INTRODUCTION Defendant Agnes Itzhaki demurs to all three Causes of Action in Plaintiff’s Complaint: 1. Breach of Contract, 2. Common Counts, and 3. Violation of CC section 8800. ANALYSIS Plaintiff, a general contractor, alleges he performed work for Defendant under...

INTRODUCTION In this consolidated action, Defendant Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. (“Philadelphia”) demurs to the Sixth Cause of Action in the complaint in the lead case (NC059985). Defendant Geo Struc Engineering, Inc. (“Geo”) demurs to the First through Fourth Causes of...

SUMMARY OF FACTS This matter arose from a loan transaction (hereinafter the “Loan”) between Defendant Farmers & Merchants Banks of Long Beach, a California banking corporation (“Defendant” or “Bank”) with non-party Las Vegas Land & Development Company, Inc., a Nevada...

INTRODUCTION Defendant Paramount Petroleum Corporation (“Paramount”) demurs to the complaint, which alleges causes of action for: 1. Breach of contract; and 2. Breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. SUMMARY OF FACTS The complaint alleges that on...

COMPLAINT The complaint contains two Causes of Action: 1. Specific Performance, and 2. Breach of Contract. Defendant moves for summary judgment and, alternatively, for summary adjudication of each Cause of Action. ANALYSIS The essence of the motion is Defendant’s denial...

TENTATIVE RULING Defendant Agnez Itzhaki moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint for failure to comply with CRC 3.110 in that the complaint was not served within 60 days of filing. She purports that this motion is not a general appearance. The...

INTRODUCTION Defendant Leslie Edrich, M.D. demurs to the first cause of action alleged in the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for Professional Negligence. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT’S FACTUAL SUMMARY On June 19, 2013 Decedent Armando H. Chavez (“Chavez”) hired Defendants Leslie Edrich...

INTRODUCTION Defendant Benjamin Haro moves to strike the Plaintiff’s request for punitive damages and for recovery of attorney’s fees. SUMMARY OF FACTS Plaintiff alleges the following in her complaint. Plaintiff was a resident of the rental property at 1976 Chestnut...

INTRODUCTION Defendant Bruce Levine, D.P.M. (“Dr. Levine”) moves for summary judgment, or in the alternative summary adjudication, on Plaintiffs Ronald Mayberry’s (Mr. Mayberry”) and Dolores Mayberry’s (Mrs. Mayberry”) claims in the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). On November 20, 2014 Plaintiffs...

SUMMARY OF FACTS Plaintiff seeks to enforce a real estate deal. Defendants contend they have limited English skills and the contract they signed constitutes financial elder abuse – sweetheart deal for Ms. Downs. DISCUSSION Defendants contend they learned of new...