Excerpt: ...reholder of a separate entity, Cynthi.io Inc. Google's termination letter —sent only to Mr. Willaims —accuses Plaintiff of conducting work for Cynthi.io using Google's time and resources, including his corporate laptop. Plaintiff vehemently denies very sentence o f the termination letter, referencing both his pre -hiring correspondence with other Google personnel and his cooperation during Google's investigation of this alleged conflict of i...

Excerpt: ...operator of the vehicle, was driving a 2017 Lexus RX. (Compl., ¶¶ 3 -4.) Plaintiff did not contribute to the accident. (Compl., ¶ 7.) On October 16, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Complaint alleging a negligence cause of action against Defendant. On January 2, 2024, Defendant filed a demurrer to the Complaint. Plaintiff opposes the motion. II. Demurrer a. Legal Standard “A demurrer tests only the legal sufficiency of the pleading. It admits the...

Excerpt: ... Way in Stanford, County of Santa Clara (“Property”.) The Property is owned by Plaintiff as part of its housing program located in a 450 -acre subdivision and used exclusively to provide subsidized housing for eligible faculty. (FAC ¶¶ 3, 8, 33.) On August 21, 2018, P laintiff entered into a ground lease agreement with the Faculty Lessee for a term of 51 years. Plaintiff reserved a significant ongoing interest in the Property and granted o...

Excerpt: ...irst Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 21 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- o ooOooo --- Order On Defendant Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc.'s Demurrer To Plaintiff's Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff Lion Manufacturing (“Lion”) is engaged in the business of c...

Excerpt: ... “Defendants”) ar ising out of various alleged wage and hour violations. The Class Action Complaint (“Complaint”), filed by plaintiffs Chyna La She Cole (“Cole”) and Alexander Jay Matua (“Matua”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) on March 24, 2023, sets forth causes of action f or: (1) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages; (2) Failure to Pay Minimum Wages; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods; (4) Failure to Provide Rest Periods; (5) Wait...

Excerpt: ... following cau ses of action: (1) Failure to Pay Wages for All Hours Worked, Labor Code sections 204(b), 223, 1194, 1194.2 Wage Orders; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, Labor Code sections 510, 1194, 1198, Wage Orders; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods, or Pay Premiu m Wages in Lieu Thereof; (4) Failure to Provide Rest Breaks, or Pay Premium Wages in Lieu Thereof; (5) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements, Labor Code section 22...

Excerpt: ...uses of action: (1) Failure to Provide Meal Periods; (2) Failure to Permit Rest Breaks; (3) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements; (4) Failure to Pay All Wages Due Upon Separation of Employment; (5) Violation of Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq. (“UCL”); (6) Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses; and (7) Enforcement of Labor Code § 2698 et seq. (“PAGA”). The parties reached a settlement. Plaintiff Tracee S...

Excerpt: ... 23, 2023, sets forth causes of action for: (1) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 510 and 1198 (Unpaid Overtime); (2) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 512, subd. (a) (Unpaid Meal Period Premiums); (3) Violation of Cal. Labor Code § 226.7 (Unpaid Rest Period P remiums); (4) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 1194, 1197, and 1197.1 (Unpaid Minimum Wages); (5) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 201, 202, and 203 (Final Wages Not Timely Pai...

Excerpt: ...023, sets fort h the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Minimum Wages; (2) Failure to Pay All Overtime Wages; (3) Rest Period Violations; (4) Meal Period Violations; (5) Wage Statement Violations; (6) Failure to Reimburse for Necessary Business Expenses; (7) Waiting Time Penalties; (8) Failure to Timely Pay Wages During Employment; (9) Unfair Competition; and (10) PAGA Penalties. The parties reached a settlement. Plaintiffs Erlind...

Excerpt: ... Penalties Under PAGA fo r Violations of Labor Code Section 2751(a) and (b); (2) Civil Penalties Under PAGA for Violations of Labor Code Section 1102.5; (3) Civil Penalties Under PAGA for Violations of Labor Code Section 232.5; and (4) Civil Penalties Under PAGA for Violations of Labor Code Section[s] 201, 202, and 203. Now before the court is Defendant's demurrer to the first through third causes of action of the SAC on the ground of failure to...

Excerpt: ...al According to the allegation s in the operative Complaint, Plaintiff Pereira entered into a “Listing” agreement with prospective buyers, Xiochiti Mijangos and Patel Mijangos (collectively, “Buyers,”) for the sale of real property located on 12935 Columbet Avenue, San Martin, Californi a (“Subject Property.”) Robert Ellis (“Ellis,”) a realtor at Remax Morgan Hill, was the listing agent of the Subject Property. (Complaint. p. 3.) ...

Excerpt: ...2) Battery; (3) Gen der Violence in Violation of Civil Code Section 52.4; (4) Assault; (5) Violation of the Ralph Civil Rights Act (Civil Code Section 51.7); (6) Violation of the Bane Act (Civil Code Section 52.1); (7) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; and (8) Neg ligent Infliction of Emotional Distress. There are no exhibits attached to the complaint. Currently before the court is Gandoza's demurrer to the complaint, filed on Dece...

Excerpt: ...y party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 16 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Demurr e r To Plaintiff's Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff Erik Estavillo (“Estavillo”) is permanently disabled, suffering from Crohn's disease, depression, obsessive -compulsive disorder, a...

Excerpt: ...mmonly known as Suite 700 (“Premises”) of the building located at 2440 West El Camino Real in Mountain View, California. (Complaint at ¶ 5.) The Lease required Flex Logix, among other things, to pay rent and other charges (collectivel y, “Rent”) when due. (Id. at ¶ 6.) Despite this requirement, Flex Logix failed to pay Rent when due under the terms of the Lease. (Id. at ¶ 7.) On June 8, 2023, BXP served Flex Logix with a 5 -day Notice ...

Excerpt: ...In mid -2021, the Coun ty required its employees to receive vaccinations for SARS -CoV -2, the virus that causes the COVID -19 disease. (Ibid.) From mid -2021 to November 15, 2021, Salinas sought a religious exemption or accommodation from Defendants, and he submitted a Religious Exception Request Form in August 2021. (Id. at ¶ 3; see also Exh. A.) On November 4, 2021, Defendants sent a notice of denial of the religious exemption, determining th...

Excerpt: ...ghth Division (F ord Motor Warranty Cases (2023) 89 Cal.App.5th 1324 (Ochoa)), and one from the Seventh Division (Montemayor v. Ford Motor Co. (June 26, 2023, B320477) __ Cal.App.5th __ [2023 Cal.App.Lexis 481; 2023 WL 4181909] (Montemayor)) —both of which expressly disagre e with Felisilda. More recently, the Third Appellate District Court of Appeal in Keilar on August 16, 2023, and, the First Appellate District Court of Appeal in Yeh on Septe...

Excerpt: ...of action in the First Ame nded Complaint (“FAC”). Defendants have also filed a motion to strike certain portions of the FAC. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual According to the allegations of the FAC, Plaintiff was employed at Yeganah. (FAC, ¶¶ 20 -21.) On or about August 28, 2021, Plainti ff pointed out to Tarighat that he believed Tarighat had made a mistake with a customer's food order. (Id., ¶ 22.) Tarighat became upset and began yelling at Pl...

Excerpt: ...) loaned Plaintiff $620,000 (the “Loan”) subject to a promissory note (“Note”) secured by real property located at 11820 Foothill Avenue in Gilroy (the “Property”).1 (SAC, ¶¶ 1, 10.) A Deed of Trust was recorded on December 16, 2016. (SAC, ¶ 11.) In 2018 and 2020, Mil estone Financial imposed amended terms for the Loan and Plaintiff had no choice but to agree to the demands each time. (SAC, ¶ 13.) The 2020 Amended Loan Agreement c...

Excerpt: ...ourt 3.1308, the Court issues its tentative ruling. I. Background Plaintiff claims he is a “federal whistleblower in what [is] alleged to be the longest and most lucrative water grab [] in the State of Utah.” (Complaint ¶ 1.) According to the complaint, Defendants “perpetuated a fraudulent scheme to retire senior water rights vis- à-vis duplicitous water claims….for the construction and massive expansion of a luxurious private urban dev...

Excerpt: ...their papers a nd the hearing, the court makes the following rulings: This is an action for attorney malpractice. According to the allegations of the complaint, in 2013, plaintiff Kevin Young (“Young”) began working at plaintiff ABC Wholesale, Inc. (“ABC”), a company founded by his parents. (See complaint, ¶ 8.) Young obtained legal advice regarding the business, including operations and collections, from defendants Judy ChiDee Tsai (“...

Excerpt: ...y party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 16 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defe ndant Michael Shtein's Special Motion To Strike. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff Lynley Hogan (“Hogan”) rents rooms in her Los Gatos home to guests through a company called VRBO. (First Amended C...

Excerpt: ...h Retention of a Se curity Deposit. According to the complaint, Plaintiffs resided at 95 South 33rd Street in San Jose, California (the “Property”) from November 2020 to September 2021. (Complaint, ¶ 12.) Plaintiffs signed a written agreement with Esmeralda Real Gonzales , who represented herself as the owner of the Property.1 (Id. at ¶ 13.) After learning that Gonzales was not the owner, Plaintiffs asked her who was, prompting Gonzales to ...

Excerpt: ...ded that Why Systems would provi de equipment and services to Emodo at a monthly rate of $271,068 and with a 5% charge for late payments and award of attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the collection of amounts due. (Compl., ¶ 6, subds. (a) -(c).) Defendant breached the August Lease by failing to make the payments due and owing of at least $5,028,492, excluding interest and fees. (Compl., ¶ 8.) On July 31, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Co...

Excerpt: ...ussed below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND A. Related Case In August 2017, another Samaritan employee, Jennifer Richert, filed a similar action related to her wage statements, Richert v. Samaritan, LLC (Super. Ct. Santa Clara County, No. 17CV314186) (Richert) . Ms. Richert is represented by the same counsel who represent Plaintiffs here. She alleges that, during pay periods when she received overtime wages, her wage statements failed to i...

Excerpt: ...nt inc reased the interest rate from 1% to 5%, they declined to move forward with the loan, and the loan was never funded. Defendant claims the loan agreement was made between Plaintiff Van Tu's brother and Defendant in 2015. In the course of researching a pos sible refinance of the property, Plaintiffs discovered the short form deed for $200,000 was filed against their property and filed this lawsuit to quiet title. On August 13, 2021, Plaint...