California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Mundy v. Pro-Thro Enterprises

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In a Disabled Person Act (DPA) claim alleging that defendant failed to provide plaintiff full and equal access to its business location, the trial...

Safaie v. Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising
In a petition for writ of mandate, brought by plaintiffs to recertify a class of individuals who purchased whirlpool bathtubs from defendants, the...

Gomes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Banking Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In an suit regarding a home mortgage foreclosure, alleging "Wrongful Initiation of Foreclosure", defendant's demurrer was properly sustained without...

Price v. Starbucks Corp.

Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action brought by a former entry-level barista, seeking to recover unpaid wages, penalties, and damages, alleging Labor Code...

People v. Mozes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, White Collar Crime
In regard to the "Freeze and Seize Law" of Penal Code section 186.11, which permits the court in certain white collar criminal cases to take...

Borger v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Criminal Law & Procedure
A defense expert's conclusion that there is a margin-of-error inherent in a blood alcohol level (BAC) scientifically measured with an "Intoxilyzer...

People v. Dejourney

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Convictions for forcible rape, Pen. Code section 261(a)(2), and kidnapping, section 207(a), are affirmed over contentions that: 1) trial court...

United Parcel Service v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Allen)

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Labor Code section 226.7, which requires an employer who fails to provide an employee with a meal or rest period to pay that employee one additional...

Tien v. Tenet Healthcare Corp.

Class Actions, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action asserting wage-related claims brought by hourly employees, alleging that employer-health care provider did not pay legally mandated...

Rosencrans v. Dover Images, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a tort action brought by a motorcyclist against operators of a motorcross track, alleging negligence, negligent training and supervision, and loss...