Lobo v. Tamco, 178 Cal. Rptr. 3d 515 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Deputy Daniel Lobo, a San Bernardino County deputy sheriff, was killed as a result of the allegedly negligent operation of a motor vehicle by Luis Del Rosario, who was leaving the premises of his employer (Tamco) to go home at the time of … Continue Reading
Miller v. American Greetings Corp., 161 Cal. App. 4th 1055 (2008) Holly and Paul Miller sued Christopher Magdaleno and American Greetings, his employer, for injuries Holly sustained when Magdaleno hit her with his pick-up truck while she stood next to her car on a road in Pasadena. The Millers subpoenaed Magdaleno’s cellphone records, which indicated … Continue Reading
Taylor v. Roseville Toyota, Inc., 138 Cal. App. 4th 994 (2006) Derrick Lewis, a car detailer employed by Roseville Toyota, was driving a car owned by the dealership and was on a personal errand during his lunch break when he rear-ended another car that was stopped at a stoplight. The jury concluded that although Lewis … Continue Reading
Sunderland v. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Sys. Support Co., 130 Cal. App. 4th 1 (2005) While they were waiting in line at the In-N-Out Burger Restaurant in Lancaster, Ali Mazloom, a Lockheed field service representative, rear-ended Kristi Sunderland. In her personal injury action against Mazloom and Lockheed, Sunderland alleged that Mazloom had been acting within the … Continue Reading
Boyer v. Jensen, 129 Cal. App. 4th 62 (2005) Holly Boyer was in an automobile accident with Russell Jensen, who was employed by Valley Mechanical Services at the time of the accident. Jensen sued Boyer for negligence shortly before the expiration of the statute of limitations. Approximately five months later, Boyer cross complained against Jensen; … Continue Reading
Vine v. Bear Valley Ski Co., 118 Cal. App. 4th 577 (2004) Charlene Vine suffered a broken back, resulting in paraplegia, when she fell while attempting a snowboard jump at an employee party hosted by her employer, Bear Valley Ski Company. A Bear Valley employee had reshaped the jump, using a snow cat, for use … Continue Reading
Plancarte v. Guardsmark, LLC, 118 Cal. App. 4th 640 (2004) Eveilia Plancarte alleged that Toufik Kadah, a Guardsmark security guard, was responsible for assault, battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress, all of which allegedly occurred while she was working as a janitor in a building in which Kadah was working as a … Continue Reading
Mason v. Lake Dolores Group, LLC, 117 Cal. App. 4th 822 (2004) James Mason was rendered a paraplegic after he rode down the “Doo Wop Super Drop” water slide and crashed into a dam at the end of the slide that was owned and operated by his employer, Lake Dolores Group (LDG). Shortly before the … Continue Reading
Yamaguchi v. Harnsmut, 106 Cal. App. 4th 472 (2003) San Francisco Police Officer Tadao Yamaguchi and his wife, Tracy, sued Chaiyut Harnsmut and his wife, among others, for injuries Yamaguchi sustained when one of Harnsmut’s employees (Wisan Vatanavkovarun) threw scalding hot oil on Yamaguchi in the midst of an altercation that Wisan was having with … Continue Reading
Hoblitzell v. City of Ione, 110 Cal. App. 4th 675 (2003) Timothy Hoblitzell, a construction contractor, sued three employees of the City of Ione and the city itself after the employees identified themselves to one of Hoblitzell’s customers (a property owner) as building inspectors, told the customer that Hoblitzell had been performing the construction without … Continue Reading
Huang v. L.A. Haute, 106 Cal. App. 4th 284 (2003) Ai Zhen Huang was employed as a housekeeper at the home of Brad Hunter, but was on the payroll of L.A. Haute, a furniture manufacturing business in which Hunter was a partner. Huang was employed for approximately two years before her employment was terminated on … Continue Reading
Park v. Shin, 313 F.3d 1138 (9th Cir. 2002) Tae Sook Park sued Bong Kil Shin, the Deputy Consul General of the Korean Consulate in San Francisco, and his wife, Mee Sook Shin, for various employment-related claims arising from Park’s tenure as the Shins’ domestic servant. The Shins argued that they were entitled to consular … Continue Reading
Bussard v. Minimed, Inc., 105 Cal. App. 4th 798 (2003) Barbara Bussard was injured when Irma Hernandez, a Minimed clerical employee, rear-ended Bussard, who was stopped at a red light. Hernandez was on her way home after she became ill at work the day after Minimed had fumigated its premises in order to eliminate a … Continue Reading
Doe 1 v. City of Murrieta, 102 Cal. App. 4th 899 (2002) In this case, a Murrieta police officer sexually abused two 16- year-old girls who were participants in the Murrieta Police Department’s Explorer Program. The minors alleged that the City of Murrieta was vicariously liable for the police officer’s sexual misconduct. The trial court … Continue Reading
Oki Semiconductor Co. v. Wells Fargo Bank, 298 F.3d 768 (9th Cir. 2002) A gang of thieves stole $9 million worth of semiconductors from Oki Semiconductor Company and laundered the proceeds through a network of dummy corporations and sham bank accounts set up by Anne Tran, a Wells Fargo Bank branch teller. Oki sued Wells … Continue Reading
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