Foie gras is considered by some to be a food delicacy; it is made from the liver of a duck fattened by the use of force feedings. In 2004, after animal rights groups argued the production of foie gras involved cruelty to animals, the California Legislature enacted Health and Safety Code section 25982, banning the […]
Private Prescriptive Easement Found.
Neighbors claim a prescriptive easement over land owned by a man who purchased his property and blocked the entrance to a drive which had been used as access to the neighbor’s property. The trial court found the neighbors had satisfied their burden of proving continuous, open and notorious use of the entrance for a five-year […]
Summary Judgment Reversed Because There Is A Potential For Coverage Under Umbrella Policy.
When she was 17 years old, plaintiff was invited to a party by several members of a college baseball team. She claims that upon her arrival, she was given shots of hard liquor in quick succession, and later was assaulted by an unknown number of men as she lay unconscious in a room. Three women […]
No Coverage For Frozen Ground Beef.
After a food company’s frozen ground beef was ordered recalled by the Department of Agriculture [USDA], the food company made a claim under its Contamination Products Insurance policy issued by defendant insurers. Coverage was denied on various grounds, and the food company sued for breach of contract and bad faith. Finding no triable issues of […]
Standard Of Review Can Make All The Difference With A Necessary Party.
The trial court dismissed a real property action for failure to join an indispensible party, the entity that performed all the allegedly defective engineering services, the Natural Resource Conservation Service [NRCS], a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The trial court observed that the NRCS cannot be joined to the action because it […]
Blanket Enforcement Of Jessica’s Law Hampers Supervision Of Sex Offenders.
Proposition 83, the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act aka Jessica’s Law, was passed by the voters in 2006. Jessica’s Law sought to “prevent sex offenders from living near where our children learn and play” by creating “predator free zones around schools and parks.” Petitioners in the present action are registered sex offenders on parole […]
Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) Claims Stayed Until Arbitration Of Other Claims Completed.
This is a wage and hour case containing a cause of action alleging plaintiff is suing in his representation capacity under the Labor Code’s Private Attorney General Act of 2004 [Labor Code sections 2698-2699.5; PAGA]. In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC (2014) 59 Cal.4th 348, [173 Cal.Rptr.3d 289, 327 P.3d 129], our Supreme Court […]
Real Estate Agents’ Agreement To Share Commissions.
The allegations are that two licensed real estate salespersons agreed to share commissions earned by either of them on certain sales of real property. One sued the other for breaching that agreement, and the trial court sustained the defendant’s demurrer without leave to amend, relying on defendant’s contention that Business and Professions Code section 10137 […]
Previously we reported: CHP Not A Special Employer Of Freeway Tow Truck Driver.
A tow truck driver who contracted with a county, part of the California Highway Patrol Freeway Service Patrol [FSP program], collided with a car, injuring the driver and her infant son. The CHP moved for summary judgment in the subsequent lawsuit on the ground it was not the tow truck driver’s special employer and therefore, […]
Attorney Fees Awarded To Injured Plaintiff.
Plaintiff, an occupant of a mobile home, fell while walking across the common area of the mobile home park. A jury awarded plaintiff $311,899.67 to compensate him for his injuries. Following trial, plaintiff moved for an award of attorney fees under his lease agreement with the mobile home park, and the trial court denied his […]
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