Excerpt: ...UCTION & CLEAN UP; ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING; MURILLO CONSTRUCTION; MONTOYA'S TRUCK RENTAL; RS GARDENA; FELIPE DA VILA: OSCAR DEVIL„A; and DOES, 1 to 100, inclusive, Defendants. ALEXANDER DEMOLITION & HAULING; FELIPE DAVILA Cross-C ompl ainants, .ABFLAHAM LOPEZ; OMAR LOPEZ; GONZALO DAVILA; L.D. CONSTRUCTION Cross-Defendants. Background Plamtiff Abraham Lopez sues, among others, former employer Defendants Alexander Demolition and Haul...

Excerpt: ... Flores, with Production of Documents and Request for Sanctions; and Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff, Amanda Portobanco, with Production of Documents and Request for Sanctions. Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Plaintiff Flores; Plaintiff Amanda Portobanco. Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Background Plamtiffs Ivy Flores and Amanda Portobanco (Plaintiffs) sue Defendant Mazda Motor of Am...

Excerpt: ...erty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty) pursuant to the following allegations. On February 6, 2018, at the intersection of Haskell Avenue and Vanowen Street, Van Nuys, California, Petitioner was involved in a traffic collision with an uninsured motorist, Alyssa Moody. As a direct and proximate result of the collision, Petitioner sustained significant injuries and damages and retired early from employment with the Los Angeles Unified School Distri...

Excerpt: ...VING PARTY: Doe 4, Defendant Niza Hacker. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff Karyna Myres. REPLY: Doe 4, Defendant Niza Hacker. Background Plaintiff Karyna Myres brings this habitability suit against Defendants (1) Ernst Hacker, (2) Kape Property Management, Inc., (3) Doe 1 Tamir Hacker, as Successor Co-Trustee of the Survivor's Trust established under The Hacker Family Trust dated March 24, 1988, and as Successor Trustee of Survivor's Trust established under...

Excerpt: ... April 7, 2021, Plaintiff Maricruz Santiago brought this action against Defendants Subaru of America, Inc., Universal Auto Group, Inc. (dba Subaru of Glendale), and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to (1)-(5) five Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act claims and (6) one Fraud claim, based on allegations that, in December 2014, Plaintiff purchased a 2015 Subaru Forester from Subaru of Glendale, pursuant to express and implied warranties from Subaru of Amer...

Excerpt: ...E LUGO, an individual; MOHAMMED KHALID, an individual; ZAHID BUTT, an individual; and DOES 1 – 50, inclusive, Defendants. ________ JRJS, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company, Cross-Complainants, v. SAMUEL KIM, an individual; and CALI BLUE SKY INVESTMENT, INC., a California Corporation; and ROES 1 through 100, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 20STCV47489 Hearing Date: 4/20/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants United Hea...

Excerpt: ...s. Background Plaintiff Kynan Bruce sues Defendants California Care, Inc., Edgar Melkumyan, Does 1-250 pursuant to a June 27, 2022 Complaint alleging a single claim of Wrongful Death. The claim is premised on allegations that on June 14, 2021, Timothy Bruce—who during all relevant times suffered from Stage IV lung cancer and was no longer able to care for himself—was admitted to California Care, Inc.'s facility located at 18975 Collins Street...

Excerpt: ...EVRON #309226); S&E 786 ENTERPRISE, LLC, a California limited liability company; RD 786 ENTERPRISES, INC. a California corporation; Z&R OIL CORPORATION, a California corporation; JRJS, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company; JRJS HOLDING, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company; MOHAMMED KHALID; an individual; and DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, Defendants. ________ JAFAR RASHID, an individual; RASHID & SONS, INC.; S&E 786 ENTERPRISE, LLC; RD 78...

Excerpt: ...on as an individual to sue Defendants Select Portfolio Sevicing, Inc. (SPS) and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a Complaint alleging claims of (1) Violation of California Civil Code § 2923.6, (2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and (3) Violation of California Business & Professions Code §§ 17200 and 17500. The claims arise from allegations that Ms. Edna Kuffour executed a deed of trust in favor of SPS for the real property...

Excerpt: ...is action against Respondent Erik C. Oh pursuant to a November 9, 2022 Verified Petition to Compel Binding Arbitration and for Court Appointment of an Arbitrator based on the grounds that Petitioner represented Respondent Oh in a dissolution of marriage action under the terms of a written retainer agreement that provided that if any dispute(s) arose as to fees and costs to which Petitioner was entitled, such dispute(s) would be submitted to arbit...

Excerpt: ...er. REPLY: [None] Background On August 27, 2019, Plaintiff Jeanette France—then represented by counsel—sued Defendants Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (“LADWP”) and Does 1 through 100 pursuant to claims of (1) FEHA Discrimination based on Disability, (2) Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation, (3) Failure to Take All Reasonable Steps to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment, (4) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public P...

Excerpt: ...Nissan North America, Inc. and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a Complaint alleging (1)-(3) three lemon law claims and (4) a single concealment fraud claim. The lemon law claims are based on allegations that on February 29, 2020, Plaintiff purchased a new 2020 Nissan Altima (“Subject Vehicle”), with Nissan North America warranting the Subject Vehicle and agreeing to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the Subject Vehicle or to pr...

Excerpt: ...and Request for Monetary Sanctions. MOVING PARTY: Defendant Bargain Rent-a-Car. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz. REPLY: Defendant Bargain Rent-a-Car. Background Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz sues Defendants Juvenal Alejandro Farias, Bargain Rent-a-Car, and Does 1-50 pursuant to claims of (1) Revocation of Acceptance of Goods, (2) Rescission, (3) Breach of Oral Contract, (4) Breach of Implied-in-Fact Contract, (5) Breach of Written Con...

Excerpt: ...e: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Cinelou Holdings, LLC and Courtney Solomon's Motion for Order Securing Costs Recoverable from Non-Resident Plaintiff Pursuant to CCP § 1030(a). Background Plaintiff Tianmu Investment Hong Kong Limited (“Tianmu”) is an investment company based in Hong Kong. Defendants Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, Cinelou Holdings, LLC, and Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Inc. (“Defendants”) are in the business of pr...

Excerpt: ...through 20 pursuant to a January 3, 2023 First Amended Complaint pleading (1)-(2) two Breach of Contract claims against Toubian related to the construction of two properties and (3)-(11) nine claims alleged individually and derivatively on behalf of Brentanita as against Toubian and Brentanita: Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Constructive Fraud, Negligence, Concealment, Conversion, Unfair Business Practices, Promissory Fraud, Constructive Trust, and Re...

Excerpt: ...on LLC (“Plaintiff Firefly”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Cardinol Transportation Inc. (“Defendant Cardinol”) alleging a single claim for Declaratory Relief seeking a declaration of rights between the parties as to the validity of a contract between them, the issuance of a permanent injunction restraining the parties from repudiating the contract, costs of suit, and other relief as the Court deemed proper. The relevant handwritten ...

Excerpt: ...Partners L.P.'s Motion to Quash Service o f Summons. Background Plaintiff Gresham Lombard sues a number of Defendants pursuant to a March 29, 2023 Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleging claims of (1) Negligence, (2) Strict Liability – Failure to Warn, (3) Strict Liability – Design Defect, (4) Fraudulent Concealment, and (5) Breach of Implied Warranties on the grounds that, from about 1990 through the early 2000s, Plaintiff Lombard work...

Excerpt: ...to Complaint. Background Plaintiff Nefer Fernandez sues Defendants Javier Meier Borrani, RFRM Collective, and JMB Studio, Inc. pursuant to the following allegations. Plaintiff Nefer Fernandez and Defendant Javier Meier Borrani attended architectural school together between 2010 and 2014 with Borrani graduating in 2014 and Fernandez graduating in 2015. Fernandez and Borrani began working together on architectural projects named “NF House,” “...

Excerpt: ... Financial Pacific Leasings, Inc. sued Vanessa McKenzie, individually and dba Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Urgent Care, and Does 1-10 pursuant to claims of (1) Breach of Equipment Finance Agreement, (2) Breach of Guarantee, and (3) Account Stated on the grounds that on or about April 25, 2017, Defendant McKenzie individually and doing business as Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Urgent Care entered into a written Equipment Finance Agreement with Partners Capital...

Excerpt: ...d Request for Monetary Sanctions Background Plamtiffs Ivy Flores and Amanda Portobanco ("Plaintiffs") sue Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. ("Mazda") and Does 1 through 20 pursuant to a Complaint alleging two Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ("SBA" lemon law) claims and an Unfair Competition claim pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 17200, et seq., as premised on allegations that on April 12, 2018, Plaintiffs purchased a new...

Excerpt: ...rizona—attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, when a shooter discharged thousands of rounds from the window of his hotel room upon unsuspecting concertgoers. As a result, Michelle Leonard sustained physical and psychological injuries. On October 3, 2018, upon the request of Michelle Leonard, The Claypool Law Firm emailed Michelle Leonard an engagement letter to retain The Claypool Firm to represent her in rel...

Excerpt: ...employment to become a Korn Ferry Senior Client Partner. As a condition of employment Korn Ferly required Plaintiff Jamison to sign the Korn Ferry International Arbitration of Claims & Class Action Waiver. The arbitration agreement contained a confidentiality clause agreeing that all proceedings under the arbitrator would remain confidential—including pleadings, discovery, depositions, exhibits, testimony, and awards—except for proceedings re...

Excerpt: ... REPLY: Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. Plaintiffs Cathy Zhou and Jonathan Huang. Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. Background Plamtiffs Cathy Zhou and Jonathan Huang ("Plaintiffs") sue Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. ("Nissan North America") pursuant to three Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ("SBA" lemon law) claims—breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and failure to repair within 30 days or a reasonable time�...

Excerpt: ...erick Pina. Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Plaintiff Frederick Pina. Background On April 13, 2021, Plaintiff Frederick Pina ("Pina")—appearing in pm per—sued Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") pursuant to six causes of action: (1) Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, (2) Violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq., (3) Fraud, (4) Bre...

Excerpt: ...nd DOES 1 to 100, Weimer's Demurrer to Plaintiffs Complaint; and inclusive, Defendants NALEO Educational Fund, National Defendants. MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Ronald Garcia, Erica Bernal, and Angela Weimer's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs Complaint Defendants NALEO Educational Fund [sued as NALEO Education Fund], National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, R...