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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
02-55097	Prescod v. AMR Inc. Court will reconsider whether airline passenger who died was contributorily negligent.	Torts			Nov. 9, 2004
02-56473	Rodriguez v. Ansett Australia Ltd. Airline passenger who developed deep vein thrombosis did not have 'accident' under Warsaw Convention.	Torts			Nov. 9, 2004
B152959	Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc. Defendant's reliance on tobacco company's misrepresentations regarding dangers of smoking was justifiable.	Torts			Nov. 9, 2004
G033454	Cruz v. Superior Court (Advanced OBGYN Medical Group) Mother alleging birth injuries may be subjected to genetic screening through blood test.	Torts			Oct. 8, 2004
S125590	Siebel v. Mittlesteadt Trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants in malicious prosecution action on ground plaintiff failed to achieve favorable outcome of underlying suit.	Torts			Oct. 8, 2004
H025069	Siebel v. Mittlesteadt Trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants in malicious prosecution action on ground plaintiff failed to achieve favorable outcome of underlying suit.	Torts			Oct. 8, 2004
03-15453	Verizon Delaware Inc. v. Covad Communications Co. Filed-rate doctrine prevents the recovery of any charge not specified in relevant tariff.	Torts			Oct. 7, 2004
B158174	Shekhter v. Seneca Structural Design Inc. Building owners can recover in negligence for faulty design and engineering that caused damage only to repaired portion of building.	Torts			Oct. 7, 2004
B166231	Martinez v. Chippewa Enterprises Inc. Plaintiff who slipped on obviously wet ground may sue property owner for premises liability.	Torts			Oct. 7, 2004
B165072	Kesmodel v. Rand Citizen's arrest is conduct, not communication in official proceeding, providing no immunity for false imprisonment.	Torts			Oct. 6, 2004
A104367	City of Modesto Redevelopment Agency v. Superior Court (Dow Chemical Co.)	Torts			Oct. 4, 2004
G031662	Petrou v. South Coast Emergency Group Expert with substantial experience five years prior to time of alleged malpractice is qualified to testify in action against emergency-room doctor.	Torts			Sep. 26, 2004
A095846	Munoz v. City of Union City Verdict against city is invalid because direct negligence theory advanced by plaintiffs was not grounded on violation of statutory duty by public entity.	Torts			Sep. 24, 2004
B166525	Ewing v. Northridge Hospital Medical Center Expert witness is not needed to challenge psychotherapist's immunity from claim of failure to warn.	Torts			Sep. 24, 2004
B170659	Vega v. Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Shareholder alleging law firm concealed 'toxic' terms in company merger prevails on fraud claim.	Torts			Sep. 23, 2004
D039816	Goehring v. Chapman University Students alleging they had been defrauded by unaccredited law school failed to establish damages.	Torts			Sep. 23, 2004
A086991	Henley v. Philip Morris Inc. Plaintiff's punitive damages award against cigarette manufacturer is reduced to $9 million.	Torts			Sep. 22, 2004
S125484	Mesa Vista South Townhome Association v. California Portland Cement Supplier of housing concrete that sustained submicroscopic damage is liable for negligence.	Torts			Sep. 2, 2004
E032415	Titus v. Canyon Lake Property Owners Assn. Property owner's association not responsible for death caused by intoxicated driver who lives in community.	Torts			Aug. 24, 2004
B165491	Islas v. D & G Manufacturing Co. Inc. Plaintiff was improperly denied jury trial in negligence case where conflicting inferences were drawn from facts.	Torts			Aug. 24, 2004
D042260	Waste Management Inc. v. Superior Court (Guzman de Peralta) Parent corporation isn't liable for wrongful death of subsidiary's employee under parent-subsidiary relationship.	Torts			Aug. 23, 2004
A099199	Peart v. Ferro Plaintiff who was injured while using Sea-Doo personal watercraft assumed risk of recreational water sport.	Torts			Aug. 23, 2004
A104367	City of Modesto Redevelopment Agency v. Superior Court (Dow Chemical Co.) Chemical companies may be liable under Polanco Act for contamination caused by dry cleaning solvents.	Torts			Aug. 23, 2004
A102840	Lewis v. Chevron USA Inc. Prior owner of property is not liable for injuries caused by defective condition after relinquishing ownership and control of property.	Torts			Aug. 23, 2004
G032543	BFGC Architects Planners Inc. v. Forcum/Mackey Construction Inc. Architect's claim for equitable indemnity against building contractor requires predicate tort.	Torts			Aug. 23, 2004
E031381	Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court (Adams) Trial court erred by finding notice of toxic contamination was insufficient to place reasonable person on notice of personal injury claims.	Torts			Aug. 20, 2004
C041673	Bushling v. Fremont Medical Center Plaintiff failed to establish triable issue of material fact in medical malpractice action.	Torts			Aug. 16, 2004
B159740	Kadish v. Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles Community center isn't liable for failing to provide adequate security measures against violent criminal assault that wasn't reasonably foreseeable.	Torts			Aug. 13, 2004
B151460	Reeves v. Hanlon Attorneys' direct solicitation of former employers' clients supports finding of tortious interference with contractual relationships.	Torts			Aug. 10, 2004
D041421	Traditional Cat Association Inc. v. Gilbreath Allegedly defamatory statements posted on Internet are subject to 'single publication' rule.	Torts			Jul. 30, 2004