“Whereas defamation, which includes libel and slander, concerns damage to the reputation of a person or business, disparagement concerns damage to the reputation of products, goods, or services.” (Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. Swift Distribution, Inc. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 277, 288–289.)
“Confusion surrounds the tort of ‘commercial disparagement’ because not only is its content blurred and uncertain, so also is its very name.” (Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. v. Swift Distribution, Inc. (“Swift”) (2014) 59 Cal.4th 277, 289.) “The tort has received various labels, such as ‘commercial disparagement,’ ‘injurious falsehood,’ ‘product disparagement,’ ‘trade libel,’ ‘disparagement of property,’ and ‘slander of goods.’” (Id.) “In fact, all these labels denominate the same basic legal claim.” (Id.)
“Disparagement is often included now as ‘a specific example of the more general principle of injurious falsehood.’ Under the definition of an injurious falsehood, ‘[o]ne who publishes a false statement harmful to the interests of another is subject to liability for pecuniary loss resulting to the other if
he intends for publication of the statement to result in harm to interests of the other having a pecuniary value, or either recognizes or should recognize that it is likely to do so, and
he knows that the statement is false or acts in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity.’”
(Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. Swift Distribution, Inc. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 277, 289–290.)
“In evaluating whether a claim of disparagement has been alleged, courts have required that the defendant's false or misleading statement have a degree of specificity that distinguishes direct criticism of a competitor's product or business from other statements extolling the virtues or superiority of the defendant's product or business. As explained below, disparagement involves two distinct but related specificity requirements. A false or misleading statement
must specifically refer to the plaintiff's product or business, and
must clearly derogate that product or business. Each requirement must be satisfied by express mention or by clear implication.”
(Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Swift Distribution, Inc. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 277, 284.)
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO COMPEL — NON-PARTY GLASSDOOR, INC TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS IN RESPONSE TO SUBPOENA [PLTF] PAYWARD, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONRULINGThe Petition to Compel Non-Party Glassdoor, Inc, ("Glassdoor") to Produce Documents is GRANTED, in part, on the following conditions:Within five (5) days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall email Glassdoor's counsel of record wi...
..er employee laid off within relevant period, signed Severance Agreement, and received payment under that Severance Agreement).Responding party Glassdoor shall then analyze the reviews at issue. If any review was authored by an individual on...
Open Text, Inc.’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED as to the first cause of action, without leave to amend. Open Text, Inc.’s Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint is GRANTED in its entirety, without leave to amend.DemurrerDefendant demurs to the first cause of action asserted in the FAC.Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advan...
..ed to disrupt the relationship; (4) actual disruption of the relationship; and (5) economic harm to the plaintiff proximately caused by the defendant's wrongful act, including an intentional act by the defendant that is designed to disrupt the relationship be...
Motion: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants’ Demurrer and Motion to StrikePortions of Cross-Complaint, and Request for SanctionsAgainst Cross-Complainants and their AttorneyTentative Ruling:To sustain the demurrer to the entire cross-complaint, with leave to amend, for failure to state facts sufficient to state a claim and uncertainty. (Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10, subd. (e), (f).)To grant the motion to strik...
..8.5, 128.7.)Cross-complainants shall file and serve their first amended cross-complaint within 10 days of the date of service of this order. All new allegations shall be in boldface. However, with regard t...
Plaintiffs describe this case as one about a minority shareholder freeze-out and employment claims. According to the allegations, in 2006, plaintiff Paula Thomas founded co-plaintiff PDTW, LLC, which was in the business of designing and selling clothing and lifestyle products under the brand “Thomas Wylde.” In July 2014, Thomas formed a new company, defendant Thomas Wylde, LLC (TW), and hired defe...
..oyment, Hanna called Thomas a “bitch” and a “whore” based on her gender, and made false statements about Thomas wanting her daughter to carry her baby.On April 20, 2015, defendants breached by terminating Thomas without cause, hiring defendant Jene Park to perform substantially the same service...
A. DemurrerDefendants Christopher A. Cartwright and Nicholas A. LeBeu’s Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED as to the second cause of action only and SUSTAINED as to the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth causes of action, with 15 days leave to amend.Inducing Breach of Contract and Interference With Contract: Inducing breach of contract and intentional interference of contract are related, b...
..ndant’s conduct be wrongful apart from the interference with the contract itself. (Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. (1998) 19 Cal.4th 26, 55.)A party is prohibited from actively and affirmatively inducing the breach of a competitor’s contra...
I. Background
This lawsuit arises from a dispute over a software development project. WonderWorks Pte. Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) agreed to work as a subcontractor for Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn. Bhd.2 (“HP Malaysia”) on a project to develop financial-reporting software for Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia. (Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), ¶¶ 17-20.) Before the software could be completed and...
..ased system that could be marketed to regulators and reporting entities worldwide for which it expected to earn millions of dollars in profits. (SAC, ¶¶ 21, 25-27.) Plaintiff claims defendants Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP Co.”) and HP Enterprise Services, LLC (“HP Enterprise”) (collectively, the “American Entities”) participated in the project as well and are also responsible for these losses. (SA...
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ORDER SUSTAINING DEMURRER TO
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Stephanie O. Sparks -- State Bar No. 218438
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc.
60 S. Market Street, Suite 1400
San Jose, CA 95113
TevepHone No. (408) 287-9501 FAX NO. (Optiona): (408) 287-2583
E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optionay: [email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): THE GOOD SHEPHERD FUND, TOM P. AVRAMIS and
NATHAN SCHNACKENBERG
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
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James Cai (SBN 200189)
Brian A. Barnhorst (SBN 130292)
Woody Wu (SBN 309317)
SAC Attomeys, LLP
1754 Technology Drive, Suite 122
San Jose, California 95110
Telephone: (408) 436-0789
Facsimile: (408) 436-0758
Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
ARS Advanced Restoration Services Inc. and Joel Moore
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
ARS ADVANCED RESTORATION Case No.:
SERVICES INC., a California corporation;
JOEL MOORE, an individual, COMPLAINT FOR:
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MATTHEW SCHECHTER (212003)
HILARY WEDDELL (293276)
McMANIS FAULKNER
A Professional Corporation
50 West San Fernando Street, 10th Floor
San Jose, California 95113
Telephone: (408) 279-8700
Facsimile: (408) 279-3244
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Defendants,
TALESUN SOLAR USA LTD. AND
ZHONGLI NEW ENERGY USA CO., LLC
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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e-mail: [email protected]
Attorney at Law
369 Pine Street, Suite 820
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 291-0474
Facsimile: (415) 732-0287
Attorney for Defendants
ALL ANIMALS PROPERTIES, LP,
1333 NINTH AVENUE, LLC,
ALL ANIMALS EMERGENCY HOSPITAL, INC.,
ROGER KUHN, SHERMAN WONG,
MICHAEL INA, EUGENE LYNCH, JAMES MCINTYRE,
JOSEPH LYNCH and LAWRENCE BENNETT
ELLIS ROSS ANDERSON, ESQ. (SBN: 081156)
e-mail: [email protected]
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KAREN Y. UCHIYAMA (SBN 154414)
LAW OFFICES OF KAREN Y. UCHIYAMA
733 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone: (415) 563-9300
Facsimile: (415) 563-9304
Email: [email protected]
Attorney for Defendant
RENKA PROP, LLC and
Defendant and Cross-Complainant
ANNE KIHAGI aka ANNA KIHAGI
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
ALLISON LESHEFSKY,
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LAW OFFICES OF KAREN Y. UCHIYAMA
733 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone: (415) 563-9300
Facsimile: (415) 563-9304
Email: [email protected]
Attorney for Defendant
RENKA PROP, LLC and
Defendant and Cross-Complainant
ANNE KIHAGI aka ANNA KIHAGI
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
ALLISON LESHEFSKY,
Plaintiff
vs.
RENKA
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[email protected]
2 Jessica Juarez, SBN 269600 ELECTRONICALLY
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DOWNEY BRAND LLP . e
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor . 19 DEC 3 PROT: 35
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ATTORNEY FOR (Nome): Defendants SAS FARMS LLC and Arnaudo individuals
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN
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George P. Rodarakis, SBN 222214 Kathryn L. Greene, SBN 294727 FILED! =e
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400 Sycamore Avenue, Suite 101, Modesto, CA 95364 49 DEC 30 PH 2: 18
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
350 MCALLISTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
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San Francisco County Superior Court - Main San Francisco County Superior Court
Attention: Civil Appeals
400 McAllister Street, 1st Floor DEC 27 2019
San Francisco, CA 94102 CLERK OF co
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ALLISON LESHEFSKY, Deputy Clark
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent,
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RENKA PROP, LLC et al.,
Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.
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Jennifer Peterson, Esq, #208858 119 DEC 27 PH &: 26
WOELFEL LAW FIRM
987 Edgewood Circle, Suite D
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: (530) 541-3470
Fax: (530) 541-3131
Attomey for Plaintiffs
ALEXANDER BARSKY and C1D1 LABS, LLC
IN AND FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
STOCKTON DIVISION
UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
ALEXANDER BARSKY, an individual, and ) Case No.; STK-CV-UD-2019-17223
C1D1 LABS, LLC
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ALEXANDER BARSKY and C1D1 LABS, LLC BA
IN AND FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
STOCKTON DIVISION
UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
ALEXANDER BARSKY, an individual, and ) CaseNo.:
SUM-100
SUMMONS FOR COURT USE ONLY
(CITACION JUDICIAL) (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):
MARISA S. ROTHSTEIN Does f-10
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: ,
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
BAKER AVENUE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
NOTICET You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information
below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you t
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Randall D. Morrison
Attorney at Law, SBN 54183
47 Harbor View Drive
Richmond, CA 94804
510. 778-1389
510. 778-1544 Fax
[email protected]
Plaintiff Pro Se
RANDALL D. MORRISON, an individual,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANNE KIHAGI, an individual; 1263 North
Crescent, LLC, a California limited
iability company; AQUAT 009, LLC, a
California limited liability company;
ZORIALL, LLC, a California limited
iabil
CM-110
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
Ryan J. Meckfessel (SBN 215952)
Skootsky & Der LLP
90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105
teepHoneno: (415) 979-9800 FAX No.(Optional): (415) 979-9821
E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optona): [email protected]
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Plaintiffs John Flores, Patrice Speed Flores, Britelite Immersive Inc.
‘SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF San Francisco
streetappress: 400 McAl
JUSTIN VECCHIARELLI 298684
PROPER DEFENSE LAW CORPORATION
2300 Tulare treet, Suite
Fresno, California
Telephone: (559) 825-3800
Facsimile: (559) 705-1870
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF FRESNO
JUAN CARLOS DURAN, an individual,
SUM-100
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(CITACION JUDICIAL)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
{AVISO AL DEMANDADO):
Regina Jefferson a.k.a. Regina Anders; Does 1 to 50
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
Nikolaus W. Reed
NOTICE! You Rave been sued. The couit may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the Information
below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this c
John E. Fagan (SBN 107974)
KristinM. Bohm (SBN 251092)
DUANE MORRIS LLP FILED
11149 Brockway Road, Suite 100 SUPERIOR COURT
Truckee, CA 96161-2213 COUNTY OF PLACE CNA