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Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hospital (Sept. 29, 2014, B251366) 2014 WL 4807719 [nonpublished opinion]

The Court of Appeal affirmed post-judgment orders denying plaintiff $7.5 million in post-judgment interest over and above what the Hospital paid under the periodic payments judgment in this medical malpractice action when the 5½-year appeals process came to an end. In Leung v. Verdugo Hills

Adams v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Aug, 22, 2014, B247957) 2014 WL 4162789 [nonpublished opinion]

Court of Appeal affirms application of anti-SLAPP statute to summary suspension of medical staff privileges

Camargo v. John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. (Aug. 20, 2014, No. G049518) 2014 WL 4097607 [nonpublished opinion]

A jury found that in the care of a patient who was suffering from flesh-eating bacteria and later died, JFK Memorial Hospital was negligent, that a JFK nurse had committed “willful misconduct,” and that JFK was responsible for 70% of the resulting harm. The jury

Barrett v. Leech (July 24, 2014, D063991) 2014 WL 3659366 [nonpublished opinion]

A horse owner owed a horse farrier no legal duty under the “occupational assumption of risk” doctrine

Crosby v. HLC Properties, Ltd. (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 597

GMSR wins publicity rights dispute for Bing Crosby’s heirs; Court of Appeal’s decision helps delineate publicity rights of celebrities and their heirs, brings stability to settlements by reaffirming the breadth of releases of claims

In re Marriage of Jones (Jan. 10, 2014, No. G047724) 2014 WL 92790 [nonpublished opinion]

Wife petitioned to dissolve her marriage to husband, GMSR’s client. Husband wanted to remarry, but the dissolution proceedings bogged down in disputes over financial matters. The trial court granted a “status only” judgment dissolving the marriage pending resolution of financial matters, imposing numerous conditions to

Stanton v. Sims (2013) 571 U.S. 3

Officer entitled to qualified immunity from suit for warrantless entry into home in hot pursuit of fleeing misdemeanant

Doctors Co. v. Sherman Oaks Hospital (Oct. 30, 2013, B246818) 2013 WL 5820256 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR’s client, a hospital, and three doctors all settled with the claimants. One doctor obtained a good faith settlement determination. The two remaining doctors sought equitable indemnity from the hospital. A jury apportioned the majority of fault to the doctor with a good faith settlement.

Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Superior Court (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 1199

Court of Appeal holds that motor vehicle exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy applies to negligent supervision of a child killed by the family vehicle

Adamo v. Fire Insurance Exchange (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 1286

Court of Appeal affirms judgment for GMSR’s insurance carrier client in a coverage dispute involving “other structures.”