Blank v. Kirwan
39 Cal.3d 311 (Cal. 1985) Cited 3,071 timesHolding that the standard for a failure to state a claim is whether "the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"
Goodman v. Kennedy
18 Cal.3d 335 (Cal. 1976) Cited 613 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that defendant attorney owed no duty to third parties who relied on faulty advice the attorney gave his clients "in the absence of any showing that the legal advice was foreseeably transmitted to or relied upon by plaintiffs or that plaintiffs were intended beneficiaries of a transaction to which the advice pertained"
United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank
340 U.S. 47 (1950) Cited 388 timesHolding that a property right that comes into existence by court action, such as a judgment lien, does not relate back to some earlier date to destroy the priority of a federal tax lien
Hoffman v. Smithwoods RV Park, LLC
179 Cal.App.4th 390 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 142 timesNo. H033464. October 23, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, No. CV159578, Robert B. Atack, Judge. Greene, Chauvel, Descalso, Minoletti, Paul G. Minoletti and Susan J. Bayerd for Plaintiff and Appellant. Law Office of Anthony C. Rodriguez and Anthony C. Rodriguez for Defendant and Respondent. [CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION ] Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1105, it is ordered that this opinion is certified for publication, with the exception of part II.B.
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court
78 Cal.App.4th 562 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 182 timesFinding that statements made about medication to be in the public interest based on the number of people potentially affected and the seriousness of the potential effects
Westside Center Associates v. Safeway Stores 23
42 Cal.App.4th 507 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 195 timesHolding that "interference with the market" theory of liability could not be employed to prove the tort, which "applies to interference with existing noncontractual relations which hold the promise of future economic advantage"
Poseidon Dev., Inc. v. Woodland Lane Estates, LLC
152 Cal.App.4th 1106 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 125 timesFinding that a late charge for nonpayment of final balloon payment on a promissory note was an unenforceable penalty because, based on the contractual language, the late charge was only intended to be applied to the late installment payments rather than the final balloon payment
Richman v. Hartley
224 Cal.App.4th 1182 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 95 timesStating the elements of such a claim under California law
Brown v. Goldstein
34 Cal.App.5th 418 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) Cited 66 timesConsidering agreement as a whole to determine if ambiguity exists
Mehrtash v. Mehrtash
93 Cal.App.4th 75 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 73 timesHolding that transfer of real property was not a fraudulent transfer because property was heavily mortgaged and “Plaintiff produced no evidence that the value of the property could support any net recovery for her in the event the conveyance were set aside.”
Section 697.310 - Lien created by recording abstract of judgment; duration of lien; payable in installments
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 697.310 Cited 111 timesStating “a judgment lien on real property is created . . . by recording an abstract of a money judgment with the county recorder”