Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Adickes v. Kress Co.

Holding that a private person who conspires with government actors to deprive a plaintiff of her constitutional rights acts "under color of law" for purposes of § 1983

Freeman v. Arpaio

Holding that plaintiff must show that defendants burdened the practice of his religion in a Free Exercise claim

Fontana v. Haskin

Holding that "[t]he trip to the police station is a ‘continuing seizure’ during which the police are obliged to treat their suspects in a reasonable manner" under the Fourth Amendment

Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.

Holding that an accountant is liable for negligent misrepresentation to a third party only if he knowingly supplies the information for the benefit of the third party, and the information is relied on by the third party in a transaction previously identified to the accountant, or a substantially similar transaction

Hayes v. Cnty. of San Diego

Holding that decedent’s daughter failed to properly allege that she was her father’s personal representative or successor in interest under California law

Artiglio v. Corning, Inc.

In Artiglio, the California Supreme Court noted that "many years elapsed between Dow Chemical's seminal toxicology research activities on behalf of Dow Corning and plaintiffs' alleged injuries.

Friedman v. Merck Co., Inc.

Noting that one of the elements of negligent misrepresentation is that the "representation must have been made with the intent to induce plaintiff to rely upon it"

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 3333 - Breach of obligation not arising from contract

Defining damages "[f]or the breach of an obligation not arising from contract" as "the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby ..."

Section 1799.102 - Immunity from liability for civil damages resulting from rendering emergency care at scene of emergency without compensation