99 Cited authorities

People v. Gardeley
14 Cal.4th 605 (Cal. 1996) Cited 2,119 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding it proper for prosecutor to give gang expert "a `hypothetical based on the facts of the assault in this case on Edward Bruno by three Family Crip members, ask[ing] [gang expert] if in his expert opinion an attack as described would be "gang-related activity"
Merrill v. Navegar, Inc.
26 Cal.4th 465 (Cal. 2001) Cited 1,230 times 2 Legal Analyses
Restating the same criteria for exceptions from the rule set forth in section 1714
Beale v. Hardy
769 F.2d 213 (4th Cir. 1985) Cited 1,772 times
Holding that a party "cannot create a genuine issue of material fact through mere speculation or the building of one inference upon another"
Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
16 Cal.4th 953 (Cal. 1997) Cited 597 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding "plaintiffs may prove causation in asbestos-related cancer cases by demonstrating that the plaintiff's [or decedent's] exposure to defendant's asbestos-containing product in reasonable medical probability was a substantial factor in contributing to the aggregate dose of asbestos the plaintiff or decedent inhaled or ingested, and hence to the risk of developing asbestos-related cancer"
In re Merrick V.
122 Cal.App.4th 235 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004) Cited 283 times
In Merrick V., the grandmother assumed the daily role of a parent for her two-year-old twin grandchildren since birth, as well as for her 12-year-old grandson.
Akin v. Ashland Chem. Co.
156 F.3d 1030 (10th Cir. 1998) Cited 313 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that federal-question jurisdiction was not ascertainable from a complaint when it stated that a plaintiff's injuries were "sustained ‘while working at’ " a federal enclave, but jurisdiction was conferred when an interrogatory eventually provided "sufficient notice" that the relevant conduct took place "wholly within the enclave"
O'Neil v. Crane Co.
53 Cal.4th 335 (Cal. 2012) Cited 201 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that product manufacturer is not liable under any theory for harm caused by a third party's products
Johnson v. American Standard, Inc.
43 Cal.4th 56 (Cal. 2008) Cited 195 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding defense applicable to both types of claims
Cornette v. Dept. of Transportation
26 Cal.4th 63 (Cal. 2001) Cited 202 times
Concluding that the employer's withholding from an employee's pay amounts to cover the cost of workers' compensation coverage was a failure to secure coverage that, in turn, permitted the employee to bring a civil action for damages
Parsons v. Crown Disposal Co.
15 Cal.4th 456 (Cal. 1997) Cited 227 times
Holding that the social utility of defendant's conduct overrode the foreseeability of harm
Section 13
Cal. Const. art. VI § 13 Cited 4,516 times
Requiring a "miscarriage of justice"

WEBB v. SPECIAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

99 Cited authorities

Holding it proper for prosecutor to give gang expert "a `hypothetical based on the facts of the assault in this case on Edward Bruno by three Family Crip members, ask[ing] [gang expert] if in his expert opinion an attack as described would be "gang-related activity"

Restating the same criteria for exceptions from the rule set forth in section 1714

Holding that a party "cannot create a genuine issue of material fact through mere speculation or the building of one inference upon another"

In Merrick V., the grandmother assumed the daily role of a parent for her two-year-old twin grandchildren since birth, as well as for her 12-year-old grandson.

Holding that product manufacturer is not liable under any theory for harm caused by a third party's products

Holding defense applicable to both types of claims

Concluding that the employer's withholding from an employee's pay amounts to cover the cost of workers' compensation coverage was a failure to secure coverage that, in turn, permitted the employee to bring a civil action for damages

Holding that the social utility of defendant's conduct overrode the foreseeability of harm

Requiring a "miscarriage of justice"