California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Consol. Mgmt. Group, LLC v. Dep't of Corp.

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a case wherein the trial court denied a petition for writ of administrative mandamus which sought to overturn a California Department of...

Cent. Valley Gen. Hosp. v. Smith

Contracts, Remedies
A non-repudiating party does not need to sue for damages immediately upon learning of the events that constitute an anticipatory breach, and a claim...

Woods v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a negligence action filed under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) and the Federal Safety Appliance Act (SAA), grant of a directed verdict...

Korean Air Lines Co., LTD v. County of Los Angeles

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Transportation
A judgment awarding plaintiff a refund of certain property taxes and a post-judgment attorney's fees order are reversed and remanded where plaintiff...

Great W. Contractors, Inc. v. WSS Indus. Constr., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In an action wherein a subcontractor sued a general contractor to recover work performed under a construction service agreement, denial of general...

Am. Bd. of Cosmetic Surgery, Inc. v. Med. Bd. of California

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law
In a case involving petitioner's efforts to gain specialty board approval by respondent so that physicians certified by petitioner may advertise...

Soto v. County of Riverside

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a fee dispute action wherein a Memorandum of Understanding between plaintiff's union and county-employer contained a "cost-sharing provision" which...

Casden Park La Brea Retail LLC v. v. Ross Dress for Less, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A neutral arbitrator who has no pecuniary interest in profits generated by his employer's business relationship with a party or a party's...

State of California v. Hamby

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Employees of a public agency, acting in the course and scope of their employment, and solely on an agency's behalf, are not proper defendants for suit...

People v. Keshishian

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for murder, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident is affirmed over defendant's claim that his request to discharge...