While on their nightly walk to a neighborhood park, the plaintiffs’ parents were hit in a crosswalk. The plaintiffs sued Caltech and GMSR’s client, the public utility that provided streetlighting in the area. The plaintiffs contended that because of Caltech’s efforts to mitigate light pollution
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment, finding no duty in case alleging inadequate streetlighting by public utility
GMSR gets summary judgment reversed for bank seeking insurance coverage of forgery loss
Court of Appeal reaffirms that businesses with perpendicular parking generally have no duty to protect against curb-jumping vehicles
Ninth Circuit affirms judgment, rejecting plaintiffs’ belated effort to change insurance bad faith theories
A rogue employee of a title company promoted a Ponzi scheme in which she obtained investments from the appellant, a real estate entrepreneur whom she knew from handling his escrow business. When the scheme collapsed and the appellant purportedly lost about $9 million, he sued
GMSR wins affirmance of summary judgment for employer on disability discrimination claims
Court of Appeal affirms $3.9 million judgment on commercial guaranty, holding that federal law bars guarantor’s assertion of “sham guaranty” defense
Propriety of rejecting medical malpractice expert’s testimony on the basis of the expert’s lack of qualifications and his failure to provide a reasonable basis for his opinions
Appropriateness of trial court’s denial of trial continuance
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