summary judgment

Aug 23, 2022 Gary J. Wax, Robert A. Olson Landowner Liability, Tort Litigation

Beaudreau v. Burnham USA Equities, Inc. et al. (Aug. 23, 2022, G059971) 2022 WL 3593351

Court of Appeal reaffirms that businesses with perpendicular parking generally have no duty to protect against curb-jumping vehicles

Oct 21, 2021 David E. Hackett, Robert A. Olson Civil Procedure, Insurance Law

Ray v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. (9th Cir. Oct. 21, 2021, No. 20-55989) 2021 WL 4902357

Ninth Circuit affirms judgment, rejecting plaintiffs’ belated effort to change insurance bad faith theories

Aug 10, 2021 Robin Meadow Civil Procedure

Court Of Appeal Affirms Defense Summary Judgment Based On Issue Preclusion As To The Appellant’s Unclean Hands

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

Dec 14, 2020 Alana H. Rotter Labor & Employment/Agency

Lopez v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Dec. 14, 2020, B296598) 2020 WL 7332045

GMSR wins affirmance of summary judgment for employer on disability discrimination claims

Jun 11, 2019 David E. Hackett, Alana H. Rotter, Cynthia E. Tobisman Business Litigation, Civil Procedure

Coastline RE Holdings Corp. v. Cunningham (June 7, 2019, C076994) 2019 WL 2402272

Court of Appeal affirms $3.9 million judgment on commercial guaranty, holding that federal law bars guarantor’s assertion of “sham guaranty” defense

Jan 24, 2005 Robin Meadow Civil Procedure, Healthcare Law, Tort Litigation

McCormick-Gordon v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Jan. 24, 2005, B172622) 2005 WL 236558 [nonpublished opinion]

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

Nov 29, 2004 Healthcare Law

Slack v. Regents of University of California (Nov. 29, 2004, B164521) 2004 WL 2699976 [nonpublished opinion]

Appropriateness of trial court’s denial of trial continuance

Jan 07, 2003 Cynthia E. Tobisman Civil Procedure, Tort Litigation

Greines v. Ford Motor Co., Inc. (Jan. 7, 2003, B148400) 2003 WL 42524 [nonpublished opinion]

Summary judgment reversed in claim against automobile manufacturer for fraud and breach of warranty

Dec 18, 2001 Robin Meadow Administrative Law, Real Property

Trancas Property Owners Ass’n v. California Coastal Com’n (Dec. 18, 2001, B142315) 2001 WL 1634406 [nonpublished opinion]

Conditions under which coastal development permit expires

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