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Mary E. Arand

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Judge (Ret.)



Santa Clara County Superior Court, retired January 2025



Rulings
Case Category Published
Santos v. El Guapos Tacos, LLC
reversed
Employment Law Dec. 2, 2021
Zamora v. Security Industry Specialists
reversed and remanded
Employment Law Nov. 2, 2021
The Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed and remanded
Insurance Oct. 18, 2021
Kwan Software Engineering, Inc. v. Hennings
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Dec. 4, 2020
Hooked Media Group, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2020
Pott v. Lazarin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2020
Roe v. Halbig
affirmed in part
Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Emily Jeanne Hepner, individually and on behalf of the general public; Maria Angela Cortez, individually and on behalf of the general public; and Diego Armando Gallegos, individually and on behalf of the general public v. County of Santa Clara dba Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Paul E. Lorenz, in his official capacity; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Jan. 19, 2024
Damon Pellegrini v. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Safe Products For Californians LLC v. Moon Juice LLC; Moon Juice Ventures LLC; and Does 1 through 150 Consumer Law judge Jun. 12, 2020
Safe Products For Californians, LLC v. Wellmill, LLC dba Vitamix; Amazon.com Inc., and Does 1 - 150 Consumer Law judge May 8, 2020
John Blasik v. Beau M. Marciel, Janelle R. Kertes, Lisa M. Quandt, Byron Quandt, Dakota Smestad, and Does 1 to 24 Personal Injury judge Feb. 21, 2020
Tien Wong, et al. v. West Valley Mission Community College District, et al. Personal Injury judge Feb. 7, 2020
Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. v. Jordan Industries, Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge May 24, 2019
City of San Jose v. Pfeiffer Ranch Investors Inc. et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
Vincent Tang v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
Egnyte, Inc. et al. v. Citrix Systems, Inc. et al. Business Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
Deena Sanders, Aaron Sanders v. Maury K. Harwood, M.D., South Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Inc. Medical judge Dec. 22, 2017
Case Category Published
Santos v. El Guapos Tacos, LLC
reversed
Employment Law Dec. 2, 2021
Zamora v. Security Industry Specialists
reversed and remanded
Employment Law Nov. 2, 2021
The Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed and remanded
Insurance Oct. 18, 2021
Kwan Software Engineering, Inc. v. Hennings
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Dec. 4, 2020
Hooked Media Group, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2020
Pott v. Lazarin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2020
Roe v. Halbig
affirmed in part
Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Emily Jeanne Hepner, individually and on behalf of the general public; Maria Angela Cortez, individually and on behalf of the general public; and Diego Armando Gallegos, individually and on behalf of the general public v. County of Santa Clara dba Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Paul E. Lorenz, in his official capacity; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Jan. 19, 2024
Damon Pellegrini v. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Safe Products For Californians LLC v. Moon Juice LLC; Moon Juice Ventures LLC; and Does 1 through 150 Consumer Law judge Jun. 12, 2020
Safe Products For Californians, LLC v. Wellmill, LLC dba Vitamix; Amazon.com Inc., and Does 1 - 150 Consumer Law judge May 8, 2020
John Blasik v. Beau M. Marciel, Janelle R. Kertes, Lisa M. Quandt, Byron Quandt, Dakota Smestad, and Does 1 to 24 Personal Injury judge Feb. 21, 2020
Tien Wong, et al. v. West Valley Mission Community College District, et al. Personal Injury judge Feb. 7, 2020
Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. v. Jordan Industries, Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge May 24, 2019
City of San Jose v. Pfeiffer Ranch Investors Inc. et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
Vincent Tang v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
Egnyte, Inc. et al. v. Citrix Systems, Inc. et al. Business Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
Deena Sanders, Aaron Sanders v. Maury K. Harwood, M.D., South Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Inc. Medical judge Dec. 22, 2017