Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
25 Cal.4th 826 (Cal. 2001) Cited 5,019 times 2 Legal AnalysesConcluding that the gathering and dissemination of pricing information by the petroleum companies through an independent industry service did not imply collusive action where there was no evidence the information was misused as a basis for an unlawful conspiracy; rather, evidence suggested that individual companies used all available resources “to determine capacity, supply, and pricing decisions which would maximize their own individual profits”
Sangster v. Paetkau
68 Cal.App.4th 151 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 322 timesAnalyzing the probable cause of a lay person without drawing any distinction, noting "A litigant will lack probable cause for his action either if he relies upon facts which he has no reasonable cause to believe to be true, or if he seeks recovery upon a legal theory which is untenable under the facts known to him"
Leslie G. v. Perry Associates
43 Cal.App.4th 472 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 217 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding "there simply is no evidence from which to infer" an essential element of the plaintiff's cause of action and affirming summary judgment for the defendants
Isaacs v. Huntington Memorial Hospital
38 Cal.3d 112 (Cal. 1985) Cited 249 times 1 Legal AnalysesReversing judgment of nonsuit in action alleging invitees of hospital shot in hospital parking lot as a result of lack of security and inoperable lighting there
McGonnell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co.
98 Cal.App.4th 1098 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) Cited 137 times 4 Legal AnalysesGranting summary judgment for the defendant when evidence suggested that defendant's “products might have been used once,” but no evidence showed that products contained asbestos at the time
Dumin v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
28 Cal.App.4th 650 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) Cited 36 timesFinding circumstantial evidence required a "stream of conjecture and surmise" to support a finding of exposure to defendant's products
Seaber v. Hotel Del Coronado
1 Cal.App.4th 481 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) Cited 28 times 1 Legal AnalysesIn Seaber, the court reasoned the hotel could not reasonably be expected to take action over something for which it had no control.
Whitney's at the Beach v. Superior Court
3 Cal.App.3d 258 (Cal. Ct. App. 1970) Cited 51 timesIn Whitney's at the Beach v. Superior Court, 3 Cal.App.3d 258 [ 83 Cal.Rptr. 237], decided January 6, 1970, by the Court of Appeal, a peremptory writ was granted directing the entry of a summary judgment.
Harpke v. Lankershim Estates
103 Cal.App.2d 143 (Cal. Ct. App. 1951) Cited 23 timesAffirming nonsuit where "[a]ll that [the plaintiff's evidence] showed was that she slipped and fell; that she lost her balance, she did not see anything on the stairway that caused her to slip and fall, and she did not know what caused her to slip."
Section 437c - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Motion for summary judgment
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 437c Cited 8,428 times 8 Legal AnalysesRuling on summary judgment motion must be based on "papers submitted" with the motion