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Huey P. Cotton

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Judge
Unlimited Civil
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Northwest District - Van Nuys Courthouse East
Department/Division: A Courtroom/Floor: 510

6230 Sylmar Ave
Van Nuys , CA 91401
(818) 901-4603



Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; shareholder, associate, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, 1988-2009; senior trial attorney, Defenders Association of Philadelphia, 1983-88; staff attorney, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C., 1983

Temple University Beasley School of Law, 1981



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Settlement Style Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Jul. 19, 2018
Huey P. Cotton Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Superior Court Mar. 3, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Bidari v. Kelk
affirmed
Torts Apr. 28, 2023
Reliant Life Shares, LLC v. Cooper
affirmed
Civil Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
Silva v. Langford
affirmed in part
Immunity Jun. 10, 2022
Modification: Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 28, 2021
Modification: Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 21, 2021
Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 15, 2021
Aghaian v. Minassian
reversed
Civil Procedure Jan. 5, 2021
Eisenberg Village v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc.
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2020

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Kasra Parivar v. Robert Bastian, et al. Personal Injury judge Apr. 4, 2025
Francine Shulman; Iron Angel, LLC; 3F, Inc. v. Todd Kaplan; Medical Investor Holdings LLC, dba Vertical Companies; Charles Houghton ; Matt Kaplan; Drew Milburn ; Courtney Dorne; Smoke Wallin; Robert Scott Kaplan, aka Robert Scott ; Elyse Kaplan; Jeff Silver; Iron Angel II, LLC; Ncamba9, Inc.; Vertical Wellness, Inc. Contracts judge Jan. 17, 2025
Marakkalage Tharal D. Silva, an individual, and Shirin Ramesha Silva, an individual, on behalf of Decedent Danuka Neshantha Silva v. Muhammad Ragowo Reidito, Uber Technologies Inc., Raiser LLC, Richard Scott Langford, State of California, including but not limited to California Highway Patrol, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2024
Doe Driver v. Roe Driver Personal Injury judge Jul. 14, 2023
Lois Friedman, et al. v. John Murphy, M.D., et al. Corporations judge Apr. 8, 2022
Citizens of California Safety Corp. v. Purplerock Bioschwartz Opco LLC, individually and doing business as Bioschwartz, and Does 1-100 Consumer Law judge Jul. 30, 2021
M. Sherrill Phillips, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Lydia Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living Personal Injury judge May 22, 2020
Milton Glass, Renée Glass v. Whills LLC dba Fairwinds-West Hills Retirement Community dba Fairwinds West Hills, Harold Bermudez, Care One Eighty Leisure, Leisure Care LLC, One Eighty Leisure Care and Does 1-100 Contracts judge May 8, 2020
Paule Drissi, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Brahim Drissi v. Motion Picture and Television Fund, Motion Picture and Television Fund Long Term Care, Harry's Haven, Tomy Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only, Deborah Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only, Denes Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only and Does 1-100 Torts judge Oct. 18, 2019
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, General Security Insurance Company, Adir International Export v. White Consolidated Industries Inc., Electrolux Home Products dba Frigidaire Home Products Insurance Plaintiff Dec. 12, 2009
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 31, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 31, 2005
Title Court Published
Settlement Style Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Jul. 19, 2018
Huey P. Cotton Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Superior Court Mar. 3, 2010
Case Category Published
Bidari v. Kelk
affirmed
Torts Apr. 28, 2023
Reliant Life Shares, LLC v. Cooper
affirmed
Civil Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
Silva v. Langford
affirmed in part
Immunity Jun. 10, 2022
Modification: Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 28, 2021
Modification: Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 21, 2021
Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association
affirmed
Insurance Apr. 15, 2021
Aghaian v. Minassian
reversed
Civil Procedure Jan. 5, 2021
Eisenberg Village v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc.
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2020
Case Name Topic Role Published
Kasra Parivar v. Robert Bastian, et al. Personal Injury judge Apr. 4, 2025
Francine Shulman; Iron Angel, LLC; 3F, Inc. v. Todd Kaplan; Medical Investor Holdings LLC, dba Vertical Companies; Charles Houghton ; Matt Kaplan; Drew Milburn ; Courtney Dorne; Smoke Wallin; Robert Scott Kaplan, aka Robert Scott ; Elyse Kaplan; Jeff Silver; Iron Angel II, LLC; Ncamba9, Inc.; Vertical Wellness, Inc. Contracts judge Jan. 17, 2025
Marakkalage Tharal D. Silva, an individual, and Shirin Ramesha Silva, an individual, on behalf of Decedent Danuka Neshantha Silva v. Muhammad Ragowo Reidito, Uber Technologies Inc., Raiser LLC, Richard Scott Langford, State of California, including but not limited to California Highway Patrol, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2024
Doe Driver v. Roe Driver Personal Injury judge Jul. 14, 2023
Lois Friedman, et al. v. John Murphy, M.D., et al. Corporations judge Apr. 8, 2022
Citizens of California Safety Corp. v. Purplerock Bioschwartz Opco LLC, individually and doing business as Bioschwartz, and Does 1-100 Consumer Law judge Jul. 30, 2021
M. Sherrill Phillips, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Lydia Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living Personal Injury judge May 22, 2020
Milton Glass, Renée Glass v. Whills LLC dba Fairwinds-West Hills Retirement Community dba Fairwinds West Hills, Harold Bermudez, Care One Eighty Leisure, Leisure Care LLC, One Eighty Leisure Care and Does 1-100 Contracts judge May 8, 2020
Paule Drissi, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Brahim Drissi v. Motion Picture and Television Fund, Motion Picture and Television Fund Long Term Care, Harry's Haven, Tomy Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only, Deborah Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only, Denes Drissi as a Nominal Defendant Only and Does 1-100 Torts judge Oct. 18, 2019
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, General Security Insurance Company, Adir International Export v. White Consolidated Industries Inc., Electrolux Home Products dba Frigidaire Home Products Insurance Plaintiff Dec. 12, 2009
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 31, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 31, 2005