First District Court of Appeal California
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State appeals court favors hotel owners in dispute over San Francisco rental laws
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — A group of residential hotel owners recently scored a victory when a state appeals court found in their favor against San Francisco's attempts to lengthen required stays in short term rentals. -
Obata Descendants Remain Sole Heirs to Estates of two sisters
California probate law recognizes Japanese "yoshi-engumi" as an “adoption,” appeals court rules -
Court reverses judgment on UCL claim against Wiyot Band of Indians cigarette shop owner
SAN FRANCISCO – A Table Bluff Rancheria cigarette shop owner has won a reversal from an appeals court regarding an Unfair Competition Law (UCL) claim in a case over cigarette sales filed by the state. -
San Francisco Police Officers' Association denied arbitration over use of force revisions
SAN FRANCISCO – An appeals court has denied a petition for arbitration presented by the San Francisco Police Officers' Association. -
Appeals court rules Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians must pay contractor attorney's fees
SAN FRANCISCO – A California appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians to pay a contractor for attorney's fees. -
Appeals court rules Sonoma County residents' petition to stop Walmart Superstore barred by statute of limitations
SAN FRANCISCO – An appeals court has upheld a denial of a petition submitted by a group of Sonoma County residents who claim a proposed Walmart would have a negative impact on the neighborhood. -
Asbestos case opinion modified by appeals court
The First District Appellate Court modified an opinion in an asbestos exposure case. -
Appeals court sides with elderly investor, remands her suit in real estate dispute to Marin County Superior Court
SAN FRANCISCO – California's First Appellate District Court of Appeal recently remanded a dispute involving a real estate investor and her lawyer and accountant to Marin County Superior Court. -
Court upholds nearly $20,000 refund to Burbank Housing Development Corp. in school impact fee case
SAN FRANCISCO – A state appeals court affirmed a trial court’s decision on Sept. 10 that granted a petition for a writ of mandate and declaratory relief, invalidated agreements as well as refunded Burbank Housing Development Corp. $19,557 in fees in a case over school impact fees. -
First Appellate District Court reverses judgment in favor of Softsol Technologies in fraud case
SAN FRANCISCO – A California appeals court reversed and remanded the Alameda County Superior Court’s judgment on Sept. 11 “with instructions to enter an order sustaining the demurrer with leave to amend” in a first cause of action over fraud allegations against defendant and respondent Softsol Technologies Inc. -
Appeals court upholds granting of nonsuit in favor of Honeywell in asbestos exposure case
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Court of Appeal First Appellate District, Division Four, recently concluded that the Alameda County Superior Court did not err in granting a nonsuit in favor of Honeywell International Inc. in a mechanic's asbestos exposure suit. -
Appeals court says minor's due process rights were not violated in conservatorship ruling
SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court upheld the appointment of a public guardian as a conservator of a minor, despite the minor’s arguments that the conservatorship failed to comply with the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act) as well as violated her due process rights. -
Appellate court reverses judgment in a contract dispute lawsuit over a sale of Panzer IV tank
SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division Two reversed a judgment in a lawsuit centering on a contract dispute between The Collings Foundation and Auctions America By RM Inc. -
Appellate court affirms $15.3 million award in Alameda-Contra Costa Transit injury lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District, Division Three has upheld a $15.3 million award to a woman who sued Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District for damages in an injury lawsuit. -
Barking dogs get a hearing before the First District Court of Appeals in a dog park nuisance case
SAN FRANCISCO – An appeals court has sided with the City of San Francisco in a dog park case filed by a city resident who claims the barking is a nuisance. -
Appeals court agrees to dismiss Costco sales tax case involving Ensure
An appeals court will not rehear a sales tax case against Costco involving the nutritional supplement Ensure. California's First District Court of Appeal, Division Three, modified a lower court's opinion but supported the ruling to dismiss the case. -
Appellate court orders denial of summary judgment in suit over San Francisco marathon runner's death
SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 13, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, 1st Appellate District, Division Four reversed in part and affirmed in part a wrongful death case filed by the family of a man who died shortly after crossing the finish line of the San Francisco Half Marathon. -
Appeals court addresses the definition of 'outdoor' in AC Transit bus case
SAN FRANCISCO – The Court of Appeal of the State of California for the 1st Appellate District, Division Four reversed in part and affirmed in part a case that addressed whether the inside of a non-air-conditioned bus should be held to state regulations as an outdoor work environment on Aug. 13. -
Court rules Center for Biological Diversity's motion does not entitle it to order stop of injections
SAN FRANCISCO – The Court of Appeal of the State of California in the 1st Appellate District, Division Five affirmed a lower court’s ruling that denied a biological center’s petition to order a state department to close oil and gas wells. -
An employee's labor is not property that can be stolen, state appeals court rules
SAN FRANCISCO — A person's labor is not property that can be stolen, a California appeals court ruled earlier this month in the case of a pharmaceutical software company's former vice president who said he was recruited by false promises so the firm could use his industry contacts and then fire him.