Excerpt: ...h America, Inc. (Defendant or Aston Martin Lagonda) and Does 1 through 100 pursuant to an August 31, 2021 Complaint alleging three lemon law claims: (1) Breach of Implied Warranty; (2) Breach of Express Warranty; and (3) Violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act [Refund-or-Replace Provision]. The claims arise from allegations that Plaintiff Chiha purchased a new 2021 Aston Martin DB 11 (Vehicle) subject to an express warranty from Defen...

Excerpt: ...ts In Its motion, Defendant BMW of North America, LLC (BMW or BMW NA) argues several disputed points for background context in this motion. In whole, these are that: Plaintiffs Ian Zachary Botnick and Candy Michele Botnick bought a used 2015 BMW i3 (the Vehicle) from CarMax Auto Superstore (CarMax) in Buena Park, CA on October 12, 2018. CarMax is an independent third-party dealer, not owned by BMW NA and not an authorized BMW NA dealer. BMW NA wa...

Excerpt: ...II with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sues the City of Los Angeles and Does 1 through 100 pursuant to an operative First Amended Complaint (PAC) alleging claims of (1) FEHA Discrimination, (2) FEHA Harassment, (3) FEHA Retaliation, and (4) FEHA Failure to Prevent Discrimmation, Harassment, and Retaliation. The claims arise from allegations that: in 2019, Officer Armendariz had several surgeries resulting from on-duty injuries to his sh...

Excerpt: ...UCTION & CLEAN UP; ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING; MURILLO CONSTRUCTION; MONTOYA'S TRUCK RENTAL; RS GARDENA; FELIPE DA VILA: OSCAR DEVIL„A; and DOES, 1 to 100, inclusive, Defendants. ALEXANDER DEMOLITION & HAULING; FELIPE DAVILA Cross-C ompl ainants, .ABFLAHAM LOPEZ; OMAR LOPEZ; GONZALO DAVILA; L.D. CONSTRUCTION Cross-Defendants. Background Plamtiff Abraham Lopez sues, among others, former employer Defendants Alexander Demolition and Haul...

Excerpt: ... Flores, with Production of Documents and Request for Sanctions; and Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff, Amanda Portobanco, with Production of Documents and Request for Sanctions. Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Plaintiff Flores; Plaintiff Amanda Portobanco. Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Background Plamtiffs Ivy Flores and Amanda Portobanco (Plaintiffs) sue Defendant Mazda Motor of Am...

Excerpt: ...erty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty) pursuant to the following allegations. On February 6, 2018, at the intersection of Haskell Avenue and Vanowen Street, Van Nuys, California, Petitioner was involved in a traffic collision with an uninsured motorist, Alyssa Moody. As a direct and proximate result of the collision, Petitioner sustained significant injuries and damages and retired early from employment with the Los Angeles Unified School Distri...

Excerpt: ...VING PARTY: Doe 4, Defendant Niza Hacker. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff Karyna Myres. REPLY: Doe 4, Defendant Niza Hacker. Background Plaintiff Karyna Myres brings this habitability suit against Defendants (1) Ernst Hacker, (2) Kape Property Management, Inc., (3) Doe 1 Tamir Hacker, as Successor Co-Trustee of the Survivor's Trust established under The Hacker Family Trust dated March 24, 1988, and as Successor Trustee of Survivor's Trust established under...

Excerpt: ... April 7, 2021, Plaintiff Maricruz Santiago brought this action against Defendants Subaru of America, Inc., Universal Auto Group, Inc. (dba Subaru of Glendale), and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to (1)-(5) five Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act claims and (6) one Fraud claim, based on allegations that, in December 2014, Plaintiff purchased a 2015 Subaru Forester from Subaru of Glendale, pursuant to express and implied warranties from Subaru of Amer...

Excerpt: ...E LUGO, an individual; MOHAMMED KHALID, an individual; ZAHID BUTT, an individual; and DOES 1 – 50, inclusive, Defendants. ________ JRJS, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company, Cross-Complainants, v. SAMUEL KIM, an individual; and CALI BLUE SKY INVESTMENT, INC., a California Corporation; and ROES 1 through 100, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 20STCV47489 Hearing Date: 4/20/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants United Hea...

Excerpt: ...s. Background Plaintiff Kynan Bruce sues Defendants California Care, Inc., Edgar Melkumyan, Does 1-250 pursuant to a June 27, 2022 Complaint alleging a single claim of Wrongful Death. The claim is premised on allegations that on June 14, 2021, Timothy Bruce—who during all relevant times suffered from Stage IV lung cancer and was no longer able to care for himself—was admitted to California Care, Inc.'s facility located at 18975 Collins Street...

Excerpt: ...EVRON #309226); S&E 786 ENTERPRISE, LLC, a California limited liability company; RD 786 ENTERPRISES, INC. a California corporation; Z&R OIL CORPORATION, a California corporation; JRJS, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company; JRJS HOLDING, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company; MOHAMMED KHALID; an individual; and DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, Defendants. ________ JAFAR RASHID, an individual; RASHID & SONS, INC.; S&E 786 ENTERPRISE, LLC; RD 78...

Excerpt: ...on as an individual to sue Defendants Select Portfolio Sevicing, Inc. (SPS) and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a Complaint alleging claims of (1) Violation of California Civil Code § 2923.6, (2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and (3) Violation of California Business & Professions Code §§ 17200 and 17500. The claims arise from allegations that Ms. Edna Kuffour executed a deed of trust in favor of SPS for the real property...

Excerpt: ...is action against Respondent Erik C. Oh pursuant to a November 9, 2022 Verified Petition to Compel Binding Arbitration and for Court Appointment of an Arbitrator based on the grounds that Petitioner represented Respondent Oh in a dissolution of marriage action under the terms of a written retainer agreement that provided that if any dispute(s) arose as to fees and costs to which Petitioner was entitled, such dispute(s) would be submitted to arbit...

Excerpt: ...er. REPLY: [None] Background On August 27, 2019, Plaintiff Jeanette France—then represented by counsel—sued Defendants Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (“LADWP”) and Does 1 through 100 pursuant to claims of (1) FEHA Discrimination based on Disability, (2) Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation, (3) Failure to Take All Reasonable Steps to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment, (4) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public P...

Excerpt: ...and Request for Monetary Sanctions. MOVING PARTY: Defendant Bargain Rent-a-Car. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz. REPLY: Defendant Bargain Rent-a-Car. Background Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz sues Defendants Juvenal Alejandro Farias, Bargain Rent-a-Car, and Does 1-50 pursuant to claims of (1) Revocation of Acceptance of Goods, (2) Rescission, (3) Breach of Oral Contract, (4) Breach of Implied-in-Fact Contract, (5) Breach of Written Con...

Excerpt: ...Nissan North America, Inc. and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a Complaint alleging (1)-(3) three lemon law claims and (4) a single concealment fraud claim. The lemon law claims are based on allegations that on February 29, 2020, Plaintiff purchased a new 2020 Nissan Altima (“Subject Vehicle”), with Nissan North America warranting the Subject Vehicle and agreeing to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the Subject Vehicle or to pr...

Excerpt: ...e: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Cinelou Holdings, LLC and Courtney Solomon's Motion for Order Securing Costs Recoverable from Non-Resident Plaintiff Pursuant to CCP § 1030(a). Background Plaintiff Tianmu Investment Hong Kong Limited (“Tianmu”) is an investment company based in Hong Kong. Defendants Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, Cinelou Holdings, LLC, and Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Inc. (“Defendants”) are in the business of pr...

Excerpt: ...through 20 pursuant to a January 3, 2023 First Amended Complaint pleading (1)-(2) two Breach of Contract claims against Toubian related to the construction of two properties and (3)-(11) nine claims alleged individually and derivatively on behalf of Brentanita as against Toubian and Brentanita: Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Constructive Fraud, Negligence, Concealment, Conversion, Unfair Business Practices, Promissory Fraud, Constructive Trust, and Re...

Excerpt: ...on LLC (“Plaintiff Firefly”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Cardinol Transportation Inc. (“Defendant Cardinol”) alleging a single claim for Declaratory Relief seeking a declaration of rights between the parties as to the validity of a contract between them, the issuance of a permanent injunction restraining the parties from repudiating the contract, costs of suit, and other relief as the Court deemed proper. The relevant handwritten ...

Excerpt: ...Partners L.P.'s Motion to Quash Service o f Summons. Background Plaintiff Gresham Lombard sues a number of Defendants pursuant to a March 29, 2023 Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleging claims of (1) Negligence, (2) Strict Liability – Failure to Warn, (3) Strict Liability – Design Defect, (4) Fraudulent Concealment, and (5) Breach of Implied Warranties on the grounds that, from about 1990 through the early 2000s, Plaintiff Lombard work...

Excerpt: ...to Complaint. Background Plaintiff Nefer Fernandez sues Defendants Javier Meier Borrani, RFRM Collective, and JMB Studio, Inc. pursuant to the following allegations. Plaintiff Nefer Fernandez and Defendant Javier Meier Borrani attended architectural school together between 2010 and 2014 with Borrani graduating in 2014 and Fernandez graduating in 2015. Fernandez and Borrani began working together on architectural projects named “NF House,” “...

Excerpt: ... Financial Pacific Leasings, Inc. sued Vanessa McKenzie, individually and dba Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Urgent Care, and Does 1-10 pursuant to claims of (1) Breach of Equipment Finance Agreement, (2) Breach of Guarantee, and (3) Account Stated on the grounds that on or about April 25, 2017, Defendant McKenzie individually and doing business as Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Urgent Care entered into a written Equipment Finance Agreement with Partners Capital...

Excerpt: ...d Request for Monetary Sanctions Background Plamtiffs Ivy Flores and Amanda Portobanco ("Plaintiffs") sue Defendant Mazda Motor of America, Inc. ("Mazda") and Does 1 through 20 pursuant to a Complaint alleging two Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ("SBA" lemon law) claims and an Unfair Competition claim pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 17200, et seq., as premised on allegations that on April 12, 2018, Plaintiffs purchased a new...

Excerpt: ...rizona—attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, when a shooter discharged thousands of rounds from the window of his hotel room upon unsuspecting concertgoers. As a result, Michelle Leonard sustained physical and psychological injuries. On October 3, 2018, upon the request of Michelle Leonard, The Claypool Law Firm emailed Michelle Leonard an engagement letter to retain The Claypool Firm to represent her in rel...

Excerpt: ...employment to become a Korn Ferry Senior Client Partner. As a condition of employment Korn Ferly required Plaintiff Jamison to sign the Korn Ferry International Arbitration of Claims & Class Action Waiver. The arbitration agreement contained a confidentiality clause agreeing that all proceedings under the arbitrator would remain confidential—including pleadings, discovery, depositions, exhibits, testimony, and awards—except for proceedings re...

Excerpt: ... REPLY: Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. Plaintiffs Cathy Zhou and Jonathan Huang. Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. Background Plamtiffs Cathy Zhou and Jonathan Huang ("Plaintiffs") sue Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. ("Nissan North America") pursuant to three Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ("SBA" lemon law) claims—breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and failure to repair within 30 days or a reasonable time�...

Excerpt: ...erick Pina. Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Plaintiff Frederick Pina. Background On April 13, 2021, Plaintiff Frederick Pina ("Pina")—appearing in pm per—sued Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") pursuant to six causes of action: (1) Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, (2) Violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq., (3) Fraud, (4) Bre...

Excerpt: ...nd DOES 1 to 100, Weimer's Demurrer to Plaintiffs Complaint; and inclusive, Defendants NALEO Educational Fund, National Defendants. MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Ronald Garcia, Erica Bernal, and Angela Weimer's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs Complaint Defendants NALEO Educational Fund [sued as NALEO Education Fund], National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, R...

Excerpt: ...rrer to Complaint; and Defendant Cha Hol ywood Medical Center, L.P.'s Motion to Strike Punitive and Exemplary Damages from Complaint MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Defendant Cha Hollywood Medical Center, IN. [sued as Cha Hollywood Medical Center, LP., Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center]. Plaintiffs Am Chung, Peter Chung Paul Chung, and Hannah Ahn. Defendant Cha Hollywood Medical Center, L.P. Background Plamtiffs Am Chung— individually and ...

Excerpt: ...� a California corporation; and DOES 1 to 20, inclusive, Defendants. MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: Defendants Marian Ravanbakhsh and Premier CPA Consultants, Inc. [Untimely, filed 3/27/23] Background On July 7, 2022, Plaintiff Farzan Alamirad ("Mr. Alanurad") and Farzan Alamirad, D.D.S„ Inc. ("Alamirad Dentistry") (collectively, the "Alamirad Plaintiffs") brought this action to sue Defendants Marjan Ravanbakhsh (an accountant), Premier CPA Consulta...

Excerpt: ...efendant City of Baldvvm Park seeking declaratory judgment providing that (1) a settlement agreement beb.veen the parties is void and unenforceable due to the Citys nonperformance of contractual terms in the partie< settlement agreement—e.g„ the issuance of a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing license—for which reason the parties are returned to the positions they were in before their settlement agreement was executed and (2) Rukli does...

Excerpt: ...Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff Ctystal Nasha Rodgers. Background Allegations Pro per Plaintiff Nasha Rodgers sues Defendants iMortgage Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al. pursuant to a single claim of Breach of Contract seeking to challenge the enforceability of a home loan ("Loan") she received in relation to the real property otherwise knowm as 610 W. Cypress St, Compton, CA 90220 ("Property"), in part because it was held by iMor...

Excerpt: ...efendants. MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Plaintiff David Allen. Defendants Pacific Seismic Products, Inc. and Giovanny Martinez. Plaintiff David Allen. Background Allegations Plamtiff David Allen sues Defendants Pacific Seismic Products, Inc., Giovanny Martinez, and Does 1 through 20 pursuant to a First Amended Complaint alleging (1) FEHA Discrimination, (2) FEHA Harassment (3) FEHA Retaliation, (4) FEHA Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Hara...

Excerpt: ...ORATION, a Delaware corporation; PBF ENERGY, a corporatiom• PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; SAN JOAQUIN REFINING COMPANY, INC„ a California corporation; SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA a Delaware corporation; TIMEC SERVICES COMPANY, INC„ a Delaware corporation; TIMEC COMPANY, INC., a California corporation; TIMEC ACQUISITIONS, INC„ a Delaware corporati...

Excerpt: ...ntempt Sanctions. DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, Defendants. SUN-YIN USA lnc„ a California Corporation; CHEN FENG AND ZHEN ZHONG CAO, as individuals, Cross-C ompl ainants, LONG SPRING FREIGHT, LLC, a California Limited Liability Corporation, Cross-Defendants. [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants/Cross-Complainants Sun-Yin USA Incu Chen Feng, and Zhen Zhong Cao's Motion for Terminating or Other Contempt Sanctions. Background The instant cross action...

Excerpt: ...partment of Health Care Services ("DHCS") based on DHCS's failure to compensate MCCN 59.9 million for services rendered by MCCN to California Medi-Cal beneficiaries during an 18-month period in which MCCN's status as a Medi-Cal provider had been suspended by DHCS pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 14043.36, subdivision Cal—precluding a provider under investigation for fraud and abuse from being reimbursed for services provided to...

Excerpt: ...: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Defendant Umversal City Studios LLC. Plaintiff Lakhbir Kaur Dhatt. Defendant Universal City Studios LLC. Background Allegations Plamtiff Lakhbir Kaur Datt sues Defendants Universal City Studios LLC—sued as Universal Studios, Inc. and hereafter "Universal City"—Otis Elevator Company ("Otis"), Universal Studios Hollywood (Doe 1), and Does 2 through 50 pursuant to claims of (1) Common Carrier Liability against Universal City...

Excerpt: ...tion Transcripts Used at Trial, CRS #8929 Defendants move to seal certam portions of the depositions of Michele Gamble and Harold Boyerman that were used at trial on the grounds they relate to internal governance of CCMS, business information, strateu, investigations and partnership dealings. The Court is inclined to DENY this motion to seal but welcomes oral argument. VVhile the cited testimony appears to relate to internal operations and discus...

Excerpt: .... MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Defendant Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A„ Inc. Plaintiffs Fidel Hernandez Medina and Patricia Hernandez. Defendant Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A„ Inc. Background Allegations Plamtiffs Fidel Hernandez Medina and Patricia Hernandez ("Plaintiffs") sue Defendant Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. ("Toyota USA") pursuant to three Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ("SBA" lemon law) claims—breach of express warranty, breac...

Excerpt: ...on; Amended Cross-Complaint and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. CONTINENT SOLUTION SYSTEM INC., California corporation, Cross-C ompl ainant, CACBG INC, a corporation; JOHNSON SOLAR CORP„ a corporation; WEIPING JING, an individual; and ROES 1-10 inclusive, Cross-Defendants. MOVING PARTY: OPPOSITION: REPLY: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Johnson Solar Corp. and Cross-Defendant Weiping Jing. Defendant Continent Solution System, Inc. Plaintiff/Cross D...

Excerpt: ... Defendant Kress House pursuant to allegations—unmoored from any stated cause of action—that read in full: "Kress House, Project 180 Physician, Dr. Vincent, prescribed bvo sleeping pill[] medications that gave Plaintiff male erectile dysfunction," makmg "Plaintiff impotent' and unable to "have sex," and that despite seeing "urolog[ists] who prescribed six different medications for erection," "none [have] worked," where the condition is "perma...

Excerpt: ... Action. Background Allegations Plaintiff Synyahn Johnson sues Defendants Jennifer R. Berman, M.D.—a professional corporation—and Jennifer Berman—an individual (“Dr. Berman”)—(collectively “Defendants”) pursuant to claims of (1) FEHA Race Discrimination, (2) FEHA Retaliation, (3) FEHA Racial Harassment, (4) FEHA Hostile Work Environment, (5) Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation, (6) Violation of Labor Cod...

Excerpt: ...olding, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration. MOVING PARTY: Defendants Tank Holding Corp. and Rotational Molding, Inc. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff Jahaziel Cabrera Cruz. REPLY: [None] Background Allegations Plaintiff Jahaziel Cabrera Cruz, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, sues Defendants Tank Holding Corp. and Rotational Molding, Inc. pursuant to a single Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claim made in her F...

Excerpt: ...E LUGO, an individual; MOHAMMED KHALID, an individual; ZAHID BUTT, an individual; and DOES 1 – 50, inclusive, Defendants. ________ JRJS, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company, Cross-Complainants, v. SAMUEL KIM, an individual; and CALI BLUE SKY INVESTMENT, INC., a California Corporation; and ROES 1 through 100, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 20STCV47489 Hearing Date: 3/14/23 Trial Date: 5/9/23 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiffs/Cross-D...

Excerpt: ...and through his Guardian ad Litem LORENA FLORES BRIONES, Plaintiff, v. JOSE TORRES, an individual; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: 22STCV26281 Hearing Date: 3/14/23 Trial Date: 3/19/24 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendant Jose Torres's Demurrer to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint; and Defendant Jose Torres's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint. Background Plaintiffs Lorena Flores Briones, Melvin...

Excerpt: ...G PARTY: Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. OPPOSITION: [Unopposed] Background Allegations Pro per Plaintiff Nasha Rodgers sues Defendants iMortgage Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al. pursuant to a single claim of Breach of Contract seeking to challenge the enforceability of a home loan (“Loan”) she received in relation to the real property otherwise known as 610 W. Cypress St., Compton, CA 90220 (“Property”), in part because it was hel...

Excerpt: ...TCV04814 Hearing Date: 3/13/23 Trial Date: 8/29/23 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Avraham Hassid, Hilltop Holdings 2021, LLC, and Western Imperial 2000, LLC's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Mike Amidi to Appear for Deposition and Request for Sanctions. MOVING PARTY: Defendants Avraham Hassid, Hilltop Holdings 2021, LLC, and Western Imperial 2000, LLC. OPPOSITION: [Unopposed] Background Allegations Plaintiff Mike Amidi sues to recover damages suffe...

Excerpt: ...d JHM Ventures sued Cavalier Closeouts, Inc. and Eyal Dahan pursuant to claims of Breach of Contract and Accounting on the grounds that Defendants had breached written contracts between the parties relating to three business deals. On February 18, 2020, the Court entered judgment for Defendants after finding in its January 24, 2020 Statement of Decision that (1) Plaintiff failed to prove the existence of two of the alleged contracts, (2) Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...a New York limited liability company 10 alleging the following facts. and Does 1 to Plamtiff Gallego was employed by Defendant Bidhaus befiveen May 2019 and approximately May 16, 2022. Gallego's employment was governed by a written contract with Bidhaus. The terms of the employment contract included paymg Gallego a bonus, though, during her employment, Gallego earned, but was not paid, any bonuses. During her employment, Bidhaus designated Galleg...

Excerpt: ...Mendoza's Claims for Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment). MOVING PA R T Y: Defendant Armando Mendoza. OPPOSITION: Plaintiffs Miguel Valencia, Jr., and Lizette Valencia. REPLY: [None] Relevant Background On October 2, 2018, Plaintiffs Miguel Valencia, Jr., and Lizette Valencia Ðiled a Complaint against Defendants Armando Mendoza, Coastal Holdings, Inc., Class A Realty, Inc. and Does 1 through 100 relating to the purchase of real property located...

Excerpt: ...rough 100, inclusive, Defendants. ________ FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE; TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE; FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE; MIDCENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY; and FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Cross-Complainants, v. MARTIN BUENO, an individual; and ROES 1 through 50, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 20STCV45855 Hearing Date: 3/9/22 Trial Date: 6/6/23 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange...

Excerpt: ...1 to 100, inclusive, Defendants. ________ ALEXANDER DEMOLITION & HAULING; FELIPE DAVILA Cross-Complainants, v. ABRAHAM LOPEZ; OMAR LOPEZ; GONZALO DAVILA; L.D. CONSTRUCTION Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 19STCV29010 Hearing Date: 3/9/23 Trial Date: 2/27/24 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plainitff/Cross-Defendant Abraham Lopez and Defendants Legion Builders, Inc. and Oscar Davila's Joint Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement. Plainitff/Cross-Defen...

Excerpt: ...e Plaintiffs' Action Until All Potential Plaintiffs are Properly Joined as Parties. Background Allegations On August 28, 2019, Conail Kwok—both as an individual and as the Successor in Interest of the Estate of Tat Kwok—and her sister Melissa Kwok Anderson brought this action against Defendant Ramon Healthcare Associates, Inc. (hereafter, Defendant “Mission Care Center”; originally sued as Riverside Equities, LLC), alleging claims of (1) ...

Excerpt: ...ration [Amended]; and Plaintiff Kelley Brack Jamison's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs. Allegations and Procedural History Employment and Discharge On or about November 5, 2015, Defendant Korn Ferry extended to Plaintiff Kelley Brack Jamison an offer of employment to become a Senior Client Partner of Korn Ferry. As a condition of employment, Korn Ferry required Plaintiff Jamison to sign the Korn/Ferry International Arbitration of Claims & Cl...

Excerpt: ...lity company organized and existing under the laws of Michigan; and DOES 1 THROUGH 50, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: 22STCV16033 Hearing Date: 3/8/23 Trial Date: 3/12/24 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff City of Los Angeles's Motion for Order for Prejudgment Possession. Plaintiff City of Los Angeles sues, among others, Defendant Robert L. Henry, pursuant to a single cause of action for Eminent Domain for the purpose of acquiring a 2,829 square-...

Excerpt: ...vidual; and ROES 1 through 10, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: 20STCV44018 Hearing Date: 3/8/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Angelita Antipuesto's Motion for Attorney's Fees. Allegations and Background Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Angelita Antipuesto (spelled “Antipuesta” in the header of the Complaint) initiated this action on January 17, 2020, alleging nine Labor Code causes of action against Defendan...

Excerpt: ...LY: Defendant City of Los Angeles. Plaintiff George Wilson sues the City of Los Angeles and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to claims of (1) FEHA Disability Discrimination, (2) FEHA Failure to Engage in the Interactive Process, (3) FEHA Failure to Grant Reasonable Accommodation, (4) FEHA Retaliation, and (5) FEHA Failure to Prevent Discrimination and Retaliation. Now before the Court is the City of Los Angeles's opposed Motion for Summary Judgment, or...

Excerpt: ...nd Simon Cohen's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff California Rent-a-Car, Inc. (“Cal Rent-a-Car”) sues Defendants Simon's Caterers Inc. (briefed as “SCI”) and Simon Cohen—SCIS's owner—pursuant to claims of (1) Breach of Contract against Simon's Caterers Inc. and (2) Negligence against Simon's Caterers Inc. and Simon Cohen. The claims are based on allegations that Cal Rent-a-Car made a written ...

Excerpt: ...ke Punitive Damages and Attorney's Fees and Costs from Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. MOVING PARTY: Defendant Sung Ki Lee. OPPOSITION: Plaintiff The Oriental Mission Church. REPLY: Defendant Sung Ki Lee. Background The instant action arises from a dispute between two rival factions within Plaintiff The Oriental Mission Church (“the OMC”). (See The Oriental Mission Church, et al. v. Chi Hoon Kim, et al., LASC No. 20STCV42005; Jang Geun ...

Excerpt: ... Foods, Inc.'s Motion for Relief from Waiver of Discovery Objections. Plaintiff Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. brings this action against Defendant Eden Foods, Inc. pursuant to an operative First Amended Complaint seeking an injunction requiring a California Proposition 65 warning, penalties under Health & Safety Code section 25249, subdivision (b), costs of suit, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other relief the Court may deem approp...

Excerpt: ....: 21STCV13920 Hearing Date: 3/6/23 Trial Date: 9/26/23 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Randall L. Bort's Motion for an Order Compelling the Deposition of Defendant and Cross-Complainant Brian Kennedy [and Request for Sanctions]. MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Randall L. Bort. OPPOSITION: Defendants/Cross-Complainants KBS Holdco, LLC and Brian Kennedy. REPLY: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Randall L. Bort. Background Plaintif...