Excerpt: ...ff alleges that on March 23, 2007, he obtained a mortgage loan from America's Wholesale Lender in the amount of $404,000.00 by executing a promissory note secured by a deed of trust on the subject property. (Compl., ¶9, Ex. A [DOT].) Plaintiff alleges that on August 21, 2014, a Notice of Default was recorded by Defendant without prior notice. (Id., ¶11, Ex. B [NOD].) Plaintiff alleges he submitted a complete Request for Modification Application...

Excerpt: ...t, Altadena, CA 91101 (“Kevorkian Property”) owned by Defendants Abraham Kevorkian (“Kevorkian”) and Nancy Odesho (“Odesho”). Plaintiff alleges that the Kevorkian Property has always benefited, as the dominate tenement, over the Hastings Property with a 30-foot wide recorded easement. Plaintiff also alleges that the Hastings Property receives a benefit of a 34-foot Road and Utility Easement for the northern side of the Kevorkian Prope...

Excerpt: ...ge that on November 2, 2004, they executed a Deed of Trust, which secured a first position mortgage against the property. They allege that at some point, Defendant U.S. Bank N.A. (“U.S. Bank”) acquired a beneficiary interest in the loan and was tasked with the day-to-day servicing of the subject loan. Plaintiffs allege they were the victim of bait-and-switch practices where they negotiated favorable loan terms, which were later supplanted by ...

Excerpt: ...om, alleges that she was injured on August 29, 2017 when a tree limb crashed onto the playground at Defendant Linda Vista Children's Center, striking Plaintiff. Plaintiff filed this action against Defendants City of Pasadena (“City”), Pasadena Unified School District (“PUSD”), Linda Vista Children's Center (“Linda Vista”), Merchant's Landscape Services, Inc. (“Merchant's Landscape”), and West Coast Arborists, Inc. (“West Coast A...

Excerpt: ...hey were tenants of Defendant's apartment complex at 6705 Riverton Avenue, Apt. 15, North Hollywood, California 91606. Plaintiffs allege that they sustained injuries as a result of the uninhabitable conditions existing at the property and Defendants' refusal to make repairs. The first amended complaint (“FAC”), filed August 13, 2018, alleges causes of action for: (1) negligence (Civ. Code, §§1714(a), 3333); (2) breach of warranty of habitab...

Excerpt: ...urbank Studios LLC, KRCA License LLC, KRCA Television LLC, KZJL License LLC, LBI Radio License LLC, Liberman Broadcasting of California LLC, Liberman Television LLC, Liberman Broadcasting of Dallas License LLC, Liberman Broadcasting of Dallas LLC, Liberman Broadcasting of Houston License LLC, Liberman Broadcasting of Houston LLC, Liberman Television of Dallas License LLC, Liberman Television of Dallas LLC, and Liberman Television of Houston LLC (...

Excerpt: ...”) allege they retained Defendants Frank McNally dba McNally Law Office (“McNally”) and Debra Koven (collectively, “Defendants”) to represent them in a lawsuit to recover damages arising from an electrocution incident. Plaintiffs allege they suffered damages because Defendants failed to exercise proper care and skill in the matter as his attorneys. The second amended complaint (“SAC”), filed November 29, 2018, alleges causes of acti...

Excerpt: ...s unlawful detainer action against Defendant Castellan Financial Corporation (“Defendant”) on January 23, 2018. Plaintiffs allege that defendant is in possession of the premises located at 1343 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103. Plaintiff alleges that the parties entered into a term sublease agreement on January 28, 2010, with monthly rent of $5,625.00. The parties modified the agreement on November 10, <0048004400560048004700 001300...

Excerpt: ...erred to as Beautiful Glow) and Yan Xue Wei (“Wei”) for (1) breach of fiduciary duty (derivative claim); (2) corporate waste (derivative claim); (3) accounting (derivative claim); (4) constructive trust (derivative claim); (5) wrongful termination in violation of public policy; (6) fraud and deceit; and (7) breach of contract. Plaintiff alleges that she was fraudulently induced by Wei in 2012 to open a beauty and wellness spa together. Plaint...

Excerpt: ... was driving his vehicle and Plaintiff Dennis Garr (“Garr”) was a passenger in Stage's vehicle. Plaintiffs alleges that Defendant Southern California Edison Company (“SCE”) caused a power outage, which caused the traffic control signals and street lights to malfunction or become inoperative. Plaintiffs allege as they were driving across an intersection, another vehicle was driving through the intersection and crashed into Stage's vehicle....

Excerpt: ...ian”), as well as their co-conspirators KSR Realty, Inc. (“KSR”), Reta Narkaz, Ruzana Badeer (“Badeer”), Kiane Shabazian (“Shabazian”), and Mariam Kakoian (“Kakoian”). Ambrachyan alleges that Kakoian was the owner of property located at 1737 Bel Aire Dr. in Glendale and that Chukhyan and Kakoian took out loans on the property to pay off other investors that Chukhyan scammed or <004e0052004c0044005100 004b0048004700030033[laintif...

Excerpt: ...”) allege they retained Defendants Frank McNally dba McNally Law Office (“McNally”) and Debra Koven (collectively, “Defendants”) to represent them in a lawsuit to recover damages arising from an electrocution incident. Plaintiffs allege they suffered damages because Defendants failed to exercise proper care and skill in the matter as his attorneys. The second amended complaint (“SAC”), filed November 29, 2018, alleges causes of acti...

Excerpt: ...gainst Defendant Castellan Financial Corporation (“Defendant”) on January 23, 2018. Plaintiffs allege that defendant is in possession of the premises located at 1343 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103. Plaintiff alleges that the parties entered into a term sublease agreement on January 28, 2010, with monthly rent of $5,625.00. The parties modified the agreement on November 10, <0048004400560048004700 00130013000300530048[r month start...

Excerpt: ...idated action, Leal v. Dagstanyan, et al. (Case No. EC064805 “Leal Action”), arises from Plaintiff Maria Carmen Leal's (“Leal”) attempt to enforce a judgment in a prior case by claiming that Defendant Nelly Dagstanyan engaged in a fraudulent transfer of property to Defendant Maro Haroutunyan (“Haroutunyan”) to avoid the judgment. On October 3, 2013, Leal had received an “Order, Decision or Award of the Labor Commissioner” of the S...

Excerpt: ... (“Uber”) on April 22, 2017. Defendant Destiny Riddle (“Riddle”) was the driver that picked Plaintiffs up for their Uber ride. Plaintiffs allege that Riddle became extremely confrontational and violent when Currey asked Riddle to put her music down. Plaintiffs requested to be dropped off, but Riddle refused to let them out until they called 911. Plaintiffs allege that Riddle then attempted to run them over several times. The Second Amende...

Excerpt: ... 2015 as part of a paid tour. Plaintiff alleges that WB negligently designed the seating location where Plaintiff was instructed to sit during the studio tour. She alleges that when the tour guide signaled the group to move on, she stood up from her chair, stepped off an unmarked drop off, approximately one foot tall, and broke her left femur. The complaint, filed September 23, 2016, alleges a cause of action for negligence. Plaintiff moves to co...

Excerpt: ...t times a full-time sworn member of City of Pasadena Police, holding the rank of police officer. (SAC, ¶4.) The Pasadena Police Department (“Police Department”) is alleged to be a subdivision of Defendant City of Pasadena (“City”). (Id., ¶5) Defendant Michael Beck (“Beck”) is alleged to be a city manager for Pasadena, and Defendant Phillip Sanchez (“Sanchez”) is alleged to be the chief of police for the City's Police Department....

Excerpt: ...tion on August 16, 2015. She alleges that while she was a patron on the premises, she was physically assaulted by a third party patron in the “SkyTubes” (an above-ground, maze-like tunnel). The second amended complaint (“SAC”), filed August 11, 2017, alleges causes of action for: (1) negligence against CEC and Does 1-30; and (2) battery against Does 16-30. On November 5, 2018, CEC filed a cross-complaint against Cross-Defendants Steve Gol...

Excerpt: ...as obtaining clothes from her closet, the shelving unit suddenly collapsed and struck her. She alleges that the shelves were negligently installed on the premises. Defendants Glassical Creations, Inc., Lap Shun Hui aka John Hui, and Vernon M. Lee are the alleged owners of the premises located at 1510 La Loma Road, Pasadena, CA 91105. Defendants Rubbermaid, Inc. and Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company allegedly designed, manufactured, supplied, and...

Excerpt: ...General Manager of Yoshinoya who violated its policy by engaging in the unauthorized taking and misappropriation of the non-public information of Plaintiff and other confidential, trade secret, and/or proprietary information. Such confidential information includes, but is not limited to, comparative costs, employee compensation rates, employee benefits information, information about employee's performance, key contact personnel, and management bo...

Excerpt: ...collectively, “Defendants”) represented Plaintiff in an underlying employment and wage-and-hour action against North Coast Medical, Inc. (“Underlying Action”). Plaintiff alleges that she entered into a written attorney-client retainer agreement with Defendants on February 22, 2017, for Defendants' performance of legal services in exchange for Plaintiff's payment. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants represented Plaintiff in the Underlying Ac...

Excerpt: ...ion (“Vehicle”) sometime in February 2017, and refused to release it to her. The third amended complaint (“TAC”), filed November 13, 2018, alleges causes of action for: (1) intentional tort–conversion; (2) intentional tort–trespass to chattels; and (3) violation of Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Civil Code, §1750 et seq.; “CLRA”). Defendant filed a demurrer to the 3 rd cause of action alleged in the TAC and a motion to strike port...

Excerpt: ... Cynthia Salinas, are the owners of real property located at 838-840 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91014. He alleges that on November 18, 2015, he entered into a revolving line of credit agreement with Defendant E & N Financial Services and Development, Inc. (“Defendant”). He alleges at the time he entered into the agreement, Defendant knew Tayyar was in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On February 22, 2016, the day the bankruptcy plan was app...

Excerpt: ...whereby Defendant agreed to be Plaintiff's Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant breached the agreement by providing services to competing companies, charging Plaintiff's credit cards without its knowledge or approval, and paying herself cash advances. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant covered up the unauthorized transactions by inputting false entries into Plaintiff's financial records and making fal...

Excerpt: ... filed this action in order to challenge Defendants' wrongful foreclosure proceedings on Plaintiffs' home. The complaint, filed June 6, 2018, alleges causes of action for: (1) violations of Civil Code, §2923.5; (2) violations of Civil Code, §2924.17; (3) violations of Civil Code, §2924.11; (4) violations of Civil Code, §2923.7; (5) negligence; and (6) violations of Business & Professions Code, §17200. Defendants Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC (...