California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery Co. Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action involving damages for asbestos exposure, grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where California...

Brown v. Ransweiler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence and assault and battery action where plaintiff was injured by a ricochet in a police shooting, trial court's grant of defendant's...

People v. Richardson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction for residential burglary, kidnapping and making criminal threats is affirmed where a request for a new trial based on a defendant's claim...

Sutter Health Uninsured Pricing Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a class action against a hospital system alleging that it improperly denied plaintiffs discounts it granted insured patients, trial court's denial...

Benefield v. California Dept. of Corr. & Rehab.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment action, trial court judgment ordering defendant to dismiss adverse actions against plaintiff and reinstate them to their employment...

Luberski, Inc. v. Oleificio F.LLI Amato S.R.L.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a breach of contract action, trial court's grant of defendant's motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed...

Townsend v. Townsend

Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action involving a challenge to a trust, trial court ruling that plaintiff's proposed petition would violate a trust's no contest clause is...

Muzzi v. Bel Air Mart

Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law
In a dispute between landlord and tenant, judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where trial court erred in finding that defendant's...

Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Serv. v. Patrick E.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a dependency case, juvenile court's disposition order is affirmed where the record does not support defendant's contentions that the trial court...

Cahoon v. Ventura Unified Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Writ of mandate compelling reinstatement of plaintiff is affirmed where a permanent classified district employee who enters a plea of nolo contendere...