Excerpt: ...uit is based on wage-and-hour claims. Plaintiffs are former property inspectors allegedly employed by Defendants. There are now cross-motions for summary judgment or adjudication. Defendant Allstate Insurance Company now moves for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication, of all claims asserted by Plaintiff Rockett Evans only. Plaintiff Evans opposed. Plaintiff Evans also separately moves for summary adjudication of her fourt...

Excerpt: ...INGS: Plaintiff Brittany Jackson alleges she moved into the property at 1426 W 25th Street in Los Angeles, CA, to care for her ailing grandmother, Katie Mae Hawkins. On November 9, 2022, Hawkins passed away. Plaintiff Sylvia Sheridan is the daughter and successor in interest to decedent Hawkins. Plaintiff Jackson alleges she continued to pay rent after her grandmother's death. On December 1, 2022, Defendant(s) Hawkins Real Property Management, LL...

Excerpt: ...y. Plaintiff did not file an opposition to the motion. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion for Summary Adjudication as to Plaintiff's Request for a Civil Penalty is GRANTED. Moving party to give notice, unless waived. DISCUSSION: Motion for Summary Adjudication I. Legal Standard The function of a motion for summary judgment or adjudication is to allow a determination as to whether an opposing party cannot show evidentiary support for a pleading ...

Excerpt: ...5120 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Plaintiff Harma Hartouni is the sole member of Plaintiff 5110. Plaintiffs allege they obtained an insurance policy on the property through Defendant Scottsdale Insurance Company. Defendant B&B Premier Insurance Solutions, Inc., and its manager, Defendant David Kern, obtained the policy for Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs allege they informed Defendants that 5110 needed insurance including liability from claims and...

Excerpt: ...ilips North America, LLC. Plaintiff alleges he worked for Defendants as an account manager. On June 6, 2021, Plaintiff broke his femur. The injury prevented him from performing duties as a salesman such as driving, standing for prolonged periods, and sitting. This forced Plaintiff to take a leave of absence. Plaintiff also alleges that he raised safety concerns regarding Defendants' equipment, and concerns that Defendants' were making misrepresen...

Excerpt: ...enteen causes of action against Defendant California Harley-Davidson and its employees Ronald Senters, Drew Bruns, and Mark Ruffalo, including claims for sexual harassment. On January 27, 2022, this court granted Defendants' motion to compel binding arbitration. Defendants Harbor City Enterprises, Inc. and Mark Ruffalo have been unrepresented by counsel since March 17, 2023, when this court granted counsel Linda Krieger's motion to withdraw. On A...

Excerpt: ...ailed to hire her directly, after Plaintiff took time off to care for her husband after he suffered a heart attack, and, after Plaintiff was injured by falling in the workplace. Plaintiff brings causes of action against Defendant for (1) Disability Discrimination, (2) Associational Disability Discrimination, (3) Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations, (4) Failure to Engage in Good Faith Interactive Process, (5) Retaliation, and (6) Wrongful...

Excerpt: ...ul and Jewish Center Ahavath Israel, Inc., and Michael Rosenberg brought this action against Defendants Moshe Kagan and Congregation Talmud Troah of Ahavath Israel, Inc. The matter arises from a dispute over the use and management of Ahavath Israel Congregation, Inc. Plaintiffs bring causes of action for (1) interference with prospective business advantage, (2) slander of title, (3) trespassing, (4) interference with contract, (5) fraud, (6) priv...

Excerpt: ...e real property located at 4730 El Camino Avenue, Carmichael, California, 95608 (the “Property”). The Property consists of a ninety-five (95) unit multi-family community. In the course of the negotiations with Clippinger, Plaintiffs were represented by FundOpp Capital, Inc. d/b/a “Alpha Investing” (“Alpha”) who acted as the Plaintiffs' intermediary and/or agent for purposes of the transaction. The primary individual representatives fo...

Excerpt: ...rly Act. On April 1, 2021, this Court (Judge Stuart Rice) granted Defendants' motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff BMW now moves to confirm the arbitration award. Defendants filed a “Response” opposing the petition. TENTATIVE RULING: Petitioner's Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award is CONTINUED to a date TBD at the hearing. Moving party to give notice, unless waived. DISCUSSION: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award A. Legal Standard Any...

Excerpt: ... action against various manufacturers of alleged toxic chemical products. Felipe worked in mannequin manufacturing where he alleged he was exposed to harmful chemical products that caused renal cell carcinoma. Felipe passed away from the cancer after filing this suit; his wife, as his surviving spouse and successor-in-interest, continues the suit on his behalf. The First Amended Complaint also adds Felipe's adult children as Plaintiffs, and asser...

Excerpt: ...note secured by a deed of trust on his real property located in Redlands, California. The promissory note provided Shetty would receive a principal sum of $125,000, on which he would pay interest at 12 percent per annum. However, Defendants allegedly only lent him the principal sum of $108,000, rather than the $125,000 indicated on the note itself. When a notice of default was recorded against the property, Shetty tendered the full and correct am...

Excerpt: ...Vanessa Samuels, brings this action against Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District for (1) negligence and (2) negligent hiring, training, and supervision. Plaintiff alleges while attending kindergarten at Fullbright Avenue Elementary school, she was the victim of physical and mental bullying. Defendant now moves for leave to conduct Plaintiff's mental exam. Plaintiff opposed in part. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion for Leave to Conduc...

Excerpt: ...lease. Plaintiff alleges that after entering escrow to sell the unit to a third party, Defendant refused to allow a reasonable inspection of the premises. Plaintiff brought this action for (1) Enforcement of Inspection Rights per Civil Code section 1954, (2) declaratory relief, and (3) breach of contract. The case is related to Joshua Gafni v. Michael Reyes, LASC Case no. 22STCV34223. There, Gafni, as Plaintiff, alleges his unit suffered water da...

Excerpt: ...geles, CA. Plaintiff alleges it contracted with Defendants Drake Real Estate Group and Christopher Charles Drake whereby Defendants would manage the property. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants presented a plan for interior renovations of the apartments. Defendants, however, allegedly failed to disclose that the renovations involved a full-scale electrical upgrade. Defendants retained Defendant AAG Services, Inc. as subcontractor to conduct the el...

Excerpt: ...eave, retaliated against her for taking medical leave, and committed wage and hour violations, among other things. Defendant now moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to arbitrate the dispute pursuant to CCP § 1281 et seq. Plaintiff opposed. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. The action is stayed pending the results of the arbitration. A Status Review/OSC re: Dismissal is set for November 1, 2024 at 8:30 a.m...

Excerpt: ...g a portion of the settlement owed to Plaintiff. Defendant has filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff for declaratory relief. Defendant/Cross- Complainant seeks a judicial declaration over the parties' rights to $269,984.74 currently held in Defendant/Cross-Complainant's client trust account. Cross-Complainant now moves for summary judgment. Cross-Defendant opposed. TENTATIVE RULING: Cross-Complainant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED i...

Excerpt: ...agreement with Defendants MX2 Productions Inc. and Daniel Reardon where Plaintiffs would provide production services for the film “Maggie Moore(s).” Plaintiffs allege they completed the services required under the agreement but have not been compensated. Plaintiffs now bring causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and (3) fraud. Specially appearing Defendants MX2 Productions ...

Excerpt: ...Grand, LLC (“Maguire”) owned a parking garage (“the property”) in downtown Los Angeles under a ground lease between Maguire, as ground lessee, and the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”), as ground lessor. Plaintiff explored a joint venture with Defendants [FN 1] with respect to the property. In connection with the negotiations, Plaintiff required that Defendants execute confidentiality agreements in 2017 and 2018. The confi...

Excerpt: ...d that her and her children appeared on The Dr. Phil Show, and experienced unfair treatment and humiliation, among other things. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for (1) negligent misrepresentation, (2) professional negligence, (3) personal injury, (4) equitable relief, (5) defamation, and (6) violation of Civil Code section 1714. On November 22, 2022, this court granted Defendants' special motion to strike the FAC in its entirety. (See 11/22/2...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff alleges Sheriff Alex Villanueva retaliated against her because of her perceived support for Eli Vera, who ran against Villanueva in the Sheriff's election race. As part of that retaliation, Plaintiff alleges Villanueva blocked her promotion for which she was qualified. Plaintiff alleges the Sheriff's Department has a practice of retaliating against LASD employees for exercising their first amendment rights. Plaintiff asserts a single ca...

Excerpt: ...dant Ross's stores—a notebook planner, cosmetic case, and suction-cup mirror—contained Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), which is allegedly subject to Proposition 65 warning requirements. Defendant allegedly failed to provide such warnings. On October 22, 2021, Defendant Enchante Accessories, Inc., the distributor of the products at issue, filed a motion to intervene. The court granted the motion. On September 8, 2023, Plaintiff dismis...

Excerpt: ... She brings causes of action against Defendant for (1) Failure to Accommodate, (2) Failure to Engage in Interactive Process, (3) Disability/Medical Discrimination, (4) Failure to Prevent Discrimination, (5) Retaliation, and (6) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy. Defendant now moves for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication. Plaintiff opposed the motion. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judg...

Excerpt: ...rity. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, who are administrators and/or authorized contractors of the Property Assessed Clean Enregy (“PACE”) Program, engaged in fraud by soliciting Plaintiff to build an ADU on his property. Defendants allegedly misled Plaintiff into agreeing to the ADU and forged his signatures on documents in order to create PACE assessments on Plaintiff's property without his knowledge. Plaintiff alleges that no work was ev...

Excerpt: ...lleges it purchased the real property after being the highest bidder at a Trustee's foreclosure sale on September 8, 2020, where it purchased the Second Deed of Trust on the property. Thereafter, Plaintiff alleges Defendants, who owned the First Deed of Trust on the property, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud Plaintiff. Plaintiff obtained a TRO on January 7, 2021, enjoining any non-judicial foreclosure action against the property. It is further ...