Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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99-4187
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Delta Fiberglass Structures Inc. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co.
Order |
Torts |
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Nov. 12, 2000 | |
99-3105
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United States v. Coastal Healthcare Group Inc.
Order |
Torts |
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Nov. 6, 2000 | |
E025774
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Leyva v. Nielsen
Chairman of Board of Prison Terms is immune from liability for discretionary decisions of release of prisoners seeking parole. |
Torts |
|
Nov. 2, 2000 | |
B139794
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Nakamura v. Superior Court (In re Orona)
Uninsured motorist may not recover noneconomic damages but may recover punitive damages stemming from car accident. |
Torts |
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Oct. 26, 2000 | |
B128058
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Cruz v. Homebase
Corporation is not liable for punitive damages when store supervisor, not managing agent, has actual knowledge of employee's malicious misconduct. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 26, 2000 | |
B128058
|
Cruz v. Homebase
Corporation is not liable for punitive damages when store supervisor, not managing agent, has actual knowledge of employee's malicious misconduct. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 26, 2000 | |
B139794
|
Nakamura v. Superior Court (Orona)
Uninsured motorist may not recover noneconomic damages but may recover punitive damages stemming from car accident. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 26, 2000 | |
00-3011
|
Shannon v. Pacific Rail Services
Order |
Torts |
|
Oct. 17, 2000 | |
99-0333
|
Benjamin v. Gear Roller Hockey Equipment Inc.
Skater injured at roller rink is barred from bringing negligence lawsuit because he signed waiver of liability. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 16, 2000 | |
98-56157
|
Kennedy v. Southern California Edison Company
Causation jury instruction mandated for asbestos-related cases is applicable to nuclear radiation-related wrongful death action. |
Torts |
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Oct. 5, 2000 | |
A076593
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Mitchell v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd.
Statute of limitations begins when action against asbestos supplier filed, making second action time-barred. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 4, 2000 | |
99-15421
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Pacheco v. United States
By giving children toy buckets, landowner invited children to play in water adjacent to beach and therefore had duty to warn of dangerous conditions. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 4, 2000 | |
B128058
|
Cruz v. Homebase
Corporation is not liable for punitive damages when store supervisor, not managing agent, has actual knowledge of employee's malicious misconduct. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 3, 2000 | |
99-2496
|
United States v. Philip Morris Inc.
Court dismisses all but two of U.S. Government's claims against 11 tobacco companies; Feds can proceed on two RICO claims. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 1, 2000 | |
B134247
|
Whitfield v. Heckler & Koch, Inc.
Court declines to hold gun manufacturers and distributors liable under theories of strict products liability and negligence. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 28, 2000 | |
S063612
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Sharon P. v. Arman Ltd.
Landlord has no duty to provide security in commercial parking garage, when occurrence of violent third party assault in garage is not foreseeable. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 27, 2000 | |
C019828
|
Zeiger v. State of California
Subcontractor employee's receipt of workers' compensation benefits doesn't preclude negligence claims against owner or general contractor. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 27, 2000 | |
B099100
|
Kobzoff v. Harbor U.C.L.A. Medical Center
To recover costs, prevailing county/defendant must prove wrongful death plaintiff proceeded in bad faith. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
A077021
|
Hoff v. Vacaville Unified School District
School district owes duty of care to both students and non-students in supervising school parking lot. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
B085845
|
Salgado v. County of Los Angeles
Judgment notwithstanding verdict in mother's action for emotional distress after baby's injury during delivery is error. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
B103309
|
Polydoros v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
No recovery for filmmaker's use of character resembling plaintiff as a child in purely fictional movie. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
B094245
|
Sanders v. American Broadcasting Companies Inc.
Secret videotaping of conversation with employee in 'open work area' is not invasion of privacy. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
G015879
|
Creason v. State Dept. of Health Services
Newborn screening program imposes mandatory duty on state to exercise reasonable care concerning test results. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
B108322
|
Mueller v. Saint Joseph Medical Center
Wrongful death claim under Elder Abuse Act isn't viable if direct negligence claim exists. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
B079230
|
Calatayud v. State of California
Exception to firefighter rule allows recovery by officer injured by peace officer of another agency. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 26, 2000 | |
A073292
|
Delaney v. Baker
Damages for pain and suffering are permissible under Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 25, 2000 | |
B113808
|
Brock v. Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Demurrer must be overruled where complaint, uncontradicted by admissions, alleges defendants' products caused cancer. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 25, 2000 | |
A071729
|
Richmond v. A.P. Green Industries Inc.
Each distinct injury suffered by plaintiff due to asbestos exposure triggers separate limitations period. |
Torts |
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Sep. 25, 2000 | |
B121129
|
Hondo Co. v. Superior Court (Estate of King)
Uninsured motorist's estate can't recover non-economic damages after fatal car accident. |
Torts |
|
Sep. 25, 2000 | |
B093517
|
Broughton v. Cigna Healthplans of California
Consumers Legal Remedies Act's right to judicial proceeding cannot be waived. |
Torts |
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Sep. 25, 2000 |