California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Tosi v. City of Fresno

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In an action challenging a preliminary injunction order prohibiting the county from enforcing certain portions of its ordinances regulating scrap...

In re Marriage of Montgomery and Harwood

Contracts, Evidence, Family Law
In an action concerning a post-judgment ruling pursuant to terms of a marriage settlement agreement, judgment denying a spouse further payments of...

California Consumer Health Care v. California Dep't of Managed Health Care

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action challenging California Department of Managed Health Care's implementation of the Knox-Keene Health Care Services Plan Act of 1975,...

Aviel v. Ng

Asset Forfeiture, Property Law & Real Estate
Under long-settled legal precedents, mortgages and deeds of trust are functionally and legally the same. In a case where a commercial lease was...

Metters v. Ralphs Grocery Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against an employer for racial discrimination and harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act where...

People v. Martinez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
A person can be convicted of forgery even in the absence of any affirmative misrepresentation. Further, under Penal Code section 470(d), a...

Niles Freeman Equip. v. Joseph

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case involving California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program where one of the partners was deemed not a "qualified disabled...

Akhlaghi v. Superior Court (People)

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In an action involving the submission of false social security numbers to assist customers in obtaining credit to purchase vehicles, denial of a Penal...

Cook v. Superior Court (Carlson)

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action seeking to enjoin Debbie Cook, a candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary in the 46th Congressional District, from using the title of...

O'Brien v. Camisasca Auto. Mfg., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a putative class action lawsuit alleging defendants' violation of Unfair Competition Law (UCL), False Advertising Law (FAL), and Consumers Legal...