California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

L.A. Checker Cab Coop., Inc. v. First Specialty Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an insurer for breach of contract, arising from an underlying lawsuit brought by a passenger against plaintiff, trial court's...

Bozzi v. Nordstrom, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury lawsuit against a department store, for sustaining injuries when the store escalator the plaintiff was riding stopped abruptly...

Das v. Bank of Am. N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a daughter's suit for elder abuse against Bank of America, claiming that the bank failed to report financial abuse involving her father and engaged...

Bank of Am. N.A. v. Stonehaven Manor, LLC

Banking Law, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a lender's suit against two guarantors on the guaranty for the borrower's default, trial court's order of attachment against the property of each...

Molecular Analytical Sys. v. Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Drugs & Biotech
In plaintiff's suit for breach of contract and other claims, involving licensing of technology rights and assignment of those rights, trial court's...

In re Watford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Defendant's petition for habeas relief challenging his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, claiming that he cannot be held for...

Reeves v. MV Transp. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's age discrimination suit against a company, claiming that he was not selected for an interview and not hired for a staff attorney...

Roden v. Amerisourcebergen Corp.

Banking Law, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Tax Law
In a dispute concerning plaintiff-former CEO's entitlements arising out of his employment termination, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in...

Litwin v. Estate of Robert Formela

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiff's personal injury action arising from an automobile accident, judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer by...

People v. Disandro

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Superior court's appellate division's affirmance of the traffic court's judgment finding defendant guilty of driving at an unsafe speed and driving...