On April 10, 2017, S.H. went to a hospital emergency room
with “excruciating back pain.” A hospital emergency room
physician called Doctor Adebukola Onibokun for assistance.
Onibokun is the owner of SJN, a company that provides medical
treatment and care. Onibokun consulted with S.H. and
determined she had “lumbar disc herniations at 2 levels.” On the
same day, he p

This insurance coverage dispute between Appellant Textron Inc.
(Textron) and respondent Travelers Casualty and Surety Company
(Travelers) raises the issue whether an earlier choice of law ruling in a
Rhode Island coverage action between the parties qualifies for collateral
and judicial estoppel effect, thus precluding Textron from seeking
coverage under California law in the cu

¶0 1. APPEAL AND ERROR - Supreme Court Without Jurisdiction to Determine Questions of Fact and Law New and Different From Those Involved When Case Presented on Appeal.
In an appellate proceeding the Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction to try and determine questions of fact and law new and different from those involved in the case when it was presented on appeal.
2. MECHANICS

This case concerns whether a binding arbitration clause in an insurance policy
issued by plaintiff Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., applies to a third party, defendant
SMG Holdings, Inc. The trial court ruled it does not. We conclude it does.
The policy had been issued to Future Farmers of America, which was holding an
event inside the Fresno Convention Center. Future Farmers had l

Wichita, KS - Larry Crenshaw sued GEICO Indemnity Company on an auto negligence insurance law theory.

Finding itself embroiled in litigation about a disputed neighborhood easement, the Tennessee Valley Authority moved to dismiss on grounds that no party sought relief
Case No. 19-5578, Hensley v. Conner, et al.
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from it specifically. The district court granted the motion. Some neighbors appeal that decision, arguing that this suit requires TVA’s participation. We disagree and aff

Greg Mooradian and Debra A. Mooradian appeal from the
order denying their special motion to strike under Code of Civil
Procedure section 425.161 directed to the cross-complaint filed
against them by C.W. Howe Partners Inc. and its principal Carl
William Howe (collectively the Howes) for express indemnity,
equitable indemnity, contribution and declaratory relief. The
trial c

A motorist brought a personal injury action against appellant Union Pacific
Railroad Company (Union Pacific) and respondent Ameron Pole Products LLC (Ameron)
following a car accident in which she suffered serious injuries. Union Pacific filed a
cross-complaint against Ameron for equitable indemnity and apportionment. Ameron
moved for summary judgment, arguing the motorist would be

Sylvia Tang (Tang) and Alan Chung Cheung Wong (Wong) married in 1999 and
divorced in 2011. During their marriage, Wong held a 48.5 percent interest and Tang
held an 11 percent interest in Asian Square Inc. (Asian Square), which owns and operates
Grand Century Mall in San Jose. On December 31, 2011, Tang and Wong entered a
marital settlement agreement (settlement agreement) that res

Long Beach Unified School District (the District)
appeals from the dismissal of its cross-complaint under Code
of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly known as the
anti-SLAPP statute. (See Wilson v. Cable News Network,
Inc. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 871, 880 (Wilson).) In 2006, the District
entered into a contract with respondent Margaret Williams,
LLC (Williams LLC), which had

In this interlocutory appeal, defendant Wilco Life Insurance Company (“Wilco”) appeals from the district court’s order granting plaintiff Vanessa Anderson’s motion to remand this putative class action back to a Georgia state court. In this case, Anderson, on behalf of herself and all those similarly situated, sued her former insurer, Wilco. Anderson alleges that Wilco improperly raised the

In this acrimonious dispute between neighbors over a
driveway easement, defendants Stephen and Tracy Lee appeal
the trial court’s denial of a motion pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP statute,1 directed at
three claims plaintiff Starview Property, LLC asserted for the
first time in its first amended complaint. Although the Lees’
motion wa

Two employers agreed that the general employer would
obtain workers’ compensation insurance for employees it leased
to the special employer.1
Relying on this agreement, the special
employer obtained workers’ compensation insurance for its own
employees with a “limiting endorsement” excluding coverage for
special employees. These agreements were in place for several<

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Appellants purchased a San Francisco
property in 2000 (Property). They initially lived at the Property and obtained a
homeowners insurance policy from State Farm. Appellants moved out and began renting
the Property in 2003. They contacted their State Farm agent to inquire about appropriate
insurance coverage for the Property. At their dir

Petitioner Renee Skelton petitions for review of a determination by respondent
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB or the Board) that she is not entitled
to receive temporary disability indemnity (TDI) for time lost from work to attend
appointments for medical treatment following her return to work. For the reasons stated
below, we will affirm the WCAB’s decision.
II.

California’s notice-prejudice rule generally allows
insureds to proceed with their insurance policy claims even if
they give their insurer late notice of a claim, provided that the
late notice does not substantially prejudice the insurer.
(Campbell v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1963) 60 Cal.2d 303, 307
(Campbell).) In this context, we consider two narrow questions
from the United

The Board of Supervisors of Mariposa County (the County or respondent) adopted
a resolution to levy an annual “assessment” of $80 upon certain real property to fund
expenditures related to firefighting services. The affected residents had been given the
opportunity to vote on the proposed levy, and it was supported by 61 percent of the
voters. The County claimed to have acted p