19 results for 'judge:"Slaughter"'.
J. Slaughter finds that the trial court improperly granted judgment to one defendant in an insurance dispute because a reasonable jury could have held that the insurer acted in bad faith by canceling coverage of plaintiff's vehicle. However, the court properly held that an insurance agent could not be found at fault. Reversed in part.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 24S-CT-159, Categories: Insurance, Contract
J. Slaughter grants an employee's motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in a wage and hour suit. The adequacy of representation requirement is met, preliminary certification of the proposed settlement is proper, the settlement terms of the PAGA claim are fair, adequate, and reasonable and the proposed settlement meets notice requirements.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: 2:19cv7077, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Employment, Settlements, Class Action
J. Slaughter finds that the trial court improperly ruled in an easement case. The evidence shows that the company does not have an easement over the property owners' land as a matter of law, and the matter should be remanded to determine if it has an easement due to prior use of the property. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: 23S-PL-71, Categories: Property
J. Slaughter finds in favor of the insurance company for its complaint asserting that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the insured in an underlying lawsuit accusing him of sexually molesting his housekeeper while under the influence of drugs. The insured's alleged conduct is not covered by the insurance policy because California courts uniformly hold that sexual molestation is not "accidental" and thus is not coverable conduct. Even without that, the insured would not be covered because the insurance policy does not cover foreseeable harm, such as personal injury arising from a sexual assault, or actions committed under the use of drugs.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: December 20, 2023, Case #: 8:23cv301, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Assault, Contract
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J. Slaughter grants Wells Fargo $10,700 in attorney fees for its complaint accusing Brian Lam, acting on behalf of himself and the investment advisory company, of not paying for his deposited demand drafts in his Wells Fargo account. The requested hourly rates for Wells Fargo's attorneys, which range from $145 to $408 an hour, are reasonable because each attorney has a relevant amount of experience and submits justified time entries.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1277, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Attorney Fees, Contract
J. Slaughter dismisses the individual’s claims against the late Detective John Vander Horck in his complaint alleging that Horck and other detectives wrongfully arrested him for a murder that he did not commit, resulting in him serving 12 years in prison before being exonerated. While Horck’s death did not extinguish the individual’s claims against him, the individual has failed multiple times to comply with the court's order to properly substitute Horck. Because less drastic sanctions are unavailable in this case, the individual's claims against Horck are dismissed with prejudice.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: October 18, 2023, Case #: 2:16cv134, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Evidence, Police Misconduct
J. Slaughter denies a father's emergency petition and denies as moot his motion to pick up a child in a custody dispute between two Russian citizens. The mother asked for a divorce, the father refused, and the father beat the mother. The couple separated. The mother and child traveled to Mexico then crossed the border into the United States, where the mother requested political asylum. The father initiated this matter under the Hague Convention and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. Because the child's habitual residence is the Russian Federation, the Hague Convention does not apply. Because the parents and child are all citizens and residents of the Russian Federation, the father's petition is dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: October 3, 2023, Case #: 8:23cv867, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Family Law, Jurisdiction
J. Slaughter finds that the trial court properly ruled for a company accused of violating an ordinance against moving billboards because repairing a billboard that had sustained storm damage did not constitute relocating the billboard. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: September 25, 2023, Case #: 3S-PL-114, Categories: Zoning
J. Slaughter finds in favor of Unocal and Chevron on the family's negligence and premises liability claims stemming from the death of their loved one, who fell from an oil platform and drowned in the Pacific Ocean while performing repair work on the platform. The family does not present sufficient evidence that either Unocal or Chevron controls, owns or operates the platform that collapsed and caused the decedent's death, or that they concealed evidence of the purported water damage defect.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: August 14, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1394, NOS: Marine - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability
J. Slaughter finds in favor of the county for the family’s claim that deputies fatally shot the sovereign citizen via a sniper rifle after he could not hear their surrender orders. The deputies did not violate the sovereign citizen’s Fourth Amendment right, because he was armed, previously refused to comply with orders, and had a bag that was sufficiently suspicious enough for the deputies to believe that it contained a bomb.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: July 3, 2023, Case #: 5:20cv2602, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Police Misconduct
J. Slaughter finds that defendant was properly convicted of murder, robbery, and criminal confinement based on evidence indicating defendant participated in torturing and killing the victim and that he helped clean up the crime scene and dispose of the body. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 21S–LW–333, Categories: Evidence, Murder, Robbery