all - Opinion Summaries

Creekridge Townhome Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. C. Scott Whitten, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a construction defect case, trial court's grant of summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds to the roofing defendants is reversed where:...

General Motors Corp. v. Grenier

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In an action brought by a former auto mechanic suffering from a fatal form of lung cancer claiming that dust from brake shoes and other friction...

General Motors Corp. v. Grenier

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In an action brought by a former auto mechanic suffering from a fatal form of lung cancer claiming that dust from brake shoes and other friction...

Genereux v. American Beryllia Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability case, district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendants is vacated and remanded where: 1) in regards to the...

D.G. and G. Inc. v. FlexSol Packaging Corp.

Product Liability
In a product liability action, district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment where...

Standard Pacific Corp. v. Superior Court of San Bernadino County

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Petition for writ of mandate issue directing superior court to vacate an order denying a motion to stay proceedings until real parties in...

Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging that Snapple products were deceptively labeled, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) defendant waived its express...

AE, Inc. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a product liability action, a denial of prejudgment interest to plaintiff is affirmed where the district court employed an improper presumption...

Williams v. Southern California Gas Go.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Public Utilities
In an action for personal injuries involving a malfunctioning gas wall furnace, trial court judgment sustaining defendant's demurrer is affirmed...

O'Neil v. Simplicity, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action, dismissal of plaintiff's claims is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's failure to plead that the product defect involved...