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)

Appellants Uber Technologies, Inc., Raiser-CA, LLC, and Rasier, LLC
(collectively, Uber) challenge an order directing them to comply with administrative
subpoenas issued by the City Attorney of San Francisco (the City Attorney) for reports
and data submitted to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC).1
We find that it was within the City Attorney’s investigative powers... More...   $0 (06-12-2019 - CA)

The trial court awarded sanctions in the form of attorney
fees against Real Parties in Interest Xingyun LLC (Xingyun), 422
Grand Blvd LLC (422 Grand), 424 Grand Blvd LLC (424 Grand),
and 426 Grand Blvd LLC (426 Grand) (collectively, Real Parties)
for filing a frivolous motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP
statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16).1 The anti-SLAPP motion
concerne... More...   $0 (06-09-2019 - CA)

After successfully obtaining summary judgment on a lawsuit brought by his
former employer, Antonio Cuevas-Martinez sued the employer and their attorney
(collectively, respondents) for malicious prosecution. Respondents filed an anti-SLAPP
motion to strike the complaint. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16, unlabeled statutory citations
refer to this code.)1
The trial court granted the ... More...   $0 (06-08-2019 - CA)

Plaintiff Arkady Berger sought to collect an underlying judgment against
defendant Gary Varum and his company, defendant Telesis Engineers, Inc. (jointly the
Varum defendants). Berger alleged the Varum defendants fraudulently transferred assets
to other defendants in an effort to avoid paying the judgment. While Berger’s
enforcement action against the Varum defendants and defendant... More...   $0 (06-04-2019 - 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)