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2013 Corenbaum v. Lampkin (2013) 2013 Cal.App. LEXIS 342 (amicus)
Court of Appeal holds unpaid amount of medical bills inadmissible to show future medical or noneconomic damages
Robert A. Olson 		 
2012 Cardio Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc. et al. (2012) 212 Cal.App.4th 69
Affirming judgment for GMSR’s client, Court of Appeal holds that insurance policy exclusion for damage caused by water that “backs up or overflows” unambiguously applies to damage caused by toilet overflow due to blocked drain or sewer
Robert A. Olson , Gary J. Wax 		 
2012 Celador International, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. (2012) 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24820
Television show creator found contractually entitled to 50% of network’s profits; substantial evidence supported jury’s $269 million damages award
Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson , Kent J. Bullard , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2012 Guerrette v. Farmers Group, Inc. et al. (2012) 2012 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 8636
Court of Appeal affirmed jury verdict for insurer, rejecting insured’s argument that denial of his fire damage claim was tantamount to cancelling his insurance policy and finding trial court did not err in admitting evidence of insured’s misrepresentations beyond those the insurer initially specified
Robert A. Olson , Sheila A. Wirkus 		 
2012 Coffee House v. Superior Court (2012) 2012 Cal.App. Unpub LEXIS 263
Shooting victims failed to show that any breach of duty by café proprietor caused their injuries
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2011 Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions Co. (2011) 52 Cal.4th 541 (amicus)
Recovery for economic medical damages
Robert A. Olson 		 
2011 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (2011) 196 Cal. App. 4th 1263 (amicus)
Court of Appeal confirms broad scope of attorney-client and work product protection
Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson , Cynthia E. Tobisman , Jeffrey E. Raskin 		 
2011 Hill v. Sullivan Automotive Group, LLC (2011) 2011 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3726
Employer’s failure to add hours on wage statement causes no injury
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2010 Price v. Stossel (9th Cir. 2010) 620 F.3d 992
Ninth Circuit holds that district court erred in dismissing GMSR’s client’s express defamation claim against ABC on anti-SLAPP grounds.
Robert A. Olson 		 
2010 Alan Ladd Jr. v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1298
Studio’s undervaluation of film producers’ share of revenues; infringement of film producer’s rights
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2010 Bridal Images, Inc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1001
Insurer’s reasonable dispute of claim’s validity barred tort damages even though the claim itself was later held to be valid
Robert A. Olson 		 
2009 Burlage v. Superior Court (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 524
Reversal of arbitration award for arbitrator’s failure to consider evidence (amicus brief)
Robert A. Olson 		 
2009 In re Episcopal Church Cases (2009) 45 Cal.4th 467
Property rights of local church leaving larger denomination
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Compulink Management Center, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 289
Insured must arbitrate amount of defense fees owed where defense eventually provided even if claiming bad faith delay
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Larner v. Pacific Health Corp. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1291
Plaintiff’s settlement mooted her appeal from order denying class certification in wage and hour suit
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 Burlington Coat Factory of California LLC v. Bella Terra Associates LLC (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9642
Property tax pass-through provision in lease ambiguous as to whether it called for tenant to pay a multiple of tax increases
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 In re Marriage of Glassman (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3950
Orders for spousal support
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Edwards v. Fire Insurance Exchange (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2428
Claim for insurance benefits by purported assignee of policy
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 Lyons v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 880
No coverage for insured’s sexual advances
Robert A. Olson 		 
2008 Guerrero v. Cordova Associates, Inc. (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1582
Breach of escrow agreement for purchase of real property
Robert A. Olson , Alana H. Rotter 		 
2008 Marasco v. Superior Court (Ring) (2008) 2008 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 712
Extent of trial court's power to dissolve profitable partnership because of partners' deadlock over decision whether to sell partnership's principal asset
Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson , Kent J. Bullard 		 
2007 Dent v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (2007) 2007 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6013
Reversing fraud in the inducement judgment obtained by terminated insurance agent
Robert A. Olson , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2007 City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd (2007) 2007 WL 1821392
Waiver of right to arbitrate through litigation conduct
Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson 		 
2007 Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Consultants (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 390
Terminating discovery sanctions appropriate for untimely discovery response in business tort action
Robert A. Olson 		 
2006 Marriage of Burkle, In re (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 712
Application of presumption of undue influence in interspousal transactions and of requirement of sworn financial disclosures in post-marital agreement
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson 		 
2006 Kanode v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (2006) 2006 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3178
Judgment notwithstanding the verdict eliminating tort claims by terminated insurance agent
Robert A. Olson , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2006 Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Highlands Ins. Company (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 958
Reversal of $100-plus million, involving extent to which stipulated bankruptcy settlement of asbestos claims could be enforced against bankrupt defendant’s excess insurers
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2005 Perez v. Fire Insurance Exchange (2005) 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 11757
Reduction of $25 million punitive damage award to $711,000 in insurance bad faith judgment in farm tractor accident
Robert A. Olson 		 
2005 Williams et al. v. Bendetti Management Group (2005) 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6632
Procedural requirements in class action concerning mobile home park
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson 		 
2005 Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. MV Transportation (2005) 36 Cal.4th 643
Reimbursement of attorney fees and costs insurer paid for defense when ultimately determined that policy never afforded potential coverage (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger , Robert A. Olson 		 
2004 Cassim v. Allstate Insurance Co. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 780
How Brandt fees should be awarded in contingent fee bad faith cases (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger , Robert A. Olson 		 
2004 Alexander v. Farmers Group, Inc. (2004) 2004 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5685
Independent contractor claims for fraudulent inducement of employment barred by statute of limitations and parol evidence rule
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2004 Vasquez v. County of Kern (2004) 2004 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4976
Propriety of exclusion of Department of Health Services investigation in medical malpractice action
Robert A. Olson 		 
2004 Ceazan v. St. John’s Hospital (2004) 2004 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3601
FEHA claims based on an employer’s purported failure to accommodate employee’s inability to work with her supervisor
Robert A. Olson , Lillie Hsu 		 
2003 In re Marriage of Gritz (2003) 2003 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9395
Separate property credit for full value of house brought to marriage where house later demolished during remodel
Robert A. Olson 		 
2003 Allen v. Hansen (2003) 2003 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5971
Enforcement of settlement reached at mediation
Robert A. Olson , Jens B. Koepke 		 
2003 Inland Empire Health Plan v. Superior Court (2003) 108 Cal.App.4th 588
Statutory immunity for “credentialing” of physicians eligible to participate in health plan
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2002 Detels v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 11942
Constructive discharge and violations of California Family Rights Act
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2002 Mejia v. Community Hospital of San Bernardino (2002) 99 Cal.App 4th 1448
Hospitals’ vicarious liability for certain in-house physicians (petition for review)
Robert A. Olson , Cynthia E. Tobisman 		 
2002 In re Marriage of Tovar (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 7052
Pendente lite attorney’s fees award against spouse’s employer which opposed garnishment
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2002 Ojeda v. Sharp Cabrillo Hospital (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 1
Use of so-called medical-legal consultants to evade MICRA limits on attorney’s fees in medical malpractice cases (amicus curiae brief)
Martin Stein , Robert A. Olson 		 
2002 Surgin Surgical Instrumentation, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 303
Procedural requirements for obtaining default judgment; limits on imposition of terminating discovery sanctions
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger , Robert A. Olson 		 
2002 Surgin Surgical v. Truck Insurance Exchange (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5582
Interpretation of advertising liability coverage; liability for bad faith
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger , Robert A. Olson 		 
2002 Levitsky v. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2004
Requirement that medical bills be submitted within 60 days of treatment to be covered
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2002 Perfect 10, Inc. v. Cybernet Ventures (9th Cir. 2002, 02-55742)
Copyright infringement, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (settled before decision)
Feris M. Greenberger , Robert A. Olson , Jens B. Koepke 		 
2002 Methodist Hospital of So. California v. Superior Court (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2480
Constitutionality of the religious entities exemption for co-employee’s harassment
Robert A. Olson 		 
2002 Tradewinds Escrow, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 704
Escrow agent’s commercial general liability policy covered only accidental occurrences, not professional negligence
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2002 In re Marriage of Palin (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4318
Whether husband’s stock options earned during marriage but not vested until after marriage are community property
Robert A. Olson 		 
2001 Guardian North Bay, Inc. v. Superior Court (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 963
Statute of limitations for Elder Abuse Act claim
Robert A. Olson 		 
2001 Ricketts v. The Farmers Group, Inc. (2001) 2001 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1391
Claim for wrongful termination of an insurer’s in-house (“staff”) counsel
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2001 Kretchmer v. Kretchmer (2001) 2001 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1415
Reduction of child support when party sought increase
Robert A. Olson 		 
2001 Sonnier v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (2001, B141794)
Challenge to independent contractor discharge (settled before decision)
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2001 Breiholz v. Farmers Group, Inc. (2001) 2001 Cal. LEXIS 6247
Professional services exclusion included construction contract manager
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
2001 Velarde v. Cooper Tire (2001, D033801)
Consumer expectations test in product defect action; exclusion of expert testimony
Robin Meadow , Edward L. Xanders , Robert A. Olson 		 
2001 Guardian Post-Acute Services, Inc. v. Superior Court (2001, H021342)
Criminal information filed against healthcare provider did not suffice, without more, to allow punitive damages to be sought in civil action
Robert A. Olson 		 
2000 Remington Homeowners Assoc. v. Ferguson (2000) 2000 Cal. LEXIS 8841
Disability discrimination and CC&R enforcement
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2000 Warren-Guthrie v. Health Net (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 804
Enforcement of arbitration agreement under public employee contract
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2000 Groom v. Health Net (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 1189
Factors considered in whether a party waived arbitration clause by participating in litigation
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2000 Berman v. Health Net (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1359
Factors considered in whether a party waived arbitration clause by participating in litigation
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
2000 Kelly v. Methodist Hospital of So. California (2000) 22 Cal.4th 1108
Availability of religious entity exemption for hospital under the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA)
Robert A. Olson 		 
2000 Vollmer v. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies (2000, D029130)
Judgment against attorney in fact and management company for insurer reversed
Irving H. Greines , Robert A. Olson 		 
1999 Sharon P. v. Arman, Ltd. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 1181
Commercial landowner’s duty of care to tenants to provide security guards for prevention of sexual assaults
Marc J. Poster , Robert A. Olson 		 
1999 Mez Industries, Inc. v. Pacific Nat. Ins. Co. (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 856
Liability insurer’s duty to defend patent infringement action under coverage for advertising injuries
Irving H. Greines , Marc J. Poster , Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
1999 Midiman v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 102
Carrier’s rejection of insured's choice of counsel did not allow insured to hold carrier to settlement made without carrier’s consent
Irving H. Greines , Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson 		 
1999 Kalustian v. Foundation Health (1999) 1999 WL 1074011
Enforcement of arbitration agreement
Robert A. Olson , Peter O. Israel 		 
1999 Franks v. Southland Corp. (1999) 1999 Cal. LEXIS 6281
Whether a 7-11 store proximately caused injuries in parking lot confrontation
Robert A. Olson 		 
1999 Lombardo v. Gibbons (1999, B120873)
Personal injuries from automobile accident
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
1999 Charleston v. Hamilton Gardens Homeowners Association (1999) 1999 Cal. LEXIS 5688
Torts claims against condominium owner for injuries sustained in elevator
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
1999 Mercy Hospital & Medical Center v. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies (1997) 15 Cal.4th 213
Hospital satisfaction of statutory lien from percentage of patient’s recovery from third party
Feris M. Greenberger , Barbara W. Ravitz , Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Cabanillas v. Thrifty Corporation (1998, G021347)
Medical malpractice against hospital
Robert A. Olson , Edward L. Xanders 		 
1998 Surgin Surgical Instrumentation, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 303
Reversal of $59.8 million default judgment based on terminating discovery sanctions in insurance bad faith case
Irving H. Greines , Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Butcher v. Rolling Hills Country Club (1998, B105846)
New trial after $10 million punitive damage verdict concerning drainage from a neighboring property
Robert A. Olson , Alan Diamond 		 
1998 Keru Investments, Inc. v. Cube Co. (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1412
Duty of contractor who performed negligent earthquake retrofitting to subsequent purchaser who purchased building with notice of damage
Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Kern Investments, Inc. v. Cube Co. (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1412
Contractor owed no duty of care re negligent construction to trust deed holder
Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Dynamic Concepts, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 999
Policyholder’s unilateral settlement does not trigger duty to provide independent counsel
Irving H. Greines , Marc J. Poster , Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Pattiz v. Minye (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 822
Dismissal as discovery sanction is not a favorable termination on the merits required for malicious prosecution purposes
Robert A. Olson 		 
1998 Pattiz v. Minye (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 822
Dismissal as terminating sanction not “favorable termination on the merits”
Robert A. Olson , Alan Diamond 		 
1996 BMW v. Gore (1996) 517 U.S. 559
Constitutional limits on right to recover punitive damages (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson , Barbara W. Ravitz 		 
1994 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp. (1994) 9 Cal.4th 362
Legal error does not compel reversal of arbitration award (consultation)
Irving H. Greines , Kent L. Richland , Robert A. Olson 		 
1994 Sutton v. Earles (9th Cir. 1994) 26 F.3d 903
Loss of society damages from Navy injury; federal discretionary function immunity
Martin Stein , Robert A. Olson 		 
1992 Thomas v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 1992) 978 F.2d 504
Injunction against Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding violation of its use of force policies
Martin Stein , Timothy T. Coates , Robert A. Olson 		 

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