Excerpt: ...follows. Plaintiff Linda Rovenger (“Rovenger”) worked for Defendants BLVD Centers, Inc., BLVD Centers Corp., and Convalo Health International, Inc. (“Defendants”) as a Director of Launching Facilities. (Complaint ¶ 1.) Rovenger alleges that she reported various instances of illegal conduct by Defendants, including false representations to government entities and shareholders that Defendants' facilities were licensed as drug rehabilitatio...

Excerpt: ...osed Judgment within ten (10) days of this ruling. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Greta Curtis (“Curtis”) alleges that Defendant Ammec Investments Inc. (“Ammec”) transferred an interest in certain real property to Curtis's company, Sisters-In-Law LLC, to pay off attorney's fees owed to Sisters-In-Law. (Complaint ¶ 10.) Curtis alleges that this did not extinguish the larger debt that Ammec owed. (Complaint ¶ 10.) Curtis alleges that she is...

Excerpt: ...Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that in November 2013, defendant David Shapero (“Shapero”) advertised that he was in need of a caretaker to personally aid him due to his physical disabilities. (FAC ¶ 5.) Plaintiff Jaiun Jinn Roa Osorio (“Osorio”) accepted the offer. At the time, she was a minor, having been born on December 27, 1995. (FAC ¶¶ 4, 5.) The FAC alleges that on November 27, 2013, while giving Shapero a hand massage, Sh...

Excerpt: ...pel Deposition is GRANTED. The deposition of Dr. Brooks shall take place within fourteen days of this order. Jacob Ramirez's counsel is to propose by email to Defendants' counsel Ms. Leineweber within two days of this hearing three available dates for Dr. Brooks to be deposed. Defendants shall then set the deposition on one of the available dates, or propose alternative dates, potentially within a longer time frame. The court also GRANTS Defendan...

Excerpt: ...at it lacks jurisdiction over defendant Scott Cochran for lack of proper service, the court sets an OSC re: Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint for March 5, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS This is an action for breach of contract. Plaintiff Wesco Insurance Company (“Wesco”) alleges that it provided Defendants Scott Cochran dba Ryanco Protective Coatings (“Cochran”) with an workers compensation and employers liability insuranc...

Excerpt: ...ations involving the Plaintiffs' asserted right to a permit allowing them to park on the street where they live. Plaintiffs Nathan Johnson, Shari Edwards (“Edwards”), and Edwards-Johnson LLC (“Plaintiffs”) allege that they are homeowners within a gated community in Los Angeles. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶ 14.) They allege that Defendants Crest/Promontory Common Area Association (“Crest”) and Stoneyhill Security Association...

Excerpt: ...8:30 a.m. The Case Management Conference is continued to the same date. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiffs Harlan and Sonie Powers (“Plaintiffs”) entered into a contract of adhesion with Defendant Public Storage, Inc. (“Public Storage”) to store property. (Complaint ¶ 18.) Plaintiffs allege that Public Storage charged them illegal late fees overstating their amount owed, illegally denied access to their prope...

Excerpt: ...SUSTAINED, without leave to amend. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is a negligence action. Plaintiff Ellen Huang (“Huang”) alleges that she was a member of Defendant Meridian Sports Club, LLC (“Meridian”), a gym facility. (FAC ¶ 6.) Huang worked with personal trainer, Defendant Todd Gaebe (“Gaebe”). (FAC ¶¶ 7–8.) After several back exercises on April 28, 2015 at the Meridian Sports Club, Huang told Gaebe that she had “overdone it.” (...

Excerpt: ... counsel inform Plaintiff Michele Nocchi's (“Nocchi”) counsel in writing 30 days before trial whether Marco Bussinello (“Bussinello”) intends to waive the privilege against self-incrimination with respect to questions regarding Bussinello's alleged prior use of cocaine or other drugs. If Bussinello were to decide to waive this privilege, then the court would allow Nocchi at that time to take Bussinello's deposition on this limited issue, ...

Excerpt: ...onfidential Settlement Agreement has been executed. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is a wage and hour action. Plaintiffs Dario Maldonado, Douglas Alcorn, Kerry Cassel, Brian Chi Fan, Lynn Sharp, Timothy Strom, and Thahir Thoppiyil (“Plaintiffs”) are licensed respiratory therapists who work at the neo-natal in-patient unit at St. John's Health Center. (FAC ¶ 14.) They allege that they are non-exempt employees subject to Industrial Wage Order No. 5. ...

Excerpt: ...an action for medical negligence and products liability. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges as follows. Plaintiff Jeff Pomarico alleges that he has throat cancer. (FAC ¶ 7.) On November 12, 2015, he was admitted to Defendant Cedars Sinai Medical Center for radiation therapy. (Complaint ¶ 7.) Defendant Dr. Zachary S. Zumsteg performed and supervised the radiation therapy. (Complaint ¶ 7.) User error occurred, in that insufficient r...