California Tentative Rulings
This is a partnership dispute concerning a biodegradable and non-toxic fire suppression technology. Cross-defendant demurs to the cause of action for intentional misrepresentation and moves to strike the prayer for punitive damages contained in the cross-complaint. The demurrer is overruled...
Demurrer Defendants CKC International, Inc., and Ui Yeol Kim’s (“Defendants” together) Demurrer to the 8th cause of action for conversion is sustained with leave to file a First Amended Complaint within 15-days of the hearing. “Money cannot be the subject...
Demurrer. The Demurrer of Defendant Joe K. Wong, M.D. to the Complaint is SUSTAINED. Defendant demurs to Plaintiffs Estate of Harold L. Thomas by and through its Personal Representative, Lewis Rubin, Russell Thomas, and Benjamin Thomas’ first cause of action...
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF COMPLAINT Defendant Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint is denied. Civil Code section 3294(a) provides: “In an action for the breach of an obligation...
Cross-Defendants Takeya USA Corporation and John Lown’s Demurrer to the Third Amended Cross-Complaint is SUSTAINED, without leave to amend. The demurrer to the 1st cause of action for constructive termination in breach of written employment agreement is SUSTAINED, without leave...
BACKGROUND Plaintiff Fay Eun Joo Park and Montana Park (“Plaintiffs”) allege that they have been residing at 1115 Cordova, #304 in Pasadena. They allege Defendants Liangan Liu and Jane Liu (“Defendants”) are the owner of the premises. On June 15,...
Defendant Kevin Corona’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Request for Punitive Damages and supporting allegations is GRANTED. The plaintiff’s allegations that defendant took a “muscle relaxer” less than 30 minutes prior to the accident, was “dazed off” while driving and “confused,”...
Each Defendants’ Demurrers to the Complaint as to Plaintiffs John Skowron and Elaine McElhone is SUSTAINED without leave to amend for lack of standing. Regarding the issue of standing as to Joseph Showron, as successor trustee only, the Demurrers are...
Motion by Defendant Mapfre Insurance Company to Strike Portions of the Complaint: Under California law, to establish malice, it is not sufficient to show that the defendant’s conduct was negligent, grossly negligent or even reckless, since such findings will not...
Defendant M. Taylor Katz, Trustee of Friedlander Family Trust’s, Special Motion to Strike Defendant M. Taylor Katz, Trustee of the Friedlander Family Trust, moves to strike the fifth, sixth and seventh causes of action in Plaintiffs OC Auto Expo Group,...