Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde Associates
38 Cal.3d 488 (Cal. 1985) Cited 406 times
Holding that a court should consider, inter alia, the rough approximation of plaintiff's total recovery and the settling party's proportionate liability, the amount of the settlement, and the existence of collusion, fraud or tortious conduct aimed to injure the nonsettling party's interests
Bay Development, Ltd. v. Superior Court
50 Cal.3d 1012 (Cal. 1990) Cited 201 times
Upholding a settlement of $30,000 in a case seeking damages in excess of $1 million because there was evidence that the settling defendant "bore only minor responsibility" for the plaintiffs' injuries
Food Safety Net Services v. Eco Safe Systems USA, Inc.
209 Cal.App.4th 1118 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) Cited 103 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's factual allegations "'are conclusive concessions of the truth of a matter,'" and that this principle "encompasses allegations that a contract incorporates specified terms or clauses"
North County Contractor's Assn. v. Touchstone Ins. Services
27 Cal.App.4th 1085 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) Cited 21 times
Holding that courts must merely make an educated finding about the parties' liability