Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 215,979 times 40 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
McGlinchy v. Shell Chemical Co.
845 F.2d 802 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 1,058 timesHolding that district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiffs leave to file a second amended complaint adding causes of action where it had failed to cure deficiencies in prior amended complaints
Pacific Gas Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns Co.
50 Cal.3d 1118 (Cal. 1990) Cited 664 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that interference with plaintiff's performance may give rise to a claim for interference with contractual relations if plaintiff's performance is made more costly or more burdensome
Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inc. v. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA, Inc.
129 Cal.App.4th 1228 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) Cited 300 times 1 Legal AnalysesConcluding one plaintiff lacked standing to pursue certain claims
Hambleton Bros. Lumber v. Balkin Enterprises
397 F.3d 1217 (9th Cir. 2005) Cited 265 timesHolding that compliance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(e) and 30(f) is an absolute prerequisite for correcting a deposition under Rule 30(e)
Richman v. Hartley
224 Cal.App.4th 1182 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 83 timesRequiring breach as an element of any breach of contract claim
Kizer v. County of San Mateo
53 Cal.3d 139 (Cal. 1991) Cited 97 timesIn Kizer, the State Department of Health Services issued class AA and A citations under section 1424 to a long-term health care facility that was licensed and operated by the County of San Mateo ("County").
City of Vernon v. Southern Cal. Edison Co.
955 F.2d 1361 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 76 timesAffirming summary judgment for the defendant where the plaintiff submitted flawed damages model
State v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
159 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (S.D. Cal. 2016) Cited 23 timesHolding that expert testimony was required to establish water damages
California v. Altus Finance
540 F.3d 992 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 26 timesAffirming vacatur of punitive damages award where jury awarded "$0" in compensatory damages because verdict showed plaintiff did not suffer "actual damages" necessary to sustain punitive damages award
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,160 times 158 Legal AnalysesHolding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,538 times 650 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 45,731 times 319 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Rule 702 - Testimony by Expert Witnesses
Fed. R. Evid. 702 Cited 26,581 times 251 Legal AnalysesAdopting the Daubert standard
Rule 403 - Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons
Fed. R. Evid. 403 Cited 22,459 times 81 Legal AnalysesAdopting a similar standard, but requiring the probative value to be "substantially outweighed" by these risks
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,798 times 315 Legal AnalysesProhibiting unlawful business practices
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,027 times 126 Legal AnalysesUpholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely