Browse 26 summary judgment cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case
Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Martinez, sued Sierra Lifestar for wrongful termination, alleg...
Tesla Wins Wrongful Termination Suit Over Whistleblower Claims
Harcourt v. Tesla, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Tesla employee, sued Tesla for wrongful termination and retaliat...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Dion v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dion, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber published statem...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case.
Wright v. WellQuest Elk Grove, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wright, sued WellQuest Elk Grove for wrongful termination, a...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in defamation case due to lack of malice evidence
Nichols v. Alghannam, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nichols, sued the defendant, Alghannam, for defamation, alleging that ...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Due to Lack of Actual Malice
Haun v. Pagano, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Haun, sued the defendant, Pagano, for defamation after Pagano made alleg...
Sheriff Not Liable for Excessive Force in Arrest
Bagby v. Davis, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant sheriff for alleged excessive force ...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in discrimination case
Tuufuli v. West Coast Dental Admin. Services, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tuufuli, sued West Coast Dental Admin. Serv...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Iloff v. LaPaille, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Iloff, sued the defendant, LaPaille, for defamation after LaPaille po...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in medical malpractice case
Allen v. Patel, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Allen, sued the defendant, Patel, for medical malpractice, alleging negl...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Faiaipau v. THC-Orange County, LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Faiaipau, sued THC-Orange County, LLC for wrongful t...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Quilala v. Securitas Security Services USA, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Quilala, sued Securitas Security Services US...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in disability discrimination case.
Contreras v. Green Thumb Produce Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Contreras, sued Green Thumb Produce Inc. for wron...
Statements about business can be defamation if factual and false
Treybig v. Meza, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 12, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Treybig, sued the defendant, Meza, for defamation, alleging that Meza made fals...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant in Real Estate Dispute
Villa Zinfandel v. Bearman, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Villa Zinfandel, sued the defendant, Bearman, for breach of c...
Rescission of disability policy upheld due to material misrepresentation
Jacobson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jacobson, sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Compan...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Rodriguez v. WNT, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Rodriguez, sued WNT, Inc. for wrongful termination, alleging disc...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Salazar v. Majestic Realty Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Salazar, sued Majestic Realty Co. for wrongful terminatio...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Sproul v. Vallee, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sproul, sued the defendant, Vallee, for defamation after Vallee posted...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for Dave & Buster's in slip-and-fall case
Brown v. Dave & Buster's of Cal., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Brown, sued Dave & Buster's for negligence after slipp...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case
Mora v. C.E. Enterprises, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mora, sued C.E. Enterprises for wrongful termination, alleging...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Schlichter v. Kennedy, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful termi...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claim
Baer v. Tedder, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Baer, sued the defendant, Tedder, for defamation after Tedder published ...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Disney in Retaliation Case
Willis v. The Walt Disney Company, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued Disney for wrongful terminatio...
Malpractice Claim Fails Without Expert Evidence
De Meo v. Cooley LLP, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, De Meo, sued Cooley LLP for alleged legal malpractice and breach of ...
Shipping Company Not Liable for Longshoreman's Injury
Villalobos v. Maersk, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a longshoreman, sued the defendant shipping company for injuri...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 summary judgment cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25, Mixed: 1.
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