California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Porter v. Wyner

Civil Procedure, Evidence
In an action alleging defendant's failure to follow through on a promise allegedly made to plaintiffs during a mediation of an underlying action...

Sabi v. Sterling

Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that plaintiff became eligible to receive Section 8 assistance payments but that defendants refused to participate in the...

Alvarez v. Super. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the court to accept defendant's plea bargain, the petition is denied where the court's judicial...

People v. Friedeck

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The trial court's denial of probation to defendant, who had been convicted of a drug offense, is affirmed where the trial court did not err in finding...

In re Marriage of Ruth & Paul Zimmerman

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In a petition to set aside prior child support orders against petitioner's former husband based on the husband's alleged fraud, a denial of the...

Escobar v. Flores

Family Law, International Law
In a petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Convention) for the return of her eight-year-old...

Swahn Group, Inc. v. Segal

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a legal malpractice action alleging malpractice by defendants in an underlying breach of contract case, dismissal of the action is reversed where...

Kirk v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging violations of consumer protection laws by title insurers, the trial court's order disqualifying a law firm on the defense side...

Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Superior Court

Education Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against the Regents of the University of California for negligence because of alleged wrongdoing and mishandling of donated bodies by the...

Jones v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a petition for writ of mandate under the California Environmental Quality Act challenging the certification of an environmental impact report (EIR)...