In an effort to be better prepared for an actual bus crash emergency, Yolo County emergency personnel used . Rumsey Rancheria firefighter Joseph Perez yelled, asking if anyone inside an overturned bus could hear him. As instructed, the 20 Esparto High School students played their roles as victims of a…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) f) Defendant Paul Smith did not utter any similar sexually and/or racially offensive words at the non-Latina workers and did not perform any same or similar acts to the non-Latina workers.…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) THE ISSUE OF VERDICT BASED ON INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE The Defendants’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for New Trial contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) Further, personal acts that are “necessary to the comfort, convenience, health, and welfare of the employee while at work” are minor deviations and do not take the employee out of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) Thus, … the failure by Burgess to satisfy the criteria for recovery under Thing, … does not end the inquiry. The alleged negligent actions resulting in physical harm to Joseph [the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) THE ISSUE OF INFORMED CONSENT The defendant says that there is virtually no testimony on the issue of informed consent except Dr. Linda X.’s testimony that she failed to obtain the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) STATEMENT OF FACTS RELATING TO GREEN 67. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation contained in paragraphs1 through 28 with full force and effect as though fully set forth…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) First it should be noted that the application, evaluation and weighing of these factors cannot possibly be conducted without the court making factual determinations and weighing evidence, a process incompatible with…
As it prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hosting the Winter Olympics, a tight-knit Sierra Nevada ski community is mourning another loss in an unusual string of tragedies this season. A skier’s deadly collision with a tree Thursday at California’s Squaw Valley USA resort is the latest in the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) B. BURGESS: THE SUPREME COURT IN BURGESS RECOGNIZED THE OBSTETRICIAN OWES A SEPARATE DUTY TO A MOTHER NOT TO INJURE HER CHILD – DISTINCT FROM THE OBSTETRICIAN’S DUTY NOT TO INJURE…