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Kelley v. Trunk
Conclusory expert opinion is insufficient to support motion for summary judgment in medical malpractice suit.
Torts Mar. 17, 1999
Rosales v. Thermex-Thermatron Inc.
Acquiring company is strictly liable for defective product sold by predecessor.
Torts Mar. 17, 1999
Goodman v. Samaritan Health System
Tort action for negligent peer review prior to 1971 can't be claimed in connection with admittance to hospital staff.
Torts Mar. 16, 1999
Carter v. Holiday Ice Skating Center
Defendant's duty to provide appropriate rental equipment renders primary assumption of risk doctrine inapplicable.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Meister v. Regents of the University of California
Trial court properly ties attorney fees to hours effectively spent by attorneys.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Rosales v. Thermex-Thermatron, Inc.
Acquiring company is strictly liable for defective product sold by predecessor.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Tucker v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Limitations period in products liability action is tolled where injuries weren't known to be associated with product.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Mark K. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
Limitations period for claims against church based on sexual abuse by priest began to run when plaintiffs turned 18.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Abbott v. Taz Express
Juries don't need to accept expert testimony regarding damages on a 'take it or leave it' basis.
Torts Mar. 12, 1999
Saks v. Parilla
Bankruptcy laws pre-empt state law claim for malicious prosecution.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Johnson v. United Services Automobile Assn.
Cause of action may exist for negligent spoliation of evidence by third party with duty to preserve.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Saks v. Parilla, Hubbard & Militzok
Bankruptcy laws pre-empt state law claim for malicious prosecution.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Hondo Company v. Superior Court (Estate of Bobbie Jean King)
Uninsured motorist's estate can't recover non-economic damages after fatal car accident.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois v. City of Redlands Redevelopment Agency
Evidence of unlawful entries by transients is sufficient to require res ipsa loquitur instruction.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Tidmore v. Automobile Club of Southern California
Rescue doctrine applies in case involving just two parties rather than usual three.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Gargir v. B'nei Akiva
Refusal to instruct jury regarding distrust of partially false testimony is error but not prejudicial.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Mendoza v. City of Los Angeles
Plaintiff must show duty owed to her in order to recover from city in police wrongful death action.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Melaleuca Inc. v. Clark
Instruction in defamation case erroneously suggests objective standard for evaluating belief in truthfulness of statements.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Rosenbloom v. Hanour Corp.
Primary assumption of risk bars shark handler from recovering damages for shark bite.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Horwich v. Superior Court (Acuna)
Wrongful death action may be maintained by survivors of deceased uninsured motorist.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company v. Reiswig
Notice of intent to sue health care provider doesn't toll limitations period for indemnity action.
Torts Mar. 11, 1999
Aguirre-Alvarez v. Regents of the University of California
Hospital doesn't owe duty to locate and contact relatives of decedent who died in police custody.
Torts Mar. 8, 1999
Lo v. Superior Court (County of Los Angeles)
Government may be liable for judge's abuse of power, regardless of location conduct's occurrence.
Torts Mar. 8, 1999
Summers v. A.L. Gilbert Co.
Expert witness, who's an attorney, can't testify about nondelegable duty because it's an issue of law.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Chaknova v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.
No successor-in-interest liability for predecessor's defective product.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Waggoner v. Amoco Production Company
Order
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Solano v. Abrenica
Duty owed where tennis player no longer participating in tennis activity struck by ball.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Monterey Plaza Hotel v. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 483
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation suit for defamation appropriately stricken where news broadcasts aren't defamatory.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
White v. Inbound Aviation
Where damages for vicarious liability in negligent entrustment case aren't properly allocated, statutory limit applies.
Torts Mar. 4, 1999
Sherman v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Court has duty to impose sanctions and grant new trial when defendant intentionally hides evidence.
Torts Mar. 2, 1999