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Murphy v. Richardson (Mar. 8, 2016, D067245) 2016 WL 877940

GMSR wins affirmance of judgment enforcing prospective liability waiver

In re Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (9th Cir. 2016) 637 Fed.Appx. 1012

After the U.S. District Court affirmed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s confirmation of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, a majority block of the debtor-in-possession’s insider equity shareholders appealed to the Ninth Circuit. As they did in the District Court, the insiders argued that the bankruptcy court

Heltebrake v. City of Riverside (Dec. 29, 2015, B254132) 2015 WL 9487660

GMSR wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming entitlement to a reward

2015

Dromy v. Assil (Dec. 22, 2015, B259489) 2015 WL 9311777 [nonpublished opinion]

In the trial on cross-actions arising from loan transactions, Mr. Poster’s client recovered $86,890.64 in damages and $371,814 in attorney fees and costs.  Adopting arguments urged by Mr. Poster, the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment and ordered that his client recover additional attorney fees

In re Marriage of Reyes (Nov. 12, 2015, B254046, B254253, B255133, B255276) 2015 WL 7066473 [nonpublished opinion]

In this marital dissolution proceeding, the parties stipulated to having a temporary judge (a retired judge appointed under Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21) issue a judgment composed of two documents: A “Judgment” of dissolution and a simultaneously-executed “Further Judgment” detailing the resolution of property

Garcia v. Holt (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 600

Court of Appeal holds that GMSR’s landlord clients had no duty to inspect tenants’ unit for dangerous bombmaking activities

Sheridan v. Touchstone Television Productions, LLC (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 508

Reversing a defense judgment, the Court of Appeal holds that Labor Code section 98.7 does not require an employee to exhaust that statute’s administrative remedies before filing suit

In re Marriage of Ziman (Oct. 16, 2015, B252042) 2015 WL 6122259 [nonpublished opinion]

Husband, GMSR’s client, entered the marriage with $16 million in separate property investments. The couple spent the first six years of the marriage living primarily off Husband’s separate property, acting as philanthropists and incurring annual community-property deficits of between $250,000 and $500,000. In the meantime,

Regents of the University of Cal. v. Superior Court (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 1296

GMSR obtains writ directing summary judgment in favor of UCLA in student’s negligence lawsuit

21st Century Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 322

Plaintiff was injured in an auto accident. He sued the insured. The carrier, GMSR’s client, defended under a $100,000 limits policy. The plaintiff and the insured claimed that two other policies with $25,000 limits each also provided coverage. The plaintiff refused the carrier’s offer of