California Tentative Rulings
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF REINSURANCE COMMUTATION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY AND TRUSTMARK INSURANCE COMPANY TENTATIVE RULING Grant application for approval of Agreement DISCUSSION I. Background On September 26, 2000, the Insurance Commissioner was appointed as liquidator of...
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION RULING Deny motion for reconsideration; deny motion for new trial DISCUSSION I. Background Plaintiffs have brought this action, pursuant to Proposition 65 (codified at California Health & Safety Code §25249.6, et seq.) against Defendants Post Foods, General...
Find that Scottsdale is not responsible for coverage; determine that the preponderance of the evidence shows that Fitch California, and not Fitch Arizona, performed the plastering work at The Marlowe Project; find that Fitch California is not a direct insured...
MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND MOTION FOR FEES, COSTS, AND INCENTIVE PAYMENT TENTATIVE RULING Grant final approval. Award $57,333 in fees and $6,000 in costs to Class Counsel, and $6,000 as an incentive award to Class...
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 1 – MOTION TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT THAT PLAINTIFF’S PLEA IN CASE NO. BA200710 WAS NOT KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY TENTATIVE RULING Grant motion in limine #1, and find that Plaintiff Lopez is precluded from...
MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND MOTION FOR FEES, COSTS, AND INCENTIVE PAYMENT TENTATIVE RULING Contingent upon the presentation of evidence supporting the attorney fee award, grant motion. DISCUSSION I. Background This is a wage and hour...
MOTION TO COMPEL JUDICIAL REFERENCE TENTATIVE RULING Deny motion to compel judicial reference DISCUSSION I. Background This is a construction defect action. Plaintiff Dogtown Station, Inc. (the “Association”) was created to provide management, maintenance, and repairs of real property at...
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TENTATIVE RULING Conditioned upon removal of CC§1542 waiver language as to putative class members, and inclusion in the Settlement Agreement of provisions for opting out and objecting, grant the motion for preliminary approval. Counsel to file...
Hearing Date: October 28, 2015 Department 310 MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TENTATIVE RULING Conditioned upon removal of CC§1542 waiver language as to putative class members, and inclusion in the Settlement Agreement of provisions for opting out and objecting, grant the...
APPLICATION FOR ORDER APPROVING LIQUIDATOR’S PROPOSAL TO DISBURSE ASSETS TO CERTAIN STATE INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONS AND FOR PAYMENT TO NON-COVERED POLICYHOLDERS TENTATIVE RULING Grant application to disburse assets of the insolvent companies in the total amount of $19,297,519, as follows:...