Excerpt: ... Plaintiffs assert claims stemming from harassment, discrimination and retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage violations. Plaintiffs allege that they experienced and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination, and reported illegal or unsafe working conditions, only to suffer retaliation for doing so. On March 11, 2024, the Court denied the motion to compel arbitration filed by Defendants Touchstone Golf, LLC and City of Burbank. ...

Excerpt: .... The lawsuit stems from an underlying judgment wherein Vlaze was found liable to AMAG for unpaid loans. Marc Cubas was Vlaze's CEO, and he allegedly made several fraudulent transfers of real and personal property to other Defendants to avoid debt collection. By this action, AMAG seeks to unwind these t ransfers and to apply these assets to the unpaid balance of the money judgment. The operative complaint is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”...

Excerpt: ...nd Amended Complaint on February 23, 2024. The SAC adds Defendant s Carlos Carillo, an individual named Robert, Steve Ballesteros, Stacie Colmon, and John Scanlan. On March 19, 2024, Defendant AUSD filed the instant demurrer and motion to strike. Plaintiff filed his opposition on April 1, 2024. Defendant filed its reply on April 17, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. ( Hahn v. Mir...

Excerpt: ...nd default was entered on March 25, 2022. On May 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint, asserting (1) legal malpractice, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, and (3) fraud. Defendants once again failed to respond to the complaint, and default was entered on August 4, 2022, and judgment was granted against Defendants on February 1, 2023. On February 6, 2023, Defendants jointly filed a motion to set aside the default and judgment...

Excerpt: ...cient facts and were uncertain. Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint on February 21, 2023, alleging (1) breach of contract, (2) general negligence, (3) intentional tort, and (4) premises liability. On April 28, 2023, the Court sustained Defendant's demurrer without leave to amend as to every cause of action except premises liability. Plaintiff's remaining claim is based on allegations that Defendant knowingly allowed Plaintiff t...

Excerpt: ... Holdings, LLC (SMG Holdings) filed this action against Defendant and Cross-Complainant SMG Mountain Intermediate Holdings, LLC (SMG Mountain), asserting a single cause of action for breach of contract. The complaint alleges that SMG Holdings (Seller) and an individual named Andrew Fromm (Fromm) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (EPA) with SMG Mountain (Buyer). Under the EPA, SMG Mountain agreed to purchase all outstanding membership inte...

Excerpt: ...Defendants Joe Samuel Bailey and Renew Spinal Care, Inc. The operative First Amended Complaint was filed on March 27, 2020. The purported Second Amended Complaint on July 31, 2023 was not properly filed because a party may only amend a complaint once without leave of court. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 472(a).) The FAC asserts a single cause of action for breach of written settlement agreement. The FAC alleges that Plaintiffs provided money to Defend...

Excerpt: ...4, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to uphold confidential designation. Defendants filed their opposition on April 8, 2024. Plaintiff filed its reply on April 12, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD The recipient of a document demand may move for a protective order. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.060(a).) “The court, for good cause shown, may make any order that justice requires to protect any party or other person from unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, or o...

Excerpt: ... complaint alleges that Plaintiff entered into an oral agreement with Defendants to provide packaging for Defendants' tea product in exchange for $58,462.80. Defendants have allegedly failed to pay the balance of $30,082.80. On March 13, 2024, Defendants Dr. Sebi's Office, Inc. (DSOI) and Agustin Ruiz Miller (Miller) filed the instant demurrer to the complaint. Plaintiff filed its opposition on April 4, 2024. Defendants filed their reply on April...

Excerpt: ... substituting in for CNA Financial Corpor ation. The complaint asserts twelve causes of action arising from a settlement agreement reached as part of an employment discrimination action filed by Plaintiff. Plaintiff entered the settlement agreement with Defendants MK Diamond and Delahaut. Pursuant to the contract, MK Diamond and Delahaut agreed to pay $93,750 to Plaintiff and $143,750 to Plaintiff's attorneys in exchange for Plaintiff releasing h...

Excerpt: ...legedly Plaintiff's landlord. However, Levine died in January 2021. On July 13, 2022, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint adding Herschel Manalo, the trustee of Levine's estate, as a Defendant. Plaintiff filed the operative Third Amended Complaint on April 24, 2023. On March 11, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant two motions to compel further responses to special interrogatories and requests for production. Defendant filed his oppositions on...

Excerpt: ... Bart & Judy's Bakery, Inc. and Bart Greenhut. The complaint alleges the following causes of action: (1) breach of lease; (2) common counts; (3) breach of writte n guaranty; and (4) ejectment. On August 12, 2021, Bart filed a cross-complaint against Plaintiff for negligence and unfair business practices arising from Plaintiff's allegedly improper rent demands and rent increases. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the action after Defendant vacated t...

Excerpt: ...ayments to be rejected, resultin g in no payment from customers. In August 2018, trial was separated in the following order: (1) the individual customers were to be tried first; (2) then Gilbarco; (3) then the payment processors (BAMS defendants); and (4) lastly, the customers' banks. Plaintiff's claims against the individual customers were tried in March 2019. Plaintiff's claims against Gilbarco were tried in March 2022. The March 2022 trial res...

Excerpt: ...ance Company, Globe Life Liberty National Division, and The Green Agencies. Plaintiff has since passed away, and his mother (Terry Casillas) currently pursues the action as Plaintiff's successor-in -interest. On January 8, 2024, Defendant Liberty Life National Insurance Company filed the instant motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff filed his opposition on March 27, 2024. Defendant filed its reply on April 3, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD “On petition...

Excerpt: ...roughout the course of the MRIs, result ing in severe burns, health complications, and eventually death. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent had a history of hypersensitivity to gadolinium and that Defendants were put on notice of Decedent's condition and should have been aware of the risks of gadolinium exposure in children. The complaint alleges causes of action for (1) medical malpractice, (2) medical malpractice- lack of informed consent, (3) med...

Excerpt: ...t E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation (E&B) sought to purchase a 25% stake in WGH. Due to financial issues with its lenders, E&B could not directly deal with WGH. Instead, E&B allegedly formed Defendant Triton LA , LLC (Triton) to hold E&B's 25% interest in WGH. The complaint alleges that the arrangement was induced by fraud and that Defendants merely sought to take over WGH's assets for themselves. Triton allegedly demanded a higher own...

Excerpt: ...action for breach of contract against Defendants Joe Samuel Bailey and Renew Spinal Care, Inc. The operative First Amended Complaint was filed on March 27, 2020. The purported Second Amended Complaint on July 31, 2023 is not properly filed because a party may only amend a complaint once without leave of court. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 472(a).) The FAC asserts a single cause of action for breach of written settlement agreement. The FAC alleges tha...

Excerpt: ...tive trust, decla ratory relief, interference with contract, and unfair competition. The complaint alleges that Plaintiff and Defendant Pakulis formed a partnership called MarJa for the distribution of marijuana products. Plaintiff and Pakulis purchased Geopulse Exploration, Inc. through which to operate their cannabis production and distr ibution business. Thereafter, Pakulis allegedly betrayed Plaintiff by stealing Plaintiff's proprietary infor...

Excerpt: ...0 on Interstate 5 in Los Angeles. The accident occurred when a vehicle owned by Bekins A -1 Movers, Inc. and driven by Jorge Salcido collided with Plaintiffs' vehicle. The Bekins vehicle allegedly made an unsafe lane change after colliding with another vehicle driven by Moises Medina and owned by Mayelyn Swayze. Plaintiffs als o claim damages from being rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Mario Ulloa and owned by Maria Ulloa. On December 12, 2023, ...

Excerpt: ...liati on, (2) FEHA discrimination, (3) FEHA retaliation, and (4) FEHA failure to prevent. Plaintiff is a detention facility captain employed by the County. (FAC ¶¶ 23, 24.) Plaintiff alleges that Sheriff Villanueva personally intervened in Plaintiff's exercise of her duties and actively undermined Plaintiff's authority. (Id., ¶ 25.) Plaintiff also filed a Policy of Equity (“POE”) complaint against her supervisor, Commander Josie Woolum in ...

Excerpt: ... routinely denied pr omotion on the basis of her race. Plaintiff additionally alleges that she has been subjected to retaliation for reporting unlawful hiring practices. On January 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant three motions to compel further responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production. Defendant filed its oppositions on March 20, 2024. Plaintiff filed her replies on March 26, 2024. LEGAL STANDA...

Excerpt: ...dents: (1) on December 28, 202 1, Plaintiff tripped over a broken sidewalk owned by City of Los Angeles, in front of a building owned by Taylor Equities; and (2) on March 30, 2022, Plaintiff's vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by Gary Spatz. On February 21, 2023, Spatz filed a cross -complaint against Taylor Equities and County of Los Angeles, asserting indemnity and apportionment. On June 20, 2023, County of Los Angeles filed a cross -compl...

Excerpt: ...g-Beverly Act. On March 6, 2024, Plaintiffs filed the instant motion for leave to file a first amended complaint. Defendant filed its opposition on March 20, 2024. Plaintiffs filed their reply on March 26, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading. (Code Civ. Proc, §§ 473, subd. (a), 576.) Courts must apply a policy of liberality in permitting amendment...

Excerpt: ...wired $600,000 to Plaintiff with the expectation that Plaintiff would repay the loan in monthly installments. When Plaintiff defaulted on the loan, Defendant initiated a JAMS arbitration proceeding for breach of contract, relying on an arbitration provision contained in the writing. Plaintiff then initiated this action before the Court for declaratory relief. The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), which prays for a dec...

Excerpt: ...ces, Inc. (DWWS), Rona Kay (Kay), and Does 1 through 10, all eging violations of FEHA, wrongful discharge, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The operative First Amended Complaint, filed January 29, 2020, adds Defendants Diana Eid (Eid) and Janae Bueno (Bueno) and asserts additional FEHA claims. Eid and Bueno were subsequently dismissed on summary adjudication, along with certain FEHA claims. Plaintiffs worked for Disne...