California Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of California or Court of Appeals of California where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Shirley v. Armstrong - 9/29/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
McEuin v. Golden Gate Drywall - 9/26/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Campbell v. Maremont Corp. - 9/26/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Stone v. Trimm's Scaffolding - 9/25/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Henley v. Philip Morris Inc. - 9/25/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Opinion following transfer by the Supreme Court
Plaintiff brought this action for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of defendant's tortious misconduct in the manufacture and...
Wolkowitz v. Redland Insurance Co. - 9/25/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Edward M. Wolkowitz, as chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for Shamrock Tire, Etc., Inc. (Shamrock), sued Shamrock's insurer, and the attorneys retained by the insurer to defend Shamrock, alleging (1) the...
People v. Weston - 9/25/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Banks v. Perez - 9/25/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Livermore v. Craine - 9/25/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Zakoyan v. Poma Distributing Company - 9/25/2003
Introduction
Defendant Advantage Tank Lines, Inc. (Advantage), appeals from (1) the judgment entered following a jury trial and (2) the partial denial of its motion to tax costs. Defendant Poma Distributing Company, Inc....
Rancho Santa Fe Association - 9/24/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Mendoza v. Miller - 9/24/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Dennison v. County of San Diego - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
In re Rabb-Woods - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Filippini v. Fuller - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Hathaway v. County of Los Angeles - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Ochoa v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Diestel-Willmont v. Templeton - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Nordin v. Fleming - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Lewis v. Lal - 9/23/2003
Debra McCabe Lewis (plaintiff) appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Shail Lal, M.D., (defendant) in a medical malpractice action. We conclude the court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff a continuance where it appears...
Fuentes v. Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi - 9/23/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Klima v. Volkswagen of America - 9/22/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Fleming - 9/22/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Low v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co. - 9/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Vinum v. Exxonmobil Corp. - 9/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Mennucci v. California Capital Insurance Co. - 9/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Reno v. Holmes - 9/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Century National Insurance Co. v. State - 9/17/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
State Farm General Insurance Co. v. Abdur-Raheem - 9/17/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
In re Katelyn B. - 9/16/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Watkins v. Chinatown Express - 9/16/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Kedzior v. Atha - 9/16/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino - 9/16/2003
Petitioner and defendant Lockheed Martin Corporation ("Lockheed") seeks a writ of mandate to set aside the trial court's ruling that shifts the burden of proof to it to disprove plaintiffs' estimates of the levels and spatial extent...
Efstratios v. John Crane - 9/16/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Pergalstanyan v. Bagumyan - 9/15/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Madero - 9/15/2003
An information filed September 24, 2001, in the Kern Superior Court charged appellant Pedro Madero, Jr., with six felony counts and various enhancements. On December 13, 2001, the court dismissed two of the counts pursuant to Penal...
People v. Lee - 9/11/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Walker - 9/9/2003
On April 23, 2002, an amended information was filed in Kern Superior Court charging appellant Larry Herman Walker, Jr. with: unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, ยง 12021, subd. (a)(1)) (count 1); unlawful...
Shen v. Wong - 9/9/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Lester v. Barbosa Cabinets - 9/9/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Warmoth v. Newman - 9/9/2003
Gary Warmoth (Warmoth) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Carol Newman (Carol) after the trial court granted Carol's motion for summary judgment.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND AND FACTS
On January 11, 2000, Carol...
People v. Tran - 9/8/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Geller v. Construction - 9/8/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Gilbert v. Gremminger - 9/8/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
In re Estate of Carter - 9/5/2003
I. INTRODUCTION
The trial court vacated an order for final distribution of an estate when two women came forward who might be "heirs" (here, the daughters) of the decedent, as "heir" is defined under the laws of intestate...
Cosper v. Henderson - 9/4/2003
Plaintiff Martha Cosper (Cosper) appeals both from a judgment entered in her favor after a jury trial and from the trial court's orders fixing costs under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 and attorney fees and costs under section...
City of Simi Valley v. Superior Court of Ventura County - 9/3/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Stephen Bayer (decedent) engaged law enfocement officers in a lethal confrontation and committed "suicide by cop," also known as "suicide by police." Thereafter, decedent's family (real parties in...
Tang v. County of Orange - 9/3/2003
On February 6, 2001, Chi Lan Tang was hit while walking in a crosswalk by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty sheriff's deputy on his way to a college class. Less than two months later, on March 30, 2001, Tang filed a form complaint...
Alkasem v. Chevron USA - 9/2/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Turner v. Ocean Hill Apartments - 8/29/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Hovenier v. Kadakia - 8/29/2003
Plaintiff Christopher Hovenier, a minor, through his guardian ad litem, sued defendants Rajesh Kadakia and Robert Barrett seeking damages for medical malpractice. A jury returned special verdicts for defendants. Plaintiff moved for a...
Brown v. Bally Total Fitness Corporation - 8/29/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Wood v. County of San Joaquin - 8/29/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
In this wrongful death and survival action, the plaintiffs appeal from demurrers sustained in favor of the State of California (State), the County of San Joaquin (County), and the City of Lodi (City)...
Gilkey v. Hill - 8/29/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Intel Corporation v. Hamidi - 6/30/2003
Review Granted XXX 94 Cal.App.4th 325
Intel Corporation (Intel) maintains an electronic mail system, connected to the Internet, through which messages between employees and those outside the company can be sent and received, and...
People v. Gaspard - 6/30/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
California Department of Corrections v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board - 6/30/2003
Petitioner California Department of Corrections (Department) challenges a decision of respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Board) awarding to respondent Jerry Stentz temporary disability indemnity in the sum of $126 per...
Hetos Investments - 6/30/2003
After a real estate transaction went awry, the parties thereto, represented by separate counsel, entered into a settlement agreement. Later, one of the parties agreed to advance settlement monies to another of the parties, but did...
In re Burch - 6/27/2003
Cynthia Burch sought an order under Family Code section 3027.1 requiring her former husband, Joe McKeever, and his attorney, Laurence Kutinsky, to pay her attorney fees and costs incurred as a result of the allegedly false child...
Board of Trustees for the San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust v. Mercer - 6/26/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Strand v. City of Los Angeles - 6/26/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Franco v. Stricks - 6/26/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Garrett v. Young - 6/25/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Appellant Eufaula Garrett seeks to overturn a judgment on a directed verdict in favor of respondent William Young, M.D. Appellant brought a lawsuit against respondent for, among other things, invasion of...
MacKenzie v. Riverside Medical Building - 6/25/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Viner v. Sweet - 6/23/2003
In a client's action against an attorney for legal malpractice, the client must prove, among other things, that the attorney's negligent acts or omissions caused the client to suffer some financial harm or loss. When the alleged...
Mosby v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. - 6/23/2003
I. INTRODUCTION
Freddie Curtis Mosby and his wife Sheri Mosby have sued his employer, Best Buy, and his employer's workers' compensation insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, for malicious prosecution and loss of...
Cummins - 6/23/2003
We hold that Civil Code section 1793.2, subdivision (d), a provision of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the Act), section 1790 et seq., may be applied to a manufacturer whose goods are sold in this state even though the...
Vitton Construction Co. - 6/20/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Dadras v. Kempe - 6/20/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Andrade - 6/20/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Sanchez v. City of Los Angeles - 6/19/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Plaintiffs and appellants Frances Sanchez and Anthony Sanchez (collectively, plaintiffs) appeal an order dismissing their action against defendants and respondents City of Los Angeles (City), Jose Chavez...
Trahey v. Syntrax Innovations - 6/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Travis v. Choder - 6/18/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Debartolo v. City of San Diego - 6/17/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Diamond Woodworks - 6/13/2003
Before us are an appeal and a cross-appeal from a judgment awarding $658,000 in compensatory damages for fraud, breach of contract and insurance bad faith and $5.5 million in punitive damages. Briefly, defendant Argonaut Insurance...
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