• City of Pasadena v. Superior Court (Jauregui)

    Publication Date: 2017-06-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-06-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Foley & Mansfeld, Keith M. Ameele, Joseph V. Macha, M. Amadea Groseclose, Margaret I. Johnson; Office of the Pasadena City Attorney, Michele Beal Bagneris, City Attorney, and John Nam, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, Joseph Satterley, Denyse F. Clancy, and Ian A. Rivamonte, for Real Parties in Interest.

    Case Number: No. B280805

    Claimants' cause of action for asbestos injury accrued upon date of discovery (Manella, J.)

  • Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Company

    Publication Date: 2017-06-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Date Filed: 2017-06-19
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Office of Kyle J. Scott and Kyle J. Scott for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Peter H. Klee, Karin Dougan Vogel and Joseph E. Foss, for Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. G052603

    Good faith dispute doctrine did not relieve insurer of obligation to investigate insured's treatment recommendations (Thompson, J.)

  • Brenner v. Universal Health Services of Rancho Springs, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-06-08
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death | Personal Injury | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Date Filed: 2017-06-07
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bohm Law Group, Lawrance A. Bohm, Bradley J. Mancusco and Maria E. Minney for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Dummit, Buchholz & Trapp, Scott D. Buchholz and Moira S. Brennan for Defendant and Respondent Universal Health Services of Rancho Springs, Inc.

    Case Number: No. D071094

    Alleged retaliation by hospital staff against patient due to complaints by patient's wife not encompassed by retaliation statute (Aaron, J.)

  • CRST, Inc. v. Superior Court (Lennig)

    Publication Date: 2017-05-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Damages | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-05-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bassl, Edlin, Huie & Blum, Fred M. Blum, Michael E. Gallagher and Lisa M. Stevenson; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson, Cynthia E. Tobisman and Alan Diamond; Yoka & Smith, Christopher E. Faenza and Benjamin A. Davis for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Parris Law Firm, R. Rex Parris, Bruce L. Schechter and Khail A. Parris; Grignon Law Firm, Margaret M. Grignon and Anne M. Grignon for Real Parties In Interest.

    Case Number: No. B280270

    Employer's admission of vicarious liability for employee negligence did not preclude award of punitive damages (Manella, J.)

  • BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell

    Publication Date: 2017-05-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Civil Procedure | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-05-30
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: No. 16–405

    Federal Employers' Liability Act does not provide independent basis for exercise of personal jurisdiction (Ginsburg, J.)

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  • Whidbee v. Pierce County

    Publication Date: 2017-05-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-05-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding Before: Susan P. Graber, Sandra S. Ikuta, and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Loren A. Cochran (argued) and Darrell L. Cochran, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Tacoma, Washington, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Alicia M. Burton (argued), Deputy Prosecuting Attorney; Mark Lindquist, Prosecuting Attorney; Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Tacoma, Washington; for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 14-36094

    Removal to federal court does not extend or revive state statute of limitations that expired prior to removal (Ikuta, J.)

  • Van Audenhove v. Perry

    Publication Date: 2017-05-22
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-05-19
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walker Trial Lawyers, Barry M. Walker, and Amy M. Oakden for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Hitzeman & Evenson and Donald W. Hitzeman for Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. E065418

    Mere arrest insufficient to support cause of action for malicious prosecution (Ramirez, P.J.)

  • Garcia v. American Golf Corporation

    Publication Date: 2017-05-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-05-03
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert D. Feighner; Law Offices of Edward J. Deason, and Edward J. Deason, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Michele Beal Bagneris, City Attorney, Ann Sherwood Rider, Assistant City Attorney; Law Offices of Michael R. Nebenzahl, Michael R. Nebenzahl; Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont, and Justin Reade Sarno, for Defendant and Respondent City of Pasadena.

    Case Number: No. B267613

    Trail immunity did not apply to injuries sustained by persons on pedestrian walkway adjacent to public golf course (Ashmann-Gerst, Acting P.J.)

  • Jackson v. Mayweather

    Publication Date: 2017-04-20
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-03-27
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allred Markoko & Goldberg, Michael Maroko, Marcus Spiegel, and John S. West for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Rick Edwards, Inc. and Rick Edwards for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. B266466

    Publication of sonogram depicting fetus prior to termination of pregnancy constituted cognizable basis for invasion of privacy claim (Perluss, P.J.)

  • Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection District

    Publication Date: 2017-04-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-19
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation, Jay-Allen Eisen; Law Offices of Reiner & Slaughter, Russell Reiner, Todd E. Slaughter and April K. Gesberg for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Joseph A. Salazar, Jr., Jeffry A. Miller and Jonna D. Lothyan for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. C079270

    Statutory immunity applied to firefighter's injuries suffered when run over by vehicle at base camp (Butz, Acting P.J.)