Excerpt: ...action arising from an alleged fraudulent scheme by Defendants Donghyung Chang and Giryung Chang to have Plaintiff accept checks from the other Defendants—many of whom the Plaintiff had not met—as repayment for a loan. Defendants allegedly did not intend to be responsible for the sums paid by check and instead filed numerous, frivolous lawsuits to extort a settlement from the Plaintiff. On January 9, 2018, Plaintiff filed the operative First ...

Excerpt: ... employment with Defendant Apple Inc. as global product safety counsel. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) filed on October 31, 2016, asserts causes of action for (1) Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) age discrimination, (2) FEHA age harassment, (3) FEHA retaliation, (4) FEHA gender discrimination, (5) FEHA gender harassment, (6) FEHA retaliation, (7) FEHA failure to prevent, (8) violation of Labor Code § 1102.5, (9) w...

Excerpt: ...RNANDO, CLAIFORNIA CREDIT UNION, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, <0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[ <0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[ CASE NO.: BC613717 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY 8:30 a.m. March 14, 2018 Dept. 56 This is an action arising from alleged embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duty stemming from disputes in Plaintiff The Filipino-American Community of Los Angeles, Inc. (“FACLA”)...

Excerpt: ...56 On July 28, 2016, Techno-Advanced Inc. (“Techno-Advanced”) filed this action (BC628705) against Legendary Builders Corporation (“Legendary Builders”) and Grovewood Properties LLC (“Grovewood”) arising out of the alleged failure to pay for equipment, material, and labor for construction improvements at 1342 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA. Grovewood is alleged to be the owner of the property, Legendary Builders the general cont...

Excerpt: ...on arising from an alleged breach of a manufacturing contract by Defendants. On December 7, 2017, Plaintiff filed the operative Complaint alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) intentional interference with contractual relations, (4) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (5) negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, and (6) ...

Excerpt: ...N TO STRIKE 8:30 a.m. March 1, 2018 Dept. 56 This is an action arising from the death of Nen Thi Nguyen (“Nguyen”) from a brain hemorrhage caused by the allegedly deficient medical care provided to her by Defendant Brier Oak On Sunset LLC, a skilled nursing facility. On June 30, 2017, Plaintiffs Nguyen, by and through her successor in interest Phuong Minh Quoc (“Quoc”), and Plaintiff Quoc in her own right, filed the operative Complaint fo...

Excerpt: ... GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT Dept. 98 1:30 p.m. February 9, 2018 I. BACKGROUND This action arises from a four-vehicle accident that occurred on March 18, 2015. On August 19, 2015, Plaintiff Gwendolyn Evette McClendon (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Mamikon Barnasyan (“Barnasyan”), Barnasyan's employer, KS Express, Inc. (“KS Express”), and Victorino Gonzalez-Hernandez (“Gonzalez-Hernandez”) (collectively, “Defendants...

Excerpt: ...0440051004a0048[ of the Automobile Club (“Plaintiff”) filed this insurance subrogation action against Defendants Leanne Jones Snyder (“Leanne”) and Marc E. Snyder (“Marc”) (collectively, “Defendants”). On February 10, 2017, the Court entered default judgment against Defendants in the amount of $52,836.31 as to Leanne and $26,514.46 as to Marc. Plaintiff seeks an order directing Defendants (judgment debtors) to assign Plaintiff (ju...

Excerpt: ...z Jr., (“Lopez”), the People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) (erroneously sued as the State of California) and Does 1 to 50. The Court notes that while the heading of the complaint only names Lopez, the State and Does 1 to 50 as defendants, the body of the complaint also names the County of Los Angeles (the “County”) as a defendant. The complaint alleges causes of action ...

Excerpt: ...t Defendant Lovi's Delicatessen, Inc. (“Defendant”) for premises liability and general negligence relating to a February 17, 2017 slip and fall incident. On October 13, 2017, Defendant served Requests for Production of Documents, Form Interrogatories, and Special Interrogatories on Plaintiff. (Declaration of Michael H. Cooper, ¶ 4.) Defendant granted an extension on responses, but Plaintiff has failed to serve any responses to Defendant's di...

Excerpt: ...(“Defendant”) for premises liability relating to a February 17, 2014 slip and fall. On November 1, 2017, Defendant served Request for Production, Form Interrogatories, and Special Interrogatories on Plaintiff. (Declaration of Jonathan J. Herzog, ¶ 5.) Defendant granted extensions on responses, but to date, no responses have been received. (Herzog Decl., ¶¶ 9, 10.) Defendant now moves for an order compelling Plaintiff's responses to discove...

Excerpt: ...7, Plaintiff Allison Stein (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant David Ghozland and his medical practice (“Defendant”) for professional negligence, battery, breach of fiduciary duty, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On December 11, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) adding a cause of action for intentional misrepresentation. Plaintiff now moves to transfer the case to the West Judicial...

Excerpt: ...1:30 p.m. February 9, 2018 This action arises out of a November 15, 2016 accident involving a Bluebird School Bus (“Bus”) and an automobile driven by Petitioner Miguel Hernandez and in which Petitioner Juventino Flores was a passenger (collectively, “Petitioners”). On April 17, 2017, Petitioners filed a claim with the City of Los Angeles (“City”). On April 21, 2017, City informed Petitioners that their claim had been received. (Declar...

Excerpt: ...R Plaintiff J.C.D. (“Claimant”), a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Crystal Chavez (“Petitioner”) has agreed to settle his claims against Defendants in exchange for $8,448.64. If approved, $1,027.89 will be used to pay medical expenses, $1,442.07 will be used to pay attorney's fees, and $2,115.86 will be used to pay non-medical expenses, leaving a balance of $1,442.07 for Claimant. Court approval is required for all settlement...

Excerpt: ...04c0049[f”) filed this action against Defendant McDonald's Corporation (“Defendant”) for negligence, premises liability, intentional tort, and conscious/reckless disregard for life and limb relating to an October 19, 2014 incident in which Plaintiff visited a drive-thru of a McDonald's restaurant and while hot coffee was being handed to her, it was dropped onto Plaintiff's legs, causing severe burns. Plaintiff prayed for punitive and exempl...

Excerpt: ...ur Fitness USA, Inc. (“Defendant”) for gross negligence, negligence, and negligent supervision/training. Defendant seeks to file records under seal on grounds the subject records contain trade secrets. Defendant is Defendant seeks to file the following records under seal: (1) Emergency Medical Response Plan; (2) Club Safety Training Program; (3) My24 Team – Code Blue: Responding to Medical Emergencies; (4) Automated External Defibrillation ...

Excerpt: ...8 On March 30, 2017, Plaintiff Louise Ann Cole (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Raymond Paul (“Paul”) and Benjamin Moore & Co. (“BMC”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for negligence arising out of a November 10, 2015 motor vehicle accident. On April 18, 2017, Plaintiff served Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, and Requests for Admissions on BMC. (Declaration of Robert...

Excerpt: ...Elvia Olvera (“Olvera”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants Hertz Vehicles LLC and David S. Welfel (“Defendant”) for negligence arising out of an April 12, 2017 automobile accident. On July 14, 2017, Defendant served Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Request for Production of Documents on Timoshuk. On August 24, 2017, Defendant served Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Req...

Excerpt: ...on against Defendant Andrii Bondarevskyi (“Defendant”) alleging battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. On November 22, 2017, the Court ordered Defendant to serve responses to Plaintiff's Special Interrogatories, Set Two, and to pay monetary sanctions by December 12, 2017. Plaintiff served notice of the Court's order on November 22, 2017. (Declaration ...

Excerpt: ...filed her Complaint on June 18, 2015 against Alexandra Baluka for general negligence and motor vehicle negligence. An answer was filed on behalf of Alexandra Baluka on February 23, 2016. On April 4, 2016, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), adding Alexander Baluka as a defendant, without seeking leave of the court. On February 6, 2017, the Court ordered Plaintiff's FAC stricken, as not filed in conformity with the laws of this ...

Excerpt: ...nikova (“Reznikova”), and Tillinghast and Reznikova individually (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”), Palms Middle School (“Palms”), Derek Moriuchi (“Moriuchi”), John Mullaney (“Mullaney”), Amanda Millet (“Millet”), Julio Mendoza (“Mendoza”), Christopher Smith (“Smith”) and Does 1 to 20 alleging causes of action for (1) Negligence based o...

Excerpt: ...n along with Rick Fine, an active member of the State Bar of Califomia_ (Declaration of Brian M. Rodier, 1, 9.) Applicant is a resident of Florida and is a member in good standing of the Florida State Bar. (RodierDec1_, 2, 3, 5.) Applicant is not a resident of Califomia and does not regularly engage in business in Califomia_ (Rodier Decl_, '12.) Applicant has appeared in Califomia State Court once in the past two years. (RodierDecl_: 8.) Rodier's...

Excerpt: .... 98 1:30 p.m. February 7, 2018 On May 15, 20170, Plaintiff Ana M. Echeverria (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Covidien Sales, LLC (“Covidien”) and Jonathan Jeremy Ball (“Ball”) for negligence and negligent hiring, retention, supervision, training, entrustment relating to a March 15, 2017 automobile accident. On July 6, 2017, Covidien moved to strike all references to punitive damages. The Court granted the motion to...

Excerpt: ...on against Defendants Mohanad Abdulrhman Alnami and Maha Alnami (“Defendant”) for negligence relating to a January 26, 2016 automobile accident. Defendants failed to file an Answer and default was entered against Alnami only on July 10, 2017. Defendant now seeks to set aside default and to file an Answer. “The court may, upon any terms as may be just, relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissal, order, or o...

Excerpt: ...f America (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Ezequiel Gomez dba EZ Roofing (“Defendant”) seeking $234,493.83 that it paid to its insured, Manuel Varela (“Varela”). On or about October 17, 2016, Defendant was contracted by Varela to perform roof work on Varela's property. However, in the course of performing the roofing services, Defendant allegedly caused substantial damages to Varela's property. Plaintiff insured Varel...