The owner or occupier of private property has a “duty” to
exercise reasonable care “to maintain [its property] . . . in a
reasonably safe condition” (Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping
Center (1993) 6 Cal.4th 666, 674 (Ann M.), overruled on other
grounds as stated in Reid v. Google, Inc. (2010) 50 Cal.4th 512,
527), but that duty does not generally extend to the publicly
owne... More...   $0 (10-04-2020 - CA)

In this strict products liability, negligence, and fraud case, plaintiff
Susan Jean Bader (Bader), the representative of the estate of Patricia
Schmitz (Schmitz), sues defendant Avon Products, Inc. (Avon) alleging that
Schmitz used Avon’s perfumed talc powder products for around 20 years, and
that these products contained asbestos and caused Schmitz’s mesothelioma.1
The trial c... More...   $0 (10-01-2020 - CA)

Broken Bow, NE - Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Attorney, Seriously injured in an automobile accident

2012. The following facts are not disputed. On the day of the accident, Albert F. Sherbeck
(Albert) was driving his pickup truck home and was headed eastbound on Highway 2 when he
drove left of center and collided head-on with a 10-passenger van owned by BBPS, which was
trave... More...   $0 (09-29-2020 - NE)

Appellants Corinna Reyes and Golden State Care Collective, Inc. (together,
“Reyes” or “appellants”), filed a complaint for malicious prosecution against property
owner Kim Kruger and Kim Kruger Trust (together, Kruger) and Kruger’s former
attorney, Todd Rothbard (Rothbard), for what Reyes contended was a wrongful eviction.
The trial court granted Kruger’s and Rothbard’s (together, ... More...   $0 (09-28-2020 - CA)

San Francisco, CA - Employment Law Lawyer

Google, Inc. and Alphabet, Inc. (collectively, Google), and Adecco USA,
Inc. (Adecco) require their employees to comply with various confidentiality
policies. John Doe, David Gudeman, and Paola Correa, who are current and
former Google and Adecco employees, sued Google and Adecco under the
Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act o... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - CA)

In 2014, plaintiff and respondent Keith Burchell underwent what was supposed to
be a simple, outpatient procedure to remove a small mass in his scrotum for testing. The
surgeon, Dr. Gary Barker, discovered that the mass was more extensive than expected,
involving not only the scrotum but also the penis. Barker believed that the mass was
malignant. Without consulting either Burchell... More...   $0 (09-14-2020 - CA)

Over the course of approximately 16 years, respondents
Neal Moritz and Neal H. Moritz, Inc. (collectively, Moritz) worked
for appellants, Universal City Studios LLC and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, FFSO Productions LLC (collectively, Universal),
rendering services as a producer for the film The Fast and the
Furious (Universal Pictures 2001) and several sequels thereto
(coll... More...   $0 (09-03-2020 - CA)

California law recognizes a tort cause of action against a noncontracting
party—also called a stranger to the contract—who intentionally interferes with the
performance of a contract. (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994)
7 Cal.4th 503, 513-514 (Applied Equipment).) Caliber Paving Company, Inc. (Caliber)
sued Rexford Industrial Realty and Management, Inc. (Rex... More...   $0 (09-02-2020 - CA)

We entrust to police officers the enormous responsibility
of ensuring public safety with integrity and appropriate
restraint, a mission they sometimes pursue by requesting help
from the very public they’re sworn to protect. When members
of the public engage in “active law enforcement service” at a
peace officer’s request, California law treats those members of
the public as... More...   $0 (08-31-2020 - CA)

An employee signed an acknowledgment of receipt of the
employee handbook. In it, he agreed he was bound by the
provisions of the handbook, and it was his responsibility to read
and familiarize himself with all its provisions. The handbook
contained an agreement to arbitrate disputes. The employer did
not highlight or otherwise call the employee’s attention to the
arbitratio... More...   $0 (08-28-2020 - CA)

Health and Safety Code1 section 1430, subdivision (b)
gives a current or former nursing care patient or resident the
right to bring a private cause of action against a skilled nursing
facility for violating certain regulations. The available remedies
include injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees, and “up to five
hundred dollars ($500)” in statutory damages. The question we... More...   $0 (08-23-2020 - CA)