A. Signing the arbitration agreements
Defendants Plum Healthcare Group, LLC, and White Fir Holdings, LLC, own and
operate Midtown Oaks Post-Acute (Midtown), a skilled nursing facility. On January 13,
2014, Lila Valentine was admitted to Midtown for “rehab” after she fell and broke her
right shoulder. The admission records identified Lila’s daughter, Darleen Valentine, as
Lila’s... More...   $0 (07-25-2019 - CA)

“Pursuant to constitutional mandate, the Legislature has
vested the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) with
exclusive jurisdiction over claims for workers’ compensation
benefits. (Cal. Const., art. XIV, § 4, Lab. Code, § 5300.)” (La
Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
(1994) 9 Cal.4th 27, 35.) Thus, in an action involving a worker
injured dur... More...   $0 (07-25-2019 - CA)

The Government Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 810 et seq.)
authorizes plaintiffs to bring certain tort claims against public
entities, while also immunizing public entities from liability in
particular circumstances. One of the act’s immunity provisions
bars any statutory liability that might otherwise exist for
injuries resulting from the condition of firefighting equipment
or f... More...   $0 (07-16-2019 - CA)

Following a bench trial the court entered judgment and
granted an injunction in favor of Glenn Eisen and Alison Eisen,
finding that Ardeshir Tavangarian, Tania Tavangarian and
619 Properties, LLC had violated the view protection provisions
of paragraphs 1 and 11 of the covenants, conditions and
restrictions (CC&R’s) applicable to the parties’ neighboring
properties in the M... More...   $0 (06-23-2019 - CA)

Following a bench trial the court entered judgment and
granted an injunction in favor of Glenn Eisen and Alison Eisen,
finding that Ardeshir Tavangarian, Tania Tavangarian and
619 Properties, LLC had violated the view protection provisions
of paragraphs 1 and 11 of the covenants, conditions and
restrictions (CC&R’s) applicable to the parties’ neighboring
properties in the M... More...   $0 (06-21-2019 - CA)

This is the fifth and presumably final appeal in a lawsuit
which began in August 2014 as a garden variety commercial rent
dispute. In brief, Malibu Hillbillies LLC did not pay rent to its
landlord, appellant United Grand Corporation. United Grand
filed a civil action to recover the overdue rent from Malibu
Hillbillies and its guarantor, respondent Marcie Stollof.
Although a... More...   $0 (06-14-2019 - CA)

Plaintiff Arkady Berger sought to collect an underlying judgment against
defendant Gary Varum and his company, defendant Telesis Engineers, Inc. (jointly the
Varum defendants). Berger alleged the Varum defendants fraudulently transferred assets
to other defendants in an effort to avoid paying the judgment. While Berger’s
enforcement action against the Varum defendants and defendant... More...   $0 (06-04-2019 - CA)

A vexatious litigant’s request to sue his attorneys for legal malpractice was
denied by the superior court, as was his motion for reconsideration of that request. This
court denied extraordinary relief. Undaunted, the vexatious litigant asked a different
presiding judge to give him leave to file the identical legal malpractice complaint. This
time, his request was granted and the c... More...   $0 (05-20-2019 - CA)

Appellant Aurora Le Mere was a teacher employed by the
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for 13 years. In
2015, she sued LAUSD and six of its employees, alleging a
pattern of harassment, discrimination and retaliation against her
because she engaged in protected activities. She appeals from a
judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained
LAUSD’s de... More...   $0 (05-16-2019 - CA)