California Appellate Report

Here's a classy set of attorneys .  The facts: "In November 2000, [Shahab E.] Fotouhi entered into a partnership agreement with P...

You know that when you click on the link to an opinion from the California Supreme Court and it takes fifteen seconds to load, it's prob...

This case is interesting enough on its own , and involves whether the district court was allowed to require a private, for-profit entity (Tr...

I like this rule .  You can add an individual as the alter ego of a corporate defendant that was found liable pursuant to Section 187 of the...

Some cases are pretty easy. Plaintiff says he was discriminated against because GE Capital refused to invest in a company if plaintiff was...

Two hunters wanted to bring in leopard skins and skulls from their recent hunting trips in Africa, but didn't have the required permits,...

This is why you get an attorney to review your contract .  Especially when your contract is with an Indian tribe. Sovereign immunity.  It...

Here's what happens in the movies when you're driving your car and come across a group of inner city youths who are playing in the ...

Here's a classic Judge Reinhardt opinion .  It's joined by Chief Judge Kozinski and reverses the conviction of Walter Bagdasarian fo...

I'm trying to figure out if it's a word I've never heard of or a typo . Judge Tashima writes an opinion and cites to a dissent...

This makes sense . Michael and Gina Zapara run a fraudulent check-cashing scheme and, among other things, owe the IRS $450,000 from it.  (...

If you want porn stars to wear condoms, you have to ask the Legislature and/or California OSHA.  The judiciary isn't the right entity to...

Here's a pretty darn good discussion of the difference between term versus "universal" life insurance.  As well as pretty goo...

It's easy to get jaded in dependency cases.  So many abused children.  So much abuse.  So few easy solutions. But lest one think that ...

City of Manhattan Beach versus Plastic Bags .  Plastic Bags win procedurally.  Manhattan Beach wins on the merits. A pretty city is made e...

Yesterday I was doing an oral argument before the Court of Appeal in a pro bono case and there were two cases before mine, so -- having not...

Judge Fisher begins this opinion with the sentence: "This is another maritime case about a train wreck." Ho ho ho.  I like a ...

See if you think this is going to end well : "Victor Jones and his wife Cheryl, checked into room 207 at the Gold Rush Inn . . . . Pr...

I agree that it's a hassle to have your computer activities monitored.  That's pretty intrusive.  It provides a pretty good glimpse ...

We're pretty hard core about not allowing federal judges to engage in plea negotiations.  Or, on the civil side, settlement negotiations...