Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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06-36003
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Marley v. United States
Limitations period in Federal Tort Claims Act is deemed jurisdictional, barring application of equitable estoppel or tolling. |
Torts |
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Dec. 9, 2008 | |
D051556
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Greystone Homes Inc. v. Midtec Inc.
Builder may recover economic losses from product manufacturer that violated Right to Repair Act through equitable indemnity action. |
Torts |
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Dec. 4, 2008 | |
G037818
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Sarti v. Salt Creek Ltd.
JNOV in favor of restaurant in food poisoning case is reversed where reasonable jury could infer cross-contamination. |
Torts |
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Nov. 28, 2008 | |
G038845
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Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America Inc.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard preempts claim alleging liability for failure to install lap/shoulder seatbelt in vehicle’s middle seating position. |
Torts |
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Nov. 20, 2008 | |
A116707
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Conte v. Wyeth Inc.
Drug manufacturer owes duty of care to disseminate accurate product information to those who consume generic equivalent. |
Torts |
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Nov. 10, 2008 | |
F052419
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Arriaga v. CitiCapital Commercial Corp.
Lessor that merely provided financing for glue spreader is not strictly liable for worker's injury. |
Torts |
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Nov. 5, 2008 | |
A114918
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Shopoff & Cavallo v. Hyon
Demurrer to conversion cause of action is properly sustained in long-running litigation over assets. |
Torts |
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Nov. 3, 2008 | |
G037818
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Sarti v. Salt Creek
JNOV in favor of restaurant in food poisoning case is reversed where reasonable jury could infer cross-contamination. |
Torts |
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Oct. 29, 2008 | |
G038290
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Kindrich v. The Long Beach Yacht Club
Primary assumption of risk does not apply where plaintiff voluntarily jumped off of boat onto dock. |
Torts |
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Oct. 29, 2008 | |
G038845
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Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America Inc.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard preempts claim alleging liability for failure to install lap/shoulder seatbelt in vehicle’s middle seating position. |
Torts |
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Oct. 23, 2008 | |
B191514
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Alcala v. Vazmar Corp.
Instruction on negligence per se is not required where reinstalled tires are not covered by statute designed to prevent use of unsafe tires. |
Torts |
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Oct. 21, 2008 | |
08-55684
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Castaneda v. United States
42 U.S.C. Section 233(a) does not establish FTCA as exclusive remedy for constitutional violations committed by Public Health Service employees. |
Torts |
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Oct. 3, 2008 | |
G038445
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Gunn v. Mariners Church Inc.
Ministerial exception precludes court intervention in action against church where pastor announced to congregation that worship director was fired due to homosexuality. |
Torts |
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Oct. 2, 2008 | |
F052606
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McKenney v. Purepac Pharmaceutical Company
State law tort claim for failure to warn of prescription drug's side effects is not pre-empted by federal law. |
Torts |
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Sep. 29, 2008 | |
06-56267
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MB Financial Group Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service is not immune from claim arising from failure to make box available due to improper handling of fees. |
Torts |
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Sep. 26, 2008 | |
B200074
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Wilkinson v. Zelen
Plaintiff must prove factual innocence and exoneration as to all transactionally related offenses in order to maintain legal malpractice action. |
Torts |
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Sep. 26, 2008 | |
07-56326
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Abagninin v. AMVAC Chemical Corp.
Ivory Coast residents' claim of genocide against pesticide manufacturer fails to allege specific intent to destroy certain group. |
Torts |
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Sep. 25, 2008 | |
A119733
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Salinas v. Martin
Property owner owed duty of care to contractor's employee to remove dangerous dogs from his property. |
Torts |
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Sep. 24, 2008 | |
A118434
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Sun v. City of Oakland
City is not liable for pedestrian's death where removal of crosswalk markings does not create dangerous condition. |
Torts |
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Sep. 17, 2008 | |
04-56721
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Pesnell v. Arsenault
Constitutional claims are not necessarily foreclosed by statutory bar of Federal Tort Claims Act. |
Torts |
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Sep. 16, 2008 | |
05-36005
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Dumontier v. Schlumberger Technology Corp.
Subcellular damage may create risk of disease but does not amount to bodily injury under Price-Anderson Act. |
Torts |
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Sep. 12, 2008 | |
07-55241
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Rodriguez v. United States
Federal tort case is remanded for court to determine whether modification of fee award against government is necessary. |
Torts |
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Sep. 5, 2008 | |
B195724
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Padilla v. Pomona College
Employer is not liable under retained control doctrine where task of providing safe work environment was delegated to subcontractor. |
Torts |
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Sep. 4, 2008 | |
B198464
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Jones v. P.S. Development Company Inc.
Defendants are not liable for injuries of airport security employee who tripped over explosive detection machine. |
Torts |
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Sep. 4, 2008 | |
A119733
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Salinas v. Martin
Property owner owed duty of care to contractor's employee to remove dangerous dogs from his property. |
Torts |
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Sep. 2, 2008 | |
C056319
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Ieremia v. Hilmar Unified School District
Incidents of ownership must be shown to demonstrate 'owner' status under Vehicle Code Section 3333.4. |
Torts |
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Aug. 28, 2008 | |
S143819
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Ramirez v. Nelson
Court concludes that Penal Code Section 385(b) does not give rise to negligence per se where worker's own negligent act violated statute. |
Torts |
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Aug. 5, 2008 | |
B201195
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Gehr v. Baker Hughes Oil Field Operations Inc.
Plaintiff may not recover interest rate differential damages for contamination of property under continuing nuisance theory. |
Torts |
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Aug. 1, 2008 | |
05-35648
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Phillips v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
Plutonium producers who helped make atomic bomb are not entitled to immunity under government contractor defense for liability arising from radioiodine exposure. |
Torts |
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Jul. 31, 2008 | |
06-16726
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Twardowski v. American Airlines Inc.
Plaintiffs' claims under Article 17 of Warsaw Convention fail where they allege failure to warn of in-flight deep vein thrombosis. |
Torts |
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Jul. 31, 2008 |