claimed they were misclassified by the defendant bank as...

People v. Murray

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of a 17-year-old for first degree murder and attempted murder that resulted in conviction and a sentence of life without parole, the...

In re Gabriel K.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
On appeal from an order of the juvenile court declaring minors to be dependent children and denying the request of their mother for reunification...

People v. Gabriel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On appeal from conviction on charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana and other offenses, the judgment is affirmed, where: 1) the trial...

Marriage of Walker

Family Law
In a family court proceeding in which the recipient of a California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) disability allowance challenged...

Lewow v. Surfside III Condominium Owners' Ass'n, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a case in which judgment was entered in favor of a condominium association on a complaint for failure to perform its duties, against a plaintiff...

Marriage of Wahl

Sanctions, Attorney's Fees, Family Law
On appeal from an order requiring an ex-wife to pay to her former husband $552,153.28 in attorney's fees and costs as a sanction because of her...

Eiskamp v. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency

Public Utilities, Water Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit against a water management agency for declaratory relief and a writ of mandate to challenge increased groundwater augmentation charges for...

Maxton v. Western States Metals

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit alleging negligence and strict liability causes of action based on personal injuries as a result of working with metal products manufactured...

Lane v. Valverde

Administrative Law, Evidence, Transportation
In a case in which a driver tested above the legal limit for blood alcohol and had his driving privilege suspended by the DMV, the trial court's grant...