Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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14-15472
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Edison v. United States
Dismissal of prisoners' complaints relating to Valley Fever infections reversed where independent contractor exception to Federal Tort Claims Act does not bar claims. |
Torts |
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May 23, 2016 | |
S211793
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Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group Inc.
Plaintiffs unsuccessful in bringing claim of neglect under Elder Abuse Act because defendant health care providers did not have caretaking or custodial relationship with elder. |
Torts |
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May 20, 2016 | |
C075366
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Jimenez v. Roseville City School District
Student may pursue his negligent supervision claim against school district in connection with injuries he suffered while breakdancing on campus. |
Torts |
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May 20, 2016 | |
A144218
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Hetzel v. Hennessy Industries Inc.
Summary judgment in favor of manufacturer of brake arcing machines reversed where machines inevitably caused release of asbestos dust when used as intended. |
Torts |
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May 19, 2016 | |
B261525
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Daza v. Los Angeles Community College District
Former guidance counselor may maintain reimbursement claim against Los Angeles Community College District concerning lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a student. |
Torts |
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May 9, 2016 | |
S209836
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Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Action alleging negligence in maintenance of hospital bedrail governed by statute of limitations for professional, rather than ordinary, negligence. |
Torts |
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May 6, 2016 | |
A145367
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Glennan v. Allergan Inc.
Lap-Band manufacturer escapes liability for patient's negligence claim alleging failure to adequately train physicians on Lap-Band implantation, on grounds of federal preemption. |
Torts |
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May 2, 2016 | |
14-55263
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Yamada v. Nobel Biocare Holding AG
Judicial efficiency eclipsed defendant's fundamental right to inspect and challenge documents supporting fee award, requiring vacatur and remand of award. |
Torts |
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Apr. 21, 2016 | |
B261682
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Moran v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.
Manufacturer of industrial boilers may be liable for salesman's asbestos-related cancer where evidence fails to support 'sophisticated user' defense. |
Torts |
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Apr. 15, 2016 | |
A143381
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Karpinski v. Smitty’s Bar Inc.
Settlement agreement properly enforced where, contrary to defendant's argument, plaintiff's payment of lien obligations was not condition precedent to timely payment settlement proceeds. |
Torts |
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Apr. 14, 2016 | |
B262186
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Fenimore v. The Regents of the University of California
Judgment sustaining demurrer in favor of hospital reversed where plaintiffs state viable theory of elder abuse based on recklessness. |
Torts |
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Mar. 29, 2016 | |
D067839
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T.H. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Pharmaceutical manufacturer may be liable in negligence to minors allegedly injured in utero by mother's ingestion of generic drug years after manufacturer divested itself of medication. |
Torts |
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Mar. 11, 2016 | |
B256793
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Davis v. Honeywell International, Inc.
Judgment in favor of asbestos-cancer plaintiff affirmed where court does not abuse its discretion in admitting expert testimony based on 'every exposure theory.' |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 2016 | |
13-15218
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Gonzalez v. United States
FBI's failure to disclose anti-immigration advocate's planned invasion to local law enforcement authorities is not actionable under discretionary exception to Federal Tort Claims Act. |
Torts |
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Feb. 25, 2016 | |
D067239
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Blackwell v. Vasilas
Summary judgment in favor of property owner improperly granted where injured laborer presented viable negligence claim under doctrine of respondeat superior. |
Torts |
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Feb. 25, 2016 | |
13-56453
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Moiser v. Stonefield Josephson
Summary judgment in favor of auditors upheld where receiver of company that was defrauded in Ponzi scheme cannot prove causation on tort claims. |
Torts |
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Feb. 24, 2016 | |
H041468
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Pipitone v. Williams
No triable issue in wrongful death action as to duty to report suspected abuse, where evidence shows only that consulted doctors may have had reason to 'speculate' as to potential abuse of woman who was subsequently murdered by her husband. |
Torts |
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Feb. 24, 2016 | |
B247672
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Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp.
In strict products liability action, evidence of industry custom and practice may be admissible, depending on nature of evidence and purpose for introducing such evidence. |
Torts |
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Feb. 9, 2016 | |
A144289
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Monschke v. Timber Ridge Assisted Living LLC
Care facility cannot force representative of decedent's estate to arbitrate wrongful death claim where representative is not bound by arbitration agreement. |
Torts |
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Feb. 1, 2016 | |
D067239
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Blackwell v. Vasilas
Summary judgment in favor of property owner improperly granted where injured laborer presented viable negligence claim under doctrine of respondeat superior. |
Torts |
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Jan. 27, 2016 | |
B251933
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Hernandezcueva v. E.F. Brady Co. Inc.
Nonsuit on strict products liability claim erroneously granted where evidence showed subcontractor who supplied and installed asbestos-containing products was in stream of commerce. |
Torts |
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Jan. 20, 2016 | |
B247672
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Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp.
In strict products liability action, evidence of industry custom and practice may be admissible, depending on nature of evidence and purpose for introducing such evidence. |
Torts |
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Jan. 20, 2016 | |
E063527
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King v. CompPartners
Doctor reviewing Workers' Compensation-provided drug regimen owes physician-patient duty of care to injured worker. |
Torts |
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Jan. 6, 2016 | |
C073433
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Moore v. William Jessup University
Primary assumption of risk bars delivery driver's negligence action against shipper that allegedly understated weight of box on shipping label. |
Torts |
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Dec. 29, 2015 | |
B251933
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Hernandezcueva v. E.F. Brady Co. Inc.
Nonsuit on strict products liability claim erroneously granted where evidence showed subcontractor who supplied and installed asbestos-containing products was in stream of commerce. |
Torts |
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Dec. 24, 2015 | |
S213132
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Hampton v. County of San Diego
San Diego County entitled to design immunity from lawsuit claiming intersection constituted dangerous condition of public property although design plans deviated from County's own standards. |
Torts |
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Dec. 11, 2015 | |
B262044
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Dole Food Co. Inc. v. Superior Court (Shell Oil Co.)
Shell's $90 million settlement in mass tort over Carson's Carousel housing tract made in good faith despite failing to allocate proceeds. |
Torts |
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Dec. 3, 2015 | |
D066393
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Garcia v. Holt
Landlords not liable for injuries landscaper sustained from explosives tenant brought to property and which landlords had no knowledge of. |
Torts |
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Nov. 25, 2015 | |
D066715
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Griffin v. The Haunted Hotel, Inc.
Haunted house operator owes no duty to patron who fell at attraction, and is entitled to summary judgment based on primary assumption of risk doctrine. |
Torts |
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Nov. 24, 2015 | |
B262028
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Brady v. Calsol Inc.
Raw materials or component parts doctrine does not shield mineral spirits manufacturer from liability for worker's leukemia. |
Torts |
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Nov. 3, 2015 |