California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Fiu

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction for second degree murder and of conspiracy to commit assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury is affirmed over claims of...

People v. Del Rio

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A conviction pursuant to a no contest plea to robbery and a sentence of a term doubled under the "Three Strikes" law, based on defendant's admitted...

County of Sacramento v. AFSCME LOCAL 146

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a matter concerning the extent of jurisdiction the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has over claims arising under the Mayers-Milias-Brown...

In re Marriage of Bardzik

Family Law
In a family law matter, order modifying child support in favor of mother is affirmed where simply showing that the mother had retired before the age...

People v. Wilen

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
A defendant who has pleaded guilty to controlled substance crimes and who is subject of a petition for recovery of hazardous clean-up expenses has a...

Grenall v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action for rescission of an annuity arising after an individual died of cancer less than four months after purchasing the annuity that provided...

Los Altos Golf and Country Club v. County of Santa Clara

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In plaintiffs' action to recover fees paid for sewer service provided by the city, demurrer for defendants-city and county is affirmed where there was...

Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech
In a matter of first impression in California antitrust law, the court of appeals rules that the pass-on defense is available to defendants accused of...

Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter concerning construction development by plaintiff non-profit not in conformance with city code, denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of...

Clark v. Optical Coating Lab., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions, Water Law
In a toxic tort action following a jury trial that resulted in mistrial, award of attorney's fees and sanctions to defendants is reversed where there...