California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Paduano v. Am. Honda Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, False Advertising
In a breach of warranty and deceptive advertising case over the fuel efficiency of a Honda Civic Hybrid, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed...

Birke v. Oakwood Worldwide

Environmental Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nuisance case over an apartment complex's obligation to eliminate second hand smoke, grant of demurrer is affirmed in part, reversed in part and...

Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a class action wage and labor dispute, denial of class certification for limousine drivers allegedly under-compensated under California wage and...

People v. Bowers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Sentencing
Order extending the commitment of a woman found not guilty by reason of insanity did not violate due process. Substantial evidence, including her past...

People v. Cabonce

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
Mentally ill taxi driver's multiple convictions for assault and attempted murder are affirmed. The jury was properly instructed that if defendant's...

Tecklenburg v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County (People)

Criminal Law & Procedure
Although California's statute prohibiting the knowing "possession or control" of child pornography does not prohibit the mere viewing of child...

Tritek Telecom, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Mak)

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
A corporate director does not have the right to access documents covered by the attorney-client privilege that were generated in defense of a suit for...

Solano v. Superior Court of Orange County (People)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 707, subdivision (d)(4), the prosecuting attorney may file an information challenging a magistrate's...

Espinoza v. Calva

Civil Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law
Money judgment in favor of landlord is reversed where: 1) by limiting the tenants to just a few minutes to present their entire case, the court...

In re: Kenneth S.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court committed reversible error in dismissing, without an evidentiary hearing, father's petition to modify a prior visitation order under...