Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A167742
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Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Plaintiff's defamation claim was not separately actionable from the wrongful termination claim he dropped before trial where the claims arose from the same wrongful conduct and requested the same damages. |
Employment Law, Torts |
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I. Petrou | Jan. 28, 2025 |
C098701
|
L.W. v. Audi AG
Trial court had personal jurisdiction over Audi's German-HQ entity under the stream-of-commerce theory. |
Civil Procedure, Torts |
|
E. Duarte | Jan. 17, 2025 |
B327691
|
Gee v. National Collegiate Athletic Assocation
The assumption of risk doctrine applied to a plaintiff injured by an inherent risk of the sport (head hits), irrespective of whether the specific injury itself (CTE) was inherent to the sport. |
Torts |
|
M. Stratton | Jan. 14, 2025 |
H050639
|
Stokes v. Forty Niners Stadium Management Co.
Negligence claim against defendant football stadium security lacked causation where the incident occurred too quickly for defendant to intervene. |
Torts |
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P. Bamattre-Manoukian | Jan. 14, 2025 |
G062752
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Collins v. Diamond Generating Corp.
Trial court erred in not allowing for Privette jury instructions that could have potentially provided defendant, a partial indirect owner, with the same liability protections as the owner. |
Torts |
|
T. Goethals | Jan. 10, 2025 |
D082588
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Greener v. M. Phelps, Inc.
Trial court did not err in choosing increased risk assumption of liability jury instruction when facts demonstrated that defendant jiu jiu-jitsu instructor chose to proceed with improper move. |
Torts |
|
J. Castillo | Jan. 3, 2025 |
G062897
|
Woolard v. Regent Real Estate Services
A homeowners association and its management company did not have a duty to involve itself in a dispute between tenants. |
Torts |
|
E. Moore | Dec. 26, 2024 |
G063082
|
Kabat v. Department of Transportation
Summary judgment for dangerous condition of public property liability under Government Code Section 835 was proper when Caltrans provided evidence that it had no notice of allegedly dangerous condition. |
Government, Torts |
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T. Delaney | Dec. 23, 2024 |
C097746
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Modification: Yaffee v. Skeen
Reversal required where inadmissible evidence of reasonable value of medical services received by insured plaintiff may have resulted in recovery of amounts paid by neither the plaintiff nor his insurer. |
Remedies, Torts |
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H. Hull | Dec. 23, 2024 |
C097746
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Modification: Yaffee v. Skeen
Reversal required where inadmissible evidence of reasonable value of medical services received by insured plaintiff may have resulted in recovery of amounts paid by neither the plaintiff nor his insurer. |
Remedies, Torts |
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H. Hull | Dec. 18, 2024 |
A168012
|
Murphy v. City of Petaluma
Paramedics did not assume a duty of care to provide a plaintiff with medical assistance she repeatedly declined. |
Torts |
|
K. Banke | Nov. 27, 2024 |
C097746
|
Yaffee v. Skeen
Reversal required where inadmissible evidence of reasonable value of medical services received by insured plaintiff may have resulted in recovery of amounts paid by neither the plaintiff nor his insurer. |
Remedies, Torts |
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H. Hull | Nov. 27, 2024 |
D084517
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Juarez v. San Bernardino City Unified School District
School district was liable for actions an off-duty school district officer took where he identified himself as an officer and exercised his authority to demand that plaintiff turn over a found cell phone. |
Torts |
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M. Buchanan | Nov. 26, 2024 |
B330833
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Smith v. Magic Mountain LLC
Plaintiff was not entitled to jury instructions regarding common carriers' heightened duty of care because the evidence showed she had not yet placed herself in the amusement park's control. |
Torts |
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B. Hoffstadt | Nov. 25, 2024 |
E081220
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Gonzalez v. Interstate Cleaning Corp.
A mall that complied with rigorous, regular maintenance procedures lacked constructive notice of a dangerous condition--a spilled pile of oranges on the floor. |
Torts |
|
A. McKinster | Nov. 25, 2024 |
D083420
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McCurdy v. County of Riverside
After a successful habeas petition, petitioner's claim against County was subject to 6-month presentation window for tort claims. |
Government, Torts |
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J. Kelety | Nov. 22, 2024 |
C098705
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Maksimow v. City of South Lake Tahoe
The City of South Lake Tahoe did not have notice of the dangerous icy condition of a parking lot and therefore could not be found liable for plaintiff's injuries. |
Torts |
|
J. Renner | Nov. 6, 2024 |
A166781
|
Watts v. Pneumo Abex
Trial court erred in directing verdict against brake manufacturer's sophisticated user defense as substantial evidence plainly demonstrated that plaintiff, an automotive shop operator, was aware of the asbestos risk. |
Torts |
|
J. Richman | Oct. 31, 2024 |
22-16273
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Casun Invest, A.G. v. Ponder
District court did not err in applying Nevada's four-year statute of limitations to unjust enrichment claim concerning a California property and a Nevada LLC. |
Civil Procedure, Torts |
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P. Curiam | Oct. 16, 2024 |
F087132
|
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Superior Court (Abrams)
Landowner did not have a duty to remove tree or otherwise take protective measures to protect drivers who veered off the highway from the tree's alleged dangerous condition. |
Torts |
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M. Snauffer | Oct. 9, 2024 |
B331247
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Kim v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Uber was not liable for driver who logged off from the Uber driver app and struck a pedestrian minutes later. |
Employment Law, Torts |
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E. Grimes | Sep. 24, 2024 |
C098433
|
McCurry v. Singh
Physician had no duty of care when his overall actions did not establish a physician-patient relationship with decedent. |
Torts, Health Care |
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H. Hull | Sep. 12, 2024 |
G063021
|
Lynch v. Peter & Associates
Despite having no contract with homeowner, geotechnical inspection company owed homeowner a duty of care to perform with skill expected of professional in its position. |
Business Law, Torts |
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E. Moore | Sep. 12, 2024 |
E081025
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Huntsman-West Foundation v. Smith
Trial court properly granted summary judgment for defendant, who had no control over premises on which plaintiffs' property was stored and eventually lost. |
Torts, Evidence |
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D. Miller | Sep. 10, 2024 |
S272113
|
Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
A plaintiff may assert a fraudulent concealment claim arising from the performance of a contract if the elements of the claim can be established independently and the tortious conduct exposes plaintiff to a risk of harm beyond the parties' reasonable contemplation. |
Torts, Contracts |
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C. Corrigan | Aug. 23, 2024 |
23-55299
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Ratha v. Rubicon Resources LLC
The Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act does not apply to events that occurred before its enactment. |
Civil Procedure, Torts |
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S. Ikuta | Aug. 1, 2024 |
S280322
|
Downey v. City of Riverside
Plaintiffs asserting bystander emotional distress claims are not required to show contemporaneous perception of the causal link between defendant's conduct and victim's injuries. |
Torts |
|
L. Kruger | Jul. 23, 2024 |
A166793
|
Bowen v. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Trial properly granted summary judgment where independent contractor raised no triable issue as to whether hirer affirmatively contributed to his injury. |
Torts |
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T. Desautels | Jul. 17, 2024 |
D083130
|
Modification: CBRE v. Superior Court (Johnson)
In a *Privette* delegation analysis, trial court erred by focusing on the timing of the execution of the contract, rather than the delegation implicit in turning over control of the work site. |
Torts |
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J. Castillo | Jul. 2, 2024 |
23-50
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Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon
The presence of probable cause for one charge did not categorically defeat a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim for an additional charge. |
Torts |
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E. Kagan | Jun. 21, 2024 |