To do the best job possible as a mediator, arbitrator and referee, I review and summarize every new published California civil case. In this blog I discuss a new civil case that was published last month. 

Settlement

When a case settles, an issue that can arise later is whether the settlement of the case bars a later-filed case under the doctrine of claim preclusion. Last month, the California Supreme Court published a new case addressing the issue of whether claim preclusion applied to the settlement of a wage and hour case against a hospital employer of plaintiff after plaintiff had settled an earlier case alleging similar claims against a staffing company. A video discussing the case is above and my summary of the case is below.

New Settlement Decision  

Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center (2022) __ Cal.5th __ , 2022 WL 2349762: The California Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeal's decision that had affirmed the trial court's ruling, following a...

To do the best job possible as a mediator, arbitrator and referee, I review and summarize every new published California civil case. In this blog I discuss a new civil case that was published last month. 

Settlement

Most cases are ultimately settled. Usually, the case will only settle once, but this is not always so. Last month, the Second District Court of Appeal published a new case addressing the effect of a forbearance agreement on an earlier settlement agreement. A video discussing the case is above and my summary of the case is below.

New Settlement Decision  

Filtzer v. Ernest (2022) 79 Cal.App.5th 579: The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s order denying a motion to enter a stipulated judgment. On August 25, 2015, plaintiff filed a complaint for breach of contract and money had and received against defendant, based upon defendant’s failure to repay a $250,000 promissory note. On October 23, 2015, the parties entered into the...