California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Go v. Pac. Health Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In plaintiff's suit seeking involuntary dissolution of defendant-company, of which she had been a director and shareholder, trial court's decree...

People v. Rios

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for carjacking and use of a firearm is affirmed as the controlling constitutional rule in Seibert is that set forth in...

Davis v. Ford Motor Credit Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law
In plaintiff's action against the Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford) claiming that Ford's billing practices under a retail installment sales contract in...

Dowell v. Pacesetter, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' suit against the defendant to enjoin it from enforcing noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses in employment agreements used in...

Epic Communications, Inc. v. Richwave Tech., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade
In an action by a Taiwanese corporation and its California subsidiary seeking damages for misappropriation of intellectual property involving a Design...

People v. Archer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
Trial court's order placing defendant on three-years' probation for cultivation of marijuana and simple possession is affirmed in part and reversed in...

People v. Phu

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Public Utilities, Sentencing
Trial court's order requiring defendant to pay $24,752.35 in restitution to the Municipal Utility District (MUD) after pleading no contest to...

Nutragenetics, LLC v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against the defendants alleging he was defrauded into investing in their company, defendants' petition for writ of mandate is...

1680 Prop. Trust v. Newman Trust

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiffs' suit against the defendant-Newman Trust for breach of fiduciary duty based on fraud, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed as the...

Merrill v. Leslie Controls, Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' products liability suit against defendants for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products aboard US Navy vessels,...