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  • Towery v. State of California

    Publication Date: 2017-08-11
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-10
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Desai Law Firm, Aashish Y. Desai and Adrianne De Castro for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, William C. Kwong, Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General, Thomas S. Patterson, Jay C. Russell and Jon S. Allin, Supervising Deputy Attorneys General, and Jill Vander Borght, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. B269387

    Governmental immunity barred inmate's Bane Act claim arising from failure to protect him from known risk of dangerous disease (Lui, J.)

  • Parrish v. Latham and Watkins

    Publication Date: 2017-08-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Trade Secrets
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Date Filed: 2017-08-10
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eagan Avenatti, Michael J. Avenatti, Scott H. Sims; Panish, Shea & Boyle, Brian J. Panish, Adam K. Shea, Kevin R. Boyle; Esner, Chang & Boyer and Stuart B. Esner for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Julian W. Poon, Jeremy S. Smith; McKool Smith Hennigan, J. Michael Hennigan and Michael Swartz for Defendants and Respondents.
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    Denial of defendant's summary judgment motion trigger interim adverse judgment rule despite later finding of plaintiffs' bad faith (Kruger, J.)

  • Toeppe v. City of San Diego

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Balaban & Spielberger, Daniel K. Balaban, Andrew J. Spielberger; Greene, Broillet & Wheeler, Browne Greene; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Holly N. Boyer, Joseph S. Persoff and Shea S. Murphy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney and George F. Schaefer, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. D069662

    Trail immunity not applicable to cause of action for failure to maintain non-native tree (Huffman, Acting P.J.)

  • County of San Mateo v. Superior Court (Rowe)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Real Estate | Government
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-07-25
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Susan H. Handelman, Dennis J. Ward, Terry Anastassiou for Defendant and Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.Law Office of Gerald Clausen, Gerald Clausen; Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn, Timothy G. Tietjen for Real Party in Interest.
    Case Number: No. A146077

    Triable issues of fact precluded finding that county park was unimproved for purposes of "natural condition" immunity (Stewart, J.)

  • David v. Hernandez

    Publication Date: 2017-07-25
    Practice Area: Evidence | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-07-25
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lowthorp Richards McMillan Miller & Templeman, John H. Howard; Ferguson Case Orr Paterson, Wendy C. Lascher and John A. Hribar, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet and Curt Cutting; Law Offices of Mark G. Cunningham, Mark G. Cunningham, for Defendants and Appellants.
    Case Number: 2d Civil No. B270133

    Evidence of accident victim's alleged marijuana impairment properly excluded as speculative (Yegan, J.)

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  • Alvarez v. Seaside Transportation Services LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Date Filed: 2017-07-20
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Richard Devirian and Richard C. Devirian; Esner, Chang & Boyer and Stuart B. Esner for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Cox, Wootton, Lerner, Griffin & Hansen, Richard C. Wootton, Mitchell S. Griffin and Marc A. Centor for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. B275980

    Injured contractor's employee made no showing to undermine application of Privette (Sortino, J.)

  • ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7 (Glassdoor, INC.,)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area: Internet Law | Privacy | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Date Filed: 2017-07-19
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff and Appellant, ZL Technologies, Inc.: Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, Jasmine Kaur Singh, James M. Wagstaffe, Michael von Loewenfeldt, and Anna P. Chang.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants and Respondents, Does 1-7: No appearance.
    Case Number: No. A143680

    Libel plaintiff must prove falsity of anonymous online statements in order to obtain disclosure of speakers' identities (Rivera, Acting P.J.)

  • Demara v. The Raymond Corporation

    Publication Date: 2017-07-19
    Practice Area: Products Liability | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-06-21
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Office of Christopher Workman, Christopher J. Workman, Aaron M. Sibley, and Margarite M.B. Sullivan for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Anthony E. Sonnett, and Trevor J. Ingold for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. D068533

    Manufacturer failed to show that benefits of forklift design outweighed dangers (Aaron, J.)

  • Swigart v. Bruno

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Law Office of John Derrick and John Derrick for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Selman Breitman, Elaine K. Fresch, Rachel E. Hobbs and Melanie M. Smith for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D071072

    Accident resulting from contact between horses inherent risk of endurance riding (Aaron, J.)

  • Petitpas v. Ford Motor Company

    Publication Date: 2017-07-06
    Practice Area: Products Liability | Personal Injury | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation | Construction
    Date Filed: 2017-07-05
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Arkin Law Firm, Sharon J. Arkin; Farrise Firm; Simona A. Farrise for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Dykema Gossett, John M. Thomas, Jill M. Wheaton and Tamara A. Bush for Defendant and Respondent Ford Motor Company.
    Case Number: No. B245037

    Automobile manufacturer not liable for product's compatibility with other manufacturers' asbestos-containing replacement parts (Collins, J.)