Jordache Enterprises v. Brobeck, Phleger Harrison
18 Cal.4th 739 (Cal. 1998) Cited 340 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that statute of limitations is tolled until occurrence of actual injury
Crisci v. the Security Ins. Co. of New Haven, Connecticut
66 Cal.2d 425 (Cal. 1967) Cited 436 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing only requires an insurer to accept a reasonable settlement
Adams v. Paul
11 Cal.4th 583 (Cal. 1995) Cited 183 timesHolding that the plaintiff client could not recover for emotional distress from her attorney's negligence in failing to file her lawsuit before the statute of limitations expired because "the disappointment one might feel upon learning that counsel has missed a filing deadline falls far short of the shock, fright, mortification, humiliation, grief, anxiety or nervousness which characterize the cases imposing liability for negligent infliction of emotional distress"
Hauter v. Zogarts
14 Cal.3d 104 (Cal. 1975) Cited 320 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiff stated a claim pursuant to Rest.2d Torts, § 402B, recognized under California law
Moncada v. W. Coast Quartz Corp.
221 Cal.App.4th 768 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 83 times 2 Legal AnalysesFinding allegation of a "false promise to pay a retirement bonus" did "not reach the level of extreme and outrageous conduct that is necessary" to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress
Service by Medallion, Inc. v. Clorox Co.
44 Cal.App.4th 1807 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 137 timesCleaning company's purchase of materials in preparation for performing contractual promise "were essential to its subsequent performance of the service agreement and therefore could not have been considered detrimental"
Stansfield v. Starkey
220 Cal.App.3d 59 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) Cited 134 timesAffirming dismissal of fraud claim where it "was not clearly alleged that each representation was false when made"
Quintilliani v. Mannerino
62 Cal.App.4th 54 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 91 timesHolding that one-year statute of limitations set forth in section 340.6 applies to claims of breach of fiduciary duty when the fiduciary obligation arises from the attorney-client relationship
Vafi v. McCloskey
193 Cal.App.4th 874 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 50 times 2 Legal AnalysesDiscussing Code Civ. Proc., § 335.1
Hobson v. Raychem Corp.
73 Cal.App.4th 614 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 72 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding "the inability to perform one particular job, or to work under a particular supervisor, does not constitute a qualified disability" under FEHA