California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Nelson v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiff-trust's suit against defendant-Exxon claiming contamination of its water supply and other allegations, judgment of the trial court is...

Johnson v. Honeywell Int'l Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff's suit against the defendants arising from injuries he sustained as an HVAC technician while working on defendants' air conditioning...

Kelly v. CB&I Constructors, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant for sparking a brush fire that caused a significant damage to his ranch, judgment of the trial court is...

Hoffman v. Smithwoods RV Park, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant-Mobile Park for refusing to permit the installation of a new mobile home in its mobile home park to replace...

In re Ronje

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is granted as the assessment protocols used to evaluate defendant leading to the SVPA commitment...

In re Marriage of Kacik

Administrative Law, Family Law, Government Law
Trial court's order modifying support, where the child support order ended in August 2006 and no modification request was brought until February 2008,...

People v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for evading a police officer while driving recklessly and kidnapping is affirmed for the most part but reversed and remanded...

Sanchez v. State of California

Administrative Law, Construction, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law
In a suit brought by a Unified School District, minor school children, their parents, and the Board of Education against the state over construction...

Barboza v. West Coast Digital GSM, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit brought by former employees alleging unlawful wage deductions, failure to pay overtime and other employment violations,...

Galleria Plus, Inc. v. Hanmi Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Trial court's order directing plaintiff to pay monetary sanctions to defendant-bank is reversed as plaintiff failed to provide the required notice of...