10 Cited authorities

  1. White v. Ultramar, Inc.

    21 Cal.4th 563 (Cal. 1999)   Cited 475 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a single act of retaliatory termination demonstrated that a middle manager "determined corporate policy"
  2. American Airlines v. Sheppard

    96 Cal.App.4th 1017 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002)   Cited 108 times
    Holding that although defendants had been "disingenuous" and acted with "willful and conscious disregard" of the plaintiff's interests, their conduct did not "reach the level of despicability found in cases in which punitive damages were found to be proper"
  3. Clark v. Superior Court

    50 Cal.4th 605 (Cal. 2010)   Cited 84 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Section 3345 permits trebling "only if the statute under which recovery is sought permits a remedy that is in the nature of a penalty"
  4. Fitzhugh v. Granada Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, LLC

    150 Cal.App.4th 469 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 49 times
    Finding the possibility of conflicting rulings on the basis of the inclusion of a claim alleging a violation of Patients' Bill of Rights contained in tit. 22, § 72527 of the Cal. Code Regs.
  5. Shuts v. Covenant Holdco LLC

    208 Cal.App.4th 609 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 32 times
    Reversing application of abstention doctrine because trial court had no discretion to apply doctrine to plaintiffs' legal claims
  6. Meyer v. State Board of Equalization

    42 Cal.2d 376 (Cal. 1954)   Cited 129 times
    In Meyer v. State Board of Equalization, 42 Cal.2d 376, 381 [ 267 P.2d 257], the rule is stated as follows: "The sole evidence being the written documents without qualifying testimony, their legal effect is a question of law, and the interpretation given to them by the trial court is not binding upon appeal.
  7. Carlton v. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    228 Cal.App.4th 1200 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014)   Cited 8 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Filing new amended complaint "opened the door" to another demurrer
  8. Ross v. Pioneer Life Ins. Co.

    545 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (C.D. Cal. 2008)   Cited 8 times
    Granting leave to amend to add claim for treble punitive damages for breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing
  9. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,446 times   316 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  10. Section 72527 - Patients' Rights

    Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 72527   Cited 33 times

    (a) Patients have the rights enumerated in this section and the facility shall ensure that these rights are not violated. The facility shall establish and implement written policies and procedures which include these rights and shall make a copy of these policies available to the patient and to any representative of the patient. The policies shall be accessible to the public upon request. Patients shall have the right: (1) To be fully informed, as evidenced by the patient's written acknowledgement