Excerpt: ...nation and wrongful termination that was filed on August 16, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that she was terminated because Defendants did not wish to reinstate her after taking leave for her pregnancy. Defendant moves to strike portions of the Complaint pertaining to punitive damages. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion to Strike is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Defendant moves to strike portions of the Complaint pertaining to punitive damages. Legal Standard ...

Excerpt: ... Nissani Bros. Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram  07/06/23: Judgment entered. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a lemon law action filed on September 3, 2020. Plaintiff purchased a new 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 on January 23, 2016, which was delivered with serious defects in the transmission and electrical systems as well as the brakes and the engine. A jury verdict was rendered on May 10, 2023 in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant...

Excerpt: ...aintiff deemed vexatious litigant.  07/05/23: Notice of Appeal filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for quiet title and injunctive relief. Plaintiff contends that Defendant is fraudulently claiming ownership of the property in which Plaintiff resides and which he contends that he owns. Plaintiff moves to compel responses to requests for production propounded to Defendant Amy Pham. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...mended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract, negligence, and fraud. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants permitted an unknown individual to make unauthorized withdrawals from Plaintiff's bank account using a stolen debit card. Defendants move to compel arbitration based on the operative account agreement between Plaintiff and Defendants Bluevine and Coastal Community Bank. TENTATIV...

Excerpt: ...led.  06/23/23: First Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The parties are siblings whose parents allegedly wished for the family property to put up for sale and the proceeds to be equally distributed. Defendant allegedly claimed power of attorney for their parents and took possession of the property for rental and subsequent sale, without distributin...

Excerpt: ...ND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a breach of contract action that was filed on December 6, 2021. Plaintiff seeks coverage for the loss of inventory destroyed by a fire while in the care of the insured non-party Pro-Com Products, Inc. Defendant Great Northern Ins. Co moves to compel further responses to form interrogatories and requests for production. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories is GRANTED. D...

Excerpt: ...Complaint in Intervention filed by Royal Thai Cuisine II  04/29/19: First Amended Complaint filed.  08/21/19: Second Amended Complaint filed.  04/07/20: Cross-Complaint filed by T-Team Investment  11/02/20: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed by T-Team Investment.  03/05/21: Second Amended Cross-Complaint filed by T-Team Investment.  06/30/22: Statement of Decision Rendered  10/11/22: Amended Statement of Decision Rendered �...

Excerpt: ...a toxic tort action, filed on April 18, 2023, alleging that Plaintiff Melendez-Murillo developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Defendant Francini, Inc. demurs to the fourth cause of action for fraudulent concealment and moves to strike portions of the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Demurrer to the Complain...

Excerpt: ...Ryan CASE HISTORY:  03/20/23: Complaint filed.  07/26/23: First Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for negligence, trespass to chattels, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants seriously misdiagnosed his service dog with a life-threatening illness, thereby inducing him to subject his dog to invasive and unnecessary surgeries. Defendants demur...

Excerpt: ...ROCEEDINGS: This is an action for employment discrimination and whistleblower retaliation that was filed on April 15, 2021. Plaintiff alleges that he was subjected to extensive retaliation for reporting serious financial misconduct within the Los Angeles County Probation Department, including a demotion and denial of accommodations for his medical condition. Plaintiff moves for discovery of probation officer records pursuant to Evidence Code sect...

Excerpt: ...PARTY(S): Plaintiffs AMG & Associates, LLC and Affordable Housing Acquisition Partnership. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for conversion and breach of contract filed on April 10, 2019. Plaintiffs allege that, after contracting with Defendants Gilland and Silver Tree to purchase a parcel of low-income elderly housing, Defendants conspired to sabotage Plaintiffs' efforts so that Defendants Housing Preservation, SP...

Excerpt: ...omplaint filed.  01/08/20: Cross-Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for trespass. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants trespassed on their property and performed unauthorized and illegal modifications to the property while renovating an adjacent property. Plaintiffs move to compel the deposition of Defendant Armen Gasparian, and for sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Depositio...

Excerpt: ...nts/Cross-Complainants George Zakharia and Hoda Zakharia CASE HISTORY:  10/14/15: Complaint filed.  11/16/15: Cross-Complaint filed.  04/23/18: Compulsory Cross-Complaint filed.  06/07/18: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed.  06/21/23: Judgment entered for Plaintiff and against Defendants.  08/18/23: Amended Judgment entered. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action to quiet title by adverse possession....

Excerpt: ...int filed.  06/08/22: First Amended Complaint filed.  07/08/22: Cross-Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for fraud and breach of contract arising out of a commercial lease dispute. Defendants move for an order deeming the truth of the matters stated in Requests for Admissions (Set One) propounded to Plaintiff, and for sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Motion for Order Deeming the Truth ...

Excerpt: ...: Plaintiff Frontline Medical Associates, Inc. CASE HISTORY:  07/30/19: Complaint filed.  12/16/21: First Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that the lawyer Defendants made misrepresentations to it so that it would pay them $600,000 to provide services to another of their clients, Paul Turley. Defendants move for terminating sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Motion for Terminati...

Excerpt: ...TY(S): Defendant City of Los Angeles, CASE HISTORY:  04/01/22: Complaint filed.  06/02/22: First Amended Complaint filed.  01/17/23: Second Amended Complaint filed.  02/16/23: Cross-Complaint filed by County of Los Angeles. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for negligence and wrongful death that was filed on April 1, 2022. In their Second Amended Complaint, filed January 17, 2023, Plaintiffs contend tha...

Excerpt: ...y 27, 2022. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant breached the terms of a loan agreement by failing to make payments as required by its terms. Plaintiff moves for summary judgment. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff moves for summary judgment. Plaintiff did not include a Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts with its moving papers. Code of Civil Procedure section 437c subdivision (b) states: The supporting papers shall include a separate statement ...

Excerpt: ...ent discrimination action that was filed on July 19, 2022. Plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to extensive sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining about the harassment to which she was subjected, culminating in her termination. Plaintiff moves to compel responses to Requests for Production (Set Three) propounded to Defendant Rahn Industries, Inc. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production (...

Excerpt: ... an employment discrimination action that was filed on March 9, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant subjected her to extensive discrimination and harassment on the basis of her race and medical condition.based ones to compel this matter to binding arbitration. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. This action is hereby stayed pending resolution of the arbitration. The Court sets a hearing for a Status Conferenc...

Excerpt: ...omplaint filed.  02/24/21: Second Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to adhere to the standard of care while performing cardiac surgery on Plaintiff in October 2018. Defendant moves to advance the hearing on Defendant's pending Motion for Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication currently scheduled for April 16, 2024. TENTATIVE R...

Excerpt: ...ATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a tort action for battery, trespass, and negligence that was filed on September 3, 2019. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Hyland was employed by the other Defendants as a property manager, and, while so employed, sexually harassed and physically attacked Plaintiff, who was a tenant at a property owned by Defendants. Plaintiff moves for issue and monetary sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for...

Excerpt: ...iled.  07/14/23: First Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a lemon law action filed on November 15, 2022. Plaintiffs purchased a 2021 Chevrolet Colorado which they subsequently discovered was equipped with a transmission system that is known to Defendant be incurably defective in design. Defendant demurs to the fourth cause of action for fraudulent concealment and moves to strike portions of the Fir...

Excerpt: ...ts First Amended Complaint, filed on October 7, 2022, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant knowingly cashed a check from Plaintiff to the IRS that was intercepted and forged to direct payment to a third party. Defendant moves for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of all causes of action. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. Defendants' Motion in the Alternative for Summary Adjudication is GR...

Excerpt: ...1: Complaint filed. · 10/20/21: The Quikrete Companies, LLC substituted in as Doe 1 · 11/29/21: Dismissal entered as to Quikrete International, Inc. · 01/17/23: First Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort and survival action. Plaintiffs allege that Timothy Joseph Toups, now deceased, was exposed to various toxic chemicals while working in construction, which ultimately caused his fatal il...

Excerpt: ...nd Karen Crucena RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiff Monique Sands, individually and as successor-in-interest to Marilyn Sands. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a wrongful death and elder abuse action that was filed on September 28, 2021. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to provide adequate care for her elderly mother, causing the decedent's death. Defendants La Brea Rehabilitation Center, The Rehabilitation Center on La...