Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint by Defendants David Brewer and Former NT Corp. Factual and Procedural Background This action initiated by plaintiff Hamid Khazaeli (“Plaintiff”) against defendants David Brewer (“Brewer”), Former NT Corp. (“FNC”), and Globo Mobile Technologies (“Globo”)...
S. Hsieh, et al vs P. Lin, et al
According to the allegations of the first amended complaint (“FAC”), on February 5, 2003, plaintiffs Sherry Hsieh (“Sherry”) and Yeao-Nan Hsieh (“Yeao-Nan”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) loaned defendant Patrick Lin (“Patrick”) $56,000, which Patrick orally promised to pay with compound interest at...
Maranon v. Jammal, et al.
Case Name: Maranon v. Jammal, et al. Case No.: 17-CV-318939 This is a medical malpractice action initiated by plaintiff Anthony Maranon (“Plaintiff”) against defendants Mansour Jammal, M.D. (“Jammal”), Fook Wong, M.D. (“Wong”), and O’Connor Hospital (“Hospital”) (collectively “Defendants”). According to...
Barrett v. Khalsa, et al.
Case Name: Barrett v. Khalsa, et al. Case No.: 17-CV-315607 This is a negligence action initiated by plaintiff Curtis Barrett (“Barrett”) against defendants Total Transit, Inc. dba Discount Cab (“Discount Cab”) and one of its cab drivers, Gurmail Singh...
Garcia v. General Motors, LLC
On July 11, 2011, plaintiff Zoraida Garcia (“Plaintiff”) purchased a 2011 GMC Terrain. (See complaint, ¶ 6.) According to the allegations of the complaint, Plaintiff’s vehicle had transmission fluid leakage, defects relating to the transmission and steering system, and defects...
Zhao v. Life Insurance of the Southwest, et al
This is an action for fraud. In late 2012, plaintiff Jackie Yu Zhao (“Plaintiff”) attended a retirement planning seminar hosted by defendants Liru Z. Chang (“Chang”) and Elite Wealth Group (“Elite”) at which Chang represented to attendees that they could...
Vreeland v. Swenson, et al.
After full consideration of the evidence, the separate statements submitted by the parties, and the authorities submitted by each party, the court makes the following rulings: This is a medical malpractice action. When she was two months old, plaintiff...
Elise Nicole Shepard v. The Oaks Apartment Homes, et al.
Background and Discovery Dispute This is a personal injury action arising out of a pool accident brought by Elise Nicole Shepard (“Plaintiff”) against defendants the Oaks Apartment Homes and the Irvine Company LLC (“Irvine”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Irvine owns...
Sandra Carbone v. O’Connor Hospital Foundation, et al.
Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of a dispute over the termination of annuity payments brought by Sandra Carbone (“Plaintiff”) against O’Connor Hospital Foundation (“Defendant”). On July 1, 1991, the parties created a charitable remainder annuity...
Blanca Moreno v. Devcon Construction, Inc.
Plaintiff has moved to enter judgment under Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 based on a written settlement agreement that Plaintiff’s counsel represents was signed on July 15, 2016. Plaintiff did not provide a copy of the agreement to the...