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William J. Elfving

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Judge (retired)
JAMS



Served 1997-2017 on the Santa Clara County Superior Court. 30 years in private practice.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
William J. Elfving Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court Apr. 8, 2015
Law and Order Santa Clara County Superior Court Jun. 4, 2009

Rulings
Case Category Published
Choochagi v. Barracuda Networks, Inc.
affirmed
 Employment Law Feb. 3, 2021
Aixtron, Inc. v. Veeco Instruments Inc.
reversed
 Arbitration Jul. 20, 2020
Sharufa v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC
reversed and remanded
 Torts May 29, 2020
Global Protein Products, Inc. v. Le
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Nov. 25, 2019
Longview International Inc. v. Stirling
affirmed
 Real Property Jun. 4, 2019
Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies May 2, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ernest Glave, et al. v. De Anza Building and Maintenance Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2018
Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Timothy S. Chen, Timothy S. Chen Trust Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Karen Mou v. Santa Clara Law Library, Karen Bailey, Kristin Renmers, Roger Hyunh, Wei-Yau Huang, Mary Thai, Tom Hewitt, Steven Hallgrimson Civil Rights judge Jul. 14, 2017
Baimba John and Fatmata John v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al. Real Property judge Jun. 30, 2017
Confidential Employment Law judge Mar. 11, 2006
Brian Reid v. Google Inc. Employment Law judge Dec. 17, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Dec. 10, 2005
Confidential Contracts judge Jul. 10, 1999
Sam Wisdom v. Ryan Baugher Personal Injury judge Jan. 30, 1999
Leonid Osetinsky v. Richard T. Koenigsberg, D.P.M. Personal Injury judge Jan. 1, 1999
Mary B. Smith and Rodney Smith v. Cleary Consultants, Inc., et al. Construction Defendant Aug. 2, 1997
Title Court Published
William J. Elfving Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court Apr. 8, 2015
Law and Order Santa Clara County Superior Court Jun. 4, 2009
Case Category Published
Choochagi v. Barracuda Networks, Inc.
affirmed
 Employment Law Feb. 3, 2021
Aixtron, Inc. v. Veeco Instruments Inc.
reversed
 Arbitration Jul. 20, 2020
Sharufa v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC
reversed and remanded
 Torts May 29, 2020
Global Protein Products, Inc. v. Le
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Nov. 25, 2019
Longview International Inc. v. Stirling
affirmed
 Real Property Jun. 4, 2019
Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies May 2, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ernest Glave, et al. v. De Anza Building and Maintenance Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2018
Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Timothy S. Chen, Timothy S. Chen Trust Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Karen Mou v. Santa Clara Law Library, Karen Bailey, Kristin Renmers, Roger Hyunh, Wei-Yau Huang, Mary Thai, Tom Hewitt, Steven Hallgrimson Civil Rights judge Jul. 14, 2017
Baimba John and Fatmata John v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al. Real Property judge Jun. 30, 2017
Confidential Employment Law judge Mar. 11, 2006
Brian Reid v. Google Inc. Employment Law judge Dec. 17, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Dec. 10, 2005
Confidential Contracts judge Jul. 10, 1999
Sam Wisdom v. Ryan Baugher Personal Injury judge Jan. 30, 1999
Leonid Osetinsky v. Richard T. Koenigsberg, D.P.M. Personal Injury judge Jan. 1, 1999
Mary B. Smith and Rodney Smith v. Cleary Consultants, Inc., et al. Construction Defendant Aug. 2, 1997
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