Nelson v. Anderson
72 Cal.App.4th 111 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 280 times 5 Legal AnalysesFinding that obligations violated by limiting plaintiff's role were owed to the corporation because the decisions "amount[ed] to alleged misfeasance or negligence in managing the corporation's business, causing the business to be a total failure"
Cristler v. Express Messenger Systems, Inc.
171 Cal.App.4th 72 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 188 times 2 Legal AnalysesFinding trial court did not err by instructing jury "[d]efendant has the obligation to prove that the [p]laintiffs were independent contractors"; holding plaintiffs "[do] not have the burden of disproving such status"
Arntz Contracting Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
47 Cal.App.4th 464 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 168 timesHolding that "bad thoughts are no tort" and that "our focus for determining the wrongfulness of those intentional acts should be on the defendant's objective conduct," (citing Boyson v. Thorn, 98 Cal. 578, 33 P. 492 (1893), and Justice Mosk's concurrence in Della Penna); Korea Supply Co., 109 Cal.Rptr.2d at 427
Jones v. Dumrichob
63 Cal.App.4th 1258 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 151 timesFinding no abuse of discretion in awarding expert fees pursuant to a section 998 offer consisting of a cost waiver, but no monetary amount
Melnyk v. Robledo
64 Cal.App.3d 618 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976) Cited 155 timesNoting that "the trial court . . . is not bound by the itemization claimed in the attorney's affidavit"
Bach v. County of Butte
215 Cal.App.3d 294 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989) Cited 81 timesAffirming trial court's refusal to hold evidentiary hearing on remand where prior opinion of Court of Appeal did not direct or authorize trial court to hold such hearing
Ripley v. Pappadopoulos
23 Cal.App.4th 1616 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) Cited 63 timesHolding that Federal Express charges are expressly disallowed—presumably because they constitute "postage"
Foothill-De Anza Community College Dist. v. Emerich
158 Cal.App.4th 11 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 36 times 1 Legal AnalysesRestricting the vote on a community college bond measure to residents had a rational basis; there was a probability that "local residents had a greater knowledge and interest in local affairs, while nonresident property owners would mainly be interested in lower taxes"
Great Western Bank v. Converse Consultants, Inc.
58 Cal.App.4th 609 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997) Cited 32 timesConcluding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to award costs to prevailing party for models, blowups, and photocopies of exhibits where good faith settlement was reached just prior to the commencement of trial
Oak Grove School Dist. v. City Title Ins. Co.
217 Cal.App.2d 678 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963) Cited 93 timesIn Oak Grove SchoolDist. v. City Title Ins. Co. (1963) 217 Cal.App.2d 678 [ 32 Cal.Rptr. 288] defendants claimed costs and disbursements under Code of Civil Procedure section 1255a after the plaintiff school district abandoned its eminent domain proceeding.