Excerpt: ...MPLAINT Background Plaintiffs Lawrence Vallely, Therese Vallely, Mary Bestwick, Nilan Gunewardena, Jessica Millan, Lubna Ibrahim, Taurell Lebeau, Julian Payton, David Ross, Hothyfa James Museitif, Giancarlo Samson, Curtis Saulnier, Suraj Sundar, Michael Capovilla, Lucia Senzatimore, Dustin Clark, Natalia Nowicka, Michael Samu, and Majan Zaldana (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on July 12, 2023 against Defendant Equity Residentia...

Excerpt: ...ckground Plaintiff Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed this Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) action on June 20, 2017 against a number of Defendants, including Gel Spice Company, Inc. (“Gel Spice”). The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) was filed on January 19, 2021, alleging that various defendants exposed California consumers to lead without Proposition 65 warnings through the manufacture and sale of certain food...

Excerpt: ...n against Defendants Exquisite Apparel Corp. (“Exquisite Apparel”) and Affluent Staffing, LLC (“Affluent Staffing”) (jointly, “Defendants”). On March 16, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Representative Action Complaint (the “SAC”), which contains a single cause of action for violation of the Private Attorneys General Act. On December 1, 2021, the Court issued an Order granting four motions to compel brought by Pl...

Excerpt: ...A CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE §1717 (b) AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE §1033.5 Background Plaintiffs Appa Development and Appa Real Estate (jointly, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on August 30, 2022 against Defendant Oscar Alarcon (“Defendant”). The Complaint asserts causes of action for (1) breach of written contract and (2) fraud and deceit. On May 1, 2023, the Court issued an Order sustaining Defendant's demurrer to each of the ...

Excerpt: ...L CENTER'S NOTICE OF JOINDER TO DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT BY DEFENDANT ARUS ZOGRABYAN, M.D. Background Plaintiffs Santiago Ramirez, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Martha Ramirez Moreno (“Santiago Ramirez”) and Martha Ramirez Moreno (“Martha Ramirez”) (jointly, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on May 25, 2023 against Defendants CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (“CHA”) and Arus Zograbyan, M.D. (“Zog...

Excerpt: ...) SETTING CASE NUMBER 22VECV01348 FOR TRIAL AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION Background On June 8, 2022, Plaintiffs Eugene Chorny (“Chorny”) and Irina Ermakova (jointly, Plaintiffs”) filed the instant action against Defendants Samuel Ohana (“Ohana”), Tamim, LLC (“Tamim”), The Barbara Willa Johanna Katt Living Trust (the “Trust”), and Marks and Associates, a California Accountancy Corporation (collectively, “Defendants”). On February...

Excerpt: ...NT Background Plaintiff Armando Vazquez-Ramos, as Successor Trustee of the Lourdes R. Vazquez Family Living Trust of 2004 (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on July 30, 2021 against, inter alia, Antonio Ramos Vazquez, in his individual capacity, and Fernando Ramos Vazquez. The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1) quiet title to real property and for injunctive relief, (2) constructive trust, and (3) accounting. On September 26, 2022, Plain...

Excerpt: ...es (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on February 13, 2015 against Defendants Russell W. Roten (“Roten”) and Duane Morris. Plaintiff filed the operative Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on July 9, 2019 against Roten, Duane Morris, and Andrew P. Scott, alleging twelve causes of action. On April 27, 2017, Andrew Scott (“Scott”) filed a Cross-Complaint against Alex F. Knowles, individually and for the AFK Roth IRA, Peter Lamy, Graham Bu...

Excerpt: ... dba THE DR. DAVID L. MURPHY SOBERING CENTER'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT Background Plaintiffs Albert Arutyunov, Luiza Arutyunova, and Albert Arutyunov and Luiza Arutyunova as Successors in Interest to Decedent, Spartak Arutyunov (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on December 6, 2022 against Defendants Exodus Recovery, Inc. dba the Dr. David L. Murphy Sobering Center (“Exodus”), Social Model Recovery S...

Excerpt: ...lure to produce personnel documents and records, and (2) failure to produce payroll documents and records. Plaintiff now moves for leave to file a first amended complaint. The motion is unopposed. Discussion Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473(a)(1), “[t]he court may, in furtherance of justice, and on any terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading.” Amendment may be allowed at any time before or after commencement...

Excerpt: ...”) filed this action on October 31, 2018 against Defendant Kandypens Inc. (“Kandypens”). The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1) violation of Unfair Competition Law, (2) violation of the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act, and (3) violation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. On July 16, 2021, the Court issued a Final Judgment in this matter (herein, the “Judgment”). The Judgment provides, inter alia, t...

Excerpt: ... Daniel Wang and Grace Lee (jointly, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on January 31, 2022 against Defendants 360 Capital Ventures Inc. (“360 Capital”), Sachin Patel (“Patel”), and Miguel Soltero (collectively, “Defendants”). On March 21, 2023, 360 Capital and Patel filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiffs and other Cross-Defendants. On July 27, 2023, 360 Capital filed the operative First Amended Cross-Complaint, alleging causes o...

Excerpt: ...gainst, inter alia, Defendant Leon Richard Mays, an individual (“Mays”) and as Trustee of the 402 Randolph Trust. The operative Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was filed by Plaintiffs on January 27, 2023. The FAC asserts causes of action for (1) intentional misrepresentation, (2) negligence, (3) fraudulent conveyance, (4) “withdrawn,” (5) violation of Business and Professions Code section 7160, (6) aiding and abetting unlicensed cont...

Excerpt: ...ance Company, Inc. ("Farmers"), Fire Insurance Exchange ("FIE"), Stacy Chern Insurance Agency ("Chern Insurance"), and Stacy Chern ("Chern"). On January 28, 2021, Chang, Lo, and Wild Chang, Jr. ("Chang, Jr.") (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed the second action against Farmers, FIE, Chern, and Woolls Peer Dollinger & Scher. The two cases were subsequently consolidated, and the operative Third Amended Complaint ("TAC") was deemed filed on July 22,...

Excerpt: ... on July 14, 2022 against Defendants Onessimo Fine Art and Debra Onessimo. The Complaint asserts causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) breach of implied contract, (4) professional negligence, (5) unjust enrichment, (6) conversion, (7) fraudulent misrepresentation, and (8) unfair competition. In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that in or around October 2021, defendants ente...

Excerpt: ...SECURITY FOR COSTS, AND (3) PRECLUDING PLAINTIFF FROM FILING ANY NEW LAWSUIT WITHOUT LEAVE OF COURT Background Plaintiff Tai Soon Lee, in pro per, (“Plaintiff ”) Ðiled this action on December 16, 2022 against a number of Defendants, including Susan Lee. Plaintiff Ðiled the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on February 2, 2023, alleging causes of action for (1) “set aside fraudulent transfer between Mu Yong Lee and Helen-Lee-...

Excerpt: ...y, "Plaintiffs") filed this action on November 16, 2018 against Defendants Joe Oroäoz and Sarah Oroäoz. On February 13, 2019, Plaintiffs filed an amendment to the Complaint naming PI Properties No. 79, LLC ("Pl Properties") in place of "Doe 21." Plaintiffs filed the operative Third Amended Complaint ("TAC") on June 26, 2020. The TAC alleges causes of action for (1) breach of implied warranty of habitability, (2) tortious breach of implied warra...

Excerpt: ...against a number of defendants, including Raymond Munro (“Munro”) and Henry Suarez (“Suarez”). Plaintiffs Ðiled the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on June 17, 2020, alleging causes of action for (1) breach of written contract for sale of real property, (2) violation of Civil Code sections 1102 et seq., (3) violation of Civil Code sections 2079 et seq., (4) negligence, (5) fraudulent concealment, (6) fraudulent misrepresen...

Excerpt: ...la (“Plaintiff ”) Ðiled this action on April 14, 2023 against Defendants Special X, Inc. d/b/a Undivided, Special X, LLC, Jason Lehmbeck, Seth Besse, and Stephen John Zimmerman (collectively, “Defendants”). The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1) violation of Labor Code section 230(a), (2) violation of Labor Code section 1102.5(c), (3) wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and (4) breach of implied covenant of good ...

Excerpt: ...Defendants 5959 LLC (“5959”) and Koar Airport Associates, LLC. The Complaint asserts causes of action for (1) foreclosure of mechanic's lien, (2) breach of contract, (3) common count – quantum meruit, and (4) violation of prompt payment statutes. On July 15, 2022, a Cross-Complaint was filed in this action by 5959 against KCS and Kajima U.S.A. Inc. (“Kajima”). On May 26, 2023, 5959 filed the operative First Amended Cross-Complaint in th...

Excerpt: ...Kyeong-Hee Alex Kim. Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on May 5, 2023, alleging one cause of action for general negligence. In the SAC, Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Kyeong-Hee Alex Kim negligently performed breast reduction surgery on Plaintiff in violation of the standard of care. (SAC, p. 4.) Plaintiff alleges that she is “left with grossly disfigured breasts, the right breast being an ‘A' cup and the left a �...

Excerpt: ...N AWARD OF EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES AGAINST CROSS- COMPLAINANT AND HER COUNSEL ANTHONY W. WILLOUGHBY II IN THE FAVOR OF CROSS-DEFENDANTS THE SUM OF $2,435 AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION Background Plaintiffs Claudia V. Gonzalez Ruiz (“Claudia Ruiz”), Carolina G. Ruiz (“Carolina Ruiz”), and Diana Gonzalez Ruiz (“Diana Ruiz”) filed this action on February 3, 2021, against Defendant Neomie F. Hernandez, an individual, and dba Exclusive Tax...

Excerpt: ...ROUP, LLC AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS Background Plaintiff Brian Weiner, individually and derivatively on behalf of Onyx Tower Management, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on November 30, 2018 against a number of defendants. Plaintiff filed the operative Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) October 22, 2020, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, constructive trust, accounting,...

Excerpt: ...intiff The Estate of Lucy M. Johnson by Eric Walker, its Special Administrator (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on May 17, 2023 against a number of Defendants, including Defendant Priority Title Company (“PTC”). The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1) quiet title, (2) cancellation of recorded instruments, and (3) fraud and negligence. PTC now demurs to the Complaint. PTC also moves to strike portions of the Complaint. Plaintiff oppo...

Excerpt: ...tant action (the “Haller Action”) against a number of defendants. Haller and Tan filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) in the instant action on June 8, 2023 against Defendants City of Los Angeles (the “City”), Hollywood Arts Collective LP, Hollywood Arts Collective LLC, Thomas Safran and Associates Development, Inc., Thomas Safran and Associates. Inc., Morley Construction Company, and Benchmark Contractors Inc. (collecti...