Here is what Code of Civil Procedure1 section 583.130 says: “It is the
policy of the state that a plaintiff shall proceed with reasonable diligence in the
prosecution of an action but that all parties shall cooperate in bringing the action to trial
or other disposition.” That is not complicated language. No jury instruction defining any
of its terms would be necessary if we were su... More...   $0 (06-14-2019 - CA)

This is the fifth and presumably final appeal in a lawsuit
which began in August 2014 as a garden variety commercial rent
dispute. In brief, Malibu Hillbillies LLC did not pay rent to its
landlord, appellant United Grand Corporation. United Grand
filed a civil action to recover the overdue rent from Malibu
Hillbillies and its guarantor, respondent Marcie Stollof.
Although a... More...   $0 (06-14-2019 - CA)

This case concerns a massive, months-long leak from a
natural gas storage facility located just outside Los Angeles.
According to the allegations before us, the accident severely
harmed the economy of a nearby suburb. We must decide if local
businesses — none of which allege they suffered personal injury
or property damage — may recover in negligence for income lost
because... More...   $0 (06-02-2019 - CA)

Code of Civil Procedure section 9981
creates an incentive
for settlement. It authorizes an award of costs to a party that
makes a pretrial settlement offer when the opponent rejects the
offer and obtains a lesser result at trial. (Martinez v. Brownco
Construction Co. (2013) 56 Cal.4th 1014, 1019.) In 1997, the
Legislature amended the statute to make the same incentive
a... More...   $0 (06-01-2019 - CA)