Excerpt: ...filed this medical malpractice action against Defendants The Regents of the University of California (“Defendant”) and eleven other medical providers. Plaintiff's Complaint alleges that as a result of the defendants' malpractice, she was transferred to UCLA Medical Center on April 21, 2015, where she incurred medical expenses. (Compl., ¶ 21.) Defendant operates UCLA Medical Center. Defendant propounded requests for admission to establish: (1...

Excerpt: ...action against Defendants Moses Jr. Rangel (“Rangel”) and Farmers Insurance (“Farmers”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a November 28, 2020, motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff alleges Rangel is insured by Farmers and that Farmers has delayed Plaintiff's property damage claim since December 2020, therefore increasing his “loss of use” damages. (Compl., ¶ 13.) Plaintiff further alleges Farmers has acted in bad faith. (Comp...

Excerpt: ...y, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Mark Silverstein (“Silverstein”), individually and dba Sun Valley Mercedes Transmissions, LLC (“Sun Valley”), Care Pro Property Management, LLC, and Ashbel, LLC (“Ashbel”) arising from a February 11, 2013, fall from a tiled platform landing. On July 10, 2015, plaintiff Matina Syrengelas filed a request for dismissal as to her claims. On February 15, 2018, Plaintiff named Oleg F...

Excerpt: ...aintiff”) filed this action against defendants Michael Delgado, C.R. England, Inc., and Walmart Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a January 16, 2020, motor vehicle collision. On February 9, 2021, Defendants served a subpoena on Plaintiff's former therapist, Jerri Frank, Ph.D (“Dr. Frank”) for Plaintiff's records. Defendants seek an order compelling Dr. Frank to produce the requested documents. Plaintiff did not oppose this ...

Excerpt: ...f alleges he was visiting Universal Studios, Hollywood, when he was pushed to the ground by a large group of individuals and injured. On March 20, 2020, Plaintiff named Universal Studios, LLC (“Defendant”) as Doe 1. Plaintiff moves for an order compelling the deposition of Defendant's person most knowledgeable (“PMK”). On May 12, 2020, Plaintiff served a deposition notice scheduling the deposition for June 29, 2020. The deposition did not...

Excerpt: ...ATION Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. September 27, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION On June 30, 2020, Plaintiff Gloria Watson filed this action against Defendants The Regents of the University of California (“The Regents”), Aparna Sridhar, M.D. (“Dr. Sridhar”), and Jenny Yang Mei, M.D. (Dr. Mei”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for medical malpractice and medical battery. On December 31, 2020, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ...

Excerpt: ...tember 27, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION On June 27, 2019, Plaintiff Maurice Monroy (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Southern California Edison Company (“Defendant”), City of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Plaintiff alleges that on August 30, 2018, he hit a “metal cable (guy) wire” while riding his bicycle on the south sidewalk of 92nd Street near Maie Avenue in Los Angeles. He alleges Defendant negligen...

Excerpt: ...ff Tyrod D. Taylor filed this action against Defendants David S. Gazzaniga (“Dr. Gazzaniga”) and Newport Orthopedic Institute (“Newport”) (collectively, “Defendants”). On July 9, 2021, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting causes of action for negligence and medical battery. Defendants demur to Plaintiff's cause of action for medical battery and argue that it fails to state sufficient facts and is...

Excerpt: ...fendant Mayra Anaya arising from a May 5, 2017 motor vehicle accident. Defendant moves for an order compelling the deposition of Plaintiff on September 15, 2021 because this motion was originally scheduled to be heard on September 8, 2021. The hearing was rescheduled to September 24, 2021 in a minute order dated August 26, 2021. Any party may obtain discovery, subject to restrictions, by taking the oral deposition of any person, including any par...

Excerpt: ...ants Centinela Hospital Medical Center (“Centinela Hospital”), Mehran Sourehnissani, M.D. (“Dr. Sourehnissani”), Minghson Liu, M.D. (“Defendant”), and Steven Clark, M.D. (“Dr. Clark”) for medical malpractice. Plaintiff alleges that on September 24, 2018, he presented to Centinela Hospital with complaints of hypotension, dizziness, and acute left flank pain. Plaintiff alleges he was given a prescription for Sulfamethoxazole/trimeth...

Excerpt: ...2021 On June 14, 2019, Plaintiff Anthony G. Ross filed this action against Defendants California Casualty Insurance Company, Lorne Currie Jr., and Priscilla Currie arising from a June 15, 2017, motor vehicle accident. On October 1, 2020, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint, which the Court ordered stricken on April 5, 2021. On June 18, 2021, the Court issued a minute order granting Plaintiff leave to file a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC�...

Excerpt: ...RODUCTION On December 16, 2019, Plaintiff Elvis A. Castillo, a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Edelmira Castillo, filed this action against Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on November 26, 2018, his physical education teacher instructed him and the other students to run towards each other and “high-five” each other. (Compl., ¶ 8.) Plaintiff alleges that another student “hig...

Excerpt: ... M.D. (“Defendant”) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“Cedars-Sinai”) arising from a faulty cardiac catherization performed on February 19, 2020. Plaintiff asserts: (1) a cause of action for professional negligence against Defendant, (2) a cause of action for negligent hiring and retention against Cedars-Sinai, and (3) a cause of action for reckless infliction of emotional distress against both Defendants. Defendant demurs to the third cau...

Excerpt: ...nified School District. On September 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On March 24, 2021, the Court granted Las Virgenes Unified School District's motion to compel Plaintiff's deposition and request for monetary sanctions. Derek Povah joined the motion to compel Plaintiff's deposition. Derek Povah now moves for terminating sanctions on the grounds that Plaintiff has disobeyed the Court's March 24, 2021, order by failing to appe...

Excerpt: ...iff”) filed this action against Defendant 441 North Oakhurst Drive COA, Inc. (“Defendant”) for injuries sustained on July 13, 2019. Defendant moves for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff's action is barred by the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. Defendant also argues that Plaintiff's action is barred by Civil Code section 846. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff's action arises from an injury suffered on July 13, 2019, while ...

Excerpt: ...eptember 23, 2021 On March 16, 2020, plaintiff Steve Garma (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant CVS Pharmacy, Inc. alleging that on April 21, 2019, he was stabbed by a transient wielding scissors. On May 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint adding Saul Castro as a defendant. Single Source Security, LLC dba Proto Security (“Defendant') (erroneously sued as “Single Source Security, LLC”) was added as a Doe Defe...

Excerpt: ...pata asserting causes of action for: (1) fraudulent concealment, (2) fraud and deceit, (3) fraudulent inducement, (4) breach of oral agreement/contract, (5) conversion, (6) constructive trust, and (7) intentional infliction of emotional distress. On December 9, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application to serve Defendant by publication. The order was granted on January 13, 2020. Plaintiff filed proof of publication on February 13, 2020. Defendant did ...

Excerpt: ...NS OF PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. September 23, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION On February 19, 2020, Plaintiff Natalie Mendoza Camacho, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Edna Camacho, filed this action against Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority arising from a May 24, 2019, bus vs. automobile collision. Plaintiff alleges she was a passenger on the bus and was injured when the collision occurred because it caused her...

Excerpt: ...derinsured motorist claims. Petitioner alleges that on December 5, 2018, she was insured under a policy issued by respondent Amica Insurance Company (“Amica”) and was involved in an automobile collision with Ana Vasquez while Vasquez was driving for Lyft, Inc. Petitioner alleges her insurance policy had policy limits in excess of Vasquez's $15,000 policy limit. Petitioner further alleges Lyft, Inc. was insured by respondent Indian Harbor Insu...

Excerpt: ...les arising from a February 21, 2019, trip and fall. Plaintiff moves to quash 5 subpoenas to medical and dental facilities who provided her care after the fall, including to Kaiser Permanente, Gallery Dental Arts, and Champion Chiropractic. Plaintiff argues that the subpoenas are overly broad, not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, and risk serious intrusion into Plaintiff's and her family's privacy rights. Alt...

Excerpt: ...l Shultz, M.D. (“Defendant”) asserting claims for medical malpractice, negligence, and medical battery arising from an August 30, 2019, cataract extraction. Plaintiff alleges he suffered a detached retina which caused the permanent loss of sight in his left eye. (Compl., ¶ 6.). Defendant demurs to the second cause of action for medical battery on the grounds that Plaintiff fails to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action. Defe...

Excerpt: ...ction against Defendants Alex Foxman, M.D., and Alex Foxman, M.D., Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), among other defendants, alleging that its medical equipment and office space were damaged by overflowing water caused by an automatic faucet that failed to turn off. Plaintiff alleges three causes of action for: (1) negligence, (2) strict liability – products liability, and (3) “strict liability – premise liability.” Defendants demur ...

Excerpt: ...parts.com (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Carparts.com, Inc.”) arising from a March 23, 2021, fall from an “order picker” at Defendant's warehouse in Grand Prairie, Texas. Defendant moves to dismiss or stay the action on the grounds of forum non conveniens. “When a court upon motion of a party or its own motion finds that in the interest of substantial justice an action should be heard in a forum outside this state, the court sh...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Roberto Barcenas filed this action against Defendants Pedro Ruiz (“Ruiz”) and Swinerton Incorporated (“Swinerton”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from an August 6, 2018, skateboard v. motor vehicle collision. At issue is whether Defendants can compel Plaintiff to attend an in-person deposition and independent medical examination in (“IME”) in California. Any party may obtain discovery, subject to restrictions, by takin...

Excerpt: ...n A. Carpenter and Cansu Uzun filed this action against Steven Jay Franks (erroneously sued as “Steven Jay Francis”) and Sang Lee (each a “Defendant”) arising from a September 28, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On July 12, 2021, Plaintiffs filed this motion to compel Defendant Lee to answer questions asked at his deposition on June 17, 2021. Plaintiffs claim Defendant Lee improperly refused to answer questions about his relationship with ...