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William D. Stewart

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Judge (ret.)



Retired March 31, 2022 from the Los Angeles County Superior Court.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
William D. Stewart Los Angeles County (Burbank) Superior Court May 17, 2012

Rulings
Case Category Published
Nigel B. v. Burbank Unified School District
reversed
 Torts Jul. 5, 2023
Kremerman v. White
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 10, 2021
Gilkyson v. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
reversed
 Contracts Jul. 22, 2021
Harris v. Rojas
affirmed
 Attorneys Jul. 21, 2021
Zhang v. Chu
affirmed
 Torts Mar. 9, 2020
Soni v. SimpleLayers, Inc.
reversed
 Arbitration Dec. 5, 2019
City of Sierra Madre v. SunTrust Mortgage
affirmed
 Real Property Feb. 28, 2019
Samara v. Matar
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Grace Community Church of the Valley, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 28, 2022
The Estate of Kevin Walsh, et al. v. California Dept. of Transportation Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2021
Nigel Brigstocke v. Burbank Unified School District, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
Xiaofan Sun v. Huntington Reproductive Center Medical Group, a Medical Corporation; Bradford A. Kolb, M.D.; Jeffrey R. Nelson, D.O.; John G. Wilcox, M.D. Medical judge Nov. 27, 2020
Sperling LAC-VV LLC v. Raymond T. Cerulli and Sandra Cerulli dba Pat's Cocktail Lounge, et al. Real Property judge Aug. 21, 2020
Michael Hazard v. Burbank Auto Parts, et al. Personal Injury judge Dec. 20, 2019
Yevgenya Shevtsov and Tatyana Shevtsov v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc., et al. Civil Rights judge Jun. 28, 2019
Brett Stettner, et al. v. Pasadena Meadows Nursing Center, et al. Medical judge Mar. 9, 2018
Lucky Montebello Shopping Center LLC v. 5 Star Body & Foot Contracts judge Mar. 2, 2018
David Babayan v. Sam Nikou, M.D., et al. Medical judge Nov. 24, 2017
Gabriel Green v. Signature Healthcare, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 24, 2017
John Doe v. Five Acres-The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County, et al. Torts judge Jul. 7, 2017
Joseph Finken v. Patrick Long, Paul Long Personal Injury judge Nov. 12, 2005
Kenneth Massad, Patsy Massad v. Hyundai Motor America, et al. Torts Expert / technical Sep. 17, 2005
Mario Federis v. Hasmik Salmanian Personal Injury judge Jun. 14, 2005
Moushekh Petrosian, Aftik Petrosian v. Barney Lichtenstein Personal Injury judge May 17, 2005
Trevor Edward Pullen v. Henry Thomas Lemasters, Hank Lemasters Jr. Personal Injury judge Jan. 11, 2005
Abel Gamero Jr. v. Ashley Haas, Fayez Hamoui Personal Injury judge Oct. 12, 2004
Ashley Lotito, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Carl Lotito v. Jack in the Box Inc. Personal Injury judge Sep. 9, 2003
In Whan Na v. Juan Ortiz Personal Injury judge Aug. 19, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 15, 2003
Ravelo v. Jack in the Box, Facts-N-Figures, Yolanda Castro Personal Injury judge Jun. 10, 2003
Lois Lasiter v. Southwest Tex Leasing Corp. dba Advantage Rent-A-Car, Phil Stypula Contracts judge Dec. 10, 2002
Joe Ortiz v. Universal Bank, Unieast Financial Corp., et al. Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2002
Kim v. Boyadjian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge May 11, 2002
Robert Kelty v. Francois Martin Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 16, 2001
Kenneth W. Patton v. Louise Copeland Personal Injury Plaintiff Aug. 15, 1998
Joseph and Justin Vidana, et al. v. Garfield Medical Center Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 16, 1995
Javier Victoria, Jr. v. Valley Presbyterian Hospital and Response Registry, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jan. 29, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 2, 1993
Title Court Published
William D. Stewart Los Angeles County (Burbank) Superior Court May 17, 2012
Case Category Published
Nigel B. v. Burbank Unified School District
reversed
 Torts Jul. 5, 2023
Kremerman v. White
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 10, 2021
Gilkyson v. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
reversed
 Contracts Jul. 22, 2021
Harris v. Rojas
affirmed
 Attorneys Jul. 21, 2021
Zhang v. Chu
affirmed
 Torts Mar. 9, 2020
Soni v. SimpleLayers, Inc.
reversed
 Arbitration Dec. 5, 2019
City of Sierra Madre v. SunTrust Mortgage
affirmed
 Real Property Feb. 28, 2019
Samara v. Matar
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Grace Community Church of the Valley, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 28, 2022
The Estate of Kevin Walsh, et al. v. California Dept. of Transportation Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2021
Nigel Brigstocke v. Burbank Unified School District, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
Xiaofan Sun v. Huntington Reproductive Center Medical Group, a Medical Corporation; Bradford A. Kolb, M.D.; Jeffrey R. Nelson, D.O.; John G. Wilcox, M.D. Medical judge Nov. 27, 2020
Sperling LAC-VV LLC v. Raymond T. Cerulli and Sandra Cerulli dba Pat's Cocktail Lounge, et al. Real Property judge Aug. 21, 2020
Michael Hazard v. Burbank Auto Parts, et al. Personal Injury judge Dec. 20, 2019
Yevgenya Shevtsov and Tatyana Shevtsov v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc., et al. Civil Rights judge Jun. 28, 2019
Brett Stettner, et al. v. Pasadena Meadows Nursing Center, et al. Medical judge Mar. 9, 2018
Lucky Montebello Shopping Center LLC v. 5 Star Body & Foot Contracts judge Mar. 2, 2018
David Babayan v. Sam Nikou, M.D., et al. Medical judge Nov. 24, 2017
Gabriel Green v. Signature Healthcare, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 24, 2017
John Doe v. Five Acres-The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County, et al. Torts judge Jul. 7, 2017
Joseph Finken v. Patrick Long, Paul Long Personal Injury judge Nov. 12, 2005
Kenneth Massad, Patsy Massad v. Hyundai Motor America, et al. Torts Expert / technical Sep. 17, 2005
Mario Federis v. Hasmik Salmanian Personal Injury judge Jun. 14, 2005
Moushekh Petrosian, Aftik Petrosian v. Barney Lichtenstein Personal Injury judge May 17, 2005
Trevor Edward Pullen v. Henry Thomas Lemasters, Hank Lemasters Jr. Personal Injury judge Jan. 11, 2005
Abel Gamero Jr. v. Ashley Haas, Fayez Hamoui Personal Injury judge Oct. 12, 2004
Ashley Lotito, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Carl Lotito v. Jack in the Box Inc. Personal Injury judge Sep. 9, 2003
In Whan Na v. Juan Ortiz Personal Injury judge Aug. 19, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 15, 2003
Ravelo v. Jack in the Box, Facts-N-Figures, Yolanda Castro Personal Injury judge Jun. 10, 2003
Lois Lasiter v. Southwest Tex Leasing Corp. dba Advantage Rent-A-Car, Phil Stypula Contracts judge Dec. 10, 2002
Joe Ortiz v. Universal Bank, Unieast Financial Corp., et al. Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2002
Kim v. Boyadjian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge May 11, 2002
Robert Kelty v. Francois Martin Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 16, 2001
Kenneth W. Patton v. Louise Copeland Personal Injury Plaintiff Aug. 15, 1998
Joseph and Justin Vidana, et al. v. Garfield Medical Center Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 16, 1995
Javier Victoria, Jr. v. Valley Presbyterian Hospital and Response Registry, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jan. 29, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 2, 1993
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