- Medical Malpractice: Riverside Superior Judge Harold Hopp granted a demurrer (Riches V. Banning Medical Services|RIC2002047)
- Rebecca Riches sued Banning Medical Services, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, three doctors, three registered nurses and two others for medical malpractice. One of the nurses, Xochitl Garcia, moved to dismiss the case. The court did so, because San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, which employs Garcia, was adjudicated to not be liable, and because Riches cited no authority to overrule the demurrer. Riches was granted 10 days to amend her complaint.
- Personal Injury: Riverside Superior Judge Angel Bermudez partially granted a demurrer (Barnhart V. Renova Spa|CVSW2206071)
- The plaintiff, Fiona Barnhart, sued a spa and its employees for having a negative reaction to a cosmetic procedure she underwent there. The defendants requested the court throw out two of the causes of action. The court overruled one of the requests, but agreed to throw out the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, arguing Barnhart did not show an intent to cause distress.
- Real Estate Ownership: San Bernardino Superior Judge Joseph Ortiz sustained a demurrer (Moreno V. Montgomery|CIVSB2206500)
- The court threw out a woman’s claim for a house in which she had been paying mortgages for at least six years. Regina Moreno rented a room from James Reiss starting in 2008. After Reiss’ death in 2017, Moreno began paying the mortgage. Moreno sued for ownership, claiming that she owned the property, instead of Rhonda Montgomery, Reiss’ daughter. The court found no basis for her case. The court agreed with Montgomery that Moreno “cannot overcome the admitted fact that she was a tenant and did little more than pay her landlord’s mortgage and remain in continuous possession of the property,” the court said.
- Personal Injury: Car Accident: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh sustained a demurrer (Singh V. Crete Carrier Corporation|CIVSB2202995)
- The court threw out Gagandeep Singh’s car accident case due to vagueness. The court said Singh’s complaint fails to identify how Crete Carrier was responsible for a crash involving who he claimed were their drivers. The complaint also made the relationships between the defendants unclear. Singh has 20 days to amend his complaint.
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