California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Haro v. City of Rosemead

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Appeals from the orders denying class action certification and denying leave to amend the complaint are dismissed where: 1) plaintiffs cannot ...

Oravecz v. New York Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action for securities fraud, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty, trial court judgment is affirmed in part and...

P. v. Hodges

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Appeal of a conviction based on defendant's guilty plea to failure to register as a sex offender and his admission of a prior serious felony...

Keith R. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Family Law
Petition for a writ of mandate to challenge a move-away order of the family court is granted where the court used the wrong legal standard to resolve...

People v. Aldana

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for violating Penal Code sec. 424 prohibiting those charged with control over the expenditure of public moneys from keeping false accounts...

Zaragoza v. Ibarra

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In an civil action brought by a worker against a homeowner, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's...

Doppes v. Bentley Motors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Product Liability
In an action claiming violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, breach of express warranty, and breach of implied warranty, trial court...

Cory v. Toscano

Probate, Trusts & Estates
Trial court judgment that a proposed petition to determine the terms of the trust did not violate the trust's no contest clause is affirmed where the...

P.S. v. San Bernadino City Unified Sch. Dist.

Copyright
In a negligence action, trial court action sustaining defendant's demurrer as to all causes of action against it is affirmed where defendant did not...

People v. Taylor

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Trial court judgment granting the People's motions to retroactively apply the indeterminate term of civil commitment pursuant to the Sexually Violent...