Terri A. Hallberg and others sued Central Park Homeowners Association seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the duties and obligations of the Defendant regarding access to the Homeowners books and records and challenging the special assessments made by the Defendant against unit owners for alleged violations of the Declaration of Unit Ownership Estate, By-Laws and Policies and Procedures adopte

The parties here, sophisticated business entities, entered
into a contract wherein they agreed to submit to the jurisdiction
of California courts and to resolve disputes between them
through California arbitration. They also agreed to provide
notice and “service of process” to each other through Federal
Express or similar courier. The narrow question we address is
wheth

After respondent Victrola 89, LLC (Victrola) purchased
a house (the Property) from appellant Jaman Properties 8,
LLC (JP8), Victrola filed suit against JP8, appellant Jaman
Properties, Inc. (JP), and their principal, appellant Michael
Manheim (collectively, the Jaman Parties), among others,
regarding allegedly undisclosed and unrepaired defects in
the Property. Based on the

After respondent Victrola 89, LLC (Victrola) purchased
a house (the Property) from appellant Jaman Properties 8,
LLC (JP8), Victrola filed suit against JP8, appellant Jaman
Properties, Inc. (JP), and their principal, appellant Michael
Manheim (collectively, the Jaman Parties), among others,
regarding allegedly undisclosed and unrepaired defects in
the Property. Based on the

It is reputed that condominium projects have three
phases—planning, building, and the lawsuit. Obviously, this
case is an example of the third phase. We are optimistic there
are numerous condominium projects that experience only the
first two phases.
A condominium association sued the developer alleging
construction defects. The association’s governing documents
req

A housing corporation tried to enforce an arbitration
agreement against a local chapter of an international fraternity.
The trial court denied the corporation’s motion to compel
arbitration. We reverse because the international fraternity
demanded arbitration, as did the housing corporation, so an
arbitration there must be.
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We summarize the facts from the documents

This case involves the deadlines to set aside an
arbitration award after arbitration of an attorney-client fee
dispute under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)
(Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6200 et seq.)1 by requesting a trial or
filing a pleading to vacate the award. A client filed a request
for arbitration under the MFAA with the Los Angeles
County Bar Association (LACBA).

In this appeal we decide whether a California charter city’s policy for the sale of
surplus city-owned land is preempted by the state’s affordable housing law.
The dispute centers on the City of San Jose’s passage of City Policy 7-13 (Policy
7-13), which appellants Sarah Anderson, Joana Cruz, Urban Habitat Program, and
Housing California contend violates the Surplus Land Act

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Mary Morris appeals from the trial court’s order awarding
her attorney fees following the settlement of Morris’s action
against Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) under the
Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the Song-Beverly Act).
(Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq.) Morris sued Hyundai after she
purchased a defective used Hyundai vehicle that Hyundai
refused to repurchase. The p

Bryan and Jackie Myers (Appellants) appeal from a judgment entered after the
trial court granted a motion for entry of judgment pursuant to the parties' stipulated
settlement (Code Civ. Proc., § 664.6) and from a subsequent order denying their motion
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to set aside or vacate the judgment (id., §§ 473, subd. (d), 663).1 The settlement was
intended to resolve a dispute betwee