California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Service Employees Intl. Union, Local 99 v. Options

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from summary judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant in an action alleging violations of the Brown Act (Act), Gov. Code,...

City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness Center, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court enjoining defendant from operating a medical marijuana dispensary (MMD) on the ground that the MMD...

Beets v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing plaintiffs' survivor action for wrongful death arising from the use of excessive of force,...

Karen P. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Health Law, Juvenile Law
In a challenge to an order of the trial court denying petitioner-dependant the physician-patient privilege exception to Evidence Code section 994,...

Promenade at Playa Vista HOA v. West. Pac. Housing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying defendants' motion to compel arbitration of a construction defect action, judgment is affirmed...

Roberts v. El Cajon Motors

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of an Automobile Sales Finance Act class-action...

Jaramillo v. County of Orange

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff backpay for the period between his summary dismissal and his plea of no contest to...

Marriage of Seaton

Family Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court nullifying appellant's marriage in a putative spouse claim, judgment is reversed where under both...

Reliable Tree Experts v. Baker

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court upholding an administrative decision that appellant was obligated to pay its employees prevailing...

People v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for the second degree murder of a child a little over a year old and assault on that child, Pen. Code sections...