13 results for 'judge:"Aenlle-Rocha"'.
J. Aenlle-Rocha grants an insured's motion to overturn the insurer's denial of benefits for his son's treatment at a residential care facility. The treatment was denied as "not medically necessary" despite the insured's appeal with neuropsychological assessments, five letters of medical necessity from treatment providers, and thousands of pages of medical records and treatment notes. The insured "has satisfied his burden of proving medical necessity as to the treatment at issue with credible, persuasive evidence." The insurer denied the claim without sufficient explanation and "disregarded relevant medical evidence and did not afford [the insured] a full and fair review of his claims."
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: April 9, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv6413, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Erisa, Insurance, Contract
J. Aenlle-Rocha finds in favor of Home Depot against the customer's complaint that it sold him Graco Magnum X5 paint sprayer that “sparked” and caught on fire, causing serious burns to the customer's right hand, wrist and forearm. The customer does not provide any admissible evidence of a manufacturing defect about the sprayer. His only expect does not affirmatively state that the sprayer had a manufacturing defect, only that it possibly had one.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 8:20cv2127, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Evidence, Product Liability, Experts
J. Aenlle-Rocha grants final approval of the settlement, bringing an end to the employees' class action accusing AT&T of not paying them all wages owed. AT&T agrees to pay a $75,500 net settlement, which is fair and adequate based on the strength of the employees' case and the extent of completed discovery.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: March 18, 2024, Case #: 2:18cv8809, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Settlements, Class Action
Want access to unlimited case records and advanced research tools? Create your free CasePortal account now. No credit card required to register.
Try CasePortal for Free
J. Aenlle-Rocha denies the PPE company summary judgment against the contract claim in the distribution service's lawsuit asserting that the PPE company must pay for one million KN95 face masks delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic, which were destroyed in a warehouse fire while the parties argued over the shipping method. The PPE company argues that the order was invalid because it did not contain material terms besides the quantity, description and price per mask, but there is currently no evidence that negates the parties' intent to enter the agreement. Until such evidence arises, the purchase order qualifies as a binding agreement.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: February 2, 2024, Case #: 2:20cv8369, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Evidence, Covid-19, Contract
J. Aenlle-Rocha partially grants the consumer's motion for attorney fees after she settled her warranty and fraud claims against Ford Motor regarding her purchase of a used 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor vehicle. The consumer seeks $83,100 in attorney fees but the submitted hourly rates do not match the rates in similar cases and some travel entries are not justified, so the consumer receives $61,400 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv8867, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Fraud, Warranty, Attorney Fees
J. Aenlle-Rocha finds in favor of the insurance company against the motorcyclist's complaint that it unreasonably refused to accept the offer in his July 2015 demand letter, which asserted that the motorcyclist suffered injuries in an accident with the insurance company's insured driver that cost him "over a million dollars" in medical bills. Although the motorcyclist's demand could be read as reasonable, the insurance company's rejection of the demand letter was also reasonable because there is no evidence that it received corroborating documentation quantifying the motorcyclist's injuries, and its investigation was reasonable.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 5:22cv125, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Contract
J. Aenlle-Rocha grants the lessee $119,200 in attorney fees as the prevailing party in the various companies' appeals of the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting the lessee’s motion to assume the lease and sublease of four floors and a basement of a central Lose Angeles property. The lessee’s requested hourly rates for its attorneys are reasonable because they are skilled lawyers whose hourly rates reflect their knowledge and quality of service, and the lessee provides copies of its attorneys’ billing records to prove it.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: September 20, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv10656, NOS: Bankruptcy Appeal 28 USC 158 - Bankruptcy, Categories: Bankruptcy, Property, Attorney Fees
J. Aenlle-Rocha finds in favor of the city against the homeowner’s claim that the city’s officers unlawfully seized 10 firearms that the homeowner lawfully owned during their search of the homeowner’s property, as he unwittingly hosted a criminal there. The search warrant for the homeowner’s home was not overbroad, because the city’s officers had evidence of the criminal’s likely presence in the home and his history of violence.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: August 21, 2023, Case #: 5:20cv1866, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Firearms, Police Misconduct
J. Aenlle-Rocha finds in favor of the Japanese trustee for the American trustee's claim that the former advised the latter to sell Omniture to Adobe in December 2013, triggering a potential tax liability that would mitigate the Japanese trustee's own tax liability if TPP Capital Advisors (TPP) was the majority owner and the sale happened in Japan. The American trustee admitted that he and other trustees obtained ownership interests in TPP to create the tax avoidance strategy and the documents to defraud the Japanese National Tax Agency, which is illegal and against California public policy. Also, recordings clearly established that the Japanese trustee offered the American trustee and other trustees TPP ownership interest exchange for their assistance with the NTA audit.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: June 20, 2023, Case #: 5:19cv1824, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Tax, Fiduciary Duty, Contract