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Lindsey v. SLT Los Angeles, LLC

Civil Rights, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a claim of race discrimination against hotel defendants involving plaintiff's attempts to host a fashion show at a...

St. Augustine Marine Canvas & Upholstery, Inc. v. Lunsford

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order awarding medical benefits for a doctor's services, and temporary total disability and permanent impairment benefits is reversed where the judge...

Ambrose v. Michelin N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
Orders denying plaintiff's oral request to continue a summary judgment hearing and his motion for relief from judgment and dismissal are affirmed in a...

Ruiz v. Harbor View Cmty Ass'n

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of defendant's motion to strike a libel cause of action pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute is reversed where two allegedly defamatory letters...

Stephen v. Ford Motor Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Grant of defendants' motions for nonsuit in a products liability case against a car and a tire manufacturer is affirmed where expert testimony was...

Jacobs v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for insurer defendant in a coverage dispute regarding a disability insurance policy is affirmed where defendant satisfied its...

Kinsman v. Unocal Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A landowner that hires an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor's employee if: 1) the landowner knew, or should have known, of a...

Fleetwood Enters., Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for writ of review of a determination of benefits eligibility is granted where a presumption of compensability did not apply and applicant...

Wallace v. Allstate Indem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Trial court judgment allowing a post-verdict set-off for insurer defendant of certain benefits already paid to plaintiff in a personal injury suit is...

Maguire v. King

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Non-final order denying defendants' motion to compel arbitration as to certain tort claims is reversed where the trial court's order concluding that...