California Appellate Report

Sure, you can petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc. And you might even have a point; in many cases, the opinion may well be weak -- ...

On March 13, 2004, Harco National Insurance Company posts a $1,000,000 bond for the release of Armin Vossooghi, who'd been charged with ...

Here's a single sentence from this case : "On June 24, 2005, officers executed a search warrant at the home of the maternal grandpa...

Whoops. Here's the entire text of the California Supreme Court's most recent modification to an opinion: "The majority opinion...

I noticed this when I first read the opinion, but my earlier post was long enough already , so I left out this part of the case. Nonetheless...

Family. The bedrock of civilization. The repository of love, affection, and caring. Unless, apparently, you're the children of Robert ...

Want to hear something scary? Guess what happens when you drive drunk, blow through a stop sign, strike another car, and kill the husband a...

When I started to practice law, I was surprised -- not shocked, but nonetheless surprised -- at how often the participants (especially parti...

I know I shouldn't, but I just couldn't keep from laughing as I read about the limousine in this case , which involved a Song-Beverl...

Close en banc decisions -- especially in high-profile or politically charged matters -- are often the result of a sharp ideological split. ...

Here's another rarity . It's very rare that the judiciary refuses to confirm an arbitration award due to the arbitrator's findi...

It's sufficiently rare for the Court of Appeal to issue a published nunc pro tunc order -- and since this one brought a smile to my fac...

This is probably not the way you want to start out your early legal career. It's a dog of an employment case. One that you probably sho...

This is a longie but a goodie . The appeal involves a not-too-surprising fight between Judge Reinhardt (who write the majority opinion) and ...

You don't see many cases filed these days that claim that a state statute is unconstitutional under the Contract Clause. For good reaso...

Friends. Countrymen. Lend me your ears. Thou shalt not be allowed to depose the other side's lawyer. It ain't gonna happen. Eve...

When you're defending someone who may well be sentenced to 25+ years in prison, it may help to actually pay attention. Imagine, for exa...

This is a little bit disturbing (and graphic), especially for a Friday, so read on -- or not -- at your discretion. If you do, however, see...

Want to know if you can be sued if you leave the keys to your car in the ignition and someone steals your car and runs over someone? Then r...

Sorry about not posting yesterday, but I was up in Los Angeles doing good things, and (sadly) had no internet access in the City of Angels ....