Excerpt: ...n. On December 28, 2016, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff alleged that before the collision, Defendant consumed an entire bottle of tequila. Defendant filed a motion to strike Plaintiff's prayer for punitive damages, which was denied. Discovery commenced but Defendant failed to comply with a court order directing him to serve discovery responses. However, the Court declined to grant Plaintiff's first request to strike Defendan...

Excerpt: ...ies, Inc. (“Uber”) and Zhirayr Aleksanyan (“Aleksanyan”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a February 11, 2018 motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' vehicle was involved in a collision while he was getting into the vehicle at the pick-up location. On July 30, 2021, the Court granted Aleksanyan's motion to deem the truth of the matters within his Requests for Admission (Set One) admitted. On October 5, 2021...

Excerpt: ... Nika Sibley, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and County of Los Angeles arising from an August 2, 2019, motor vehicle collision. County of Los Angeles was dismissed on June 25, 2021. On December 8, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint which added Levon Brooks (“Brooks”) as a plaintiff. On January 25, 2022, Plaintiff and Brooks (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a Second Amended Complaint. Before this C...

Excerpt: ... (“Garcetti”), Bob Blumenfield (“Blumenfield”), Michael Bonin (“Bonin”), Joe Buscaino (“Buscaino”), Nury Martinez (“Martinez”), Mitch O'Farrell (“O'Farrell”), David E. Ryu (“Ryu”), Kevin Lee James (“James”), Aura Garcia (“Garcia”), Mike Davis (“Davis”), Jessica M. Caloza (“Caloza”), M. Teresa Villegas (“Villegas”), and Adel H. Hagekhalil (“Hagekhalil”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising fr...

Excerpt: ...Folarin Jolayemi (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Fola Jolayemi”). Plaintiff alleges that on January 19, 2017, she was a pedestrian walking in a crosswalk she when hit by Defendant's vehicle. On May 10, 2021, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint adding a cause of action for fraudulent asset transfer, alleging that Defendant transferred property to non-party Michael O. Jolayemi to avoid paying a debt to Plaintiff. On November 2, ...

Excerpt: ...nts Jose David Barajas Villa (“Defendant Villa”) and G.I. Industries (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a November 12, 2020 incident. Plaintiff alleges that he was struck by a vehicle—a garbage truck-- that was driven by Defendant Villa while employed by Defendant G.I. Industries. This matter is on for a motion to compel a further deposition of Defendant Villa to answer four questions to which his counsel objected at Defendant Vi...

Excerpt: ... filed this action against defendant 99 Cents Only Stores, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “99 Cent Only Stores, LLC”). Plaintiff asserts causes of action for strict products liability, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and negligence, alleging that he was injured by using a plastic folding step stool when it collapsed beneath him. On April 21, 2021, Defendant served a request for a visual inspection of the st...

Excerpt: ...nst defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) arising from an August 3, 2019 trip and fall. On November 29, 2021, Defendant filed an answer. On January 5, 2022, Defendant filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. An amended notice of motion was filed on January 6, 2022. Defendant argues that Plaintiff's Complaint is time-barred because it was filed more than six months after the claim for damages was rejected and after the tolling perio...

Excerpt: ... Tesoro Del Valle Fund, LP (erroneously sued as “Tesoro Del Valle Apartments”) and FPI Management, Inc. (“FPI”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from an October 10, 2018 dog bite. Plaintiff, who was a former tenant at the apartment building owned and managed by Defendants, alleges that the dog who bit him was owned by co-defendant Jenny Juarez (“Juarez”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew that Juarez's dog had vicious pro...

Excerpt: ...Bolanos”), Lazaro Benitez (“Benitez”), Juan Morales Silverio (“Silverio”), and Demetria Velasquez (“Velasquez”) filed this action against defendants Ruben Morales (“Morales”) and City of Los Angeles (“City”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a November 20, 2019 motor vehicle collision. On June 17, 2020, a First Amended Complaint was filed. On October 7, 2021, a notice of settlement was filed. Silverio, Velasquez,...

Excerpt: ...Hyperion UTS, Inc. dba United Trucking Solutions arising from a November 7, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On January 12, 2022, Defendant filed a motion to disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Stuart Sherman, on the grounds that he violated California Rules of Professional Conduct rule 4.3, which prevents a lawyer from communicating directly or indirectly about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by anoth...

Excerpt: ...Givens Jr., through their respective guardians ad litem, filed this action as the successors in interest to Ryan Givens (“Decedent”) against Defendants Brandon Hinton (“Hinton”), Century City Mall, LLC (“Century City Mall”), and Javier's CC, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Marcos & Javiers, LLC dba Mexi- Grill LLC”). Plaintiffs allege causes of action for negligence as well as assault and battery arising from a dispute...

Excerpt: ...terio (“Decedent”), Angelean Monterio, Albert Monterio, Alphonso Monterio, II, and Alphonso Monterio, Jr. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants LG Motorsports, Inc. (“LG Motorsports”), Robert Finley (“Finley”), and Robert Early King, Jr. (“King”). On November 4, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint asserting causes of action for wrongful death and a survival action. Plaintiffs allege tha...

Excerpt: ...d this action against defendants Chi Hoon Kim (“Kim”), Steve J. Limb (“Limb”), Nam Soo Choi (“Choi”), and Kwang Chan Kim (“Kwang”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserts causes of action for assault, battery, false imprisonment, and negligence, alleging that he was assaulted, battered, and falsely imprisoned by Defendants at a church meeting held on September 11, 2021, and that Defendants breached their duty to hold t...

Excerpt: ...cery Company dba Ralphs (“Defendant”) arising from a February 25, 2019 slip and fall from a banana peel. On September 15, 2021, Defendant filed this motion to compel Plaintiff to post an undertaking in the amount of $25,000 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1030. Where a plaintiff in an action resides out of the state, the defendant may, at any time, apply to the court for an order requiring the plaintiff to file an undertaking to s...

Excerpt: ...verard Carl Campbell (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Sherman Oaks Hospital and Kaiser Permanente Hospital for medical malpractice arising from treatment provided on May 10, 2020. On July 26, 2021, Plaintiff named Kaiser Foundation Hospitals as Doe 1, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. as Doe 2, Southern California Permanente Medical Group as Doe 3, and Sherman Oaks Ambulatory Surgery Center as Doe 4. On November 18, 2021, ...

Excerpt: ...ndant Bodega Latina Corporation dba El Super (“Defendant”) arising from a June 15, 2018 slip and fall. On July 19, 2021, Defendant filed this motion for summary judgment, arguing that there are no issues of triable fact as to whether Defendant had actual or constructive notice. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges that on June 15, 2018, she slipped and fell on Defendant's premises after picking up a plant in the store. (Defendant's Undisp...

Excerpt: ...ra Zuboff filed this action against defendants Del Rey Properties LLC (“Defendant”) and Avison Young, Ltd. (“Avison”) for negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges that on April 16, 2019, while she walked down the driveway of a building owned by Defendant, she tripped on an unexpected step of approximately 2.5 inches at the end of the driveway where it joined the asphalt. (Compl., ¶¶ 9-12.) On January 15, 2021, Plaintiff dism...

Excerpt: ...Harris (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Universal Protection Service, LP (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as Allied Universal). In his original complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on November 30, 2017, he was forcibly handcuffed by Defendant. The original complaint also included an insufficiently filled out attachment to a form complaint. On July 30, 2021, the Court sustained Defendant's demurrer to Plaintiff's complaint with 20 days'...

Excerpt: ...ely, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants TMAT Corp. dba Taxi Taxi (“Taxi Taxi”), Lubale Makokha (“Makokha”), City of Los Angeles (“City”), and Cade Jeffrey Gaspar (“Gaspar”). Plaintiff alleges that on December 28, 2019, decedent Maria Cozzi was a passenger in a taxi cab driven by Makokha when the taxi collided with an emergency vehicle driven by Gaspar. At the time of the accident, Gaspar was working within the ...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Reina Guevara (“Guevara”), Adrian Salazar (“Adrian”), Andrea Salazar (“Andrea”), and BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (“Defendant”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that on February 16, 2019, and at all relevant times, she and Andrea worked for Defendant at a BJ's restaurant. On February 16, 2019, Andrea was babysitting Ethan when, without...

Excerpt: ...gainst defendant The Grand Inn for negligence arising from an attack on September 15, 2019 in the parking lot of a bar (the “Premises”). On October 2, 2020, Plaintiff amended the complaint to add Maza Gray as Doe 1. On November 16, 2020, Plaintiff added Maza Enterprises, Inc. (“Maza Enterprises”) as Doe 2 and substituted Gary Maza (“Defendant”) as the correct name of Maza Gray. On September 15, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Co...

Excerpt: ...am Contreras (“Contreras”) arising from a July 18, 2016 motor vehicle collision. J Martinez Trucking was served with the summons, complaint, and statement of damages on October 24, 2019 by personal service. Contreras was served on October 27, 2019 by substituted service. A copy of the summons, complaint, and statement of damages were left with his grandmother, Carmen Contreras, and another copy mailed to his house. At Plaintiffs' request, the...

Excerpt: ...tion against defendants Decron Properties Corp. (“Defendant”) and NF Capital Finance, LP (“NF Capital Finance”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a January 20, 2019 trip and fall. Plaintiff alleges that she was returning to her apartment when she tripped on a plastic tarp which covered the floor in the hallway and fell. On May 15, 2019, Defendants filed a joint cross-complaint against Burns Environmental Services (“BES”) f...

Excerpt: ...rust, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on June 19, 2020, he was threatened with a gun at a 7-11 store by purported residents of the nearby Alessio apartments. The Alessio apartments are owned and operated by Defendant; Plaintiff is also a resident of the Alessio Apartments. Plaintiff also alleges he continued to be harassed and threatened by these reseidents. On July 7, 2021, Defendant filed a cross-complaint against Platinum Securi...