Defendant corporation brought a petition for a writ of mandate pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 437c(1), seeking to compel the Superior Court, Los Angeles County (California) to enter a summary judgment in its favor in an action by plain…

Appellant patient challenged the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (California) on the basis that its damages award under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act was not properly subject to reduction pursuan…

Appellant salesmen sought review of an order of the Superior Court of Orange County (California), which required them as well as an equipment lessee to pay damages to respondent equipment lessor when the equipment lessee breached a lease a…

Appellant applicant sought review of a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County (California), which, in the applicant's proceeding in mandamus to compel respondent state board of registration for civil and professional engineers…

Plaintiff taxpayer challenged the decision of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco (California), which found in favor of defendant tax officials, in the taxpayers action to recover additional corporation franchise tax…

Appellants challenged the denial of their petition for relief from the claim presentation requirements of the Tort Claims Act, Cal. Gov't Code § 900 et seq. (amended 1987), by the Superior Court of Santa Clara County (California), contendi…

Plaintiff proponents of a ballot measure that proposed the repeal of a utility users tax imposed by defendant city sued the city challenging the validity of a number of actions taken by the city regarding the measure. The trial court grant…

A jury of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, convicted defendant of possession of cocaine base for sale and possession of marijuana for sale. The jury also found true the allegation that the cocaine offense took place upon …

Plaintiff, a voluntary association of Southern Baptist churches, sued defendants, a Baptist church, a nondenominational church, and its pastor, seeking enforcement of a reversionary clause contained in the Baptist church's constitution. Th…

Defendants appealed their convictions in the Superior Court of Contra Costa County (California) for kidnapping and rape. Defendants argued that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on "consent" and should have granted their motio…