When a parent seeks to move away from the area where the other parent, with joint custody, resides, the court should not determine whether that custodial parent is permitted to move. Rather the inquiry should assume the custodial parent will move and determine, using the child’s best interest as a guide, whether the move should require […]
Attorneys Cannot Recover Fees Representing Themselves In Breach Of Contract Action.
When their insurer initially refused to defend an action, the insureds, who are attorneys, defended the action in pro per. They subsequently sued the insurer for the value of the attorney services they provided. The trial court granted summary judgment to the insurer. The Court of Appeal affirmed. The insureds did not sustain damages because […]
Evidence Of Title Insurance Should Have Been Admitted.
The signatures on loan documents were forged. Interest-only payments were made. A larger replacement loan was made, again based upon forged documents. When the property owners realized what had happened, they brought an action for fraud against various persons. Everything settled, except a cross-complaint of one lender against another lender. At trial, a jury decided a […]
Law Firm Sanctioned For Frivolous Appeal.
The appellate court stated: “Attorney Defendants have misrepresented the record and ignored established case law without explanation or justification.” In its disposition, the appellate court further stated: “As sanctions for a frivolous appeal, Attorney Defendants shall pay Kendall the amount of $52,727.56. Attorney Defendants also are assessed $8,500 sanctions for bringing this frivolous appeal, payable to […]
Employment Arbitration Provision Not Unconscionable.
Plaintiff brought an action against her employer under the Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA; Government Code section 12940] and the Family Rights Act [Government Code section 12945.2] and for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The arbitration agreement plaintiff signed provided, “I understand and agree that if my employment is terminated or my employment […]
Disabled As A Matter Of Law.
Minutes before a scheduled surgery to repair an umbilical hernia, plaintiff’s operation was abruptly canceled by the anesthesiologist because she was HIV-positive, and the doctor was concerned for his own safety as well as the safety of the operating room staff. When her primary care physician scheduled the surgery, he had informed the surgeon that the […]
A Merger Of Title Does Not Always Result With The Union Of A Greater And Lesser Estate.
Seller of commercial property’ consisting of several buildings and covering an entire city block’ sold a portion of the property to buyer, which sale presented a predicament. Some of the buildings on the property straddled lot lines, and the sale did not effectuate a legal lot split to effectuate the parties’ intent to completely own certain […]
Violation Of Due Process? One Lawyer In Firm Represents Police Department While Another Advises City Council. Result?
A police officer once dated a woman who lives at an apartment complex which has a pool and Jacuzzi behind a locked gate. Seven or eight years after the relationship ended, he was spotted using the Jacuzzi by the woman he once dated. She called the police, and the police officer told the investigating officer he […]
Allegations In Complaint Do Not Amount To Judicial Admissions.
A law firm allegedly represented both buyer and seller in the sale of commercial property. The buyer borrowed more than half the purchase price and relied on rental income to make loan payments. After several months, the tenant stopped paying, and in the absence of rental income, the purchaser was unable to make loan payments. The […]
Court Acted Within Its Discretion In Renewing Restraining Order At The End Of Three Years.
In 2008, the superior court issued a three-year restraining order against defendant/appellant. At the end of the three years, the plaintiff/respondent requested a renewal of the restraining order, and defendant/appellant opposed the request. In 2011, the court renewed the order, this time until 2016. The appellate court affirmed the order of the trial court, noting that […]
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