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California Appeals Court Declines to Recognize Child’s Cause of Action for Loss of Parental Consortium

May 3, 2017/in Damages, Loss of Consortium, Negligence/by Neumann Law Group

In October 2013, a victim’s car collided with an off-duty ambulance. The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury, along with other injuries. The victim’s infant daughter brought suit for loss of parental consortium against a number of defendants. The defendants demurred to her claim on the ground that a loss of consortium claim may not be maintained by a […]

California Appeals Court Holds Dental Patient’s Claim Barred By Statute of Limitations

April 17, 2017/in Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury/by Neumann Law Group

A patient sued a dentist for dental malpractice, alleging that his negligence in performing a dental implant procedure permanently damaged a nerve in her jaw. He moved for summary judgment based on the one-year limitations period that Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5 establishes for all professional negligence claims against health care providers. The trial court granted the […]

California Woman Sues Hotel For Giving Stranger a Room Key, Resulting in Sexual Assault

April 10, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury/by Neumann Law Group

An unidentified Southern California woman is suing a hotel because an employee allegedly gave a stranger a key to her room, resulting in her sexual assault. According to court documents, the incident occurred in April 2014 when the woman was staying in a Holiday Inn in Frazier Park in Kern County. She was there to […]

Injured California Man Sues Home Depot for $50 Million

April 3, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury/by Neumann Law Group

A California man injured by plummeting metal laptop-sized boxes in a Home Depot is seeking roughly $50 million in damages in a recent lawsuit. 54-year-old J.B. argued the accident resulted in a traumatic brain injury with persisting symptoms. The case is currently being tried before a judge in Kern County Superior Court.J.B., who at the […]

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By California Vice Principal Arrested for Gun on Campus

March 20, 2017/in False Imprisonment/by Neumann Law Group

A federal judge recently dismissed claims by a former vice principal that the police violated his rights when they arrested him for having a gun at school, despite his having a permit for concealed carry.Filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the former vice principal argued that two officers and […]

California Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Defendant Property Owners Following Bonfire-Related Party Injury

March 13, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury/by Neumann Law Group

A plaintiff brought a personal injury action against the owners of an Oakland, California property after he was allegedly injured by a live bullet that a party guest threw into a bonfire. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed, arguing the trial court erred as a matter of law in […]

Ski Season Means More Lawsuits

March 6, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury/by Neumann Law Group

Ski season has seen a deluge of federal lawsuits seeking large sums in damages. For example, a California resident recently filed suit for negligence against a snowboarder who hit her from behind at Colorado’s Vail Ski Resort in a collision that resulted in severe injuries. The victim suffered rib and clavicle fractures.She sued the defendant in U.S. […]

California Celebrity Dentist Suspended From Practice for Putting Patients in Danger

February 20, 2017/in Medical Malpractice, Negligence/by Neumann Law Group

Celebrity dentist Sherri L. Worth has been temporarily prohibited from practicing dentistry in California. The state dental board suspended Worth’s license this month, based on allegations that she put her patients in danger. On February 2, Worth’s attorney and Deputy Attorney General Shannon Brubaker signed a Stipulated Interim Suspension of License to “save time and […]

California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff’s Negligence Claim is Barred by Statute of Limitations

February 13, 2017/in Personal Injury, Statute of Limitations/by Neumann Law Group

A plaintiff appealed from the judgment entered against her after the trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the two-year statute of limitations had expired. The incident in which the plaintiff was injured occurred in July 2010. She did not name the defendant in her initial complaint. On June 24, 2014, […]

California Appeals Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Defendant Landlords Following Tenant Fall

February 6, 2017/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability/by Neumann Law Group

Appellant F.G. sued her landlords A.N. and N.Z. for negligence after she allegedly tripped on the metal “nosing” of a step and fell down a stairway in a common area of her apartment building. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, finding they lacked actual or constructive notice of any dangerous condition on […]

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