California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Fisher v. DCH Temecula Imports LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit for injunctive relief, restitution, rescission, and damages both on her own behalf and as a class action lawsuit against an...

Schwartz v. Poizner

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the Commissioner of the California Department of Insurance to pursue additional...

Alvarez v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Government Law, Workers' Compensation
In a claimant's objection to a panel qualified medical evaluator's ex parte communication with defense counsel, and a request for a new panel...

Physicians Comm. for Responsible Med. v. McDonald's Corp.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a nonprofit organization's suit against several chain restaurant corporations, seeking an injunction, civil penalties, and declaratory judgment...

Underwood v. Pearce

Evidence, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a mother and a sister's dispute over decedent's estate, probate court's order sustaining decedent's ex-wives' demurrer without leave to amend is...

Howard v. Am. Nat'l Fire Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies, Tax-exempt Organizations
In plaintiff's suit against insurers to recover on a judgment arising from an underlying case against a Catholic Bishop that retained a priest in his...

Snatchko v. Westfield LLC

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a mall and others, claiming civil rights violation, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and...

Bay Guardian Co. v. New Times Media LLC

Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Commercial Law
In Bay Guardian's suit against San Francisco Weekly (competing alternative newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area) claiming unfair competition under...

Perlas v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against a commercial mortgage lender, arising from the lender's foreclosure of underlying security after plaintiffs failed to make...

People v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Remedies
In a prosecution of defendant for driving with .08 percent or higher blood-alcohol concentration, trial court's order requiring defendant to pay...