Excerpt: ...tment 76 may be sent by email to [email protected] or telephonically at 213-830-0776. Per Rule of Court 3.1308, if notice of intention to appear is not given, the Court may adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PARTIES SUBMIT ON THE TENTATIVE RULING, THE COURT WILL CONTINUE THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO AUGUST 3, 2023 AT 8:30 A.M. Plamtiff alleges that Defendant has discriminated against Plaintiff because o...

Excerpt: ...tment 76 may be sent by email to [email protected] or telephonically at 213-830-0776. Per Rule of Court 3.1308, if notice of intention to appear is not given, the Court may adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants misclassified Plaintiffs as independent contractors and violated wage and hour laws. Defendants allegedly fraudulently induced Plaintiffs into signing contracts Defendants never intended to f...

Excerpt: ...tment 76 may be sent by email to [email protected] or telephonically at 213-830-0776. Per Rule of Court 3.1308, if notice of intention to appear is not given, the Court may adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiffs entered into a distribution agreement with Defendants to manufacture and distribute hand sanitizers as a result of increased demand during the pandemic Defendants failed to pay supply vendors, which caused Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...tice to Department 76 may be sent by email to [email protected] or telephonically at 213-830-0776. Per Rule of Court 3.1308, if notice of intention to appear is not given, the Court may adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants exercised undue influence over decedent Plamtiffs wife who was dying of cancer, and caused her to transfer personal property and her interest in real property to Defendants witho...

Excerpt: ...n and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff tenants allege that Defendant landlord has failed to remediate uninhabitable conditions at the dwelling which Plaintiffs rent. Defendant filed a Cross-Complaint alleging that Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants have created various disturbances at the property, damaged the property, and have refused to move out despite Cross- Complainant terminating ...

Excerpt: ... and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff attorneys seek to recover unpaid attorney's fees pursuant an attorney's lien from the settlement recovery of a former client who discharged Plaintiffs from representation in a personal injury lawsuit. Plaintiffs Eunice S. Hahn and Law Offices of Eunice S. Hahn, APC move for terminating, issue, and/or evidentiary, and monetary sanctions upon De...

Excerpt: ... is not given and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant's employee negligently pumped a few hundred gallons of caustic into a peroxide tank at Plaintiff Tri-Star's premises, which set off a chemical reaction that caused a fireball to erupt, followed by a geyser of caustic and peroxide mixture that damaged the premises. Defendant Brenntag Pacific, Inc. demurs to t...

Excerpt: ... is not given and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. The motion to strike the punitive damage allegations at Page 23, lines 13, subpart 6 of the 1AC is GRANTED with leave to amend. The demurrer to the second cause of action is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. Plaintiff is given 30 days' leave to amend. ANALYSIS Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Scott Hancox reflects that Defendant's c...

Excerpt: ...en and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff tenants allege that Defendant landlord has failed to remediate uninhabitable conditions at the dwelling which Plaintiffs rent. Defendant filed a Cross-Complaint alleging that Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants have created various disturbances at the property, damaged the property, and have refused to move out despite Cross- Complainant terminating...

Excerpt: ... and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants refused to allow Plaintiff to work and did not accommodate his disabilities. Plaintiff moves to quash the business records subpoena served upon third-party Kaiser Permanente. TENTATIVE RULING As such, the hearing on the motion to quash is CONTINUED to May 19, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. No later than April 21, 2023, Plaintiff is ...

Excerpt: ... is not given and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff brings this action based upon breach of three separate agreements. Defendant Kin Hui filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff alleging a threat via a text. Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Yonghong Wang demurs to the First Amended Cross-Complaint and moves to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING On its own motion, the Court orders ...

Excerpt: ... and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. If the parties submit on the tentative ruling, the Court will continue the case management conference to May 31, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Plaintiff alleges that, while Defendant was an attorney with Plamtiff law firm, Defendant made comments to Plaintiffs clients which caused the clients concerns, and even one to termmate Plaintiffs services. Defendant Tiffany...

Excerpt: ...n and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. If the parties submit on the tentative, the Court will continue the case management conference to June 1, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Plamtiffs contracted with Defendant CBR Systems for the lifetime storage of cord blood and tissue for stem cell bankmg, following the birth of Mari Agaverdian. Plamtiffs allege that the courier which contracted with CBR failed to ...

Excerpt: ...and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges wage and hour violations and safety violations against his employer. Plaintiff alleges thathe suffered retaliation for making workplace safety complaints and after he suffered an on- the-job injuty and requested accommodation of his disabiliV. Defendants Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. and Tutor Perini Corporation move to compel arbi...

Excerpt: ...a.m. Defendants are to submit evidence ofa written liability insurance policy by April 14, 2023. Plaintiff may submit a supplemental opposition by April 26, 2023. Motion To Compel Arbitration Discussion Existence of Agreement To Arbitrate Under California law, arbitration agreements are valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist atlaw or in equiv for the revocation of any contract. (Blake v. Ecker (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 7...

Excerpt: ...n and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff allege that Defendants steered Plaintiff into a "hard money loan" mortgage used to evade the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Amendments to the Truth-in-Lending Act ("TILA"). Defendant lender allegedly deprived Plaintiff of use of loan funds needed to make necessary repairs to the property and caused the property to be sold a trustee's sale. De...

Excerpt: ...and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants misclassified Plaintiffs as independent contractors and violated wage and hour laws. Defendants allegedly fraudulently induced Plaintiffs into signing contracts Defendants never intended to fulfill. VVhen Plaintiffs complained about the wage and hour laws and unfulfilled employment terms, Defendants wrongfully terminated...

Excerpt: ...n and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant has failed to repair the subject vehicle to conform to applicable warranties and concealed the existence of a Cooling System Defect. Defendant General Motors LLC. demurs to the Complaint and moves to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING Defendant General Motors LLC's demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTA...

Excerpt: ...and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to sex and disability harassment and discrimination, forcmg Plaintiff to take a medical leave, and was further harassed upon her return. Defendant Rogelio Navarete filed a Cross-Complaint alleging that Plaintiffs allegations have caused him emotional distress The Court granted Cross-Defendant Sandra Goumghafs anti...

Excerpt: ...is not given and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have trespassed upon his property by erecting encroachments upon Plaintiffs property, including a wrought iron gate fencing, and landscaping onto several hundred square feet of Plaintiffs property without Plaintiffs consent Defendants David Nicklen, Anita Moeira-Nicklen and The Nicklen Family Trust demur to ...

Excerpt: ...nd the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to deliver a Permanent Dental Appliance—the temporary version of which had kept breaking and requiring repair—after Plaintiff filed for bankruptcy, and have refused to refund payments Plaintiff has made. Defendants The Regents of the Universi5r of California, Eric Sung, D.D.S. and Kumar Shah, B.D.S., F.A.C.P. m...

Excerpt: ...S Motion To Compel Arbitration and Stay Action Request For Judicial Notice Defendant requests that the Court take judicial notice of the following: (1) Complaint filed in his action; (2) Answer filed in this action; (3) Notice of Entry of Dismissal and Proof of Service, filed in Sacramento Superior Court by Plaintiffs Dina C. Felisilda and Pastor O. Felisilda on February 11, 2016 in the matter of Dina C. Felisilda, et al, v. FCA US LLC, et al. (3...

Excerpt: ...and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. This is an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Defendant Alexander was allegedly negligent in causing the accident. Defendant Tokasey allegedly defamed Plaintiffs by stating that they were committing insurance fraud and had staged the accident with Defendant Alexander. Defendant Matt Tokasey moves for issue and evidentiary sanctions against P...

Excerpt: ... and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants misappropriated and diverted Plaintiffs' funds and/or assets while Defendant Arash worked as a personal executive assistant to Dr. Siman. Defendants also used confidential information to blackmail and extort Plaintiffs for debt forgiveness. Defendant Arash also made defamatory statements about Plaintiffs. Defendant Ahma...

Excerpt: ...and the parties do not appear, the Court will adopt the tentative ruling as the final ruling. Plaintiff alleges that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Defendant Marvin Bunoan while Plaintiff was a patient resident at Defendant's facility following a stroke. Defendant San Pedro Convalescent Home, Inc. moves to compel arbitration. TENTATIVE RULING Defendant San Pedro Convalescent Home, Inc.'s motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED. However,...