Excerpt: ...p. (“Royal”) bought the property located at 521 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”) with the intent of remodeling and then re- selling it. (Compl. ¶13.) Plaintiff 521 N. Canon Dr. LLC (“Canon”) was formed to secure construction financing. ( Id. ¶16.) Royal later sold the Property to Canon. ( Id. ) Royal entered into a written agreement with Defendant Roman James Design Build Inc. (“RJDB”) for general contr...

Excerpt: ... sexually abused by a former employee of Defendant City of Santa Monica, Eric Uller. Plaintiff alleges that the abuse began in 2003 when he was 11 and continued for 2.5 years until 2005. During that period, Uller sexually abused Plaintiff multiple times, including oral and anal rape. The operative complaint alleges three claims for (1) negligence – negligent supervision, (2) negligence – negligent hiring and retention, and (3) negligent infli...

Excerpt: ...ly wrongful lien placed on insurance proceeds. Cross -Plaintiff Stephen Kop was in an accident with an insured of Geico General Insurance Company (“Geico”). Kop was riding a scooter when he was struck by a car driven by Geico's insured. Geico settled the claim on behalf of its insured for $100,000. Geico received two notices of liens. One was from the California Department of Child Support Services for $659,158.56 for child support payments. ...

Excerpt: ...keting LLC (“TEAM”) provides event planning services primarily for college fraternities and sororities, as well as for other college student organizations. Cross -Defendant Michael Ol ivas is the sole owner of TEAM. From 2016-2020, Defendant and Cross -Complainant Brian Delino worked for TEAM as a sales representative. While working for TEAM, Delino allegedly stole TEAM's business for himself, converted TEAM funds for his own use, and used TE...

Excerpt: ...iff was hospitalized at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center for an upcoming heart procedure. (Compl. ¶ 13.) While Plaintiff was a patient at the hospital, all his meals were prepared and served by employees of Defendant the Regents of the University of Califor nia. ( Id. ¶ 14.) Plaintiff underwent a heart transplant procedure at the hospital. (Id. ¶ 15.) On October 13, 2022, Defendant's staff prepared and served Plaintiff a meal containing a rat...

Excerpt: .... Arena, who is 93 years old, alleges that on November 26, 2021, he was walking on the Malibu Pier walkway located at 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, when he trip and fell. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Malibu Pier Partners, LLC was negligent in the ownership and/or maintenance of its property so as to create and/or maintain the allegedly dangerous condition in the pier floor. Defendant contends Plaintiff tripped due to an elevation change betwee...

Excerpt: ...nt Authority (“LACDA”) is liable for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell on a pine cone on the sidewalk adjacent to a multi -use residential property owned and managed by LACDA in the City of We st Hollywood. Plaintiff alleges that LACDA failed to discover, locate, correct, warn and protect people from an alleged dangerous condition of the walkway and is therefore responsible for her injuries. The operative first amended complain...

Excerpt: ...tion defects. Plaintiff Samron & Associates (“Samron”) purchased a remodeled single- family residence from Defendant 3523 Greenfield, LLC (“Greenfield”). The home is located at 3523 Greenfield Ave, Los Angeles, Cali fornia (the “Property”). Greenfield was the owner and developer of the Property. Defendant Verono LLC (“Verono”) is a company affiliated with Greenfield that was involved in the development of the Property. Defendant A...

Excerpt: ...lates to a claim for attorneys' fees allegedly owed to Plaintiff Jacoby & Meyers Attorneys LLP. Plaintiff alleges it was retained by Defendant Sandra Lopez Ocampo to represent her in an action against Defendant Pacific Employers Insurance's insureds, Lion Raisins and Alan Jam es Torosian. Ocampo later substituted Plaintiff with Defendant McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers. Plaintiff filed a lien for fees and costs as well as a demand that its name be i...

Excerpt: ...d. Plaintiff Leigh Collier alleges that Defendants Bergram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Mark Dziak, Douglas Vargas and TNMC Group, LLC (“TNMC”) breached an oral contract or partnership agreement with her to “form a business.” The parties explored forming a new business – referred to as “Newco”—which if formed wo uld be a “new media production company whereby a network of local, physical production companies would effectively be...

Excerpt: ...“One Silver”) entered into a written agreement with Plaintiff California Access Scaffold, LLC, for scaffolding services. Plaintiff supplied the requested scaffolding and related labor for work on property located at 9930 Santa Monica, Blvd, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”). Defendant BSD Properties 18, LLC aka BAS Properties 18 LLC owns the Property. In the midst of the construction project, a dispute arose between One Silver an...

Excerpt: ...�). Plaintiff rented the McLaren to Defendant Paul Toutonghi on a website owned by Defendant Turo, Inc. Toutonghi was involved in a collision with the McLaren. Plaintiff took the McLaren to an autobody shop for repairs, which later submitted three repair invoices to Turo. Turo failed to pay the third repair invoice. As a result, the McLaren remained in the body shop for over five months. Plaintiff is alleging $309,396 in loss of use damages. On M...

Excerpt: ...to work performed by Defendant Southern California Edison's (“SCE's”) outside contractor, Defendant Edison Power Constructors, Inc. (“EPC”). While replacing a deteriorated SCE utility pole on Topanga Canyon Bo ulevard, EPC inadvertently drilled into an underground drainage culvert owned by Defendant Caltrans, and then set the replacement pole into the broken pipe. When EPC discovered the damage, it attempted to stabilize the pole with foa...

Excerpt: ...ertzel Illulian (“Illulian”) for warehouse/storage space. Jebeli used the space to store over $1,396,136 worth of computer and computer -related equipment, inventory, fixtures and tools he used for his business. Jebeli was also storing boxes of men's clothing for his father -in -law valued at approximately $100,000. Defendants rented the space next to Jebeli's to a CBD oil manufacturer who used the premises to manufacture CBD oil, a highly fl...

Excerpt: ...ROUND This action stems from a landlord -tenant dispute. Plaintiff Xenon Investment Corp. entered into a written lease (“Lease”) with Defendant Garrett Bellrios , LLC (“LLC”) for commercial property located at 1106 N. La Cienega Boulevard, #206, West Hollywood, California (the “Property”). The lease was personally guaranteed by Defendant Garrett Bellrios (“Bellrios”). The Lease contains another entity as co-lessee, Katrina Spears ...

Excerpt: ... arises out of a landlord tenant dispute. Plaintiffs Julie Platner and Domenick Cimino (and their two young children) were tenants of 627 Westminster Avenue, Apartment 4, Venice, California (the “Property”). The Property is owned by Defendants Paul G. Ryan and Teresa T. Soriano, individually and as trustees of the Ryan/Soriano Living Trust dated October 13, 2011. Defend ant Olivia Riley manages the Property. The relevant facts are as follows:...

Excerpt: ... at the Beverly Hilton when he slipped and fell due to water on the stairs. He sustained serious and permanent injuries requiring surgery. His wife, Aimee Stalnaker, claims loss of consortium. The complaint alleges claims for premises liability and loss of consortium against two Defendants: Oasis West Realty dba The Beverly Hilton and Beny Alagem. On June 28, 2023, Plaintiffs' counsel appeared at a case management conference (“CMC”). Counsel ...

Excerpt: ...each of a commercial lease. Defendant High Noon Office, LLC is the Landlord, and Plaintiff Shegerian & Associates APC f/k/a Shegerian & Associates Inc. is the Tenant. Tenant leases the 4 th and 7 th floors of a commercial office building known as the Clocktower Building, located at 225 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, California (the “Property”). Tenant brought an action to seek a declaration excusing its failure to pay rent for the 7 th...

Excerpt: ...d Andrea Left were married on November 11, 2017. Before they married, Salzman and Left entered into a written premarital agreement (the “Agreement”). (Ex. 1 to Densen Decl. (“Final Award”) at 1.) The Agreement comprehensively set out the couple's rights regarding their separate properties. ( Id. at 3 -4.) The couple separated in October 2019, and Salzman filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in March 2020. ( Id. at 1.) Left died in...

Excerpt: ...ispute. Plaintiff Elsie Coleman was employed by Defendant The Regents of the University of California (“the Regents”) as an administrative nurse II. She claims she was terminated in retaliation for reporting incidents that endangered patient safety, a pattern which she claims began in October 2019, when Plaintiff is sued a disciplinary memo against an employee who left his shift early without approval. (Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) ¶...

Excerpt: ...to work performed by Defendant Southern California Edison's (“SCE's”) outside contractor, Defendant Edison Power Constructors, Inc. (“EPC”). While replacing a deteriorated SCE utility pole on Topanga Cany on Boulevard, EPC inadvertently drilled into an underground drainage culvert owned by Defendant the People of the State of California (or “Caltrans”), and then set the replacement pole into the broken pipe. During a subsequent rainst...

Excerpt: ...FF AND FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,085.00 BACKGROUND This action arises from a car accident. Defendant Onalie Eleanor Johanna Marcott was driving her 2018 Kia Optima, with Plaintiff Victoria Robertson as a passenger, when it collided with non -party Paul Rafferty's 2019 Volkswagen Golf. Plaintiff claims Defendant was driving negligently and recklessly. The operative complaint alleges two claims for motor vehicle and general neglige...

Excerpt: ...ollywood” on February 24, 2023. “Micky's” is operated by Defendant WHBT, Inc. Plaintiff was allegedly told by an employee that he had to leave the premises. Plaintiff alleges that the “door person” named “Eric” slapped the phone out of his hand, tried to step on it, tackled Plaintiff to the floor, punched his face and kicked him. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶¶4- 5.) As a result, Plaintiff's nose was fractured, his ribs an...

Excerpt: ...rol of a collection of African American books, films and other works of art. The collection is owned by Plaintiff The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (“MCLM”), and Plaintiff Renai Clayton, Jr. is one o f MCLM's directors. MCLM had a one dollar a year lease with LA County, at the former Culver City courthouse, located at 4130 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA (the “Property”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants 1 engaged in a scheme to k...

Excerpt: ...nician (“EMT”), leading to the arrest and imprisonment of the EMT. On July 22, 2019, Defendant LAPD Sgt. Jeannette Pelayo was in the process of transporting a sexual assault victim (“Lily”) to the rape treatment center at UCLA Medical Center (“UCLA”). Lily appeared to h ave a seizure, and Pelayo requested an ambulance. Plaintiff Roryce Dirden, an EMT, arrived at the scene. According to Dirden, a dispute arose as to whether to transpor...