California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Brown v. Ralphs Grocery

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action dispute under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (PAGA) alleging violations of the Labor Code, judgment of the trial court...

Zullo v. Superior Court (Inland Valley Publishing Co.)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment dispute arising from an action for wrongful termination, plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate seeking to vacate an...

People v. Superior Court (Wright)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate directing the trial court to reinstate two counts of casting a fraudulent vote in violation of Elections Code...

All Angels Preschool/Daycare v. County of Merced

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for damages allegedly caused by defendants' breach of the statutory duty to keep the identity of reporter of a suspected child abuse...

Cross v. Cooper

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute alleging defendant's interference with the sale of a house and causing it to fail, judgment of the trial court denying defendant's...

People v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant on four counts of robbery, three counts of forgery, and one count each of burglary, theft and fraudulent use of...

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage action involving whether defendant had a duty to defend or indemnity plaintiff in an underlying action alleging violations of...

California Traditions, Inc. v. Claremont Liability Insurance Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In action seeking to satisfy a judgment award from a comprehensive general liability policy issued by defendant, Insurance Code section 11580, summary...

SEIU v. Brown

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute arising from the grant of writ of mandate ordering the Governor to halt the mandatory monthly furlough days for certain state employees,...

Clover Valley Foundation v. City of Rocklin

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In several petitions for writs of mandate challenging the defendant-city's approval of a development project on the ground that defendant failed to...