Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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08-35862
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Tamas v. Dept. of Social Health and Services
Court must apply standard for defeating qualified immunity requiring awareness of facts from which inference of substantial risk of harm to victims can be drawn. |
Torts |
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Dec. 22, 2010 | |
B222784
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Ennabe v. Manosa
Charging admission fees later used to purchase communal alcohol does not constitute 'selling' of alcoholic beverages that would subject social host to civil liability. |
Torts |
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Dec. 20, 2010 | |
H033718
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Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Inc. v. Western Farm Service Inc.
Statutory scheme governing pesticide use in California does not displace common law tort claims, even if claims related to place of pesticide application. |
Torts |
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Dec. 20, 2010 | |
H033951
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Robinson v. Endovascular Technologies Inc.
State product liability claims that medical device is unsafe is preempted by federal law where FDA granted investigational device exemption approval. |
Torts |
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Dec. 20, 2010 | |
09-15932
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MDY Industries LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
Court errs in granting summary judgment on tortious interference claim in relation to program that automatically plays online game, where triable issues existed. |
Torts |
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Dec. 14, 2010 | |
09-35823
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Krottner v. Starbucks Corp.
Employees’ concern over increased risk of future identity theft stemming from stolen laptop is cognizable injury sufficient to confer standing on plaintiffs. |
Torts |
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Dec. 14, 2010 | |
G042984
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Overhill Farms Inc. v. Lopez
Accusation that employer engaged in mass termination based on racist and ageist motivations constitutes provable fact, which is sufficient to overcome anti-SLAPP motion. |
Torts |
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Dec. 14, 2010 | |
07-35696
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Affiliated FM Insurance Co. v. LTK Consulting Services Inc.
Party with contractual right to operate on another's property may bring suit in tort against third party for damage to that property. |
Torts |
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Dec. 7, 2010 | |
B218145
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Lujano v. County of Santa Barbara
Plaintiff's excessive force claim is barred because her acceptance of informal probation did not constitute favorable termination allowing for civil tort liability. |
Torts |
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Dec. 5, 2010 | |
B222784
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Ennabe v. Manosa
Charging admission fees later used to purchase communal alcohol does not constitute 'selling' of alcoholic beverages that would subject social host to civil liability. |
Torts |
|
Dec. 1, 2010 | |
10-15813
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Rodriguez v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Court’s denial of summary judgment on government-contractor defense is not based on denial of immunity, and therefore, not appealable until case’s conclusion. |
Torts |
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Nov. 30, 2010 | |
C061307
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Boblitt v. Boblitt
Judgment in dissolution proceeding where domestic violence claim was litigated in relation to spousal support does not preclude later tort action for domestic violence. |
Torts |
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Nov. 30, 2010 | |
B216193
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Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp.
Court properly refuses to instruct jury on 'sophisticated purchaser defense' where proposed instruction was not based on theory that plaintiff had knowledge. |
Torts |
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Nov. 16, 2010 | |
F057211
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Smith v. Adventist Health System/West
Defendant’s anti-SLAPP motion is properly denied where defendant failed to show it engaged in protected activity to deny doctor’s reinstatement. |
Torts |
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Nov. 16, 2010 | |
C061842
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Doe v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento
Fraud claim is barred by statute of limitations where plaintiff failed to investigate whether her children were molested despite notice of suspected abuse. |
Torts |
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Nov. 10, 2010 | |
H034059
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Wong v. Jing
Court properly denies anti-SLAPP motion on libel claim where plaintiff established prima facie showing of probable success on merits. |
Torts |
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Nov. 9, 2010 | |
B218939
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Howe v. Seven Forty Two Co. Inc.
Plaintiff is entitled to rely on inference of negligence even if presumption established under res ipsa loquitur disappeared. |
Torts |
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Nov. 7, 2010 | |
B217982
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C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School District
School district is not liable for guidance counselor’s sexual misconduct with student where plaintiff failed to show how misconduct fell within counselor's employment. |
Torts |
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Nov. 7, 2010 | |
B215034
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Antounian v. Louis Vuitton Malletier
Anti-SLAPP motions to strike malicious prosecution action are properly granted where denial of summary judgment motion showed probable cause. |
Torts |
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Oct. 21, 2010 | |
F056892
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Huitt v. Southern California Gas Co.
Failure to warn that new steel gas pipes adsorb odorant in natural gas is not cause of accident because plaintiffs were unable to acquire warning. |
Torts |
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Oct. 7, 2010 | |
B217957
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Ramirez v. Wong
Claim under Civil Code Section 51.7 for right to be free from threat of violence must involve intimidation to state cause of action. |
Torts |
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Oct. 6, 2010 | |
B215775
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In re The Clergy Cases I
Compelling social interest in protecting children from molestation outweighs alleged perpetrators' privacy interests in confidential files. |
Torts |
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Sep. 30, 2010 | |
09-16247
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Bailey v. United States
Discretionary function exception to liability under Federal Tort Claims Act applies to claim alleging agency negligently failed to replace warnings regarding submerged dam. |
Torts |
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Sep. 29, 2010 | |
10A273
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Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott
Stay is granted for judgment pending certiorari review where due process violation issue will likely be granted review with possibility of reversal. |
Torts |
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Sep. 28, 2010 | |
B215105
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Flores v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
Car rental company does not have duty to perform electronic driver’s license check to determine renter’s previous convictions for driving under influence. |
Torts |
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Sep. 28, 2010 | |
B215105
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Flores v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
Car rental company does not have duty to perform electronic driver’s license check to determine renter’s previous convictions for driving under influence. |
Torts |
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Sep. 23, 2010 | |
B219080
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Perez v. VAS S.p.A.
Court’s error in shifting burden to plaintiff in products liability case is not prejudicial in light of evidence of superseding cause of injury. |
Torts |
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Sep. 20, 2010 | |
08-56421
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Lu v. Powell
Court allows state law claims against United States alleging liability for abuses committed by asylum officer who bribed and molested victims. |
Torts |
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Sep. 3, 2010 | |
G042073
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Miranda v. Bomel Construction Co. Inc.
Plaintiff fails to prove that contractors proximately caused his infectious fungal disease by stockpiling excess dirt on vacant lot near his workplace. |
Torts |
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Aug. 31, 2010 | |
B206763
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Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc.
Jury should decide whether asbestos-containing products contain design defects based on consumer expectations test. |
Torts |
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Aug. 30, 2010 |