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12 California opinions name it 2 courts 1976–2025 2 in the last five years

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Followed or applied (12)

CaseFollowedCited
Miller v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn.green
calctapp · 1991 · cited in 5 California opinions naming this issue, 1999–2025
2 sentences

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

2015It is not material that all the damages [resulting] from the act shall have been sustained at that time, and the running of the statute is not postponed by the fact that the actual or substantial damages do not occur until a later date. . . .” ’ [Citation.] ‘The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citation.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendant’s wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing would normally

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DeRose v. Carswellgreen
calctapp · 1987 · cited in 3 California opinions naming this issue, 1991–2011
2 sentences

2011To draw distinctions among the different types of physical injury (i.e., COPD, periodontal disease, and lung cancer) that plaintiff suffered from smoking and then to allow separate suits for each injury, would—the district court said—conflict with the rule against splitting a cause of action: “The longstanding rule in California ... is that ‘[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.’ ” (DeRose, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d at p. 1024, fn. 5 .) Accordingly, the district court granted summary judgment for defendants.

2011To that extent, Grisham, supra, 40 Cal.4th 623 , logically supports the recognition of an exception to the rule that “a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Miller v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn. (1991) 1 Cal.App.4th 1611, 1622 [ 2 Cal.Rptr.2d 796 ]; see DeRose, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d 1011, 1024 .) Because the exception is inferred from Grisham’s holding, it is necessarily limited to cases presenting the same legal and factual situation, that is, a statute of limitations defense to a claim alleging a latent disease that is separate and distinct from, and beco

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Panos v. Great Western Packing Co.green
cal · 1943 · cited in 3 California opinions naming this issue, 1976–1987
2 sentences

1987The longstanding rule in California, however, is that “[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. (1943) 21 Cal.2d 636, 638 [ 134 P.2d 242 ]; see also Landeros v. Flood (1976) 17 Cal.3d 399, 413 [ 131 Cal.Rptr. 69 , 551 P.2d 389 , 97 A.L.R.3d 324 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]) 6 DeRose does not expressly argue that her cause of action for infliction of emotional distress alleges an invasion of a separate primary right.

1987The longstanding rule in California, however, is that “[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. (1943) 21 Cal.2d 636, 638 [ 134 P.2d 242 ]; see also Landeros v. Flood (1976) 17 Cal.3d 399, 413 [ 131 Cal.Rptr. 69 , 551 P.2d 389 , 97 A.L.R.3d 324 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]) 6 DeRose does not expressly argue that her cause of action for infliction of emotional distress alleges an invasion of a separate primary right.

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Slater v. Blackwoodgreen
cal · 1975 · cited in 2 California opinions naming this issue, 1976–1987
2 sentences

1987The longstanding rule in California, however, is that “[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. (1943) 21 Cal.2d 636, 638 [ 134 P.2d 242 ]; see also Landeros v. Flood (1976) 17 Cal.3d 399, 413 [ 131 Cal.Rptr. 69 , 551 P.2d 389 , 97 A.L.R.3d 324 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]) 6 DeRose does not expressly argue that her cause of action for infliction of emotional distress alleges an invasion of a separate primary right.

1987The longstanding rule in California, however, is that “[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. (1943) 21 Cal.2d 636, 638 [ 134 P.2d 242 ]; see also Landeros v. Flood (1976) 17 Cal.3d 399, 413 [ 131 Cal.Rptr. 69 , 551 P.2d 389 , 97 A.L.R.3d 324 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]) 6 DeRose does not expressly argue that her cause of action for infliction of emotional distress alleges an invasion of a separate primary right.

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Sonbergh v. MacQuarriegreen
calctapp · 1952 · cited in 3 California opinions naming this issue, 1999–2025
2 sentences

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

2015It is not material that all the damages [resulting] from the act shall have been sustained at that time, and the running of the statute is not postponed by the fact that the actual or substantial damages do not occur until a later date. . . .” ’ [Citation.] ‘The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citation.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendant’s wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing would normally

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Landeros v. Floodgreen
cal · 1976 · cited in 2 California opinions naming this issue, 1987–2005
2 sentences

2005A single tort can be the foundation for but one claim of damages.’ ” (Landeros, supra, 17 Cal.3d at p. 413 .) Thus, the court concluded that the failure to report suspected child abuse supported a cause of action for negligence against a health care provider, despite the fact that the claim was premised on a statutory violation.

1987The longstanding rule in California, however, is that “[a] single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. (1943) 21 Cal.2d 636, 638 [ 134 P.2d 242 ]; see also Landeros v. Flood (1976) 17 Cal.3d 399, 413 [ 131 Cal.Rptr. 69 , 551 P.2d 389 , 97 A.L.R.3d 324 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]) 6 DeRose does not expressly argue that her cause of action for infliction of emotional distress alleges an invasion of a separate primary right.

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Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.green
cal · 1997 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024“Generally, arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief are forfeited.” (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary School Dist. (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 970, 987 .) “‘Obvious reasons of fairness militate against consideration of an issue raised initially in the reply brief of an appellant.’” (In re Marriage of Khera & Sameer (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 1467, 1477 .) Moreover, the TACC does not allege that the lien would have otherwise lapsed on July 1, 2018. 14 single tort can be the foundation for but one claim of damages”]; see also Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Cor

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Weinstock v. Eisslergreen
calctapp · 1964 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
2 sentences

1999IV Alternatively, Bennett contends the one-year statute of limitations should be tolled “due to [his] dementia.” The only authority he cites is Weinstock v. Eissler (1964) 224 Cal.App.2d 212, 230 [ 36 Cal.Rptr. 537 ], which concerned section 352, subdivision (a).

1999IV Alternatively, Bennett contends the one-year statute of limitations should be tolled “due to [his] dementia.” The only authority he cites is Weinstock v. Eissler (1964) 224 Cal.App.2d 212, 230 [ 36 Cal.Rptr. 537 ], which concerned section 352, subdivision (a).

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Priola v. Paulinogreen
calctapp · 1977 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991Proc., § 312.) “[I]n order to have an actionable tort there must be a wrongful invasion by the defendant of some legal right of the plaintiff and damage resulting to the plaintiff from the wrongdoing.” (Priola v. Paulino (1977) 72 Cal.App.3d 380, 387 [ 140 Cal.Rptr. 186 ].) The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.

1991Proc., § 312.) “[I]n order to have an actionable tort there must be a wrongful invasion by the defendant of some legal right of the plaintiff and damage resulting to the plaintiff from the wrongdoing.” (Priola v. Paulino (1977) 72 Cal.App.3d 380, 387 [ 140 Cal.Rptr. 186 ].) The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.

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Wulfjen v. Doltongreen
cal · 1944 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1976–1976
1 sentence

1976See also Wulfjen v. Dolton (1944) 24 Cal.2d 891, 895 [ 151 P.2d 840 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]; 5 and Ford Motor Co. v. Superior Court (1973) 35 Cal.App.3d 676, 679 .) In Wulfjen v. Dolton, supra, the court stated, “The violation of one primary right constitutes a single cause of action, though it may entitle the injured party to many forms of relief, and the relief is not to be confounded with the cause of action, one not being determinative of the other. [Citation.]” (24 Cal.2d at pp. 895-896.) Here, although the facts giving rise to

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Coleman v. City of Oaklandgreen
calctapp · 1930 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1976–1976
2 sentences

1976Alternative theories of common law negligence and statutory liability may be pleaded in a single count (Coleman v. City of Oakland (1930) 110 Cal.App. 715, 721 [ 295 P. 59 ]) or in separate counts (3 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (2d ed. 1971) Pleading, § 296, p. 1969); or the statutory basis of liability need not be pleaded at all, as the trial court is required to take judicial notice of acts of the Legislature (Evid.

1976Alternative theories of common law negligence and statutory liability may be pleaded in a single count (Coleman v. City of Oakland (1930) 110 Cal.App. 715, 721 [ 295 P. 59 ]) or in separate counts (3 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (2d ed. 1971) Pleading, § 296, p. 1969); or the statutory basis of liability need not be pleaded at all, as the trial court is required to take judicial notice of acts of the Legislature (Evid.

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Wulfjen v. Doltongreen
cal · 1914 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1976–1976
1 sentence

1976See also Wulfjen v. Dolton (1944) 24 Cal.2d 891, 895 [ 151 P.2d 840 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]; 5 and Ford Motor Co. v. Superior Court (1973) 35 Cal.App.3d 676, 679 .) In Wulfjen v. Dolton, supra, the court stated, “The violation of one primary right constitutes a single cause of action, though it may entitle the injured party to many forms of relief, and the relief is not to be confounded with the cause of action, one not being determinative of the other. [Citation.]” (24 Cal.2d at pp. 895-896.) Here, although the facts giving rise to

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Also cited on this issue (12)

CaseCitedYears
Bennett v. SHAHHAL green
calctapp · 1999
2 sentences

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

2015It is not material that all the damages [resulting] from the act shall have been sustained at that time, and the running of the statute is not postponed by the fact that the actual or substantial damages do not occur until a later date. . . .” ’ [Citation.] ‘The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citation.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendant’s wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing would normally

22015–2025
Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. green
cal · 2011
2 sentences

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

2015It is not material that all the damages [resulting] from the act shall have been sustained at that time, and the running of the statute is not postponed by the fact that the actual or substantial damages do not occur until a later date. . . .” ’ [Citation.] ‘The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citation.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendant’s wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing would normally

22015–2025
Grisham v. Philip Morris U.S.A., Inc. green
cal · 2007
2 sentences

2015It is not material that all the damages [resulting] from the act shall have been sustained at that time, and the running of the statute is not postponed by the fact that the actual or substantial damages do not occur until a later date. . . .” ’ [Citation.] ‘The long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citation.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendant’s wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing would normally

2011To that extent, Grisham, supra, 40 Cal.4th 623 , logically supports the recognition of an exception to the rule that “a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages.” (Miller v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn. (1991) 1 Cal.App.4th 1611, 1622 [ 2 Cal.Rptr.2d 796 ]; see DeRose, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d 1011, 1024 .) Because the exception is inferred from Grisham’s holding, it is necessarily limited to cases presenting the same legal and factual situation, that is, a statute of limitations defense to a claim alleging a latent disease that is separate and distinct from, and beco

22011–2015
Fox v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. green
cal · 2005
1 sentence

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

12025–2025
Davies v. Krasna green
cal · 1975
1 sentence

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

12025–2025
Norgart v. Upjohn Co. green
cal · 1999
1 sentence

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

12025–2025
Evans v. Eckelman green
calctapp · 1990
1 sentence

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

12025–2025
Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc. green
cal · 2013
1 sentence

2025(Davies v. Krasna (1975) 14 Cal.3d 502, 514 .) Because the “extent of [injury] is not an element” (Evans v. Eckelman (1990) 216 Cal.App.3d 1609, 1620 , italics added; Davies, at p. 514), the limitations period starts to run once there is “actual and appreciable harm”—even if 6 the plaintiff later suffers further “actual and appreciable harm” not “separate and distinct” from the earlier harm (Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 788, 802 ; Bennett v. Shahhal (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 384, 391-392 ; Sonbergh v. MacQuarrie (1952) 112 Cal.App.2d 771, 774 ); this corollary implements “[t

12025–2025
Khera v. Sameer green
calctapp · 2012
1 sentence

2024“Generally, arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief are forfeited.” (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary School Dist. (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 970, 987 .) “‘Obvious reasons of fairness militate against consideration of an issue raised initially in the reply brief of an appellant.’” (In re Marriage of Khera & Sameer (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 1467, 1477 .) Moreover, the TACC does not allege that the lien would have otherwise lapsed on July 1, 2018. 14 single tort can be the foundation for but one claim of damages”]; see also Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Cor

12024–2024
Sweetwater Union High Sch. Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary Sch. Dist. green
calctapp5d · 2019
1 sentence

2024“Generally, arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief are forfeited.” (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary School Dist. (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 970, 987 .) “‘Obvious reasons of fairness militate against consideration of an issue raised initially in the reply brief of an appellant.’” (In re Marriage of Khera & Sameer (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 1467, 1477 .) Moreover, the TACC does not allege that the lien would have otherwise lapsed on July 1, 2018. 14 single tort can be the foundation for but one claim of damages”]; see also Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Cor

12024–2024
Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co. green
cal · 1988
1 sentence

2000(Saldana v. Globe-Weis Systems Co., supra, 233 Cal.App.3d at pp. 1513-1514.) Then, if a summary judgment motion is found meritorious on its face, the court will look to whether the opposition demonstrates there are triable, material factual issues. {Ibid.) Generally, “[t]he long-standing rule in California is that a single tort can be the foundation for but one claim for damages. [Citations.] Accordingly, if the statute of limitations bars an action based upon harm immediately caused by defendants’ wrongdoing, a separate cause of action based on a subsequent harm arising from that wrongdoing w

12000–2000
Ford Motor Co. v. Superior Court green
calctapp · 1973
1 sentence

1976See also Wulfjen v. Dolton (1944) 24 Cal.2d 891, 895 [ 151 P.2d 840 ]; Slater v. Blackwood (1975) 15 Cal.3d 791, 795 [ 126 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 543 P.2d 593 ]; 5 and Ford Motor Co. v. Superior Court (1973) 35 Cal.App.3d 676, 679 .) In Wulfjen v. Dolton, supra, the court stated, “The violation of one primary right constitutes a single cause of action, though it may entitle the injured party to many forms of relief, and the relief is not to be confounded with the cause of action, one not being determinative of the other. [Citation.]” (24 Cal.2d at pp. 895-896.) Here, although the facts giving rise to

11976–1976

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