Cases of Interest

Where plaintiff fails to show diligent effort to complete discovery on time, Cal. Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subh. (h) does not allow parties to obtain continuances to conduct discovery that could have and should have been undertaken earlier, so as to effectively oppose the summary judgment motion.

In cases where the statute of limitations is tolled based on a plaintiff minor’s age, pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc., § 12, the day after tolling ends is excluded in calculating whether an action is timely filed.

There is no invasion of privacy where sounds and video captured from a neighbor’s Nest security camera are incidental to a neighbor’s security interest.

Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offer requiring a plaintiff to indemnify a defendant against claims by third parties is not valid because it is difficult to quantify.

California Civil Code section 1717’s rule of reciprocity extends to prevailing alleged alter egos in post-judgement claims and entitles them to recovery of attorney fees as though they were parties to the original case.