Excerpt: ...s. Pech alleged that Morgan breached the parties' written retainer agreement by failing to pay all amounts owed, which had reached $525,914.90 at the time of Pech's withdrawal as attorney in an underlying trust litigation matter. Plaintiff Pech's Second Amended Complaint alleged causes of action for (1.) breach of written contract, (2.) account stated, (3.) false promise, (4.) intentional misrepresentation, (5.) quantum meruit, (6.) breach of ora...

Excerpt: ...agreement. Specifically, on May 1, 2022, Plaintiff entered into a license agreement (Agreement) with Defendant “for va rious rights, licenses, and services provided by” Plaintiff. Plaintiff then invoiced for those licensing services and Defendant paid all invoices until November 2022. On November 2, 2023, Plaintiff sent a notice of termination to Defendant, terminating the Agreement with immediate effect. Plaintiff alleges that the unpaid inv...

Excerpt: ...tion for discrimination based on race and disability, the second cause of action for harassment based on race and disability, the fourth and fifth causes of action; the demurrer to the eighth cause of action is moot. Based on the joinder, the demurrer is also sustained as the causes of action alleged against Defendant Williams. The Motion to Strike is granted. On August 23, 2023, Plaintiff Tina Edwards (Plaintiff) sued Defendants Los Angeles Coun...

Excerpt: ...November 9, 2023, Plaintiff Anibal Eleno Ramirez Estrada (Plaintiff) filed a complaint against his former employer, Defendant T&R Painting and Drywall (Defendant). The Complaint seeks relief on fifteen causes of action including discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. On March 5, 2023, Defendant filed a motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the parties' arbitration agreement. In opposition, Plaintiff argues Defendant failed to ca...

Excerpt: ... single claim for violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) under California Penal Code section 638.51. The Complaint alleges that Defendant's website at: https://www.transitions.com (Website) secretly deployed tracking software that relies upon the user's unique Internet Protocol address (IP address) on the user's computerized device to monitor visitors, including Plaintiff, to track Plaintiff's browsing habits. (Compl., 2:2-4, ...

Excerpt: ...ined as to the second and third causes of action with leave to amend. The motion to strike the request for attorney fees is granted without leave to amend the request for punitive damages is granted with leave to amend. On February 7, 2022, Plaintiffs George Small III (Decedent) (by and through his Successor in Interest, Barbara Small), Barbara Small, and Kent Small, M.D. (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed their initial complaint in this action. On...

Excerpt: ...aintiffs Norman and Maisie Markland (Plaintiffs) allege that they entered into an agreement wherein Eunice Miller (Eunice) (Defendant Delory Miller's mother) and Defendant Delroy Miller agreed that the Plaintiffs would give Eunice the money for the down payment to purchase real property (a residential home) located at 1502 West 85th Street, Los Angeles, California (Property) and money for all expenses related to the property; in exchange, Defenda...

Excerpt: ... and twenty-third affirmative defenses. The motion is moot as to the twenty -first and twenty -fifth affirmative defenses, and is denied as to the remaining affirmative defenses. On October 4, 2021, Plaintiffs Robert Drummond and Robert Drummond, MD, PHD, P.C. filed the operative Complaint against Defendant General Motors, LLC (Defendant GM) and Symes Cadillac, Inc. for (1) breach of express warranty under Song -Beverly Act, (2) bre ach of implie...

Excerpt: ...II (Morgan) in numerous legal matters. Pech alleged that Morgan breached the parties' written retainer agreement by failing to pay all amounts owed, which had reached $525,914.90 at the time of Pech's withdrawal as attorney in an underlying trust litigation matter. Pech's Second Amended Complaint alleged causes of action for (1.) breach of written contract, (2.) account stated, (3.) false promise, (4.) intentional misrepresentation, (5.) quantum ...

Excerpt: ...laintiff Kate Richardson (Plaintiffs) filed suit against her employer, Defendant Wear it to Heart, Inc. for (1.) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy, (2.) Sexual Harassment in Violati on of FEHA – Hostile Work Environment (Cal. Govt. Code § 12940(j)), (3.) Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Retaliation, and/or Harassment in Violation of FEHA (Cal. Govt. Code § 12940(k)), (4.) Labor Code Section 98.6, (5.) Retaliation in Violati...

Excerpt: ...a wrongful foreclosure action in which Plaintiff Pablo Aleman Jr. (Plaintiff) sues Defendants Trinity Financial Services, LLC (Trinity) and Barret Daffin Frappier Tredder & Weiss, LLP (Barrett Daffin). [1] According to the pleadings, in March of 2006, Plaintiff took out a second mortgage (Subject Loan) on his home for $82,000 which was secured by a Deed of Trust (Subject DOT). In 2008, Plaintiff was in arrears on both his primary mortgage and the...

Excerpt: ...r BD555455. Specifically, the Complaint seeks a court order requiring Defendant Roberto Coca Limon (Defendant) to perform on the family law judgment – which requires that the real property located at 3234 Adriatic Avene, Long Beach, CA, 90810 (Property) be either refinanced or sold (in which case, Defendant is to pay half the proceeds of the sale of the Property to Plaintiff Emelia Mercado). On March 10, 2020, a Notice of Lis Pendens with this ...

Excerpt: ...ts' Anti - SLAPP motion is granted in part. This is a defamation action. Plaintiff Hovnan Derderian (Plaintiff) sued Defendant USA Armenian Life and its publisher, Defendant Appo Jabarian (Jabarian) (jointly, Defendants) for allegedly false statements made in Defendants' publication regarding Plaint iff. On February 7, 2024, Defendants filed a Special Motion to Strike the Complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. Thereafter, P...

Excerpt: ... claim filed by Plaintiff, Gayle Mullen, (Plaintiff) in the probate estate matter of her ex -husband, Steven Mullen (Decedent). On December 1, 2009, Plaintiff was awarded a Judgment of Dissolution in the amount of $263,035 in child support arrearages with prejudgment interest of $238,724.02 for a total judgment of $501,759.04 (Support Judgment). On February 17, 2022, Decedent died, and, on February 23, 2022, a Petition for Letters of Administrati...

Excerpt: ...ted; the matter is stayed pending resolution of arbitration. In this employment action, Plaintiff Frederick Cail (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint on November 6, 2023, alleging FEHA claims for discrimination, failure to prevent discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and retaliation pursuant to Labor Code section 1102.5 against his former employer, Defendants Simplified Transport, LLC, Simplified Staffing Solutions, Inc., Simplified Driver Staffing,...

Excerpt: ... October 2016, Vickers Holding & Finance, Inc. (Plaintiff) obtained a money judgment from the Netherlands court against non -party Jossiv Kim (Jossiv) relating to a loan agreement. Jossiv then absconded to Los Angeles County and fraudulently transferred some of his money to his wife, non- party Angelina Kim (Angelina) (jointly, the Kims). Plaintiff then sued in Los Angeles County in September 2017 under the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgment Recognit...

Excerpt: ... and David M. Rosenthal (Rosenthal) (jointly, Defendants) for their allegedly false depiction of Plaintiff in the film entitled, “No Limit” (Film). On November 21, 2023, Defendants filed a Special Motion to Strike the Complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (Anti -SLAPP motion). Plaintiff opposes the Anti -SLAPP motion. [1] The special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 is granted. Defenda...

Excerpt: ...ued. On February 25, 2022, Plaintiff Nataly Consuelo (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint alleging 14 employment -related causes of action stemming from an alleged assault, including, but not limited to, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, failure to engage in the interactive process, failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower retaliation. On October 11, 2023, the parties – Defendants Lyneer Staffing So...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff Luis Licea filed an opposition. The demurrer is overruled. Legal Standard for Demurrers A demurrer is an objection to a pleading, the grounds for which are apparent from either the face of the complaint or a matter of which the court may take judicial notice. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.30, subd. (a); see also Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318.) The purpose of a demurrer is to challenge the sufficiency of a pleading “by raising ...

Excerpt: ...aintiff) sued Defendant Shohel Rana Chuwdry (Defendant) asserting a single cause of action for a breach of contract. Plaintiff alleges Defendant now owes $98,750. Thereafter, Plaintiff moved for entry of default judgment. Following multiple attempts, the Court entered default judgment on February 7, 2024. On February 16, 2024, Defendant Chuwdry moved to set aside the entry of default judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdi...

Excerpt: ...t 9659 East Poinciana Street, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 (Property). On February 17, 2021, Plaintiff Sara Marie Alamo filed a Complaint against Defendant Joe Miguel Alamo, Jr. for (1.) quiet title, (2.) declaratory relief, and (3.) cancellation of instrument. On May 11, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement indicating that the parties had reached a settlement of this matter, including a stipulation that this Court retain jurisdiction under Code...

Excerpt: ...iff Cristobal Lopez (FAC) filed the operative First Amended Complaint (FAC) against Defendant General Motors (Defendant) for (1) breach of implied warranty under Song- Beverly Act, (2) breach of express warranty under Song- Beverly Act, and (3) concealment. The parties settled this Song -Beverly matter except as to the issues of attorney fees and costs. Plaintiff now moves for an award of attorneys' fees. Plaintiff argues that, as the prevailing ...

Excerpt: ...ff) filed a Complaint on November 20, 2023, alleging causes of action for FEHA violations and violations of the Labor Code against her former employers, Defendants the Cheesecake Factory Inc., and the Cheesecake Factory Restaurant, Inc. (collectively, Defendants). On January 22, 2024, Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the parties' arbitration agreement. Plaintiff opposed the motion. Defendants filed a reply. The motion t...

Excerpt: ...s a breach of contract action. Rhonda Rothstein (Rothstein) and her company, Cal First Responders Insurance Agency, Inc. (CFR) (jointly, Plaintiffs) sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife or MLIC), Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company, MetLife Legal Plans, Inc . (MetLaw or MLP), County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association (CLAFMA), Winston Financial Services, Inc. (Winston), Jeffrey Kaliher, Paul Oyler, and Paul Schne...

Excerpt: ... dispute. Plaintiff Daryl G. Crouse (Plaintiff or Crouse) alleges he was discriminated against and ultimately terminated from his position as an attorney at Defendant eAccidents, APC (Defendant or eAccidents) based on his religion and for reporting Defendant Avi E. Muhtar's harassing behavior. On October 2, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for (1.) wrongful termination, (2.) retaliation under Labor Code section 1102.5, (3.) religious discriminat...

Excerpt: ...ruled. The Motion to Strike is granted with leave to amend regarding punitive damages. This is a personal injury action involving exposure to toxic silica, metals and other fibrogenic substances. Plaintiff Oscar Alvarado Ortiz (Plaintiff) sued Defendant Architectural Surfaces Group, LLC and 48 other defendants for injuries Plaint iff allegedly sustained while working “in Los Angeles County, cutting, grinding, drilling, edging, and polishing gra...

Excerpt: ...jointly, Defendants) for their allegedly false depiction of Plaintiff in the film entitled, “No Limit” (Film). On November 21, 2023, Defendants filed a Special Motion to Strike the Complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (Anti -SLAPP Motion). Thereafter, Plaintiff moved for leave to conduct discovery on Defendant's Anti -SLAPP Motion. The Court denied the motion. On March 7, 2024, Defendant Netflix filed a motion seeking ...

Excerpt: ... Ruling: The motion for summary judgment to the Complaint is granted. This is an action for declaratory relief. On April 4, 2023, Plaintiff Christopher Chong (Plaintiff or Chong) filed the instant action for declaratory relief, seeking – in relevant part – a judicial declaration that Mardirossian Akaragian LLP's (Defendant Mardirossian) “claim to 45% of the settlement proceeds, which together with costs totals $2,761,458.62,” is neither a...

Excerpt: ...fendants Chanel Walker (Chanel) and Richard A. Walker (Richard) (jointly, Defendants). Plaintiff's Complaint alleges a single cause of action for Partition related to the dispute d ownership of the real property comprising of two single family residences and one commercial property (Properties). On September 27, 2023, Defendants filed a Cross -Complaint, alleging two causes of action for Partition and Accounting related to the disputed ownership ...

Excerpt: ...tion under FEHA, (4.) violation of Labor Code section 1102.5, (5.) failure to prevent discrimination and harassment, a nd (6) wrongful termination. Defendant DCH Torrance Imports Inc. (DCH) moves to strike the request for punitive damages from the Complaint. Plaintiff Ihab Harran (Plaintiff) opposes the motion. The motion to strike portions of the Complaint is denied. Defendants' request for judicial notice of Exhibit A-B is granted. (Evid. Code,...

Excerpt: ...ng Party: Plaintiff Robert Zuckerman Tentative Ruling: The Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is sustained in its entirety. The motion to strike is moot. Plaintiff shall have leave to amend. This is a wrongful foreclosure action regarding real property located at 24756 Eilat Street, Woodland Hills, California (Property). The First Amended Complaint (FAC) alleges causes of action for (1.) wrongful foreclosure, (2.) violations of HBOR, (3.) ca...

Excerpt: ..., costs, and attorney fees is denied. Plaintiff Jose Sanchez sued Defendant Foundation Buildings Materials, LLC. The Complaint contains causes of action for (1) Disability discrimination in violation of the Federal Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), (2) Failure to accommodate in violation of t he FEHA, (3) Failure to engage in the interactive process in violation of the FEHA, and (4) Wrongful termination in violation of public policy. On October ...

Excerpt: ...iled a Complaint on October 5, 2023, alleging causes of action for FEHA violations and violations of the Labor Code against her former employers, Defendants Miniso Depot Ca, Inc. and USA Miniso Depot, Inc., and its CEO, Defendant Lin Li (collectively, Defendants). On January 31, 2024, Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the parties' arbitration agreement. Plaintiff opposed the motion. A reply was filed. The motion to compe...

Excerpt: ...pleadings is moot. This is a habitability case brought by thirty -eight residential tenants who rent, or have rented, units in a building located at 215 West Sixth Street in downtown Los Angeles (Property). Plaintiffs Michael Laguerre, Robert Alvin Johnson, Kerry -Ann Morrison, Joselyn Garcia, Alexander Mattera, Whitney Coss, Eric Bradley, Arman Musakhanyan, Damaris Cervantes, John Michael Triana, Jamar Hart, Natali Babiyans, Jamal Shakir, Alisa ...

Excerpt: ...nd Judge Josh Freeman Stinn (Stinn), alleging cause of action for (1.) conspiracy to violate 42 USC section 1983 and (2.) due process violation. Defendant Boultinghouse now brings a special motion to strike the Complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, arguing that the claims arise from petitioning conduct that is protected under section 425.16, subdivision (e). She further argues that Plaintiff cannot show any likelihood of s...

Excerpt: ... sustained as to the second cause of action. The motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. This action arises from an alleged breach of an investment agreement. The Complaint pleads that Defendants Geonheung Lee and MTA Taekwondo World, Inc. breached a Consignment Operation Contract (Contract) with Geoffrey David Drew and Sangmjui Yun Drew (Plaintiffs). On July 18, 2023, Plaintiffs filed the instant action against MTA World Inc., Ge...

Excerpt: ... action for FEHA violations and a violation of Labor Code section 1102.5 against his former employer, Defendant Natures Image, Inc. (De fendant). On January 23, 2024, Defendant filed a “petition” to compel arbitration pursuant to the parties' arbitration agreement.[1] Plaintiff opposed the petition. A reply was filed. The motion to compel arbitration is granted. Evidentiary Issues Plaintiff's objection to the reply as untimely is overruled. P...

Excerpt: ...nt alleges, on March 29, 2022, Plaintiff Ed Michaels (Plaintiff) was injured by Defendants Cedars -Sinai Medical Center (Cedars -Sinai), California Rehabilitation Institute, and Alexandra Strouss, M.S., in the course of their treatment and care of Plaintiff. The Complaint contains a single cause of action for professional negligence/medical malpractice. Defendants California Rehabilitation Institute, LLC and Alexandra Strouss, M.S. (Defendants) n...

Excerpt: ...everly Consumer Warranty Act action, Plaintiff Dayna Campbell (Plaintiff) alleged two causes of action: (1) breach of express warranty; and (2) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability. Prior to trial, Defendant BMW of North America, LLC (Defendant or BMW) served an offer of compromise upon Plaintiff under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (998 Offer). Plaintiff rejected this 998 Offer. Following trial, the jury found no breach of the ...

Excerpt: ...d causes of action and sustained as to the first cause of action as to Cross -Defendant Wills only, all without leave to amend. The motion to strike is granted . This case arises from a landlord -tenant dispute. On June 20, 2023, Plaintiffs Susan McCleary, Jada Fraser, Ricardo Wills and Johnny Parker filed their Complaint, alleging eleven causes of action: (1) Unlawful Actions by Landlord to Influence Tenant to Vaca te [Civ. Code § 1940.2]; (2) ...

Excerpt: ...nst Defendant Kia Motors America, Inc. (Kia) and DOES 1- 10. Plaintiffs are co-owners of a 2016 Kia Soul (Vehicle). Initially, Knox leased the Vehicle by herself in December 2015 from Kia of Downtown. Then, in January 2020, Knox and Caver purcha sed the Vehicle together. On March 20, 2023, Defendant Kia filed a demurrer to the First Amend Complaint. Plaintiffs opposed the demurrer. The Court sustained the demurrer based on uncertainty. The Second...

Excerpt: ... as to the fourth cause of action. The motion to strike is granted. This is an action over ownership distribution allegedly owed but not paid by Defendants RPM Property Management, LLC (RPM), Chen- Wei Liu, Yiuli Yeh, and Catherine Liu to Plaintiff Chi-Ping (Plaintiff). On October 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed this lawsuit alle ging the causes of action for (1.) accounting, (2.) failure to pay distributions, (3.) breach of fiduciary duty, (4.) conver...

Excerpt: .... The demurrer is sustained as to the fourth cause of action and sustained as to Individual Defendants only as to the third and eighth causes of act ion. The demurrer is otherwise overruled. On July 25, 2023, Plaintiffs Mi In Fashion, Inc., Hyun S. Lee, and, Young Mi Lee filed this lawsuit alleging the causes of action for (i) failure to pay overtime wage, (ii) failure to pay minimum wage, (iii) failure to pay commission (by Plaintiff Pak only ),...

Excerpt: ...s out of an employment dispute. Plaintiffs Mirna Cuellar and Hector Cuellar (Plaintiffs) sued Defendant May Fok in her individual capacity and as trustee of the Fok Family Trust (Defendant) for breach of contract and various Labor Code violations, such as failure to pay minimum wage and waiting time penalties. Plaintiff Mirna Cuellar alleges she worked as the property manager of an apartment building (Property) pursuant to a written agreement. Pl...

Excerpt: ...eged failure of Defendants Thayer West LLC and Payam Amin to maintain and repair the property located at 1817 Thayer Ave., Los Angeles, California 90025, where Plaintiffs resided (Property). Plaintiffs Seiichi Saito, Sophia Saito, and Julia Saito (jointly, Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint, alleging claims for: (1) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability; (2) Negligence; (3) Nuisance; and (4) Violation of Civil Code Section 1942.4. On January 29, ...

Excerpt: ...venth, eighth, ninth and tenth causes of action. The Motion to Strike is granted in part, denied in part, and moot in part . Plaintiff Clifford Katab is the former COO of Defendant Performance Team LLC (Performance Team); Defendant Craig Kaplan was its CEO. Plaintiff Katab now sues Defendant Kaplan and Performance Team based on events relating to the sale of Performance Team to new owners, Damco Distribution Services Inc. (Damco). The allegations...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Leticia Blanco (Plaintiff) filed the instant action against Defendants DLF Logistics LLC (DLF), Joeana Lugo, And Devan Carez (collectively, Defendants), asserting claims for sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex, disabil ity discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and related claims. On January 13, 2023, Defendant DLF filed a motion to compel this matter to arbitration and stay all proceedings. On April 17, 2023, the Cou...

Excerpt: ...roup LLP, formerly known as Fredman Lieberman Pearl, LLP (FLP), Howard S. Fredman (Fredman), Marc A. Lieberman (Lieberman), and Mark J. Pearl (Pearl) (collectively, Defendant FLP) in an underlying litigation arising from Kettle r's actions as the power-of -attorney for Donna and Daniel Gould in helping them manage their financial affairs and personal assets (Underlying Action). During the trial in the Underlying Action, Kettler fired Defendant FL...

Excerpt: ... Tara Niknejad and Nicky Gathrite, alleging that Defendants induced Plaintiff to enter into an agreement based on representations made by Defendants in their Services Agreement, including that Defendants would act to protect Plaintiff's interests. She alleged that Defendants sent explicit messages and disseminated photos to online users of OnlyFans without Plaintiff's consent. The Complaint contains ca uses of action for breach of contract, breac...

Excerpt: ...re section 473, subdivision (b), is denied. Plaintiff Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (Plaintiff), a law firm, brought this action against their former client, Defendant Great Host International, Inc. (Defendant) for failure to pay attorneys' fees in excess of $100,000.00. After Defendant failed to file an Answer, default was entered against Defendant on May 26, 2023. The Court entered default judgment on July 21, 2023. On January 18, 2024, D...