Excerpt: ...t. Plaintiffs allege defendants negligently operated their vehicle, causing it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle and causing serious injuries and damage to property. On January 8, 2019, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendants move to compel further discovery responses. [TENTATIVE] RULING 1. Defendants Flat Creek Transportation LLC and Dwayne Leon ...

Excerpt: ...y 23, 2017, Plaintiff Community Rebuild Partners LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a verified unlawful detainer complaint against Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin (collectively, “Defendants”). On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint and on May 19, 2017, a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a “Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions” for the...

Excerpt: ...onfer: Yes. (Lowery Decl. ¶¶3-4.) BACKGROUND This action arises out of the alleged assault of plaintiff at Hightech Los Angeles Middle School. Plaintiff alleges T.S. touched R.Z. inappropriately on school premises and it was reported to the school's guidance counselor Mrs. Gold. R.Z. also reported the inappropriate touching to the school principal, Ms. Garber. No action was taken by Mrs. Gold, Ms. Garber, or any other school personnel. On April...

Excerpt: ... date for the closure of the escrow pursuant to the Sale Agreement was “pushed back several times,” and ultimately the sale did not go through. Plaintiff Mehrdad Dardashti brought the instant action against defendant Marin on December 5, 2019, seeking specific performance and damages for breach of contract. The instant action was ordered to binding arbitration pursuant to the parties' written agreement on October 1, 2020. The arbitrator issue...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow up surgical procedure with Dr. Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Furthermore, plaintiff alleges she cou...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff alleges defendant, suddenly and without reason, blocked plaintiff's use of Western Union. Defendant Ersek now moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complaint and to dismiss the action as to defendant Ersek. [TENTATIVE] RULING: Defendant Hikmet Ersek's Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is GRANTED. DISCUSSION Defendant Hikmet Ersek moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complain...

Excerpt: ...breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and agre...

Excerpt: ...e renovation of the Westfield Topanga Mall Shopping Center. Plaintiff alleges he was injured while using a ladder designed and manufactured by Defendant Werner Co. As a result of defendants' negligent acts and omissions, on January 24, 2019, while Plaintiff was pulling communication cables through a patch of ceiling, fell from his ladder through ceiling panels and struck his head on a concrete floor, which knocked him unconscious. As a result, pl...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Tip Top Restoration damages in the amount of $84,104 and Plaintiff Dan Reichman $32,567.88 for civil battery. The punitive damages phase of the case was tried to this court on December 8 and 29, 2020. The court rendered its decision on January 5, 2021, awarding $100,000 in punitive damages against Justin Mir for his fraudulent actions and battery of Dan Reichman. Judgment was entered against defendants on March 3, 2021, and notice of en...

Excerpt: ...a 2019 Mercedes‐Benz E450C, the vehicle failed an unreasonable amount of times, did not function properly, and was not safe or reliable. On October 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint against Mercedes‐Benz USA, LLC and Keyes European, LLC for (1) Breach of Implied Warranty; (2) Breach of Express Warranty; and (3) Violation of the Song‐Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Defendants now move to compel arbitration. [TENTATIVE] RULIN...

Excerpt: ... with her husband, Justin Mir, Ms. Mir signed various agreements with Tip Top, authorizing it to provide emergency remediation and “dry out” services, as well as to box and remove all of their belongings from the parts of their home impacted by the water leak. Tip Top provided more than a week of emergency remediation services at the home and packed out nearly the entire contents of their five-bed room home, which included an extensive collec...

Excerpt: ...LLC filed an unlawful detainer complaint against Joz Knowz, Inc. (“Joz”), Jocelyn Cruz, and Stephanie Venoch Nang on the grounds Defendants failed to pay rent and failed comply with Paragraphs 2.3 and 52 of the lease agreement by not obtaining the required certificate of occupancy/permits in order to maintain a health club/gym facility. Plaintiff maintains they served the Defendants with a written notice requiring Defendants to comply, which ...

Excerpt: ...curred at Defendants' assisted living facility. Plaintiffs allege on March 3, 2017, Plaintiff Salvador Delgadillo entered into a contract with Defendant Avalon View Homes, Inc. to stay at their residential care facility. Prior to admission, Plaintiffs allege, Defendants knew about Mr. Delgadillo's medical history which included bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, recurrent falls, and fevers. Plaintiffs further allege on September 23, 2017, Mr....

Excerpt: ... and breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and...

Excerpt: ... Sherman Oaks and defendants Mohammad Moayery and Parvaneh Moshir Afshar are the owners. Plaintiff alleges the habitability violations include mold. Plaintiff contends as a result of allegedly toxic mold, plaintiff became ill and incurred substantial medical damages. On May 3, 2021, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint asserting causes of action for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendants now demur to amended ...

Excerpt: ...ng Gon Bae M.D. (“Bae”) and Thomas J. Lomis M.D. (collectively, “Defendants”) on 9/6/19. The complaint alleges on 10/20/17, Bae performed a surgical procedure upon Plaintiff during which she was cut far beyond any discussion prior to surgery and which was not medically necessary. (Compl. at II.) The complaint alleges Defendants were guilty of negligence and deviated from the standard of care in their examination, treatment, and aftercare ...

Excerpt: ... return on his investment as well as plaintiff would take ownership of the property or that the property would secure plaintiff's investment. Plaintiff further alleges Eliezer Appel concealed from plaintiff the fact that plaintiff did not own the property or the company that took title to the property that is, the Defendant Lockhart Development, Inc., and that Eliezer Appel took plaintiff's investment for his own gain. On November 24, 2020, plain...

Excerpt: ...ges him and his wife entered into a peculiar lease agreement with Defendant Property Specialist Group Inc. (“Defendant” or “PSG”), PSG's agent (Sean Cohen), and Allstate Realty Group Inc., a California Corporation, in which Plaintiff was to transfer ownership of the subject property to PSG. Plaintiff claims this was due to him experiencing financial hardship and subsequently beginning to fall into arrears on his loan on the subject proper...

Excerpt: ...f's assignor for a 2018 Mercedes‐Benz GLS450W4 vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Koo then breached the terms of the Agreement by failing to make the monthly payment and has since failed and refused to make any further payments due thereunder. At the time of filing, the unpaid amount was $68,607.99. Plaintiff filed the complaint on May 7, 2021, alleging: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Common Count; (3) Claim & Delivery; and (4) Conversion. ...

Excerpt: ... suffered injuries while he was working on the renovation of the Westfield Topanga Mall Shopping Center. Plaintiff alleges he was injured while using a ladder designed and manufactured by Defendant Werner Co. As a result of defendants' negligent acts and omissions, on January 24, 2019, while Plaintiff was pulling communication cables through a patch of ceiling, fell from his ladder through ceiling panels and struck his head on a concrete floor, w...

Excerpt: ...pril 11, 2013 Responding Party: No opposition. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged series of fraudulent and otherwise illegal transactions perpetrated on Plaintiffs by Defendants. Plaintiffs allege Defendants took over $1,400,000.00 of money from Plaintiffs, and additionally obtained loans and extensions of credit in the name of Plaintiff Amram Yahalom without his knowledge or consent, between December 2008 and April 2019. Plaintiffs fu...

Excerpt: ...ROUND Plaintiff Debra Schlesinger Greenwood (hereafter “Debra”) filed the original complaint in this action on December 26, 2017 against her former husband, Norman Greenwood (hereafter “Norman”), their business partner, Laura Stokes (“Stokes”), and a business the three created for the purpose of purchasing and operating 14000 Ventura Blvd. Inc. (collectively “Defendants”). On February 18, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Com...

Excerpt: ...tees of The Yahalom Community Property Trust Dated April 11, 2013 Responding Party: No opposition. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged series of fraudulent and otherwise illegal transactions perpetrated on Plaintiffs by Defendants. Plaintiffs allege Defendants took over $1,400,000.00 of money from Plaintiffs, and additionally obtained loans and extensions of credit in the name of Plaintiff Amram Yahalom without his knowledge or consent,...

Excerpt: ...ywood. Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow up surgical procedure with Dr. Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Furthermore, plaintiff alleges ...

Excerpt: ... Berries business with Defendant Arash Majlessi and Majlessi Corporation (“Majlessi Defendants”), who were the sellers of the business. On July 18, 2018, the escrow for the Plaintiffs' purchase of the assets, including an assignment of the Majlessi Defendants lease of the Nuts ‘n Berries café premises, was closed by United Escrow Co., with Harry Hwang serving as the escrow officer. Plaintiffs allege Defendants Kamran Hekmat and Gloria Cent...