California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

E.C. v. J.V.

Family Law
On a petition to establish a parental relationship with a minor, the trial court's order finding, that the appellant had failed to prove by a...

People v. Gram

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In a case concerning the appropriate procedure for challenging the administrative placement of a mentally disordered offender (MDO) who is recommitted...

Western States Petroleum Ass'n v. State Board of Equalization

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action for declaratory relief seeking to invalidate a regulation of the State Board of Equalization (SBE) that adopted new valuation formulas...

Reyes v. Macy's, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
On appeal from an order granting an employer's motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiff's individual claims but denying the employer's request to...

Water Replenishment District of Southern California v. City of Cerritos

Civil Procedure, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit by a group of water pumpers and a water district concerning underground storage space in the Central Basin, the trial court's order...

Alvarez v. Brookstone Company, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging a retailer's violation of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 for requesting and recording her ZIP code as part of a credit...

Bridgeford v. Pacific Health Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging wage and hour violations in which the plaintiffs also sought statutory penalties as a representative enforcement action...

In re Marriage of Hill and Dittmer

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law
In a dissolution of marriage proceeding in which the wife challenged the validity of a prenuptial agreement and sought discovery of the nature and...

People v. Dyser

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant on several offenses are upheld as modified where defendant was improperly indicted for first degree burglary...

Transport Ins. Co. v. TIG Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court in favor of defendant-reinsurers for their alleged failure to pay their proportionate shares of an...