Excerpt: ... 20, 2023, is ruled upon as set forth below. Chugh refers in its briefing to the Amended Cross-complaint as the "Second Amended Crosscomplaint, or "SAXC." This Order refers to it as the AXC. The AXC asserts seventeen (17) total causes of action, eight (8) of which are asserted against the Chugh Cross-Defendants. Chugh has demurred to all eight of these claims. The AXC identifies three Cross-complainants: (1) CPQ Solutions, LLC ("CPQ") (2) Christo...

Excerpt: ...ely "Plaintiffs") is ruled on as follows: Procedurally, Defendant has not established compliance with the meet and confer requirement under Code of Civil Procedure secton 430.41 regarding the Second Cause of Action. Defendant only shows that he met and conferred regarding the Third, Sixth and Seventh Causes of Acton. Nevertheless, since the Second and Third Causes of Action are both fraud claims, the Court proceeds to address the merits of the De...