California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Dominguez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for felony false imprisonment of a child under the age of 14 and sentence to state prison for the upper term of three years and...

People v. Fierro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for making criminal threats and giving false information to a police officer, arising from an altercation with another...

Baker v. Nat'l Interstate Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute arising from a wrongful death lawsuit involving a school bus accident where the driver was ejected from the bus when...

Suleman v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
A petition for a writ of mandate by plaintiff, commonly referred to in the media as the "Octomom", challenging the probate court's denial of her...

Suleman v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
A petition for a writ of mandate by plaintiff, commonly referred to in the media as the "Octomom", challenging the probate court's denial of her...

People v. Orozco

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In proceedings arising from a second-degree murder conviction pursuant to a no contest plea, denial of defendant's request for continuance to retain...

People v. Hollie

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for rape and related crimes and imposition of sentence of 10 years' imprisonment is affirmed where: 1) the 10-year statute of...

Weinstat v. Dentsply Int'l Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' class action lawsuit against a manufacturer of certain device used by dentists under the unfair competition law (UCL) and for breach of...

Le v. Pham

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit against defendant-shareholder involving a dispute over the transfer of shares of a pharmacy, judgment of the trial court is...

Fink v. Shemtov

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sanctions
In an underlying suit for breach of contract and fraud, trial court's order declaring plaintiff a vexatious litigant under Code of Civil Proc. section...