Both plaintiff and defendant are insurance companies. A trucker, who owned his own truck entered into an agreement with a transportation company to deliver loads in two states. The agreement provided the trucker was an independent contractor, and the trucker agreed to maintain liability insurance and to name the transportation company as an additional insured. […]
Competitive Bids Not Required For School District.
The question before the court was: Does Education Code section 17406 exempt school districts from obtaining competitive bids when entering into what are known as “lease-leaseback” agreements to improve school property? The appellate court concluded the answer is “yes” because the language of the statute is “plain, unambiguous and explicit, and does not impose bid […]
Class Action Judgment Against Auto Dealership Reversed In Part And Affirmed In Part.
This class action was brought by consumers who purchased automobiles. It was tried by the court, and judgment was entered in favor of defendant automobile dealership. The trial court awarded $1,503,084.50 to defendant in attorney fees and costs. The appellate court reversed portions of the judgment and affirmed other portions. The reversed portions included a […]
The Complex World Of Government Claims.
The Judicial Council asked the appellate court to mandate the trial court to grant its summary judgment motion because plaintiff, who alleges she was severely injured while on an elevator at a Los Angeles courthouse, failed to present a government claim to the Secretariat of the Judicial Council. Plaintiff contends she complied with the government […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
The owner and supervisor of a company was yelling and visibly upset that there was a sanitary napkin by the toilet and blood around the toilet seat. All female employees were ordered to line up to be checked to see if they were having their period, with a promise that anyone who refused to get […]
Summary Judgment In Favor Of Holding Company Reversed; Trier Of Fact May Infer It Is An Employer.
A plaintiff filed a class action on behalf of himself and other certified nursing assistants for unpaid minimum wages and overtime wages. He contends defendant, a holding company with no employees, is the alter ego of a nursing facility where he worked and its “corporate veil should be pierced.” The trial court granted defendant’s motion […]
Misconduct Means No Unemployment Insurance Benefits.
The superior court granted a writ of mandate brought by an employee of a school district who was denied unemployment insurance benefits pursuant to Unemployment Insurance Code section 1256. The appellate court reversed the superior court’s order directing that the employee receive unemployment compensation benefits because the man committed misconduct within the meaning of 1256 […]
Police Did Not Retain Evidence, So Charges Were Dismissed.
The trial court dismissed robbery charges against three defendants and the prosecution appealed. The night they were arrested, one of the three specifically asked the detective in charge to check the video cameras, which the detective later denied, but was impeached with an audio of the conversation. At the first opportunity, the defense lawyer asked […]
Victim Found To Be Unavailable To Testify Under Sixth Amendment.
The Sixth Amendment provides that an accused shall have the right to be confronted with witnesses against him. In this criminal case alleging child molestation, a jury deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of conviction in the first trial. In that first trial, the victim, a kindergartener, testified and was cross-examined, but when the case […]
Upsetting The Apple Smart.
Plaintiff brought a class action against Apple, Inc., alleging that Apple falsely advertised iPhone 3G to be “twice as fast” as the iPhone 2G. The trial court sustained Apple’s demurrer and dismissed the action on the ground plaintiff failed to join the cellular network carrier for the iPhone 3G as a necessary party under Code […]
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