Can a Jury consider a Plaintiff’s medicare coverage in evaluating future medical damages claims? A California Court of Appeals held in the affirmative in David Audish v. David Macias; Case No. D081689....more
A California Appeals Court answered this question in the affirmative in certain circumstances, overturning a demurrer previously sustained by the Superior Court. The case involves Bird Rides, Inc., an electric motorized...more
A California Appeals Court answered that question in the affirmative, denying a writ of mandate filed by a manufacturer on the basis that the trial court improperly denied its Motion to Quash for lack of personal...more
A California Court of Appeals affirmed an employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment on that question, finding that the employer was not vicariously liable in a recent opinion. The case involves Clanisha Villegas, who worked for...more
On August 6, 2021, a California Court of Appeal held that an employer and a vehicle owner were liable under theories of negligent hiring and negligent entrustment, respectively, when each failed to conduct a reasonable...more
In August of 2020, a California Court of Appeal held that Amazon was subject to strict products liability for each and every product sold on its website. (See Bolger v. Amazon.com LLC (2020), 53 Cal.App.5th 431. You can read...more
In Bolger v. Amazon.com LLC (No. D075738, filed 8/13/2020), Plaintiff Angela Bolger (“Plaintiff”) sued Amazon.com LLC (“Amazon”) for strict liability arising out of injuries she sustained from a replacement laptop battery...more
In Johnson v. Monsanto Company (No. A155940, A156706, filed 7/20/2020), Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson (“Plaintiff”) sued Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”) when he was diagnosed with cancer which he alleged was the result of his use...more