12 Cited authorities

Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. v. Breeden
532 U.S. 268 (2001) Cited 5,354 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the temporal proximity requirement to establish a prima facie case "between an employer's knowledge of protected activity and an adverse employment action as sufficient evidence" must be "very close"
Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc.
281 F.3d 1054 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 2,792 times
Holding that summary judgment was appropriate even where the decision-maker's reason is "foolish or trivial or even baseless"
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003) Cited 1,653 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"
Anheuser-Busch v. Natural Beverage Distributors
69 F.3d 337 (9th Cir. 1995) Cited 742 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that terminating sanctions are available when "a party has engaged deliberately in deceptive practices that undermine the integrity of judicial proceedings"
Wasco Products v. Southwall Technologies
435 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2006) Cited 439 times
Holding that conspiracy-based justification for tolling statute of limitations must be included in pleadings, "even where the tolling argument is raised in opposition to summary judgment," because "'summary judgment is not a procedural second chance to flesh out inadequate pleadings'"
McRae v. Dept. of Correc
142 Cal.App.4th 377 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Cited 261 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that filed letters, a memorandum of instruction, and an investigation were not adverse employment actions because they did not materially affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment
Mokler v. County of Orange
157 Cal.App.4th 121 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 227 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding three offensive encounters involving no physical threats over a five-week period not "severe or pervasive" as a matter of law
Patten v. Grant Joint Union High School Dist.
134 Cal.App.4th 1378 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) Cited 226 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding plaintiff engaged in protected activity when she reported activity she thought was illegal
F.T.C. v. Neovi
604 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 103 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding a corporate defendant liable at the summary judgment stage based on a showing that it "engaged in a practice that facilitated and provided substantial assistance to a multitude of deceptive schemes," despite having "reason to believe" that a fraud was occurring
Buckaloo v. Johnson
14 Cal.3d 815 (Cal. 1975) Cited 214 times
In Buckaloo, we concluded that the tort of interference with prospective economic advantage "is considerably more inclusive than actions based on contract or interference with contract, and is thus is not dependent on the existence of a valid contract."

Roadrunner Intermodal Services, LLC v. T.G.S. Transportation, Inc.

12 Cited authorities

Holding that the temporal proximity requirement to establish a prima facie case "between an employer's knowledge of protected activity and an adverse employment action as sufficient evidence" must be "very close"

Holding that summary judgment was appropriate even where the decision-maker's reason is "foolish or trivial or even baseless"

Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"

Holding that terminating sanctions are available when "a party has engaged deliberately in deceptive practices that undermine the integrity of judicial proceedings"

Holding that conspiracy-based justification for tolling statute of limitations must be included in pleadings, "even where the tolling argument is raised in opposition to summary judgment," because "'summary judgment is not a procedural second chance to flesh out inadequate pleadings'"

Holding that filed letters, a memorandum of instruction, and an investigation were not adverse employment actions because they did not materially affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment

Holding three offensive encounters involving no physical threats over a five-week period not "severe or pervasive" as a matter of law

Holding plaintiff engaged in protected activity when she reported activity she thought was illegal

Holding a corporate defendant liable at the summary judgment stage based on a showing that it "engaged in a practice that facilitated and provided substantial assistance to a multitude of deceptive schemes," despite having "reason to believe" that a fraud was occurring

In Buckaloo, we concluded that the tort of interference with prospective economic advantage "is considerably more inclusive than actions based on contract or interference with contract, and is thus is not dependent on the existence of a valid contract."