A trial court may recognize a foreign judgment under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act [CCP § 1713-1724]. But, despite the legality of 20 percent interest in the foreign jurisdiction, California may not enter a California judgment imposing postjudgment interest at a rate greater than ten percent. (Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd. v. Lee (Cal. […]
No Prohibition Of Recording Birth Date Of Person Who Buys Alcohol With A Credit Card.
Plaintiff filed a class action for damages under the Credit Card Act [Civil Code section 1747.08], one of the provisions of which prohibits businesses from requesting that cardholders provide personal identification information during credit card transactions. In the present matter, a business recorded the birth date of a customer who purchased alcohol with a credit […]
After Partial Payment In Medical Malpractice Action, Patient Was Not Informed Of Statute Of Limitations.
After surgery, a patient suffered an infection. The bacteria that infected the patient’s knee apparently survived the sterilization process at the surgical facility. The bacteria was found on a surgical sponge. The doctor paid the patient $4,118.23 for the medical expenses he incurred for treatment of the infection. Fifteen months later, the patient sued the […]
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished:” Clare Boothe Luce.
A civil engineer, the cross-defendant herein, was hired to prepare plans to build a pier. His plans called for a very particular kind of concrete mixture, which concrete was supplied by defendant/cross-complainant. After defendant/cross-complainant prepared the concrete, cross-defendant gratuitously reviewed the recipe used and approved the prepared concrete. On the day of the concrete pour, […]
Former Football Players Want To Be Paid For The Use Of Their Likenesses In Video Games.
Both the trial and appeals courts were called upon to “balance the right of publicity of former professional football players against [a video game company’s] First Amendment right to use their likenesses in its Madden NFL series of video games.” Madden NFL allows video game users to play virtual football games between National Football League […]
It’s Not Nice To Fool The State Bar.
A lawyer affirmed she had satisfied compliance with her Minimum Continuing Legal Education [MCLE] requirements when in fact she had not. Caught in the net of a random audit, the lawyer said she was previously mistaken and corrected the error. The Office of the Chief Trial Counsel [OCTC] of the State Bar charged the lawyer […]
Printed Name At The Bottom Of Several E-mails Not Enough To Show There Was A Settlement.
Plaintiffs filed a motion pursuant of Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6, to enforce a settlement. In concluding there was a settlement, the trial court found e-mails coupled with a voice mail qualified as an electronic signature under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act [Civil Code section 1633.1, et seq.; UETA]. The Court of Appeal reversed, […]
Motion For Class Certification Denied.
The trial court denied class certification in a wage and hour case, and the appellate court, finding no abuse of discretion, affirmed. The crux of the analysis was that the employer had express written policies regarding work and meal breaks, but that some managers imposed uncompensated-for duties to be followed by the employees during their […]
Defendant Waived Arbitration By Propounding Discovery.
In a wage and hour case filed as a class action, instead of petitioning for arbitration outright, the employer defendant answered the complaint, asserting the plaintiff’s claims were subject to arbitration. The defendant proceeded to both respond to plaintiff’s discovery and propound discovery of its own. The parties then agreed to stay discovery for the […]
The Law Changed After The Demurrer Was Sustained But Before The Appeal Was Heard.
The director of a clinical laboratory informed executive staff and owners of the lab that there were numerous violations of state and federal laws in the lab’s operations. The director was terminated, and thereafter, filed suit alleging violation of Labor Code section 1102.5. The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrer because the plaintiff did not exhaust […]
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