Cases of Interest

Under Civil Code section 1717, subdivision (b)(2) and section 1811.1, defendants who allege in their answer that they tendered the amount owed to plaintiff prior to the commencement of litigation may be deemed the prevailing party.

All proceeds will benefit the school’s athletic department.    

Jeanne received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her JD from King Hall.  Her practice will focus on the defense of individuals, businesses, and entities who have been sued in general liability and employment matters.

Under a claim for NIED, virtual presence through a real-time audiovisual connection to a nanny cam satisfies the requirement that plaintiffs are contemporaneously and physically present at the injury-producing event.

An operating agreement between a corporate entity and its shareholders that imposed contractual obligations on the shareholders is not sufficient to pierce of the corporate veil unless the shareholders exercised direct control over the corporation’s employees.