For California civil litigators
Every new Court of Appeal civil opinion in your practice area, every morning.
Published and unpublished. Each one with who won, the court’s disposition, and a brief you can check sentence by sentence: click any statement and the opinion PDF opens with the supporting sentence boxed. Find the supporting sentence in seconds.
AI-drafted briefs of public opinions, for lawyers to check. Not legal advice. LexLift is not a law firm, and no lawyer reviews the briefs.
Franco v. PAG Ontario B1
Reversed — for Franco (appellant) · Summary judgment reversed (plaintiff)
Outcome: The judgment is reversed.
Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (rule 8.1120(a)(3))
Opinion by O’Rourke, Acting P. J. (with Buchanan, J., Kelety, J.)
Counsel: Sandoval Law, Law Office of Omer A. Kahn for plaintiff and appellant; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith for defendants and respondents
The Court of Appeal reversed: the videos left room for reasonable differences of opinion, and testimony that defendants painted other curbs safety yellow so they could be seen, with Franco’s expert declarations, raised triable issues on a dangerous condition and defendants’ knowledge of it.
What you get
One email each morning, grouped by practice area
Every civil opinion the Court of Appeal released the previous court day in your areas, including the unpublished ones nobody else digests. Each entry tells you, at a glance:
Outcome
The court’s disposition in its own words: affirmed, reversed, reversed in part, remanded.
Who won
“Reversed — for Franco (appellant)”, plus the motion when it matters: “Summary judgment reversed (plaintiff)”.
Filed and certified dates
The filing date, and the certification date when an older opinion is certified for publication. The certification is often the news.
Practice area
The main area and any others it touches, so a public-entity premises case reaches both lists.
Publication-request deadline
For unpublished opinions, the last day to ask the court to publish it (20 days after filing, rule 8.1120(a)(3)).
Author and counsel
The authoring justice and panel, and the firms on each side.
Then one click opens the three-pane brief reader: the AI-drafted brief on the left with every statement cited to a sentence of the opinion; the opinion PDF in the center, opening to the cited sentence with a box around it; and the source text with Copy Quote / Copy Citation buttons on the right. Each brief covers the issues, holdings, standard of review, reasoning, parties, counsel and key authorities, with a plain warning beside anything the automatic checks could not confirm.
Real sample
See a real morning: Oct. 21, 2026
Nine civil opinions released that day, published and unpublished, exactly as the digest showed them. Three briefs are open to everyone, unedited and with their warnings.
- Yzaguirre v. Clovis Unified School District F090476 · 5th Dist. · Published · filed Sept. 23, certified for publication Oct. 21, 2026 · Affirmed for the school district (primary assumption of risk in a basketball PE class)
- Franco v. PAG Ontario B1 D088030 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 · Unpublished · Summary judgment reversed for the plaintiff (premises liability)
- Baker v. Central Coast Water Authority B350868 · 2d Dist., Div. 6 · Unpublished · Demurrer ruling affirmed for the public agency (government claim filed too late)
Each brief is one self-contained page (about 3–4 MB) and works best on a laptop or desktop screen. The other six briefs in that digest are for subscribers.
Accuracy, stated honestly
Good enough to triage. Check it before you rely on it.
In AI-graded tests on 80 new opinions (Oct. 21, 2026), the holding and outcome were almost always right. 16 of 80 briefs (20%) had at least one serious error somewhere in the brief, and 6 (7.5%) had one with no warning beside it. The reader puts every statement next to its source sentence so you can check before relying on it.
“Serious” means a lawyer could be misled: for example a wrong holding or result, a party in the wrong role, a trial-court ruling or party argument presented as the court’s holding, or a wrong date or amount. These grades are by AI, not by lawyers. Test-by-test results.
LexLift is
- A fast morning read of new California Court of Appeal civil opinions in your areas.
- AI-drafted briefs in which every statement points to the opinion sentence behind it.
- Built only from public court opinions. No headnotes or publisher content.
LexLift isn’t
- Legal advice or a law firm. LexLift’s founder is not a lawyer, and no lawyer reviews the briefs.
- A citator. It doesn’t tell you whether a case is still good law.
- Error-free. A statement with no warning can still be wrong. Read the opinion before you rely on or cite anything.
Pricing
Founding-member pricing
Founding members keep their rate for as long as they stay subscribed. Cancel anytime from the Stripe customer portal.
Practice Area
$39 / month
For a solo or a lawyer who lives in one area.
- One practice area
- Published and unpublished opinions
- Daily morning digest
- Three-pane brief reader
Professional
$149 / month
For appellate and multi-area practices.
- All practice areas
- Supreme Court review and publication status tracking
- Copy-ready alert blurbs
- Everything in Practice Area
Firm
$449 / month, flat
For firms that want everyone on the same morning read.
- Up to 30 lawyers
- Shared practice-area filters
- Copy-ready alert blurbs
- One invoice
Public Agency
$1,490 / year per office
For county counsel, city attorney and agency offices.
- Annual invoice
- W-9 on request
- One-page security sheet
- Daily digest and brief reader
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FAQ
Questions lawyers ask
Can I cite the unpublished opinions?
Generally no. Under California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), an unpublished opinion generally may not be cited or relied on by a court or a party in another action; rule 8.1115(b) lists the narrow exceptions. Unpublished opinions are still worth reading: they show how panels are handling your issues, and anyone may ask the court to publish one within 20 days of filing (rule 8.1120). Each unpublished entry shows that deadline.
How accurate is it?
In AI-graded tests on 80 new opinions (Oct. 21, 2026), the holding and outcome were almost always right. 16 of 80 briefs (20%) had at least one serious error somewhere in the brief, and 6 (7.5%) had one with no warning beside it. The reader puts every statement next to its source sentence so you can check before relying on it. The grades are by AI, not by lawyers; the full results are in the Data & AI statement.
Who writes the briefs?
AI. Briefs are drafted by DeepSeek’s commercial model through its paid API. It receives only the public opinion text and LexLift’s own instructions and drafts — never client data and nothing about you. DeepSeek says it stores data in China and may use inputs for training, which is why LexLift sends it only public material. Claude (Anthropic) is used to test and grade briefs, not to write the ones you receive. Details are in the Data & AI statement.
Is this legal advice?
No. LexLift is not a law firm, its founder is not a lawyer, and no lawyer reviews the briefs. Using LexLift creates no attorney-client relationship. Every brief is an AI draft for you to check against the opinion; California’s guidance on generative AI expects lawyers to review and verify AI output before relying on it.
Does it tell me whether a case is still good law?
No. LexLift is not a citator. It shows publication status (and, on Professional, Supreme Court review status) as of a stated date, but it does not track later cases that cite, question or overrule an opinion. Use KeyCite, Shepard’s or the docket before citing anything.
Does it really cover every opinion?
LexLift finds new opinions each court day through CourtListener (Free Law Project), which collects them from the courts. If an opinion is missing there, it can be missing from LexLift. Practice areas are tagged automatically, so an opinion can occasionally land in a different area. If you spot a gap, tell us and we’ll fix it.
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Can my firm or agency get an invoice and a W-9?
Yes. The Firm plan is one flat monthly invoice for up to 30 lawyers. The Public Agency plan is invoiced once a year per office, and we’ll send a W-9 and a one-page security sheet on request. Email us with your office’s billing contact.
What data do you keep? Is it secure?
LexLift has no user accounts and works only from public court opinions. It never asks for and should never receive client information. We keep your name, email, firm, practice areas and billing record to deliver the digest; Stripe holds your payment details. The website has no analytics or tracking. LexLift is a one-person company with no SOC 2 audit. See the privacy policy.
Questions?
Write to the founder
LexLift is a one-person company run by Tim, who is not a lawyer — which is why every brief is built to be checked rather than trusted. Ask anything, or tell us which practice area you want covered.
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