22 Cited authorities

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"
Blank v. Kirwan
39 Cal.3d 311 (Cal. 1985) Cited 3,021 times
Holding that the standard for a failure to state a claim is whether "the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"
Della Penna v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
11 Cal.4th 376 (Cal. 1995) Cited 520 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the tort of intentional or negligence interference with prospective economic advantage requires that a defendant's interference be wrongful "by some measure beyond the fact of the interference itself
LiMandri v. Judkins
52 Cal.App.4th 326 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997) Cited 496 times
Holding that nondisclosure may constitute fraud "when the defendant had exclusive knowledge of material facts not known to the plaintiff"
Olsen v. Breeze, Inc.
48 Cal.App.4th 608 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 133 times
In Olsen v. Breeze, Inc., 48 Cal. App. 4th 608 (1996), the appellate court upheld the denial of a pro se plaintiff's request for attorneys' fees after his lawsuit led numerous ski shops to modify the liability language in their contracts in part because the action "did not vindicate 'an important right,' inasmuch as skiing is not a matter of public interest."
Otworth v. Southern Pac. Transportation Co.
166 Cal.App.3d 452 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985) Cited 163 times
In Otworth v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 166 Cal.App.3d 452, 167 Cal.App.3d 102E, 212 Cal.Rptr. 743, 744-45 (1985), the plaintiff alleged conversion, breach of contract, violations of constitutional rights, and unjust enrichment against his employer for withholding federal and state income tax.
People v. Toomey
157 Cal.App.3d 1 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984) Cited 151 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a showing of threatened future harm or continuing violation is required" before a court can impose an injunction under California's Business and Professions Code
PMC, Inc. v. Saban Entertainment, Inc.
45 Cal.App.4th 579 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 97 times
Finding a series of documents "taken together" not to satisfy the requirements of § 204
Kennedy v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
43 Cal.App.4th 799 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 89 times 1 Legal Analyses
Docket No. C018845. February 28, 1996. Appeal from Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. CV535632, Joe S. Gray, Judge. COUNSEL Friedman Collard, Morton L. Friedman, C. Brooks Cutter and Eric J. Ratinoff for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Porter, Scott, Weiberg Delehant, Craig A. Caldwell, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather Geraldson, Robert M. Mitchell, Jay W. Connolly, Kurt A. Kappes, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran Arnold, Stephanie A. Sheridan, Preuss, Walker Shanagher, Charles F. Pruess, Thomas W. Pulliam, Jr
Paul v. Milk Depots, Inc.
62 Cal.2d 129 (Cal. 1964) Cited 212 times
Describing limited reversal procedure
Section 339 - Contract, obligation not founded on written instrument; against sheriff or coroner for doing official act; rescission of contract not in writing
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 339 Cited 1,514 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff must initiate within two years "[a]n action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing"
Section 430.10 - Grounds for objection by party against whom complaint or cross-complaint filed
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10 Cited 1,032 times
Explaining "[t]he party against whom a complaint ... has been filed may object, by demurrer ..., to the pleading" on the basis that "[t]he pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"

Demurrer

22 Cited authorities

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 the standard for a failure to state a claim is whether "the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"

Holding that the tort of intentional or negligence interference with prospective economic advantage requires that a defendant's interference be wrongful "by some measure beyond the fact of the interference itself

Holding that nondisclosure may constitute fraud "when the defendant had exclusive knowledge of material facts not known to the plaintiff"

In Otworth v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 166 Cal.App.3d 452, 167 Cal.App.3d 102E, 212 Cal.Rptr. 743, 744-45 (1985), the plaintiff alleged conversion, breach of contract, violations of constitutional rights, and unjust enrichment against his employer for withholding federal and state income tax.

Holding that "a showing of threatened future harm or continuing violation is required" before a court can impose an injunction under California's Business and Professions Code

Finding a series of documents "taken together" not to satisfy the requirements of § 204

Describing limited reversal procedure

Holding that a plaintiff must initiate within two years "[a]n action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing"

Explaining "[t]he party against whom a complaint ... has been filed may object, by demurrer ..., to the pleading" on the basis that "[t]he pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"