On December 17, 2010 a Hearing was filed involving a dispute between Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, and Acco Engineered Systems, Inc., Advanced Mechanical, Advance Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Air Systems Mechanical Contractor, A & K Heating Company, Inc., Albay Construction Company, Allen-Simmons Heating & Sheet Metal Company Inc., Allied Fire Protection, Allied Sprinkler Company, Inc., Allsberry Mechanical Corporation, Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc., Associated Insulation Of California, A. Teichert & Son, Inc., Balliet Bros. Construction Corporation, Banner Drywall & Painting Co. Inc., Barnes Construction Co., Bayer Cropscience Inc., Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Successor To Amchem, Bell Products Inc., Beta Mechanical Contractors, L.P., Bragg Investment Company, Inc., Cahill Construction Co., Inc., Cahill Construction Services, Inc., Cahill Contractors, Inc., California Drywall Co., Castro Construction, Inc., C.C. Moore & Co. Engineers, Cincinnati Valve Company, Cjr Plastering, Clausen-Patten, Inc., Clausen-Patten, Inc., A Dissolved Corporation, Climate Air, Inc., Climate Control Co., Inc., Collins Electrical Company, Inc., Commair Mechanical Services, Consolidated Insulation, Inc., Cosco Fire Protection, Inc., Cosco Sprinkler, Critchfield Mechanical, Inc., C & R Plastering, Inc., Csk Auto, Inc., Cupertino Electric, Inc., Delucchi Sheet Metal Works, Dilland Sederberg Plumbing, Does 1-8500, Domco Products Texas Inc., Domco Products Texas, L.P., Donovan Construction, Dorn Refrigeration, Dorn Refrigeration And Air Conditioning, Dpr Construction, Duro Dyne Corporation, D.W. Nicholson Corporation, D. Zelinsky & Sons, Inc., Emil J. Weber Electric Co., Erwin Mechanical Inc., Ex- Fme, Inc. (Fka Fischbach And Moore Electric,, Fairmont Hotel Company, Fluor Corporation, Foley Electric Co., Foley Electric, Inc., Fuller Floors, General Mills, Inc., Giampolini & Co., Graybar Electric Company, Inc., Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. Formerly Known As, Harold Beasley Plumbing And Heating, Inc., Harry Lee Plumbing & Heating, H & C Investment Associates, Inc., Henry C. Beck Company, Imperial Plastering & Drywall, Insulation Specialties, Inc., James A. Nelson Co., Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Jones Plastering Company, Joseph Bruno Sheet Metal Co., Inc., J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., J.W. Mcclenahan Company, J.W. Mcclenahan Company, Inc., Kentile Floors, Inc., Laub Sheet Metal Works, Lone Star Industries, Inc., Mack Construction Co., Magee, Robert, Malm Metal Products, Inc., Marine Engineering And Supply Company, Marshco Auto Parts, Inc., Mattock Construction Company, Mcclure Electric, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Michael Brothers, Midstate Mechanical, Inc., Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines, Inc., Monsanto Company, Sued As "Pharmacia Corporation", Oakfabco, Inc., Ortho-Craft, Pacific Fireproofing, Pacific Mechanical Corporation, Parker Insulation Contracting & Supply Co. Inc., Perini Corporation, Pharmacia Corporation, Which Will Do Business In, Pribuss Engineering, Pribuss Engineering, Inc., Raymond Interior Systems-North, Red Top Electric Co. Emeryville, Inc., Robert Magee, Rollie R. French, Inc., Rollins Construction, Rountree Plumbing & Heating Inc., Scott Co. Of California, S F L, Inc., S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc., Slakey Brothers, Inc., Sugden Engineering Co., Swinerton Builders, Temper Insulation, Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc., Texaco, Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The W.W. Henry Company, Tuttle And Bailey Corp, Van Mulder Sheetmetal, Van-Mulder Sheet Metal, Inc., Walnut Creek Sheet Metal, Furnace & Air, W.C. Thomason, W.C. Thompson, Webcor Builders, Inc., Westburne Supply, Inc., Willard Electric, Wright Schuchart Harbor, Wright Schuchart Harbor Company, Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, for civil in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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28 Watsworth, Franklin, Beyins & ‘MeCall, LLP AFPURNENS ATLA JENNIFER A. CORMIER, State Bar No. 177109 jcormier@wibm.com HILLARY H. HUTH, State Bar No. 215536 hhuth@wfomcom ELECTRONICALLY WALSWORTH, FRANKLIN, BEVINS & McCALL, LLP FILED 601 Montgomery Street, Ninth Floor Superior Court of California, San Francisco, California 94111-2612 County of San Francisco 4 Telephone: (415) 781-7072 FEB 20 2013 Facsimile: (415) 391-6258 Clerk of the Court Attorneys for Defendant BY CAROL oa sepuly clerk DURO DYNE CORPORATION SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY FOR SAN FRANCISCO ROBERT ROSS and JEAN ROSS, Case No. CGC-10-275731 Plaintiffs, Date: May 8, 2013 Time: 9:30 a.m. Vv. Dept.: 503 Judge: Hon. Teri L. Jackson C.C. MOORE & CO. ENGINEERS; et al., DEFENDANT DURO DYNE Defendants. CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF PLAINTIFFS' CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE } DAMAGES TO PLAINTIFF AND HIS ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 8, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in Department 503, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, located at 400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, California defendant DURO DYNE CORPORATION (“Duro Dyne”) will move this Court for summary adjudication in favor of Duro Dyne and against plaintiffs Robert Ross and Jean Ross’ (“plaintiffs”) claim for punitive damages pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 437c. This motion is made on the grounds that plaintiffs are unable to present any evidence that Duro Dyne acted with malice, fraud, or oppression towards ROBERT ROSS and JEAN ROSS. Accordingly, plaintiffs have failed to make the requisite showing proscribed by Civil Code section 3294. Consequently, plaintiffs’ claim for punitive damages against Duro Dyne must be summarily -1- DEFENDANT DURO DYNE CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES 22779811 3413-3.29411 hadjudicated. 2 This motion is based upon this notice of motion, the altached memorandum of points-and 3 | authorities, separate statement of undisputed facts, and declaration of Hillary H. Huth in. support 4 | thereof, the pleadings and all documents and records on file herein, and upon such oral-and § | documentary evidence as shall be presented at the time of the hearing on this motion. 6 7 | Dated: February 19, 2013 WALSWORTH, FRANKLIN, BEVINS.& McCALL, LLP 8 9 By: AK tyne JENNIFER A-CORMIER 10 HILLARY H. BUTE. Attomeys for Defendant i DURO DYNE CORPORATION 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ‘ion 2 ecu bbe, DEFENDANT DURO BYNE CORPORATIONS NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY ations ane ADRIDICATION OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES 227T98i1.E SA3-3.2941oS 2 © VD wh BRB BW Nw 28 Waiewoish, ff Frankiin, Bevins & MeColl, LLF- strewn PROOF OF SERVICE 1am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action, My business address is 601 Montgomery Street, Ninth Floor, San Francisco, California 94111-2612, On February 20, 2013, [served the within document(s) described as: DEFENDANT DURO DYNE CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF PLAINTIFFS! CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. on the interested partics.in this action as stated below: Brayton Purcell LLP ALL DEFENSE COUNSEL 222 Rush Landing Road P.O. Box 6169 Novato, CA 94948 [IX] @Y ELECTRONIC FILING/SERVICE) I provided the document(s) listed above electronically to the LexisNexis File & Serve Website to the parties on the Service List maintained on the LexisNexis File & Serve Website for this case. If the document is provided to LexisNexis electronically by 5:00 p.m, then the document will be deemed served on the date that it was provided to LexisNexis. A copy of the "LexisNexis File & Serve Filing Receipt" page will be maintained with the original document(s) in our office. I. declare under penalty of perjury under the laws’of the State of California that the foregoing is. true and correct. Executed on February 20; 2013, at San Francisco, California, __duvily P. Catig (Type or print name) "DEFENDANT DURO DYNE CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY "ADIUDICATION OF PLAINTIFFS' CLAIM FOR: PUNITIVE DAMAGES 22770811 3413-3.2041