Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B095945
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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 |
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Mar. 11, 1999 | |
D028639 and D029533
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Melaleuca Inc. v. Clark
Instruction in defamation case erroneously suggests objective standard for evaluating belief in truthfulness of statements. |
Torts |
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Mar. 11, 1999 | |
G019278
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Rosenbloom v. Hanour Corp.
Primary assumption of risk bars shark handler from recovering damages for shark bite. |
Torts |
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Mar. 11, 1999 | |
S073129
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Horwich v. Superior Court (Acuna)
Wrongful death action may be maintained by survivors of deceased uninsured motorist. |
Torts |
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Mar. 11, 1999 | |
B116718
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Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company v. Reiswig
Notice of intent to sue health care provider doesn't toll limitations period for indemnity action. |
Torts |
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Mar. 11, 1999 | |
B116305
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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 |
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Mar. 8, 1999 | |
B124427
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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 |
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Mar. 8, 1999 | |
F026472
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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 |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
A080747
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Chaknova v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.
No successor-in-interest liability for predecessor's defective product. |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
97-2131
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Waggoner v. Amoco Production Company
Order |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
D028395
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Solano v. Abrenica
Duty owed where tennis player no longer participating in tennis activity struck by ball. |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
H017585
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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 |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
H017027
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White v. Inbound Aviation
Where damages for vicarious liability in negligent entrustment case aren't properly allocated, statutory limit applies. |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
G018314
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Sherman v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Court has duty to impose sanctions and grant new trial when defendant intentionally hides evidence. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
E018260
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Lambert v. General Motors
Jury verdict of negligence irreconcilable with finding of no defect. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
B122521
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Clauson v. Superior Court (Pedus Services Inc.)
Party must choose between punitive damages and statutory penalties when prevail on privacy claims. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
B118547
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Arthur Andersen LLP. v. Superior Court (Quackenbush)
Insurance Commissioner can recover damages from negligent auditors on behalf of policyholders and creditors. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
S066034
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Wiley v. County of San Diego
Actual innocence is necessary element in legal malpractice suit brought by former criminal defendant. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
B121437
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L & B Real Estate v. Superior Court
Property owner couldn't use prior criminal trial testimony to show lack of duty when he didn't prove unavailability. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
G021475
|
Van Dyke v. S.K.I. LTD
Skier's negligence claim not barred by primary assumption of risk, when he skied into warning sign he couldn't see. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
B115437
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Alszeh v. Home Box Office
Where reasonable viewer can't infer plaintiff was identical to film's underworld enforcer, defamation claim fails. |
Torts |
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Mar. 2, 1999 | |
B114354
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Jackson v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
Defamation suit fails where skeptic reporter obtains corroborating evidence backing up source's story before its broadcast. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
B116567
|
Sanchez v. Bally's Total Fitness Corp.
Plaintiff must show she was unaware of exculpatory language prior to contending it wasn't conspicuous. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
B113174
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Brown v. Compton Unified School District
High school has no duty to accurately advise students of college academic requirements for athletic eligibility. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
B121005
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Canon U.S.A., Inc. v. Superior Court
Trial court should consider whether to accept a nationwide class in defective product suit at the pleading stage. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
97-16945
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Kennedy v. Cal Collagen Corp.
Lack of consensus in medical community and scientific studies doesn't warrant exclusion of expert testimony. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
A081624
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Sangster v. Paetkau
Malicious prosecution action fails where probable cause exists in underlying causes of action of cross-complaint. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
B115029
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Johnson v. McMahan
California dog bite statute applicable to suit by bitee for dog bite where no actual flesh wound is suffered. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
D025143 and D026136
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Crouse v. Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison
Attorney may still be liable for loss of note after he changed law firms. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 | |
B121005
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Canon U.S.A. Inc. v. Superior Court (Rhulen Company Inc.)
Trial court should consider whether to accept a nationwide class in defective product suit at the pleading stage. |
Torts |
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Mar. 1, 1999 |