California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Century 21 Chamberlain Assoc. v. Haberman

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
Trial court order deny defendant's anti-SLAPP motion to strike the complaint of plaintiffs and continuing a hearing on her motion to compel...

Apartment Association of Los Angeles County, Inc. v. LA County

Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action challenging a city ordinance expanding the coverage of rent controlled buildings in LA, trial court's judgment in favor of defendant is...

Abernathy Valley, Inc. v. County of Solano

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action involving a certificate of compliance with the Subdivision Map Act in regards to a lot of land, trial court's grant of a writ of mandate...

Koepnick v. Kashiwa Fudosan America, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a negligence action, trial court ruling against defendant is affirmed where the court properly ruled that defendant owed plaintiff a nondelegable...

World Fin. Group, Inc. v. HBW Ins. & Fin. Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In an action involving trade secrets and confidential information, trial court's denial of defendant's Anti-SLAPP motion to strike the complaint filed...

Mintz v. Blue Cross of California

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action involving a denial of health insurance coverage, trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim is reversed where defendant's demurrer to...

People v. Felix

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction for attempted premeditated murder and assault with a firearm is affirmed where: 1) the evidence was not sufficient to support his...

Watkins v. Wachovia Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action seeking seeking damages for unpaid overtime compensation, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant against co-plaintiff...

Daily Journal Corp. v. County of LA

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action involving the county government bidding and contract award process, trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed in part and...

General Mills v. Franchist Tax Board

Securities Law, Tax Law
In a dispute over the proportion of total business income that is subject to California taxation, denial of plaintiff's claims for refund is vacated...