all - Opinion Summaries

Lash v. Hollis

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a civil rights action arising from injuries sustained during an arrest wherein jury awarded damages as well as attorney's fees, denial of a motion...

Roemmich v. Eagle Eye Dev., LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by shareholder-plaintiff alleging various violations of his rights as a minority shareholder, partial summary judgment for...

Beazer E., Inc. v. Mead Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an on-going contribution claim against defendant under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),...

Evans v. Evans

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action brought by a deputy sheriff against his former wife and former mother-in-law alleging, inter alia, harassment, defamation, and breach of...

California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court (Walker)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Transportation
Vehicle Code section 14602.6(a)(1) provides only discretionary authority to impound and therefore the California Highway Patrol cannot be held liable...

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. v. An Exclusive Gas Storage Leasehold and Easement etc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that plaintiff has lost and is continuing to lose natural gas stored in its Elk Basin Storage Reservoir due to the operation of...

Serrano v. Stefan Merli Plastering Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.510, subdivision (c), and the court's inherent authority to control its ministerial officers and other persons...

Family Home & Fin. Ctr, Inc. v. Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In mortgage broker's action raising claims against Freddie Mac for intentional interference with contract, unfair competition under California state...

Pludeman v. N. Leasing Sys., Inc.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
The court of appeals rules that plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded a cause of action for fraud against individually-named corporate defendants pursuant...

Torres v. City of Madera

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action arising in circumstances in which defendant-officer, intending to deploy a Taser device holstered near her firearm, instead...