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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Ananda Church of Self-Realization v. American International Surplus Line Insurance Company - 1/31/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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...
Fagiani v. Desert Inn - 1/31/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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...
Taylor Woodrow Homes - 1/30/2003
Appellant (National Union) contends the trial court erred on cross-motions for summary judgment. The court determined National Union had a duty to defend plaintiff developer (Taylor Woodrow) as an "additional insured" in suits...
Rochin v. Pat Johnson Manufacturing Co. - 1/30/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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...
Diolazo v. Tejani - 1/30/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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...
Mata v. Mata - 1/30/2003
As modified February 6, 2003; modification changes the judgment.
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Shots fired into El Rio Bar from directly outside the front door killed one person and injured two others. The shots were fired...
ARP Trading - 1/30/2003
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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...
People v. Adair - 1/30/2003
When a defendant is acquitted of criminal charges, Penal Code section 851.8, subdivision (e), authorizes a petition to the trial court for a finding of factual innocence. (See § 851.8, subd. (b).) The question presented here is the...
Shure v. Fox - 1/29/2003
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...
Opp v. City of Huntingon Beach Personnel Commission - 1/29/2003
I. INTRODUCTION
Franklin Opp discovered his estranged wife in bed with another man. After sending her nude lover fleeing for his life, Opp attacked his wife, and in a scene rather too reminiscent of the last act in Othello,...
Rivero v. American Federation of State - 1/28/2003
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
I. INTRODUCTION
David Rivero sued numerous individuals and entities, including the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and its Local 3299 (collectively, the Union). He...
Rose v. Thrifty Payless Holdings - 1/28/2003
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...
Ficco v. Brennan - 1/28/2003
INTRODUCTION
After suffering disfiguring scarring as the result of an operation intended to improve his breathing and appearance, Mark Ficco sought damages in arbitration against the surgeon, Henry George Brennan. Ficco made a...
Weisberg v. Lerner - 1/28/2003
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...
Rautenberg v. Franchise Tax Board - 1/28/2003
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...
Cohen v. Brennan - 1/28/2003
Marianne Cohen appeals from the judgment in favor of H. George Brennan, M. D., and the Brennan Laser Institute (collectively referred to as Brennan) in this medical malpractice action. The jury found that although Brennan's conduct...
Corwin v. State Farm Fire & Casualty - 1/28/2003
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...
People v. Kreitenberg - 1/28/2003
As modified February 26, 2003; no change in judgment. Appellant’s petition for rehearing denied.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing...
Benedek v. PLC Santa Monica - 12/31/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
An individual signed a waiver of liability as part of a membership agreement at a health club. The waiver of liability released the health club from liability for all personal injuries sustained by a...
Hebert v. City of Grass Valley - 12/31/2002
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...
McMahon v. Albany Unified School District - 12/31/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Here we hold that appellant David McMahon's motion for directed verdict was appropriately denied and that the jury properly rejected his false arrest claim. His conduct of dumping gallons of garbage on...
Martinez v. Swartzbaugh - 12/30/2002
Defendants -- a race car driver, and various sponsors and promoters of a charity racing event -- obtained summary judgment in a personal injury action filed by plaintiffs Lissa Martinez, her husband, and her twin sister, Melanie...
People v. Guest - 12/30/2002
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...
Dana-Davis v. Workman - 12/30/2002
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...
Busby v. Tom's Sierra Company - 12/30/2002
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...
Chavarria v. Regents of the University of California - 12/30/2002
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...
Lopez v. Olympic Building - 12/24/2002
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...
Butler v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County - 12/23/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
INTRODUCTION
Charlene Butler and Bennie Nero obtained a judgment awarding them nominal damages on their personal injury claims against Dorothy Terry. We reversed that judgment and remanded it with...
Jenkins v. Niemier - 12/23/2002
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...
Williams v. Volunteers of America - 12/20/2002
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...
Flaum v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County - 12/20/2002
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...
Madigan v. Superior Court of Orange County - 12/20/2002
THE COURT:
Sylvia Madigan filed a complaint for wrongful death against PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., and PacifiCare of California, Inc. (PacifiCare), among other health care professionals and providers. She alleges that her...
Olmstead v. Gallagher & Co. - 12/20/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
This case presents the question whether Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 applies, after 1994, to bad-faith actions or tactics that do not involve pleadings, while Code of Civil Procedure section...
Rodriguez v. City of Oakland - 12/20/2002
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...
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board - 12/19/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
INTRODUCTION
Michael Sanchez has been receiving workers' compensation benefits pursuant to an ongoing award for medical treatment and life pension. He was convicted in superior court of fraudulent...
McMeans v. Medical Liabilities Recoveries - 12/19/2002
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...
Massie v. Sharp Memorial Hospital - 12/19/2002
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. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. - 12/19/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Appellant Andrew Sanchez, a pitcher, was seriously injured when struck by a line drive hit by an aluminum bat. He filed suit against the bat manufacturer and others alleging that the design and use of...
Yates v. General Motors Corp. - 12/18/2002
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...
Best Best & Krieger v. Eden - 12/17/2002
I. Golob for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Defendants and appellants Robert D. Eden, and Robert D. Eden, M.D., Inc. (collectively, Eden), appeal after the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and respondent...
Rehm v. Pence - 12/17/2002
William Rehm appeals from the judgment entered in favor of Ted Pence (defendant) in this personal injury case. Rehm contends the judgment must be reversed and the case remanded for a new trial because errors by the court and...
Charles v. East Coast Foods - 12/17/2002
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 Marriage of Brown - 12/16/2002
This appeal arises from a final judgment in an action for dissolution of marriage between appellant Steven S. Brown (Husband) and respondent Karen E. Brown (Wife). On appeal, Husband contends: (1) the trial court was biased against...
Karasiuk v. ESC Medical Systems - 12/16/2002
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...
Serio v. Superior Court of Orange County - 12/13/2002
Gregory Serio, Superintendent of Insurance for the state of New York, seeks writs of mandate directing the superior court to stay these actions brought by Russ Hill and Lisa Hill for payment on performance bonds issued by Frontier...
Wolfson v. Galinson - 12/13/2002
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...
Ramirez v. Long Beach Unified School Dist. - 12/13/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION January 9, 2003.
Plaintiff and appellant Rosa Ramirez (plaintiff) brought this action against defendant and respondent Long Beach Unified School District (School District) contending the School District...
Fisher v. Superior Court of Alameda County - 12/12/2002
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...
Ram v. Cooper - 12/12/2002
This appeal is the culmination of a dispute between appellants Sant Ram and Mohani Ram, and respondent Dean F. Cooper, the attorney they hired to prosecute their minor daughters' personal injury claims. Appellants appeal from a...
Johnson v. City of Westminster - 12/11/2002
A county social worker, investigating an elder abuse report, and a police officer made a warrantless entrance of a private residence to perform a welfare check on an elderly man. The man was found alone in the house, in bed,...
Torres v. County of Los Angeles - 12/11/2002
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...
Garcia v. Desert Sands Unified School Dist. - 12/11/2002
Plaintiff Adrian Garcia, a minor, through his guardian ad litem, Francisco Garcia, appeals summary judgment entered against him and in favor of defendant Desert Sands Unified School District (the District).
This action arises...
Kent v. Ballroom - 12/10/2002
Appellant Charlene Kent was injured when she jumped out of the ring while rehearsing for a professional wrestling event. On appeal, Kent challenges the trial court's ruling that her personal injury action is barred by the primary...
Malosh v. Bishai - 12/9/2002
Plaintiff Scott Malosh appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant Nabil Bishai, M.D., after a jury trial on plaintiff's claim for medical malpractice. We affirm the judgment.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
As...
Moreno v. American Constructors - 12/9/2002
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...
Harris v. Grimes - 12/9/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Appellant Lorine Harris appeals from the judgment on the pleadings in her legal malpractice lawsuit against respondent Milton Grimes. After review, we reverse and remand.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL...
People v. Christman - 12/6/2002
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Brian Lee Christman on one count of torture and two counts of felony child abuse. On appeal, defendant contends that the jury's verdict must be reversed for numerous reasons. For the reasons...
Ford v. Ford Motor Company - 12/5/2002
CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION
Appellant Ford Motor Company appeals from a judgment on an express indemnity contract in favor of respondent Mel Clayton Ford (the Dealer). The parties were co-defendants in an earlier lawsuit...
Papazian v. Air Canada - 12/5/2002
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...
Souders v. Philip Morris - 12/5/2002
Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Plaintiffs and appellants Donald Souders, individually and as guardian ad litem for Sandra Souders, Barbara Souders, Ben Souders, Elizabeth Souders and...
Jimenez v. Superior Coourt of San Diego County - 12/4/2002
In California, a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a defective product is strictly liable in tort for any resulting harm to a person or to property other than the product itself. This case presents two issues: (1) Can a...
Meza v. Good Samaritan Hospital - 12/4/2002
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...
Talasazan v. Northridge Arena Soccer League - 12/4/2002
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...
Martinez v. Alinsod - 12/3/2002
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...
Bird v. Saenz - 12/3/2002
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...
Kajima Engineering and Construction - 12/3/2002
Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment entered upon a referee's statement of decision. The sole ground for appeal is the referee's alleged failure to take the oath required of temporary judges by California Rules of Court, rule 244,...
Medina v. Cooke - 11/27/2002
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...
Barton v. Princess Cruises - 11/27/2002
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...
Condon v. Law Offices of Steven L. Mazza - 11/27/2002
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...
Earnest v. Truck Insurance Exchange - 11/26/2002
Truck Insurance Exchange (Truck) appeals from the judgment against it for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in failing to defend its insured, William Earnest, in a lawsuit for toxic contamination of property he...
Hartwick v. D.B. Fite Properties - 11/26/2002
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...
California School Employees Association v. Fremont-Newark Community College District - 11/26/2002
As modified December 18, 2002; no change in judgment, appellants’ petition for rehearing denied, respondent’s request to publish opinion denied.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule...
Nguyen v. City of Westminster - 11/26/2002
The pursuit of a stolen vehicle by police officers for defendant City of Westminster resulted in a crash seriously injuring Khuong Van Nguyen. He and his wife, plaintiff Hoa Nguyen, sued defendant for negligence, and when Nguyen died...
Vargas v. Fobi - 11/26/2002
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...
Lockhart v. Lockhart - 11/26/2002
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...
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