California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

City of Santee v. County of San Diego

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a city's petition for a writ of mandate against the county claiming that the sitting agreement between the county and the State Department of...

Zamora v. Lehman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a trustee's action against former officers of a defunct company, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, trial court's grant of defendants' motion to...

In re Marriage of Sonne

Family Law, Labor & Employment Law
In marital dissolution proceedings, judgment of the trial court in dividing the parties' interests in husband's California Public Employees'...

Scott v. Rayhrer

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit, arising from a surgery for colorectal cancer where a drain inserted after the surgery was left in plaintiff's abdomen...

Steinman v. Malamed

Contracts, Attorney's Fees, Evidence, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Securities Law
In defendant's motion to enforce a prepayment provision under a settlement agreement arising from plaintiffs' suit for breach of fiduciary duty and...

In re T.J.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Juvenile Law
In a case involving a minor defendant charged with committing lewd acts on a child, juvenile court's conclusion that the minor is eligible, but not...

Pennsylvania Gen. Ins. Co. v. Am. Safety Indem. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit for equitable contribution for a portion of the defense and indemnity costs paid by the plaintiff-insurer in the underlying construction...

Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Assoc. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by about 4000 current and former employees against an employer, claiming that the company, which provides security guard services...

Baker v. Am. Horticulture Supply, Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an independent wholesale sales representative's suit for breach of contract, promissory fraud, and a violation under the Independent Wholesale...

Yanez v. SOMA Envtl. Eng'g, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit for injuries she suffered in an automobile accident, trial court's grant of defendants' motion to reduce the award for medical...